Anyon does think that more research needs to be done to clearly show how economic status has a direct connection to the role in children’s education. What I think one of the key aspects of Anyon’s essay is the examples that were given for each school and how the social class affected the teaching. Examples were given by what the teacher said and how he/she taught, I was able to put myself in the classroom and see how I would have handled learning. Starting with the working-class schools, Anyon observed how teachers didn’t explain the work, how it would relate to other lessons, or the point of learning. I feel if you don’t understand the point of something, what is the point of learning?
An Open Letter to Ninth Graders Patrick Sullivan is a professor at Manchester Community College in Connecticut. He provides high school students this letter named “An Open Letter to Ninth Graders” and he’s a co-editor of What is “College-Level” Writing? Which is a record of the differences between high school writing and college-level writing that he uses for this letter to contribute with tips for high schoolers in order to be more suitable for their change to a higher scholar lever. This is a useful document because it focuses on the skills that students need to be successful in a higher scholar level and that the differences of academic expectations vary. As I’m from Mexico I did my high school in Monterrey and they don’t give the importance to this aspects for college and for some international people like me is tough and the evidence is that this is my second time taking this course because they didn’t teach me how to become a better writer or reader and this paper is really helpful for me because not all students are prepared equally so for this semester I’ll read important and high cognitive books to progress on my English, not only talking or expressing but writing as well.
I think that a general education and/or college student would be able to use this as a self-assessment for researching a career path. Students who have learning disabilities and/or trouble reading would need the assistance of an adult. I did not find anywhere the qualifications needed to administer this test, but I would think any adult who could read would be able to assist another person in taking this assessment. The assessment booklet is laid out systematically and gives excellent explanations for using the booklet. I do believe that for a student to have the most effective experience, a teacher or counselor would work out best in administering the assessment.
Although there are good resources in place to nurture and challenge students in our schools, the methods of assessment for placement are out-dated. The Nagleri and the Iowa Test of Basic Skills are used, along with EOG scores for grade 3 and above and prerequisite course grades for high school. There is little staff development in gifted education, but each of our AIG teachers are fully certified. In both the K-2 nurturing program and the grades 3-8 content replacement, students use critical thinking skills and real life applications of these
He is a scholar who lacks literature knowledge and cannot remember the algebra that he learned in his youth. Instead of trying to define what well-educated means, he asks the question, “Should we be asking about the purpose of education?”(Kohn 2, topic 1) There are many people out there who can memorize texts and other materials, do the homework, or pass tests with high scores- does this mean that they are well-educated? “Does the phrase well-educated refer to a quality of the schooling you received or something about you? Does it denote what you were taught, or what you learned (and remember)?”(Kohn 2, topic 2) Should the basic tests and exams that are given to everybody be the measuring standard of the education level of an individual? There are many bright and motivated thinkers that cannot do well on tests.
Colleges all over the US have decided to raise the amount of standardized tests that are required to be considered to be accepted into their college. "Getting good grades in school, taking challenging classes, being in hundreds of clubs, working and doing hours of community service as well as taking the ACT and the SAT simply isn't enough," says Tom Brown an admission director at Harvard College. Colleges and ACT have come together to create the all new ACTT. This test will be required for all students who wish to apply to any college in the US. The new standardized test comes with reading, math, english, writing, science, and social studies.
The stance of education reform and curriculum examination is clearly echoed through “Arts of the Contact Zone” by Mary Louise Pratt as well as throughout “Lies My Teacher Told Me” by James W. Loewen. The possibilities of positive effects resulting from changes to either of these aspects of learning are outlined within these works, but no attention is paid to the cost that may occur. The cost I’m referring to of course is the affect that extended knowledge could have on the traditions that take place in a large percentage of homes across America. Despite the evident need for improvement in the current education system, we need to consider a solution that provides the most improvement with the least amount of social distortion. Although a large percentage of holidays commonly practiced show some form of historical inaccuracy, I will primarily focus on the tradition
Sydney Scott Mrs. Angela Lockhart English 100 9/23/2012 Refutation of “No Child Left Behind: Test-Obsessed Education Won’t Move Us Ahead Is standardized testing the key to a student’s success in education? This seems to be a common question asked by parents, students, and teachers. Education is a key part of life even though it has certain requirements that must be met, such as testing skills. Standardized testing is a common educational tool in today’s society. It appears that testing is a waste of time, but in reality, it prepares students for future success.
Running Head: EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY AND RATIONALE Education Philosophy and Rationale Antoinette Abrams Grand Canyon University Valerie Veen EDU 215 Abstract Different educational philosophies are something that can be a useful tool for us to make a better foundation for education to stand on, and that same tool will help us as a nation to leave a better mark on education for future generations. All philosophies, when it comes to education, are unique and based on our own experiences we have had going through the educational process ourselves. In this essay, I will not only discuss my own unique educational philosophy, but I will compare and contrast my philosophy with the theories and philosophies of others from the past. My Educational Philosophy and Rationale on today’s Education. My Educational Philosophy is to educate the whole child.
Running Head: INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND EDUCATION 1. Interpersonal Relations and Education Charles M. Galloway Department of Curriculum and Foundations Editor, Theory into Practice The Ohio State University Summary By INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS AND EDUCATION 2. This article discusses the universal individual need to be recognized as a person, to be accepted by others, and to successfully interact with others in school and community endeavors. The article begins by discussing that school systems are divided within themselves. Boards of education banter with administrators and oppose the practice of the school system; teachers have been tutored by their professional associations to distrust principals; parents blame teachers and disassociate themselves from the school; students learn to disrespect teachers; superintendents can be fired at a moment’s notice and teachers can strike against the school system at the drop of a hat.