...My friends and I decided to go to the beach yesterday. On our way we drove down Woodward Avenue, a street that happens to be lined with beautiful old tulip trees. “Those are tulip trees; they are the largest deciduous trees in North America.” I told my friends. Of course I received the inevitable question from the back seat, “How do you know that?” I had to think about that for a minute, and then I knew; when I was in first grade we started learning about plants, and we learned the difference between coniferous and deciduous trees. I can remember sitting in my father’s car telling him about what I had learned about about , and he told me about the Tulip Trees that lined Woodward Ave. My friends are always amazed that I can hold onto information for such a long time. Of course my ability doesn’t impress me. What I find astonishing is the way that learning grows from itself, like a plant whose cutting you can put into water so that it will root. Knowing one thing, the difference between deciduous and evergreen trees, led to my learning about something close to home, which led me to learn about when the tulip trees were planted, by whom, and what zoning rules were causing some of them to be preserved while others were cut down. Knowledge is just like that - you get a little bit of it and it grows. When I think about going to llc agreement college, about leaving the facts and sights that I’ve known and explored for years I am filled not with fear but with a rising tide of excitement...
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...The use of parallelism as a literary device revolves around the repetition of words and sentences as a primary method of generating rhythm and meter. The poem "Learning to Love America" includes an extensive use of parallelism with the primary effect of juxtaposing ideas with contrasting meaning as a means of showing their differences or relationship. In some cases, the parallelism is created through grammatical construct which highlights an element of simplicity in this poem in its attempt to convey its message. The effective use of repetition and contrast in this poem set it as a distinct example in which parallelism stands out as the main literary device outlining the structure of the poem. The sentence "because the water of the ocean is...
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...towards Family and Learning: Basis for the Development of SOME (Strengthening Oneself through Mother’s Enduring) Love Program” Degree : Master of Education Specialization : Guidance and Counseling Key Concepts : Mother - at – Work, Stay - at - Home Mother, Children’s Attitude, Family, Learning, and SOME Love Program” Adviser : Peter Howard R. Obias, Ph.D. Statement of the Problem The purpose of the study was to find out the impact of mothers- at-work and stay-at-home mothers with their children’s attitudes towards family and learning. It also looked for a program that would help in further strengthening the love of their children towards their mother. Specifically, the study sought to answer the following: 1.Determine the profile of the respondents with regards to: a. mother – at - work b. stay – at - home 2.Determine the scores of attitudes of the respondents in terms of: a. family b. learning 3.Find the significant difference between the profile and attitudes of the respondents. 4.Develop a proposed program to be used as intervention based on the results of the study. METHODOLOGY Research Design This study used a descriptive survey method that utilized an attitude scale to determine the impact on the typical attitudes of the grades four to six students in their family and learning if the mothers are...
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...human beings are reduced down to a number, slapped on a piece of paper, or mechanically entered into some cyber sphere. This is the value of today’s students in America; the numbers that represent them. However, there are key principles taught by David McCullough in his address “Love of Learning,” and Thomas G. Plummer’s “Diagnosing and Treating the Ophelia Syndrome” that have given new insight into addressing the errors in our educational system that so many today are lamenting, yet are misdiagnosing, and treating with snake oil. These two men have been on both the learner and the teacher side of life, and I believe have correctly identified critical elements to true learning. And as they possess such experience, it begs the question: how does our country’s current approach to education align with these men’s ideas about learning? Let’s be so bold as to propose that it does not. These men provide the two key pieces to education that our country is currently lacking, and while both use rational thinking to arrive at their conclusions, Plummer argues that individuals stunt their learning and growth when they depend on others to do the thinking, while McCullough focuses on the distinction between learning, and the accumulation of information. The question remains, is there a distinction between gaining knowledge and just getting good grades? Summaries In the first article, “Diagnosing and Treating the Ophelia Syndrome,” Thomas G. Plummer (1990/2013), a professor of Germanic and...
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...Numbers are attached with everything. Instead of having students create something of their own demise, they are expectant to regurgitate information for tests all to create one giant number. Rather than encourage learning, this drives students to not only become extremely dependent on teachers for the acquisition of information, but it creates absolutely zero desire for students to learn. McCullough talks of the importance of learning to love learning, not learning to cram every bit of our brain full of information. One of the most important things that can be learned in college is how to learn and how to love learning. If we do not gain that appreciation for learning while we are in school, then it is much harder to continue learning after we are done and graduated. David McCullough proposes that learning and being educated is not just memorizing and knowing the facts and information that is given to us, but comes through concentrated work and a desire to learn from great books and great teachers (McCullough 334). SUMMARY In, “Diagnosing and Treating the Ophelia Syndrome,” Thomas G. Plummer, mourns the widespread lack of individual’s ability to think for their own self, labeling the condition “Ophelia Syndrome.” The symptoms of this mental malady, he argues, include a dependency on others to tell you what and how to think. He suggests that in today’s universities there comes a point in every field where a teacher can no longer tell a student what to think. And if students...
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...few that would be able to escape this eternal circle to attain a certain spirituality. Many of these religions offer a final spiritual destination, it could be the promise of life after death, release from pain and suffering, or knowledge, the list is endless. This spirituality can be thought as a goal, which people are striving to attain. In Buddhism, the final goal can be called enlightenment, nirvana. There are many people throughout history that devote their lives to reach this final goal of enlightenment. Similarly in Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse, the life journeys of Govinda, Gautama, Vasudeva, and Siddhartha show that everyone has a different way to reach enlightenment, but each way includes learning and love. Govinda, Gautama, Vasudeva, and Siddhartha had experienced a learning process in order to reach enlightenment. “Behold, then Govinda also stepped forward, the shy one, and spoke, ‘I too appeal to the Exalted One and to his teachings’, and asked for acceptance among the disciples, and was accepted” (26). This is when Siddhartha and Govinda went to the city of Savatthi, seeking to hear Gautama’s teachings. After hearing this many people along with Govinda stepped forward and asked to be accepted among the disciples. At that point in time one could not have possibly reached enlightenment without the prior knowledge and understanding that Govinda later understands. Without previous knowledge, even if enlightenment was knocking at the door, Govinda would have never even...
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...knowledge, self-knowledge, resilience, and character. Proper preparation is fundamental to living a full, rewarding life. Without self-knowledge, children may follow wrong paths and end up far from their true callings; lost, sad, and unfulfilled. Without resilience, the storms and challenges of life can turn children from their highest path, leaving them far from who they might have been. Finally, character is the intangible force that raises society as a whole, minimizes shocks and collisions between people, and balances self-interest and social good. Ideally, all of this education starts in the home but often the parents themselves may be inadequately skilled in this regard. School is a necessary complement to and supplement of this learning. As I began to read about children and education, a new world opened. I understood that I had the opportunity to...
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...Sergio Astorga INFT101_19B_201320 March 7, 2013 Summary The latest figures, related to students who are presently involved in any type of formal education, reveals that the numbers of adults in the search for education is rapidly rising. Statistics also show the reasons that drive adults to enroll in adult education as well as the advantage and or disadvantage they possess over a younger person. To develop a more adequate adult learning system, the federal and the states governments, have united efforts to come up with satisfactory methods of approaching adult educational environment, which would aid education institutions and teachers to develop styles to support adults to reach their educational goals. In an attempt to explain the reasons an adult seeks to achieve a higher cultural level, the essayist is going to summarize the perception from different scholars. Follow by the author’s personal experience in the field and seal the writing with the writer’s personal reflection on the discussed theme. The technological advances from the present digital era have engendered the need for highly trained laborers. Presently, jobs for unskilled workers are scarce, while trained labors have a considerable demand. This phenomenon triggered the individual interest on adults to seek for a better education. Besides the highly competitive rate from the contemporary operational forces, there are other peripheral compels, such as parenthood that urge the adult population to hunt for...
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...Philosophy of Education This paper focuses on my personal philosophy of education. Many educators cringe when they hear people ask what their philosophy of education is. This paper offers techniques and strategies that educators can implement when writing their personal philosophies. Also included in this paper are my belief statements on my personal philosophy on education. Lastly, my paper discusses the influences that have helped shaped my philosophy on education. “Your personal philosophy is not just a written statement. It is a perspective that involves your beliefs and values and becomes the basis from which you make decisions about what is important and about your role as an educator” (Armstrong, Henson, & Savage, 2009, p. 278). Through experience and research I wholeheartedly believe that developmentally appropriate practice is the best model for early childhood education. Children learn exceptionally well when in an environment that encourages play and exploration. Being a part of a preschool program it is my goal that the environment should provide experiences that are interactive and engaging for the age levels of the children it serves. Play is a powerful tool that benefits children’s intellectual, social, emotional, physical and language development. Writing a teaching philosophy can be a very daunting task, Montell (2003) suggests, “reflecting on what you don't like can give you insights about what you do like," and that...
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...Humility Entrepreneurship Teamwork 3 Idiots- Life’s Learning Idiots Life s by Ramki Deliver The Promise Learning Social Responsibility Respect for Individual Humility Entrepreneurship Teamwork 1. Never t t be successful , pursue excellence 1 N try to b f l ll Success is the bye product & the result Excellence always creates Success & it is a process of continual improvement Never run after success Let it happen automatically in life Deliver The Promise Learning Social Responsibility Respect for Individual Humility Entrepreneurship Teamwork 2. Freedom t Lif Lif is b 2 F d to Life- Life i beautiful tif l Don’t die before the actual death Live every moment to the fullest as if today is the last day Life is gifted to humankind to live Live & Live happily towards happiness Deliver The Promise Learning Social Responsibility Respect for Individual Humility Entrepreneurship Teamwork 3. Passion l d t E 3 P i leads to Excellence ll When your hobby becomes your profession , the passion becomes your profession You will be able to lead up to excellence in life Satisfaction, Joy, Pleasure & love will be the outcome of the passion Following your passion for years , you will surely become somebody one day Deliver The Promise Learning Social Responsibility Respect for Individual Humility Entrepreneurship Teamwork 4. Learning i very simple- N 4 L i is i l Never stop t Be humble...
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...21 months ago I learned what it really feels like to love. My son was born March 2, 2012, at 6:48pm, weighing in at 8lbs 9oz. Since 6:48pm 21 months ago I have felt an unconditional love that I never knew existed. I cannot say for sure when I first started using the word love, but I can say that all my life up until my son was born I never really felt that I was capable of loving someone or something. I used to use this analogy in my head that if I loved someone I would care if they died, as in it would affect my life. I tried other scenarios, such as if I put the purposed loved one before my own wants and needs, but it never worked because I am the type of person who would always put others needs and wants before my own. In the same regard it didn’t mean love because I couldn’t care less if everyone disappeared, cause in the end I don’t really care for people as a whole all that much. So all I was left with was the death scenario, I knew once I found someone whom I could bear losing that I had found my ability to love. I applied that theory to my parents, sibling, extended family, friends, and lovers throughout my life and the answer always left me not really loving anyone. I would tell those people I loved them because it gave them happiness, but for me it was an empty word because it held no meaning, and it always gave me a sad feeling to know I was essentially lying to them. I couldn’t very well just tell them I really cared for them but I didn’t care if they disappeared from...
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...apply for Nesbitt Discovery Academy. Two major things I really like about Nesbitt is the learning style and the amazing environment. I would really like one major thing in High School. I really want to be challenged in my learning and I know Nesbitt will challenge me. I love to learn new things and going to the Discovery Academy and the STEM school with entail new types of learning. I would really like to learn more in Math and Science because they are my two favorite subjects in school and I love to learn about them. I also think SMART period will really give me some time to focus and to work at lunch. That period will allow me to get...
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...influenced by your own education, and becomes the guide you use to teach your students. But learning is a cooperative effort, requiring engagement on the parts of both students and teachers. Each student has their own learning style. They learn at their own pace and in their own ways. While it is important to establish your teaching style, you should also be flexible enough to take the learning styles of your students into account. Principles and Methods of Teaching The term Teaching method refers to the general principles, pedagogy and management strategies used for classroom instruction. Teaching theories primarily fall into two categories or “approaches” — teacher-centered and student-centered: * Teacher-Centered Approach to Learning Teachers are the main authority figure in this model. Students’ primary role is to passively receive information. * Student-Centered Approach to Learning While teachers are an authority figure in this model, teachers and students play an equally active role in the learning process. The teacher’s primary role is to coach and facilitate student learning and overall comprehension of material. Student learning is measured through both formal and informal forms of assessment, including group projects and class participation. Being a good teacher you should: * Love Those You Teach If you want to influence learners for good, you should not only love to teach; you...
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...The Charlemagne Empire came at a difficult time in history known as the Dark Ages between the seventh and tenth centuries. While the Charlemagne Empire started out small, it soon grew to what today is referred to as Western Europe. Charles the Great also known to many as Charlemagne began his reign as King of the Franks in 768 after his father’s death. As ruler of the Charlemagne Empire he in 800 was crowned emperor of the Romans by the Pope in Rome. Charlemagne was a descendant of the Frankish nation and was known for his love of military battle, which he used to expand his empire. With the expansion of the Charlemagne Empire came a spread also of the Roman church. Charlemagne had a great love for Christianity and his wish was to see it spread...
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...ASSIGNMENT PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PART 1 1.1 List at least five examples of types of skills which you consider to be important for your current studies and at least five examples of types of skills which you consider important for your future career. A skills audit is essentially a process for measuring and recording the skills of an individual or group. The main purpose for conducting a skills audit in an organisation is to identify the skills and knowledge that the organisation requires, as well as the skills and knowledge that the organisation currently has. Skills audits are also usually done to determine training needs so an organisation can improve its skills and knowledge. However skills audits are also completed for other reasons such as restructuring and deployment. A skills audit gathers more information than simply your current qualifications level. It firstly identifies the skills matrices for the organisation and then delves into what the current competencies are of each individual against this predefined set of skills required to fulfil a specific role. The outcome of the skills audit process is a skills gap analysis. This information will enable the organisation to improve by providing the appropriate training and development to individuals to cater for the identified skill gaps. The skills audit process will also provide information which can be used for purposes such as internal employee selection and to ensure...
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