The Challenge of Secularism After reading Nicole’s story, I think the main difference between those students attending a Catholic school and the students attending a public school is the desire to be educated. The students who attend Catholic schools want to learn more about their religion as well as other religions to get a better understanding of who they are and who they want to be. In addition, they learn about God and Christianity and grow an appreciation for their faith. This point is supported by young people’s spiritual needs. These needs are displayed through their, “continuing interests in morals and ethnic concerns, and questioning concerning the quest for truth and meaning in life,” (21).
Aman Sangha! 3121185111 EDUF 3031: Professional Statement ! The unit of study ‘Positive Approaches to Special Education’ has given me the opportunity to reflect on my practices as a pre-service teacher and how well they incorporate an inclusive approach to education. Although I have not come across children with additional needs in my practicums, inclusion has been an hidden agenda within my goals and practices. Inclusion and inclusive education are quite broad in definition, however with the support of this unit my professional understanding of inclusion has been formed by research and practices such as all student engagement, asking the question how?
Current Issues Summary and Response Matt 12/12/2010 Intro As a future special education teacher one of my jobs will be to keep up-to-date on current issues in the education field and let my parents know about any helpful development on these current issues. It is important for teachers to keep tabs on new developments that could be useful to better their understanding of education as a whole. There are a plethora of current issues involving special education. These issues range from more controversial to less controversial. Some of the more controversial issues are the use of tests to place students into special education, how should we grade students with special needs and how to discipline a student who is in special education.
I always received good grades in elementary school. I had admirable teachers and the work was easy. My teachers were also flexible when it came to turning in work. I thought that middle school would be exactly the same. I was in for a big surprise.
The introductory gives a little background on how the TYC came about. The location and make-up of the Giddings State School. The format of this book made it an easy read. The transition from one chapter to the next never made you want to eagerly want to read it non-stop, but it didn’t have an abrupt end between the chapters either. I find that a fine quality in a book.
Birkerts believes that it was better when information was less readily available because we once got a text and read it multiple times and gain an understanding from the text. We apply this understanding we made to the choices and decisions of what we do everyday. Before the Internet and the spark of rapid technological growth, many people held on to religion as a source of faith and belief. Many people applied the ideas and morals conveyed in different scriptures to their daily life. They created an understanding of the faith by reading and re-reading what they considered holiest.
To further ascertain how Religious Education in its various forms within the Catholic school can be understood as providing opportunities for evangelisation’ ‘catechesis’ and ‘religious instruction’ it is necessary to examine Roman and local church documents in light of the RE curriculum. To begin with the 1997 document issued by the Church states the relationship between the Catholic School and the mission of the church. It defines the task of the school as: “fundamentally a synthesis of culture and faith, and a synthesis of faith and life: the first is reached by integrating all the different aspects of human knowledge through the subjects taught, in the light of the gospel; the second in the growth of the virtues characteristic of the Christian.” Catechism of the Catholic Church defines the term ‘evangelization’ as “The proclamation of Christ and his Gospel by word and the testimony of life, in fulfilment of Christ’s command.” (CCC, 905). Secondly, the definition of Catechesis, contained in the Prologue of the Catechism of the Catholic Church states: “Catechesis is the education of children, young people and adults in
Children are expected to learn to read and write as they learned to talk, without a great deal of direct instruction ( Stanovich & Stanovich, 1995). There has been a lot of research around these two different approaches, and the research evidence favours
(I apologize but I could not copy and paste the SOLOM formatting but here are the results.) SOLOM RESULTS: A. Comprehension : 4 - Understands nearly everything at normal speech. Although occasional repetition may be necessary. The student was able to follow along with the class discussion and only needed clarification on the meaning of a few new words. B. Fluency : 4 - Speech in everyday conversation and classroom discussions generally fluent, with occasional lapses while the student searches for the correct manner of expression.
First of all, wearing a uniform is an easy, comfortable and respectable way of dressing for students. Uniforms remove the social barriers, putting everyone on equal ground. Uniforms help children whose parents can't afford, or simply don't want to buy, expensive clothes. Also parents not have to worry about what needs to be worn the next day for the kids. Additionally, most uniforms are machine-washable.