...Beliefs about Teaching The main purpose of education is to develop students’ ability to think critically and integrate ideas. For this to take place teachers must have a desire to educate young people, act as positive role models, and have an ability to work with students from diverse backgrounds as well as strong interpersonal and organizational skills. Teaching is a challenging job with many unique frustrations, but the rewards of teaching are numerous. Teachers get incredible joy in seeing the difference they make as students gain new insight. Teachers foster creativity, develop character and provide students with the skills they need to reach their potential. As a teacher, you see the fruits of your efforts everyday as you use your intelligence and creativity to help students become excited about learning. As teachers we are capable of wide variation in our performance as role models, and we can demonstrate both positive and negative behaviors in a single encounter. We should therefore impart essential concepts about life and learning in a beneficial approach to improving performance. Effective interpersonal relationships and organization skills are equally as important. The teacher-child relationship plays a significant role in facilitating social skill development. Children demonstrate higher interpersonal and learning-related skills in classrooms where teachers provide organization and guidance. It is my belief that teachers are lifelong learners and should always...
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...Holly Green 19 June 2015 Belief Paper Teaching writing at the middle school level requires a specific focus on fundamentals and the product. Students are required to perform well on state level writing tests and master the basic functions required to produce persuasive, expository, and argumentative writings. Adhering to certain “tensions” throughout the development helps successfully achieve this goal for teachers and students. While more attention should be given to creativity and the students’ freedom in constructing a piece of writing, the demand for success from local, state, and federal administration directs the core of writing. I believe focusing on specific practices at this level of education will benefit the students’ success on demanding assessments. Clearly stated, “Quality writing is the victim of time and influence from external testing regimes.” (Ryan, 80). Controlling the assignment and focus on instruction is vital for a teacher. Middle school students need specific direction and continual guidance in order to produce a successful piece of writing. By giving the class a detailed expectation of each part of an essay, the students know what is needed to produce that. Defining length requirements, organization of thoughts, and conventions help students learn the specifics needed to write successfully. Student receptivity takes precedence over student activity. In accordance with controlling the assignment, production of an essay can be mastered...
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...described in the introduction paragraph of this editorial, “Legalize Drugs-All of Them” the author is a retired police officer whom favors legalization of all drugs. His subjectivity on the legalization of drugs is based on his life experience as an officer. His experience of daily handling situations created by drugs and drug use has molded his subjectivity on the legalization of drugs. He has been witness to many situations involving the subject at hand and has formed his opinion based on past experiences. The author’s subjectivity has influenced the opinion he expresses in his nonfiction work by illustrating that he feels as if drugs being legalized will help eliminate additional issues that are caused by drugs. His work expresses his belief that making drugs legal will inevitably create a more peaceful place for everyone to live, including the police officers who sacrifice their safety while fighting to keep drugs off of the street while, in his opinion, more imminent crimes need the attention of said officers. His work as an officer gives him a unique outlook on the subject and leads him to feel passionately about the legalization of drugs. His opinion is highlighted through his experience in the field as an officer. The author’s subjectivity is illustrated throughout his writing in many aspects. Aside from the excerpt stating his life experiences effect on his opinion, it is obvious of his subjectivity through his writing in this editorial. The author uses harsh analogies...
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...the world and its components should go together. Although we may not all share the same worldviews, we do have the ability to express our own opinions and arguments on them. There is a minimum of “five clusters of beliefs” which include God, reality, knowledge, ethics and human nature. (Nash, 1999, p.14) Some worldviews may contain other beliefs, “these five define the most important differences among competing conceptual systems.” (Nash, 1999, p.14) First we look at a crucial part of any worldview. While the world holds many different religions the underlying question is there a God and only one God and is he a personal being? Within the different cultures of society cultures such as Buddhism, Hinduism and Shintoism all share their own difference of worldview and belief in God. While we share different views on the world we share a common belief in God, while the beliefs do vary, we share that common ground within any religion. Metaphysics (ultimate reality) covers the basis of God and the universe, is the universe eternal, did God create the world and what is the purpose of the universe/cosmos? These questions have all been asked by society and we answer them to the best of our ability. We do not all share the same answers, but we have a belief in how the universe was created. Epistemology (knowledge) is something that you learn or remember through experience. Without knowledge where would the world be today? Society has to have knowledge to achieve. Example...
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...reputation. As the reader explores more of the details behind this article, information pours off of the page, showing a much deeper story than what is portrayed through the pages of this report. Through this continued “protection” of a friend, the authors credibility is greatly diminished and left to be based on opinion instead of factual writing. As a future teacher, this could become an issue when it comes to my own level of subjectivity. I can still look back today and see the point of view that many of my teachers held and the way that many of them would inadvertently try and impose their opinions on specific topics on me and other students. Whether or not I agreed with their point of view, this was still a very unprofessional route of teaching. No matter what the topic, a teacher is called to teach from an un-biased stand. As information is...
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...this paper we will compare the philosophies of three diverse faiths. The faiths chosen are Islam, Christian Science and Buddhism, and how they compare to Christianity. We will learn about basic beliefs, spiritual perspectives on healing, and the components of healing such as meditation, prayer and other rituals they follow. Furthermore, addressing the importance and perceptive of how to care for a patient with a different faith and cultural view. In the field of nursing we are in constant contact with patients of several different faiths. This requires an abundance of knowledge and acceptance towards multiple beliefs and religions. The philosophies of Christian Science, Buddhism and Islam compared to Christianity have significantly diverse beliefs surrounding health, illness, death and healing. From a spiritual perspective we will learn about each of these faiths. We will place focus on their beliefs on healing, meditation, rituals, prayer and their views on afterlife. We as healthcare providers need to know what is viewed with importance in their faith in order to treat the patient with respect and dignity. Buddhism is a religion based on the teaching and traditions of Siddhartha Gautama, who is also referred to as the Buddha implicating “the Awakened one”. Buddhists mimic a belief of freedom from the world (Tanaka, 1999). From the Buddhist perspective healing comes from within the body and mind. They feel that the mind is non-physical and limitless, genderless...
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...Christianity and Paganism vs. Buddhism ENG 121 Tara Faircloth Mrs. Jalbert May 23, 2011 In today’s world there are many religions. Most of the religions are based off of one specific religion. Even though they may be similar to each other they are also different. I have chosen to write my paper about three religions or faiths these religions would be Paganism, Christianity, and Buddhism. I have chosen to write about these three because they all have similarities to one another as well as differences. As you are reading this paper you will learn about each of these religions or faiths, what they have in common, and what makes them different. To begin my paper I am going to discuss the faiths of Paganism and Christianity. In today’s world Approximately 400,000 people practice Paganism and seventy five percent practice Christianity. Paganism is the base religion or faith of all faiths that have become of the world. Paganism dates back to the Roman Empire. It is a faith that is based on nature and its practices are used every day. Paganism has many gods or goddesses that they look to. Paganism nowadays is believed to be evil but in all controversy it is not and actually shares its faith and practices with Christianity. It has its own stories that are similar to the stories of Christianity such as the Garden of Eden, forbidden fruit, the snake in the Garden of Eden as well as the great flood. Paganism also shares holidays with Christianity such as Easter, Christmas...
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...GCSE RS REVISION QUESTIONS Religion and Relationships 01 Give two responsibilities that couples accept when they marry. (2 marks) Give two reasons why couples divorce (2 marks) Give two ways in which couples can commit to each other (2marks) 0 2 Explain the ways in which religious belief might influence the choice of a marriage partner. (4 marks) Explain the attitude of religious believers to problems in marriage and divorce (4marks) Explain the ways in which religious belief might influence the choice of an abortion (4 marks) 0 3 ‘Marriage vows are out of date.’ What do you think? Explain your opinion. (3 marks) ‘Marriage is old fashioned these days’ What do you think? Explain your opinion.(3 marks) ‘Divorce is always wrong’ What do you think? Explain your opinion. (3 marks) 0 4 Explain briefly religious teachings about the use of contraception within marriage. (3 marks) Explain briefly religious teachings about marriage and divorce (3 marks) Explain briefly religious teachings about marriage and parenting (3Marks) 0 5 ‘Couples should marry before they have children.’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have thought about more than one point of view. Refer to religious arguments in your answer. (6 marks) ‘There shouldn’t be an age of consent’ Do you agree? Give reasons for your answer, showing that you have thought about more than one point of view. Refer to religious arguments in your...
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...principles. With the religion professor instructions the class increasingly discover new things about the different kinds of religions and beliefs. One of the things that the class professor asked was to identify themselves with three of this principles and indicate how they could apply them to their lives. Soon students began working on their assignments for that week. The student who is writing this article, had an encounter with her own faith. The student did not have any credibility in the Jewish faith. She was surprised to see how this religion resembled to the belief that she was taught by her parents, but that teaching had not too much substantial validity for her either. Science and knowledge sometimes destroy faith. This was a task she had to do, so she forced herself to apply these principles to her life in one way or another. For her, there was no doubt of the existence of a Creator, so the principle number one was not so difficult for her to choose. The other two were not that easy. The next thing she chose was the principle number eleven, that was the belief in a divine reward and retribution and the other one was number thirteen, that was the belief in the resurrection after death (Maimonides, 2013). Here is explained in more detail how this controversial paradox made sense in the distinguished faith and belief of that student. Belief in the Existence of a Creator The first principle was easy for this student to understand. This student just as the scientist...
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...as we all know is a person’s perspective on the world. We get these worldviews from personal experiences, but mostly we obtain them from assumptions. For example, in high school there is a new student from another country. We assume that because this student is from a different country that he is smart, which may not be true. The new student is a symbol for a worldview, it shows that we as people judge a situation and make what we want to make of it, but do not see it for what the situation actually is. To me a worldview is being able to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and imagining you growing up in a different country with a different family, belief and education. (Word count 132) A biblical worldview is something that every Christian has without knowing it. The biblical worldview is taking all Christian values and teachings and blending it together with life lessons and even school subjects. We also need to know that God is the center of everything and how God is revealed in life in general. This is believed because it is the truth. As Christians we need to think like critical thinkers and not pretend we know something that we do not know. When we do that we tend to stray away from Gods word and start making it our own. (Word count 100) My worldview is that people can be accepting at times, but ultimately as a world we have much trouble uniting. I always imagine what it would be like growing up in a place where I did not know about the grace of God or even have a home...
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...Critical Reflections on Teaching What is reflective teaching? Reflection defined | |[pic]|recognising |[pi| | | | |+ |c] | | |Reflection means | |examining | |the way we teach. | | | |+ | | | | | |ruminating over | | | This involves more than just describing what we do or what we have done. As individuals, each with our own background and experience, we bring certain beliefs, assumptions, knowledge, attitudes and values to teaching. Our teaching takes place in a social setting that has its own unique characteristics, opportunities and constraints. Reflective teaching means exploring the implications of all these complex factors with the intention of understanding and improving our practice. A good place to start is by considering our own pasts, as learners and teachers and reflecting on the beliefs, knowledge and values that we have developed from our experiences. Levels of reflection In a sense, we reflect constantly as we teach, responding to ongoing situations in the classroom as they arise. This is sometimes called reflection-in-action. Reflection-in-action usually happens very fast, perhaps even intuitively...
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...Professionalism and Personal Belief Lynn University January 18, 2014 As a former student athlete at the University of South Florida, we dedicated our time to the children in the surrounding community. We participated in a Thanksgiving food drive, Great American Teaching and a Christmas gift drive annually. As a team, we loved volunteering because we were able to be role models and positively impact so many of their lives. The highlight for majority of the team was when our coach gave the children tickets to our games and we were able to see them holding signs and cheering for us. I wanted to continue giving back to the community throughout college so I asked my cousin, a social worker, if I could volunteer my time and help her with some of the children she worked with. Many of the children I spoke with had issues with one particular counselor because he did not like that many of them were gay. I approached him and suggested that if he was uncomfortable with the children that he should change jobs. He stated that he was getting paid pretty well and all they needed was the word of God. Instead of helping them with their real issues, he was forcing religion on them. This situation reminds me of Jennifer Keeton; she is anti-gay and counseling students who refuse remedial training (Huff post). Keeton insisted that homosexuality is an “immoral personal choice” and refused to affirm a gay client’s behavior as “right or healthy”. Federal...
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...about the reasons as to why religion courses taken at school may be favourable, on what ground those religious courses be taught on should they be incorporated into the school system, and the invalidity of Nord's argument in favour of religion in public school. Where Nord believes that the reason religion should be studied in schools is to provide balance with the large amount of secular courses taken, Feinberg disagrees, stating that this is not reason enough to evoke the mandation of religion courses. Rather, Feinberg feels that since students are exposed to an environment instilled with religion, providing them different perspectives of their current understandings may envoke self-reflection and self-criticism towards their own beliefs. Moreover, he states that this type of learning will promotoe critical thinking due to the exposition of alternative worldviews because it introduces them to a different way that they see the world. Feinberg goes on further to say that a way of going about this would be to allow students to interpret sacred texts, but having them understand it the way they choose to. As a result, this aim brings forth the idea of what grounds these religious courses should be taught on. The basis on which religion is to be taught on should religious classes be made mandatory in public schools, can be approached in several ways. According to Nord, religion must be taught in school on the basis of constitutional and educational grounds. Otherwise, students...
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...------------------------------------------------- MY CURRENT ETHICAL CREDO Danielle August 10, 2015 What is Right or Wrong? Asking the question what is right from wrong not only makes you think about the question itself, but when you are answering the question your answer is molded by your influenced surroundings, the culture you are brought up in, and the mental state you have at that time. There are many opinions of what is right from wrong and I do not believe that there is a correct answer. We all have different viewpoints about a particular subject and some of us value a particular belief more than others. My beliefs come from my upbringing and my life experiences. I determine what is right from wrong through my perception of Natural Law, Deontology, Virtue and Care Ethics. God is always perfectly rational, he would never be out of line with Natural Law. I feel that this theory builds my entire belief system. I believe God puts challenges in front of us to see how we will handle and react in a certain situation. I do feel Natural Law uses reason to tell us the specific human laws and they are consistently aligned within each other. In present time, putting our human laws into practice by updating them due to the circumstances, times, and understanding; I feel is perfectly rational within our Natural Law. As a Catholic Christian I try to find my footing within my own religion and find myself doubting some of the practices within the church. Although my opinion differs in birth...
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...aAlthough some people may argue that teaching is not a real profession, there are several factors that prove otherwise. Factors that define teaching as a profession include: • A specialized body of knowledge: Every day teachers teach students a specific subject or subjects, such as Math, Science, History, or Reading. Teachers are also responsible for knowing how to maintain an effective classroom environment and they must have knowledge of how children think and act. • Emphasis on decision making: Teachers are required to make decisions constantly throughout the day. They are responsible for deciding that types of lessons need to be taught and how to teach them. Teachers also have to decide how to react to students, for example teachers must decide how to discipline a student with poor conduct. • Reflection: Teachers have to constantly analyze and self-criticize their own teaching methods to determine their effectiveness. They must go over each lesson that they’ve taught and ask themselves whether or not the students understood it. A teacher can look over test scores or papers to determine if the lesson was taught accurately. • Autonomy: Teachers also have to use their own personal judgment to make decisions every day. Although states and districts set standards for curriculum and assessments, teachers make the direct decisions involved with teaching. Teachers must determine how much time should be spent on each subject and the best way to teach it. • Ethical standards for...
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