...Philosophy of Education When I first decided I wanted to become a teacher I made that decision for all the obvious reasons. Summers, holidays and weekends off. To “help” children be all that they can be. So on and so forth. But as a get deeper into this course I find more and more reasons for wanting to be a wonderful teacher. Also as I began this lesson I was completely confused on what philosophy had to do with teaching. After reading and completing the philosophical assessment I have a better understanding to what kind of teacher I can become. I scored a 9 on the section of Perennialism. I believe that children can learn better through hands on experiments. Not just in the science world but in every subject that you study in school. Reading and studying about an important historical event and then comparing on how it reflects a situation that the student might encounter today would help students understand the lesson much more. An important part of growing up is learning how to solve problems. A teacher may not always know the students home life. The student may not have people to teach them the important life lessons that everyone needs to succeed in the world. So if you can teach an educational lesson and a life lesson at the same time, that’s absolutely wonderful. While everyone agrees, we all go to school to learn, there are many different ways of teaching. This section is on essentialism in the classroom. Essentialists believe that school is for teaching...
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...After reading this article, I realized that organization is a method crucial in education. I believe organization is needed from classroom management down to structure of lessons. Dialectic is another method used every day in the classroom. Teachers organize information, make it meaningful for students, then introduce it in a classroom lesson making it easier to teach. I truly feel that this article is precise on when it comes to the education and the start of dialectic. Education is a method that all teachers have to learn and use. When it comes to prepping for a classroom lesson, teachers have to organize knowledge for the purpose of meaningful instructions. As teachers, we have to make sure the things we teach are meaningful and precise....
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...Money and how demands and supply affects it is the topic of module one. I believe that to me the three most important lessons in module one was demand, the green and what it means quiz, and why can’t I have it all? Now in the following few paragraphs I will do my best in explaining why I believe that. In the demand section of module on teaches us how to exchange of goods and services. Everyone will go through this kind of exchange for the rest of our lives. Let’s say a new game station comes out and you’d like to buy it, demand comes into play because we will be able to determine if the price will increase or decrease due to the demand amount and then we can decide if we want to make the purchase or not. The second section I found important was The Green and What It Means. This section basically tough us all about money. We learn about currency, debit cards and government bonds. The lesson also teaches us how to tell real money from counterfeit and the key signs to look for. We can look for the faces in the money, the invisible strip or use a counterfeit marker too. We also learn what type of money the government uses and the laws relating to currency and the four functions of money tell you the different ways you use money and you’re going to come across all those ways in life. Why Can’t I Have It All lesson tough us all about scarcity and scarcity forces us to make choices. In all the choices there are trade-offs and there are also benefits. You have to decide which one will...
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...to lead is not enough. The leader must be willing to use it. His leadership is then based on truth and character. There must be truth in the purpose and will power in the character.” I do believe, that I have the capacity, willing to use it at any time, and a good character to become a great leader but, leaders aren’t born, they are made. The people that molded me the most, are all my coaches, in particular, Coach Sloan, Coach Huffman, and Coach Turbo. They all contributed in different ways to make me into the young leader I am today. My 3rd period biology teacher was Coach Sloan. He was a kind-hearted man, that had a extreme love...
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...I Believe in VeggieTales I grew up watching cartoons. First, it was Clifford the Big Red Dog and Arthur, which eventually morphed into SpongeBob Squarepants on Saturday mornings with my siblings. But these characters and stories did not impact me nearly as much as the storytelling vegetables of VeggieTales. When I was younger, the stories were simple fun that I did not think about too hard, but looking back, the simplicity of the truths that can be pulled from these stories is refreshing. And let me tell you, I remember a lot from VeggieTales. More often than not, my siblings, or even my mom, and I will quote and sing the lines from these shows word for word. The lessons from these veggie friends are important and fixed in my brain. I believe...
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...By definition, a rubber duck is: a toy shaped like a stylized duck, generally yellow, flat based, and symbolically linked to bathing. Since I was a four foot tall little girl with pigtail braids, running around with my Little Mermaid lunchbox, these little toys have been more than the usual “bath time buddy”. For years, I have been an avid collector of close to two hundred rubber ducks. I collect large ducks, miniature ducks, multicolored ducks, themed ducks, characterized ducks, and even an array of rubber duck themed objects. When I inform people of my peculiar collection, I usually get a weird look or a sarcastic comment along the lines of; “What are you? Five years old?” But, a disapproving face or harsh words could never discourage my collection. Aside from the toy aspect of the ducks, if one tries hard enough, they can draw parallels from cute squeaky objects to great life lessons....
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...Lessons Learned One thing that readers can take away from these stories is that you have to fight for what is right or for what you want. For example, in Of Plymouth Plantation the Pilgrims wanted to be able to practice their own beliefs so they went on a long and hard journey across the Atlantic to start a new and free life in America. The colonist almost didn’t make it but what kept them going was their dream of being able to live a life of freedom of religion. Another lesson that readers can learn is that people should be thankful because their situation could always be worse. Even though these stories don’t exactly talk about thinking positive and being thankful they still portray this message. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, this narrative is educating readers about the life of a slave. Equiano uses a lot of detail in his story to inform how inhumane and foul being a slave on a slave ship was. Readers learn to appreciate what they have through hearing this story because their situation is probably not as bad as Olaudah Equianos. La Relacion, Of Plymouth Planation and The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano all include strong messages and lessons to the readers. One lesson is that you should never give up and always fight for what you believe in or believe is right. Another lesson that I learned is that I should be thankful for what I have and appreciate my...
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...‘Spirited Away’ is an anime film by Hayao Miyazaki. ‘Spirited Away’ tell us the story about a young girl who has developed from a weak/vulnerable girl to a much more independent and stronger girl. It is highly entertaining and insightful partly because of the education on Japanese culture, but what I believe makes it more entertaining and insightful is the life lessons within the film. Does culture and gender provide entertaining and insightful material for the audience? I don't believe that the culture and gender title is the only factor that makes the film entertaining. Many of other things within the film make it much more entertaining. In my eyes there isn't much of Japanese culture that gives me interest apart from the buildings and more. The gender stereotype is mostly shown in Chihiro not any other characters which doesn't make it a large factor in the film other although it's put in the main character. Many more different factors of ‘Spirited Away’ make it entertaining and insightful, such as life lessons within the film and how some characters are exaggerated also known as a caricature. Life lessons teach more about what we should know more in general rather than Japanese culture which isn't necessarily important for the majority of us in the future. Hayao Miyazaki has used many...
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...The two prompts for Intervention #4 that I have chosen are: 2. What is the “lesson” in “The Lesson”? 4. Find examples of foreshadowing in "A Good Man is Hard to Find." What is the “lesson” in “The Lesson”? I believe that lesson in the story "The Lesson" by Toni Cade Bambara is of social inequality and the lack of quality education for children living in the inner city. This short story is told in the first person by a young black girl growing up in Harlem. The lesson unfolds as the young children growing up in poverty are exposed to life lessons by an educator Miss Moore. Miss Moore creates an environment to help the children discover and succeed in learning some very important issues about their immediate world around them. Miss Moore’s actual...
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... | |Doing the online activities, discussion, survey and writing will help. | |Listen many times – enough for you to you understand everything. | | | |Follow me: http://twitter.com/SeanBanville | [pic] THE LISTENING TAPESCRIPT From: http://www.listenAminute.com/a/aliens.html There are aliens out there, somewhere. I strongly...
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...n reading “Some Lessons From the Assembly Line” I am immediately struck by the similarities of my life and the essay. I started right out of high school with the assumption that I would go to college and never have to work at the local factory. My parents made certain that I was more than aware of the limitations of a factory worker and I wouldn't be one. At the time, college just wasn't working for me. My head wasn't in it and I eventually stopped going. A few years later I found myself entering the large brick building with the sliding glass security doors of our local factory. There I was confronted with loud, 400 degree machines that slammed open and shut every three and a half minutes while working an undesirable second shift, 3:00pm until 11:00pm every day. There I learned what real work was...
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...Piano Teacher Most parent believe that participation in extracurricular activities affect a child in a lot of good ways. My parent were no exception. When I was a kid, after school I was always being driven from piano to volleyball to self-defense classes and so on. At the time, I thought I was the world’s busiest teenager. However, after all these years, I can easily see that I have gained some important benefits from those activities. Playing the piano is probably the greatest benefit. In the meantime, it would be a big lie for me to say that my appreciation for playing the piano came immediately. Since the time I was ten years old until I was twelve or thirteen, I absolutely detested Sunday afternoons. Of course by then, it was not called Sunday for me but the torturous “piano day”. I had to practice all the morning before the lesson in the afternoon, and became totally exhausted in the evening. When it was finally over, I had relief as of am incredible amount of weight had been pulled from my shoulders. In those days, I never got to see the importance of having those lessons, practicing for hours, and even playing those tunes. As much as I tried, I could never find a way to enjoy it; it was no more than some never-ending horrible homework for me. But today, I want to thank my teacher for forcing me to appreciate the art of music. Now, I can easily list playing the piano as one of the most refreshing aspects of my life. Whenever I feel sadness, I always have the chance to...
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...Supplemental Essay When I look back at myself, whether through pictures or just thinking about myself and the decisions I've made, I realize how much I've changed, in many good ways through different experiences. These experiences have changed me mentally; there are differences in the ways I used think and the ways I think now. I view the world in a totally different way now, unlike before my immaturity made me think about my life as if it was a fantasy world. My freshman year was the year in which I lived my fantasy world. Then came along my sophomore and junior years. Those two years were when I really learned about the real world and started to live reality. Within these two years I lost many things and gained many. I dealt with a bunch of outside school problems. All this led to the change of LA-LA-LA life to BOOM! welcome to reality life, which was a big change for me though, it was something I had to start getting used to. My experiences have taught me valuable life lessons though, that I...
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...Part I : Summary The book started with two men who are talking. It was Mr. Shelby, the master and a man who lend Mr. Shelby money, named Mr. Haley. They were talking about Mr. Shelby’s debts and how he could pay the man. They came up to the idea that Mr. Shelby will pay the man through his slaves. He will give slaves to Mr. Haley and the man agreed to it. Mr. Shelby decided that he will give Tom, one of his honest slaves and the Harry who was the son of, Eliza and George Harris. Eliza heard what Mr. Shelby said and he planned on escaping with his son because he don’t want to be far from it. She told her plan to her husband hoping that they will reunite in Ohio. Mr. Haley knew this and followed her when she tried escaping. She escaped in Ohio using only a floating ice on the river and that made her escape Mr. Haley. On the other hand, Tom stayed with Mr. Haley because he believes that Mr. Shelby will be disappointed if he will run away. Mr. Haley and Tom, traveled. While they were travelling, Tom saved a little girl from drowning which was Little Eva. Augustine St. Clare bought Tom from Mr. Haley to make him the personal servant of Little Eva. Eva and Augustine were both kind, unlike the mother of Eva. Tom and Little Eva became close to each other and comfortable. Eva became ill and when she was about to die he gave something to the servants so that they will remember Little Eva. Augustine promised Tom that he will be freed but even before that happened, Augustine...
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...children’s learning experience. I have chosen tying shoes and added two digit numbers because I believe these are two task these tasks are something all people end up learning sometime in life. Not all children are taught to jump rope, and not all children are taught to break down words, but somewhere along our way, we as children were taught to tie our shoes as well as adding two-digit numbers. These two tasks spark our brains and cause us to think differently and this begins a learning process that can transition child into many different lessons in life. I was fortunate enough to take my nephew who is five years old and teach him to tie his shoes. I gave my nephew a pair of his shoes and I told him he was going to be able to tie his own shoes when I was done teaching him to do so. I gave him his shoes, tied them for him and explained not only the importance of tying his shoes, but also how to do so. I showed him how to tighten the show for the bottom of the laces up, how to tie the first knot to keep the shoe tight, and also the last bunny ear knot the finish the job. After showing him a couple times how to tie his shoes, I asked him to tie them on his own. He was able to tighten the laces from bottom up, and even a couple times made it to the formation of the bunny ears, but for the most part he was unable to tie his own shoes. I again went back and showed him the steps of tying his shoes and took about fifteen minutes to do so. Again I asked him to tie his shoes and...
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