...qualified teacher is one that has a Bachelors degree, is certified by their respective state and proves that they know the subject they teach. To prove you know the subject you teach you must have a Bachelors degree in that area, coursework in the subject area that is equivalent to a major in the subject, or a graduate degree. However after working in the field of education and having the opportunity to observe hundreds of educators on varying levels and expertise, I have to question whether a highly qualified teacher is synonymous with highly effective? I do understand that this question can not be answered with a simple yes or no. But my true thought is whether this question should even exist. Is there any correlation to how much you know about a subject and how well you can teach it? Naturally you must have some familiarity with a subject to teach it but does one have to be an “expert”? Don’t get me wrong teachers should have credentials as listed above however I have found research that discusses the relationship of highly qualified teachers and student achievement. I don’t believe highly qualified is where we need to put our focus. The focus should be on highly effective. Yes before you can even teach you need to have your degree and certification but our push shouldn’t be on getting the teachers qualified but how we can make them highly effective? According to a study on teacher education (Darling-Hammond & Baratz-Snowden, 2007) highly qualified teacher is explored...
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...Denise the author of the book Doing School has three main claims about multitasking, cheating, and scheming. The author has selected multitasking as one of her claims because she took the time to research and find what were the success of these students, and what they used to complete their year. Students had practiced how making schools management through their experience, and the workload they had received made them to find a way to complete their work on time. Of course cheating was another way to complete their work by copying off of other students from the same class. Above all, scheming was a way to obtain higher grades by changing answers when correcting your assignment or test; it resulted a lower grade to a higher grade. After all...
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...Education” to inform readers about the education system and to persuade readers with his opinions and statements that the “banking” concept of education should not be adopted in the education of students rather it should be the “problem-posing” method. In his writing he explains the education system as “A careful analysis of the teacher-student relationship at any level, inside or outside the school, reveals its fundamentally narrative character. This relationship involves a narrating Subject (the teacher) and patient, listening objects (the students)… Education is suffering from narration sickness.” Freire believes that education is suffering from a relationship of a teacher that speaks and a student that just listens to what the teacher will narrate. For example, “the outstanding characteristic of this narrative education… is the sonority...
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...Good Teacher To be a good teacher, one needs to love kids, love education, be caring, dedicated, cheerful, etc. Yeah, we’ve all heard it before. We’ve been writing this essay since the 2nd grade. It’s what we’re expected to tell you in our big colorful words for our big, colorful grade. Sure, I agree, it does take all of that, but maybe it takes a wee bit more, hmm? Maybe a good teacher needs passion. Not necessarily for teaching but for life. Perhaps they need to be rebellious and independent as opposed to standard issue model A. I think a good teacher should teach what’s in their hearts. They should be outrageous and have fun with their subjects. They should be there to give advice but they should not force it upon those who don’t want it. A good teacher should understand that being free spirited doesn’t mean you’re stupid and that by being shy doesn’t mean you have no opinions. I think a good teacher could let loose and be casual. Let us have our freedoms without losing control. They must realize that I am not 4 nor am I 40. A good teacher should never fear a new idea. They shouldn’t be afraid to make mistakes. They should respect me and my privacy, understanding that this will bring respect to them. A good teacher must realize that we are individuals. They should involve us in discussions and teach us about reality and things that are relevant to us. They should understand that don’t need to be sheltered as much anymore. Now we need to be taught. A good teacher listens...
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...fastest-growing student groups in Texas with almost 1 million students, making up 18 percent of the school population (Johnson).” It’s sad to see that a part of our student population is not being provided with the resources they need. It’s very difficult for students not only to learn the various subjects taught in school, but also to acquire the English language. Of course, students will continue to be let down if teachers continue on the path they are on right now. Another thing that doesn’t help is that there is a very low percentage of teachers who are certified to teach...
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...about it because they are ashamed that it happened to them. Sometimes the sexual abuser is a family member so they keep quiet about it because they are trying to protect that family member and also don’t want other family members to feel the pain of knowing. After a child is sexually abused they are often scared and have a serious problem trusting anyone. The child often lives in fear because they don’t understand that not every adult is going to hurt them like their abuser did. It is important to be aware of the facts and teach others about sexual abuse to help try and prevent it from happening to children. Domestic Violence affects every member of the family, including children. Family violence creates a home environment where the child lives in constant fear. Children who witness this often are unable to form a bond with either of their parents and children living in a violent home are more likely to be victims of abuse or neglect. Children who see domestic violence or are victims of it will often develop emotional, social, or behavioral problems. When children see this happening they often think they did something wrong or that its their fault. They then begin to act out at school and become aggressive. They may feel guilty and blame themselves because they...
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...’tenses’ or verb forms. Grammar is language and how we use it. What is more important than a definition of the word ’grammar’ is knowing what students need to know when they are learning grammar. And we also need to know different ways to teach grammar. There are many different methods to teach grammar, but the three that might be the most effective in retaining student interest are the following: 1. Situational Presentations 2. Text and Recordings 3. Test Teach Test 1. Teaching grammar via Situational Presentation I. What do students need to know? When presenting new language, the teacher must show following things very clearly: MPF: There are several aspects of a new item: that you need to know and learners need to learn. 1. What it means. They need to understand meaning within the given context. 2. What it sounds like. They need to know the natural pronunciation and spelling of the language. 3. What it looks like. They need to know how to form the language (how it is constructed). 4. How and when it is used. They need to know the function of the language. (This is often referred to as, MPF.) As well as knowing the MPF, students need to use the language - practice. Presentation is a rather controversial word! Experienced teachers know how best to develop a student’s awareness of the language without falling into the ’today we are going to do conditional sentences’ approach. Language needs context because context provides meaning. One way to illustrate meaning is...
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...Dawkins’s essay “Why Banning Books Isn’t Always Bad” discusses how many “concerned group of parents regularly pressure school boards to keep controversial classics out of the classroom” because of the violence and immoral values they portray for underage students. Books like “Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann (about three young women who abuse drugs to escape the pressures of show business); The Godfather by Mario Puzo (about the Italian-American mafia); and In Cold Blood by Truman Capote (about two real-life mass murderers)” are what should be kept out of high schools because those types of books for students who are exposed to the everyday dangers of drugs, gangs, and violence in schools make it seem okay in these books. Dawkins goes further on explaining how many high school teachers, including herself, agree with parents in the sense that these books are not age appropriate to be taught in a high school classroom especially in a setting where all of these issues are present everyday. I totally agree with Rebecca Dawkins that high school students would not relate to most characters in controversial books, teachers have no time to teach long controversial books, and books such as Capote’s and Puzo’s do present behavior that is immoral. First, I agree with Rebecca Dawkins that high school students would not relate to most characters in controversial books. Although many high school students face the dangers of drugs and violence at schools, they would not relate to any...
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...Pettit was a teacher of many years and never had a bad evaluation of her work. What she did outside of work was labeled unprofessional by the Board of Education and they chose to fire her because they believed she was unfit to teach. I disagree with them completely and they did violate her privacy. Business Ethics is defined as “the study of what constitutes right and wrong (or good and bad) human conduct in a business context” (Shaw, 2014, p. 4). Based off this definition, I believed that Pettit should not have been fired. I also believe that the Board of Education definitely violated her right to privacy and they were not justified in firing her. Pettit was a dedicated teacher for many years and she did not involve her personal life in the workplace. Because of her sexual preferences, she was judged and fired from her job. The Board of Education should not have fired Pettit is due to the fact that they had no evidence to prove that she was not doing her job correctly and her privacy was violated. Pettit was an elementary school teacher who taught children with disabilities. The case study said that “Mrs. Pettit was one of those dedicated teachers”……and “she had been working with mentally challenged children for over thirteen years” (Shaw, 2014, p. 342). Pettit did not promote her sexual lifestyles in the classroom so why did the Board of Education fire her? The Board of Education had no good evidence. All they did was assume that Pettit was an unfit teacher and they...
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...Help can come from unexpected places no matter where you are. The story "7th grade" by Gary Soto and the "Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas. They share a common theme. Both stories teach us, help can come from unexpected places. When you need help, you need help might find it where you least expect it. In 7th grade by Gary Soto tells a story about a boy named Victor, who's in 7th grade he tries to impress his crush Teresa. When he is in French the teacher asks if anybody already knows how to speak French already. Victor raises his hand, wanting to impress Teresa. The teacher asks him to speak what he knows. Victor doesn't know any French says what he thinks sounds like it could be French but it sounds like nonsense. The teacher didn’t...
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...Charles Kuehnle English 1010 August 28 Having just finished reading “The Loss of the Creature” by Walker Percy I felt the need to write down my thoughts. The first section of the piece talks about the Grand Canyon. The article starts with the discovery of the Grand Canyon by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas, and how by “being first, he has access to it and can see it for what it is.” (pg 459) Then Percy tells us of a man from Boston who goes to a traveling agency and books a trip to the Grand Canyon with his family. The family goes on a tour and the man says “Why it is every bit as beautiful as a picture postcard!” (pg 460), and Percy continues to say that the man does not feel cheated and that some might be able to say that he’s been to the Grand Canyon, but this made me question “He saw the Grand Canyon, but did he experience it?” This question is later answered by Percy as no that because of mass media such as travelers’ brochures, pictures, and stories, the man had already formed an expected image of the Grand Canyon in his mind, and because of his expected image he wouldn’t be able to experience the true natural beauty of the canyon, and that he might even feel bad about not being there at the right time for the right image. Later on in the piece it moves from the Grand Canyon to a discussion about the layman and a loss of sovereignty. By “loss of sovereignty” (pg 465) I believe that Percy is talking about the layman giving his sovereignty or chance to truly observe...
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...There are many types of interesting people in the world that could help you. The story "Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas and the story "7th Grade" by Gary Soto are about helping others. They share a common theme. Both stories teach people that help can come from different places or from different people. If you ask for help, you will get help. In the story "Scholarship Jacket" by Marta Salinas, there is a girl named Martha who has had perfect grades for eight years. One day the principle told her that she would have to pay fifteen dollars to get the jacket. When she got home she asked her grandpa for fifteen dollars to buy the scholarship jacket. He said no because it would be something you paid for and not earned. The next day she told...
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...with the exception of the museum tour. Some of the themes that emerged encompassed the teacher’s classroom management skills and within that, the lack of culturally responsive classroom management and how teachers respond to students changing needs. Other themes included the teacher’s content knowledge and the use of feminist pedagogy. The academic...
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...Physical punishment should be allowed in school. 형준 : (cogent)I agree with physical punishment because the teachers’s authority is encroached. physical punishment is a basic means to control the students. It is difficult for one teacher to control many students. jamie : (interjection) Teacher can teach students without physical punishment. The many teachers think that a punishment is the best way in our society. Don't you think that is wrong? kate : If the teachers can’t control the students, they will lose the teachers’s authority. (statistic)In infringement of teachers’s authority that occurred in the last year , unfair act is accounted for 40% by the students and parents. The number of infringement of teachers’s authority is increased 12-times than twenty years ago. (reference)For example, some students swore to a teacher in front of parents. Another students beat a head of a teacher 3-times because the teacher make him angry. (emotional appeal&words)If the teachers’s authority is invaded cruelly, who protects the teachers’s authority? Jamie : (Cogent argument) In these days, one of the most commonly practiced strategies used by teachers to alter long term behavior of their students is physical punishment. Physical punishment has been used in schools as a way of handling disciplinary problems. It refers to school rules which allow students to be punished using physical pain without causing injury. It is believed that using punitive method can promote students’...
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...Teach Me like I’m Rich Are children really getting the same education as other students of different social classes? The curriculum is the same, but it’s not the same education, it is taught differently depending on the schools overall social class. The “hidden curriculum” depicted by Anyon’s title is students learning things they would need to know for the jobs along their economic class. The Curriculum of the social classes in the schools is less defined as it rises in the social food chain. The curriculum of liberal education that Delbanco wants back in colleges is similar to that of schools with that of the higher social classes Anyon describes. The only way liberal and economical agendas can co-exist is if all these social classes were viewed the same and treated equal; using a little bit of each social class to make an all-across fair education. Education shouldn’t be used to train children into jobs of their social class, but be taught to make something of themselves; they should be given the same education as any other schools economic. Education is and should be used as a tool to open the minds of the children so as they go through the different grades they can be open to the different opportunities they can have in their adult lives. The different social classes broken down by Anyon are: the working class schools, middle class school, affluent professional school, and the executive elite school. In the working class schools “the procedure is usually mechanical, involving...
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