...Quality Education for Children Maya suggests that reading is interesting and essential to human life because it is exciting and enhances learning. The different arrangement of topics in different kind of books motivates the children that they can learn important life lesson from the books. The books that have pictures creates a wonderful and interesting picture of the world in their minds as the books about the geographical features brings the different images closer and makes distant areas looks well known to them. The pictures create a nice view that makes the children debates in their minds, which make them think in a wider perspective. A variety of books also indicates that anyone can write a book so long as you have the knowledge and mind to do it. The effect is that the children are able to acquire vital skills in life that enables them grow. Teaching reading is an indication to the children that it is possible to acquire life lessons using a soft. She affirms that reading is not merely a skill of set rules but it is a link to power and ability to realize oneself and to be competent in the world (Beasley, 2011). The reason why children understands integrated curriculum through their third grade Children always want to know everything and they are driven by the desire to grow both in competency and in self-sufficiency. Integrating for instance playing in their own world is not a waste of time but a method acting of mastering and understanding the real world. Children...
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...help you no better understand it than watching a muted movie … blindfolded. In Michel de Montaigne’s narrative, “On Educating Children”, he explains how one must put forth character and intelligence before knowledge. It is simple to read then reread for the sake of memorization. For instance, during my toddler years I was able to recite the ABC’s forward and backwards, but if you had asked me to read The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald, you would be in for a surprise, for I would had introduced characters and plots unknown to man-kind! My point being, just because I was able to regurgitate the alphabet, did not mean that I truly understood the each of the letters. It is through the action of practicing the ‘words’ when one can begin to naturally enrich his mind with understanding. Not all children are one in the same. In today’s educational system, children are treated as just that, identical. So it would come to no surprise to Montaigne that out of a class of 30 individuals, only one or two students would have properly understood the material that was “taught” to the whole class. Montaigne states, “Spewing up food exactly as you have swallowed it is evidence of a failure to digest and assimilate it; the stomach has not done its job if, during concoction, it fails to change the substance and the form of what it is given.” (Screech, 169). Our education system has been out-of-date for quite some time now. Teaching groups of individuals, each with their own mindset, a one set...
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...creativity at the point while I was thinking of a topic to do this speech on. So then I got the best idea id had all day. Creativity Picasso once said that all children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up. I believe that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather, we get educated out if it. And I truly do agree with what he said. At a young age all kids are structured with the same thing “the most important things”, like math, science, English but the truth is this steers everyone from the things they liked due to being told at a young age you couldn’t get a job doing what are interested in, you can’t do music, you wont ever be a musician, don’t do art because you will never be an artist. This really frustrates me. The world is so obsessed with academic ability so much so that the view of intelligence is dominated in our minds by grades, levels and marks. Brilliant, creative people will then see themselves as the opposite to this because the things they were and are good at were not valued at school. The fact that all of this is to prepare each person for the future right? Think of this, the kids starting school in September will be retiring in 2065 but yet we can’t tell what the world will be like in 5 years’ time so how can they prepare anyone for the future? The school education system limits creativity with a lack of freedom in what students say, do, wear, think and it is a disgrace how we as individuals are all structured with the...
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...The number of illegal immigrants is roughly 12 million in the US during 2012. Also in Nevada, the percentage of illegal children enrolled in the schools are 17.7%. Illegal immigrants children should not have a free public education because they; they hold the kids that live here legally back, taxpayers are paying for an education for kids from another country, and more than half of them do not work , although some of the immigrants do they jobs that some Americans may think the are too good for or are too hard. When people sneak into our country and enroll their children in the free public schools, it holds the kids back that have a right to be here and be educated. When they come directly from another country, probably they speak another language. Having a language barrier causing the school to have a teacher they can teach them so they can understand. Since you have to have a special program for these kids, it causes fewer funds for other things because everything cost money. Lastly, if they fail it could change the curriculum. The US’s education system is set up so everyone passes. When a few new kids fail the curriculum or way of teaching will be changed so that everyone succeeds....
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...Over the past few years, public education has came under great criticism for the way our children are being taught. Since 2002 the United States education system has been focused on the "No Child Left Behind Act" of 2001; which became a law January 8, 2002. source? This law is confusing and can be misleading to the average parent who isn’t well educated, actively involved or affiliated with the public educational system. My first non-informed interpretation of this law was made due to its name. I thought that all children would be given the tools to succeed in school. I assumed that my child or any child needing assistance in a particular subject would receive the needed assistance. With the assurance that our children would receive the proper instructions, to advance to the next grade level. Fragment I was informed by my son’s principal that I had the wrong perception. The intent of this “No Child Left Behind Act” (NLCB) was designed to strengthen “The Elementary and Secondary Act” of 1965. Using what is called the four pillars of NCLB: fragment 1. Closing the gaps of higher achieving and lower achieving schools for academic proficiency. 2. Offering more flexibility in how federal education funds are used 3. Giving parents more options to transfer their children to a better-performing public school, from a low-performing school 4. Teaching students based on what works based on educational programs and practices that have been proven effective through rigorous scientific...
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...Juvenile Delinquency Every day child abuse and neglect takes it's toll on innocent young lives. Nearly five children die everyday in America from their abuse. ("National children," 2011) Not only does child abuse leave it's victims with physical and emotional scars, but it also cripples their chances of leading normal happy lives. Many of these children tend to lean towards unhealthy social behavior as a way to cope with their abuse, which in turn may make them a juvenile delinquent. Child abuse is not a recent development. It has existed for thousands of years. However parents and society from thousands of years ago saw no problem with the way their children and other people's children were being disciplined. In fact children in that time had little to no rights and were mostly considered a nuisance and unimportant. Luckily for children today that opinion has changed. Unfortunately there are still thousands of children out there who are considered a nuisance and unimportant to their parent or guardian. Although physical abuse is the most critical, there are other types that can be just as damaging and leave their own set of scars. Other forms of abuse include emotional abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse. It's hard to say whether one form is more damaging than another. All forms of abuse can cause a child to have difficulties later on in life. Some of these difficulties may include damage to a child's sense of self, their ability to maintain healthy relationships, and their...
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...this world. In my project I will discuss how the parents are and very well should be there child’s number one roll model starting from the day the parents find out that they are having a child. In my project I will talk about varies ways that the parent can be helped, through different mentor/ activity programs whether government or locally funded to maintain the stability of the children over the years; yet still having the parents remaining at the fore front of the child’s life and continuing to be that roll model. 3. There are many contributing factors that create a juvenile delinquent child, but the best factor from preventing or reducing juvenile delinquency is a child’s parents and their family supporting them in all they are doing, when they are doing the correct things praise them for it, yet when they are doing negative acts you should correct them and let them know they will pay the price of negativity as well. This is mainly achieved through improved family connections and non-violent treatment of children at all social levels. These enable them to understand legal consequences of delinquent behavior and how to avoid them (Mann & Reynolds, 2006). In my research of reducing juvenile delinquency and in my life experiences as a child growing up with my parents has lead me to firmly believe that all good things start at...
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...specific delinquency problem must accept the fact that it is a long and thoughtful process, often one of discouragement and delay. It is expensive in terms of money, time and effort. It need hardly be pointed out, however, that the results of delinquency are twice as costly. From all our knowledge of delinquents and delinquency, there is no reassuring evidence of a formula or recipe for prevention. What emerges clearly, from many studies and reports and surveys, is that delinquent behaviour must be the concern of the entire community, not just dismissed as a problem to be handled by local schools, churches, police courts or professional agencies. It should be recognized as their problem by the citizens of a community even when their own children are not remotely involved. But in many big cities in the world, the very word community is a mockery and without true meaning. Most urban centres are not communities in any real sense of the word. Therefore, in just such an instance, a beginning must be made at the very level where delinquency occurs-on the block, in a neighbourhood, in a district. The very lack of a community, a word...
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...because of the age of the offender. Various studies have revealed that there exist four pillars in a child’s life, which can help in scrutinizing, understanding, and addressing the issue of “child and youth crime”. These pillars include family, peers, school, and the community. In most cases, children reflect the behaviors they learn in their environment. For example, a child who has been nurtured on a diet of violence has a high probability of becoming a violent adult (Chambliss, 2011). This paper intends to discuss juvenile delinquency, factors that contribute to it, and the key strategies to embrace in curtailing it. Different aspects connected to juvenile delinquent behavior can be noted from the case study at hand. For instance, it is worth noting that a child who is brought up by deviant/violent parents will likely borrow the same traits in his/her youth and as an adult. This can be vindicated from the fact that Holly being born by a rebellious mother, who was once apprehended on a drug conviction, borrowed the same traits, and became mutinous, disregarding all the pieces of advice she received from her grandparents. Another aspect that can be derived from the case study is that children who have been rejected by their parents, who have been nurtured in families with considerable conflict or who receive inadequate supervision are more likely to become delinquent. This is evident from Sandy’s life. She was abandoned by her mother at the age of 15 months, and...
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...delinquent behavior in some form exists in the majority of the youth present in the world today. Why juveniles present such behavior is an ongoing topic of discussion for law enforcement officials and agencies. There are many programs geared toward helping juveniles to cope with their issues and receive the help and treatment needed to be successful in life. In the city of Petersburg, Virginia there is a Firesetters Program. This program addresses the problem of fires set by children. A Juvenile Firesetter is a child typically between the ages of 4 and 14 who exhibits an unusual interest or curiosity in fires, or a child with a history of fire play. This program also seeks to find the reason behind the setting of fires or what triggers the child to set fires. Some reasons could be the divorce of parents, frustration, anger, loneliness, a crisis at home, death, or issues or problems at school ( City of Petersburg, 2015). This program also meets with the parents and the child or children to conduct confidential sessions with the Public Educator or Fire Marshal. An interview is conducted to try to find out how long the problem has existed, the primary reason for it, and the dangers associated with it. An evaluation is done and follow up visits are scheduled for the child. Another diversion program in the state of Virginia is the Community Services Program. This program allows youth to work without pay in a government or non-profit agency and it is an ...
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...Boxill Social Studies- School Base Assessment 2016-Juvenile Delinquency Acknowledgement I wish to give the most heartfelt thank you to God, family, friends and the participants for the support given during this endeavor. It is with gratitude that I also acknowledge the hard- work and efforts of my teacher Ms.Boxill who paved a way for me with her willingness to assist me in checking and verifying this assessment. Table of contents Mission StatemenT What are the causes and effects of Juvenile Delinquency in my community and what can be done to solve this problem? Reasons for Selecting Area of Research Four reasons for me selecting this topic are:- * I have observed children in my community engaging in negative activities. * To investigate the cause of Juvenile Delinquency * I want to assist people who are involved in this social issue * It seeks my interest and I want to go in depth with the topic Method of investigation The method of investigation used for this assessment was printed questionnaires. It was chosen because I acquired vital information within a short period of time and had easy data analysis; through the structured questions. There are advantages as well as disadvantages associated with the selection of doing a questionnaire these are: Advantages: The questionnaire as tool for collecting data has a number of advantages: * Practical * Inexpensive ...
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...Activity | Hazards | Likelihood | Severity | Controls | Drawing (Arts and craft) | Sharp pencilsPaper cuts | 22 | 44 | Make sure pencils are not too sharp.Cello tape paper down to tables | Dinner time | Chocking on foodSharp utensils | 31 | 35 | Make sure food is cut up small enough for child not to choke on itDon’t leave utensils out or misplace sharp ones | Reading to children | Fall asleep and suffocateTry eating books | 11 | 35 | Make sure child doesn’t fall asleep sitting upDo not let children read books unsupervised | Taking children to toilets | Not cleaning child properlySlip on water | 32 | 34 | Making sure the child has been cleaned properly to prevent cross contaminationMake sure children are supervised | Playtime | Eat sand Weather | 23 | 43 | Make sure child is supervised at all timesMake sure child is correctly dressed at all times | P3: Carry out a risk assessment in a health or social care setting. M2: Assess the hazards identified in the health and social care setting. D1: Make recommendations in relation to the identified hazards to minimise the risks to the service user group. In this assignment I will be talking about the risk assessment that I carried out in a nursery. I will be talking about the risks that could take place and how likely it would be of the risk to take place, also I will be talking about the severity of the risk. A risk assessment is simply a careful examination of what, in your work, could cause harm to people, so that...
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...Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001 (c. 10), also known as SENDA, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It is intended as an adjunct to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, which legislated to prevent the unfair treatment of individuals, in the provision of goods and services, unless justification could be proved. This legislation was deemed necessary as the previous Act did not encompass educational organisations. This was further replaced by the Disability Discrimination Act 2005. The act required schools, colleges, universities, adult education providers, statutory youth services and local education authorities to make 'reasonable provisions' to ensure people with disabilities or special needs were provided with the same opportunities as those who were not disabled. The Act stated that discrimination occurred when the educational establishment/body either fails to make reasonable adjustments to accommodate individuals with special needs or a disability, or when they give them less favourable treatment. Disabilities A disability is an umbrella term, covering impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions. Impairment is a problem in body function or structure; an activity limitation is a difficulty encountered by an individual in executing a task or action; while a participation restriction is a problem experienced by an individual in involvement in life situations. Thus disability...
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...Chapter 15 1. Father of the country 2. “houses of refuge” 3. reform school 4. Illinois Juvenile Court Act 5. • The state is the “higher or ultimate parent” of all the children within its borders. • Children are worth saving, and nonpunitive procedures should be used to save the child. • Children should be nurtured. While the nurturing process is under way, they should be protected from the stigmatizing impact of formal adjudicatory procedures. • To accomplish the goal of reformation, justice needs to be individualized; that is, each child is different, and the needs, aspirations, living conditions, and so on of each child must be known in their individual particulars if the court is to be helpful. • Noncriminal procedures are necessary to give primary consideration to the needs of the child. The denial of due process can be justified in the face of constitutional challenges because the court acts not to punish, but to help. 6. Status offenses 7. • Notice, to comply with due process requirements, must be given sufficiently in advance of scheduled court proceedings so that reasonable opportunity to prepare will be afforded. • The probation officer cannot act as counsel for the child. His role in the adjudicatory hearing, by statute and in fact, is as arresting officer and witness against the child. There is no material difference in this respect between adult and juvenile proceedings...
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...Healthy Children.org Attention spans of 6- to 9-year-olds are still short (no joke), and there is difficulty trying to process information from many sources. Most of these children still need a more in-depth form of show-and tell for instruction. Do not expect them to remember long, detailed directions and carry them out completely, or you risk an episode of brain overload. Unrealistic expectations from instructors can lead to unpleasant situations if children are not able to complete a laundry list of plays. Visual and verbal teaching in short segments is a much more successful approach. Instructors and children feel a sense of accomplishment when many small tasks are completed successfully rather than partially completing a large, complicated task. Remember, some of us are still memory-challenged as adults and can’t even remember a grocery list without writing it down. Thank goodness for little sticky notes. Sports and activities with complex skills require quick assessment of a situation, rapid decision making, and mature levels of transitional skills. Examples of a few of these sports are the more advanced forms of soccer, basketball, hockey, volleyball, baseball, water polo, softball, lacrosse, and football. By all means, kids can be learning the basics of these sports at young ages, but do not expect high levels of performance in most kids in this age group because the development of their memory and complex thinking patterns is still limited. As usual, there are...
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