...Mashell Chapeyama Zimbabwe The structural-functional perspective is the one that views society as having many parts which are all necessary for its well being .for this group of people education has a number of important aspects. Firstly the school system assists in passing skills to people. Students learn a lot of skills. For example they learn some technical skills such as carpentry, metal work or driving. Other skills that are transmitted include ability to communicate, ability to maintain personal integrity when faced by pressure. Knowledge is also passed on through the education system. For example how people can maintain their health status by having balanced meals or bathing and the disposal of waste matter. The culture and values of a society are passed on through the education system. Some values are passed through political ideologies and history as taught in school. For example the American educational system teaches that people must maintain their liberties. Day to day skills and folkways are passed on, for example in my country we are taught to say thank you to someone while clapping hands. Valuable practices, norms, values, rituals and symbols are transmitted through the education system, which assists to create a united society that has a lot to share. On the other hand the conflict theory has its own outlook on the role of education in the society. The conflict perspective paints the society as having various groups and individuals who have different interest...
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...In the present age, let the students evaluate their teachers has been widely used in the education sector. The students can judge their teachers whether are good or not. Even when the students are not satisfied with their teachers, they can vote to change the teachers. But, whether the students should evaluate their teachers has sparked spirited debate. Some people assert that students should evaluate their teachers, while many others argue that students should not do that. Then this easy will discuss both opinions in this debate. People who think the students should evaluate their teachers argue that asking the students to evaluate their teachers can benefit for both the teachers and students, there are several benefits for the teachers. Firstly, the evaluation can contribute to helping them improve themselves in their teaching. Through the students’ evaluation, the teachers can recognize the weakness and strength in their working. Research indicates that students are the most qualified sources to report on the extent to which the learning experience was productive, information, satisfying or worthwhile (Theall and Franklin, 2001). Therefore, the evaluation from the students plays an critical role in improving the teachers’ effectiveness. Moreover, the students rating of particular teachers and subjects can be used by other students to select courses and teachers, and can increase the chance that excellence in teaching will be identified and rewarded (Aleamoni, 1981). Sometimes...
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...The Academic Integrity and Code of Conduct were not surprising to me. They are usually rules that every school has. A big one being not to plagiarize and all other schools enforce this well as well. University of Phoenix is very big on Choices, Ethics and Character. Every school I have attended has about the same rules. UOP enforces Charter and Value more than other schools do. In addition, I think it’s a great idea that schools enforce being a good person and making the right more. Behaving well and being respectful of yourself, teachers and others is important whether it’s on campus or online. * When it comes to learning we need to make ethical choices and not deceitful ones. I accept as true that, as a University of Phoenix student, I am expected to hold a high regard of respect to fellow classmates and professors. I am learning to become a professional adult, and most importantly I will need to become a respectable person. For a person to gain respect, one must be respectful to others. Students being open minded is an important aspect of respect. Listen to what others have to say, and take each statement said into consideration. * * The Student Code of Conduct and Student Code of Academic Integrity teach University of Phoenix students the act of respect and responsibility. In addition, it teaches student how to become respectable, responsible, and mature students, however it also teaches them to uses these same techniques in...
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...IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN SCHOOL SOCIETY AND TEACHER The importance of research for education The Importance of Conducting Research in Educational Setting Human beings conduct research every day. They do so in many different ways and in many different settings. One important area is education. Conducting research in an educational setting should be an important aspect of every educator’s professional life. Best and Kahn (1993) describe research as ------------------------------------------------- “The systematic and objective analysis and recording of controlled observations that may lead to the development of generalizations, principles, or theories, resulting in prediction and possibly ultimate control of events” Education in a research setting is done to improve school practices and at the same time to improve those individuals who strive to improve those practices (Best & Kahn, 1993). ------------------------------------------------- The importance of impartial research to improve education standards and the quality of teaching. I think research is an important component of education studies and teacher development Research is not always a concept that practitioners, managers and policy makers respect. Too often it is seen as an academic activity conducted by others – to the profession, not with the profession. But I believe it should be respected. In fact I’d say education professionals are...
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...Personal responsibility is directly correlated to our personal beliefs and moral standards that we have been taught as kids and young adults. I believe that if our parents, family and even our teachers didn’t teach us to have strong morals and personal beliefs than as adults we might not be as responsible as we should be. I don’t believe that all adults are complete products of their childhood, but our childhood starts us on a path and we either choose to follow or not. Taking responsibility for our own actions and owning up to your mistakes is some of the best ways of showing you are a responsible person. When we make decisions, sometimes we aren’t aware of who our decisions affect, for instance we might choose to not show up to class on time or to not do our school work, If we continue down this path we will not get a passing grade. This not only affects ourselves, but it will also have a negative affect on everyone that we come in contact with. I had to take a good long look in the mirror when writing this and realize that I have two major hurdles to overcome. First and foremost my time management skills will need to become a lot better and second I will have to learn how to handle the stressors of not attending any schools in the past twenty five years. My preliminary plan is to get a organizer and to take a look at my week, I bet there is a lot of wasted time in my schedule, then I will take a look...
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...Parents need to look at the similarities and differences before deciding whether home schooling or private schooling is better for their children. When you went to school there was a good chance you were going to go to a public school or private school. Back then the choices where very simple. Not anymore, today schooling is an interesting topic for our nation. There are many questions asked what the times they will be in school is, do they have to wear uniforms, what kind of extra circulators do they have, and how much does it cost. Every parent wants to make the best decision and now that home schooling is an optionand more and more are switching their kids. The behaviors, health, and attitude are better. What more could a parent ask for that is what every parent wants and only the parent acan make thst happen. Know that there is a choice to home school your child it is more ongoing in this country because of the better outcomes with the children. Home schooling has a lot of different benefits not having to worry about time, and it has been said that it makes kids smarter. When your child goes to a school you have to make sure to get them on the bus, then off the bus especially with smaller children. It takes a lot of time and you have to have a plan for what is going to happen every day your child attends school. In most schools there are so many kids it is hard for children to get that individual time, well not for home schooled children they can get all the one on one time...
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...attitudes have had an abysmal plunge into a sort of near madness. Given the hypothesis that, there always were weak children and brilliant children the system of giving and taking tuitions has taken up to new dimensions to an all time high. There was a time when those children who were weak were the only ones who took extra tuitions so that they could compete with their more brilliant colleagues. This was also not a thing to be proud of that, the child is taking tuition because it would clearly imply that the child was weak in studies. The parents and also their wards felt a little ashamed that they had to resort to extra tuition. This indicated that the student required an extra dose of teaching to cope with the syllabus. Moreover, the teachers of the days gone by, took the trouble of finishing the syllabus in class so that all could benefit. Then, only the weak who required personal attention would take to tuitions. This was the picture as it existed a few decades back. However, this same tuition has now become almost a necessity, for which several reasons can be assigned. Today, this entire scenario has taken a ‘U’ turn, and all parties involved in the system of tuitions have evolved an absolutely new psyche towards tuitions. This system has become almost madness, a disease. These days every child good, bad or very weak all resort to tuitions, in...
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...and Eastern education. I. Introduction: People tend to think that Westerners are more assertive and creative, while Easterners are more conservative and reserved. So what makes all these difference? I would suggest it is the result of the different education systems. Having studied under both foreign and local teachers, I discovered that their approaches to teaching are fundamentally different. In this essay, I would like to examine and evaluate these differences. This is vitally important as it influences our choices and responses in life beyond school. And will finally determine our values, the quality of our lives and the satisfaction we derive from life. II. Thesis: A. Teacher-centered and student-centered I would say that the prime difference between the two education systems is that one uses teacher-centered classes, and the other uses student-centered classes. In the Eastern education system, the teacher is the only authority; his or her words are not to be questioned. Students are not expected to speak up in class or respond to the questions that the teacher asks. Therefore, most of the questions are rather rhetorical. Questions are brought up for the teachers to answer. Thus, there is no motivation for the students to be active. This leads to a very unusually phenomenon, the students sleeping in class. Students of the Western education system, on the contrary, participate more in class. They have class or group discussions and they are forced to express opinions, which...
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...do more than just listen. ‘They must read, write, discuss, or be engaged in solving problems. Most important, to be actively involved, students must engage in such higher-order thinking tasks as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation. Within this context, it is proposed that strategies promoting active learning be defined as instructional activities involving students in doing things and thinking about what they are doing’.Students and their learning needs are at the center of active learning which makes it very effective when introducing this pedagogical approach in any lesson. Some active-learning techniques are easier to use in your class and some are harder when it comes to teaching. Teaching methods are constantly changing with teacher and school introducing new pedagogical approaches to teaching, but time and time again active learning producing a much higher sense of achievement and accomplishment in comparison to the old didactic methods of route learning in school. Teaching is becoming more practical nowadays where students are becoming actively more and more involved in their learning. There is a big emphasis on relating the material students are covering to real life examples. Geoff Petty (2004) states ‘We learn by doing. Research shows that active learning is much better recalled, enjoyed and understood. Active methods require us to 'make our own meaning’, that is, develop our own conceptualisations of what we are learning. During this process we...
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...goes on so job analysis needs to take note of any changes periodically so that the current job duties and requirements are kept up-to-date. This means that the person doing the analysis should also be very familiar with that job and position. “A job analysis leads directly to the development of several other important personnel [tools]; a job specification, a job evaluation, and performance criteria” (Riggio, 2008, p. 57). The job of paraeducator is an important one. The job of paraeducator consists of assisting full-inclusion (FI) students. Full-inclusion students are students that have special needs that are mainstreamed into a regular classroom among peers that do not have special needs. The class has a state credentialed teacher that the paraeducator works with as an educational team for not only the full-inclusion student but the entire class as well. Job analysis methods are measured accessible for performing an analysis of a particular job. They consist of a detailed and accurate description of the steps that one uses to complete tasks to perform or fulfill the duties of...
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...through its marvel and its ancestors. The classes in the school are crowded and full of diversity, therefore not only was I able to observe the higher level classes but I was fortunate to observe the lower classes which consisted of Learning Support and ESL students. The science class was very enlightening and attention-grabbing to say the least because Mrs. Molosky had to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of the different levels. Every 2-3 weeks the teacher replaces one subject with the other depending on the depth of the information within the chapter and the rate at which the students grasp the material. At this time Mrs. Molosky was teaching a unit in Science called “The Solar System and Beyond”. During my observing of this unit of instruction, I was able to compile the information needed to respond to the questions within the module. The following is the information: Were other content areas such as reading, writing, math and technology integrated into the science lesson by the teacher? Yes, the teacher did integrate the content area of Reading by using compare and contrast, sequence, categorizing and classifying information, and drawing conclusions. The subject area of Math was applied through teaching how to calculate the distance in astronomical units in the Solar System. Astronomical units are the standard unit for distance...
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...is another way for our youth to lead our Nation. After all the children are our futures. How many chances should a student have to make a positive change in their own education without taking away from other students? I believe students should take responsibility for their own actions in their own education as well. Students know right from wrong. Only two chances should a student be allowed to mess up in their education. At this point on the third time the student is well on their way to a road of destruction. In life we all make decisions and those decisions have consequences but if you repeatedly keep the same thing up then you need to examine the behavior as well as the student. Upon the first sign of trouble the parents and teachers and the principle need to become involved with the student, to see if they can help resolve the issue. Children want guidance and love. They don’t need their parents and authority figures to be friends they need them...
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... M Phil Fellow, IBS (RU) Guide, mentor, instructor are some of the terms which are associated with teacher. From time immemorial teacher has been the conductor and controller of the class, be it a literature class or a language one. In a language class, particularly one that we find in Bangladesh following the CLT (Communicative Language Teaching), the awareness of the roles of the teacher and the students (learners) is a must. With the passage of time concept about teacher’s role in a classroom has changed drastically. Today the most used coin for teacher is that of a ‘facilitator’ of learning that takes place in classroom. He is a helper not wholly a driver. A traditional classroom is ‘Lecture’ based while the modern classroom is interactive. There should be proper and sufficient participation of the students or participants. It should be learners-centered, never teacher-centered. Teacher should create an environment to arouse motivation within the learners towards learning. It has been a convention that the learners in a classroom are considered just as ‘empty vessels’ to fill in or ‘passive listeners’. From different empirical researches it is proved that they are active participants in the activities and they have come here with prior knowledge of some kind. Teachers should not be rigid and autocratic. In fact, s/he should be flexible and should entertain as well as evaluate the learners’ ideas, views, and opinions...
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...class. Why should you use ability grouping? In theory, ability grouping increases student achievement by reducing the inequality in student’s ability levels, and this increases the chances that teachers can provide instruction that is not too easy or too hard for most students. The assumption is that ability grouping allows the teacher to increase the pace and raise the level of instruction for high achievers, and provide more individual attention, repetition, and review for low achievers. The high achievers benefit from having to compete with one another, and the low achievers benefit from not having to compete with their more able peers. However, one of the main arguments against ability grouping is that the practice creates groups of low achievers who are deprived of the example and stimulation provided by high achievers. Labeling students according to ability and assigning them to low-achievement groups may also communicate self-fulfilling low expectations. Further, groups with low performance often receive a lower quality of instruction than other groups. Slaughter saw this as the most compelling argument against ability grouping its creation of academic elites, a practice which goes against democratic ideals. Slaughter concluded that schools and teachers should use the methods proven most effective, such...
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...that are around the schools, businesses that are in the area of the schools, teachers and the school officials, and finally the school district. Objections to be considered about the redrawing of the school district’s boundaries plan are: • Quality of education • Increased travel time • Crossing economic and cultural boundaries • Affect on property values • Social effects on children School officials will have to address each one of these objections in order to make the parents, students, school’s faculty, outlying businesses, and communities feel at ease with this new transition. When negotiating this scenario to support the school board’s need to have boundaries redrawn is to use a diagram showing the key points of the school boards concern and explaining all the points in detail to the stakeholders as to why the school’s boundaries being redrawn. The points for each concern that the board has would show the negative effects that may happen if redistricting is not implemented. The points that the board would have to address and are not limited to are: • Overcrowding of the schools o Quality of education o Inadequate facilities o Fire, hurricane, earthquake, bomb threat, etc. evacuation plans o Transportation times (buses, student drop offs, etc.) o Cafeteria restraints (preparing, serving times, etc.) Quality of education, the teacher to student ratio is a crucial key measurement for a quality education that...
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