...The New Model of American Education: Inclusion or Exclusion?? November 27, 2011 EEX5665 Bernadette Harris University of North Florida College of Education & Human Services Graduate School According to the U.S. Department of Education, the N.C.L.B. Act of 2001, came the law of public education that states “that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging State academic achievement standards and state academic assessments.” This law was instituted to increase accountability in public educators for the individualized education of every student in the public school system. In theory, it eliminates the ability to simply push students forward from grade to grade without evidence that they can perform at grade level. It brought with it the death of what we had previously come to know as “social promotion.” Quickly on the heels of N.C.L.B. came the I.D.E.A. (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) of 2004, which affirms the guiles of N.C.L.B. while taking accountability a bit further. I.D.E.A. states that “all students (including those with disabilities) must have access to a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment” (Wright, 2004). The “least restrictive environment,” as defined by legislators, has become what is now known as “inclusion education” and the birth of the “inclusion” classroom. Prior to the passing...
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...more hands-on approach that utilizes both the teacher’s intellectual values and skills as well as the students. B. Traditional schools have a more one-on-one intercourse between professor and student. 1. In a traditional school you can interact with students easier than if you were online. Living on campus lets you have a space to call your own. Online Education A. Students are given the opportunity to choose from various schools, programs and courses which are not available in the area where they live in. 1. Offers flexibility to students. Allows a more student-centered teaching approach. B. Getting an online education may help in ensuring that each lesson or material is completely understood before moving on to the next. 1. Online course materials can be accessed 24 hours a day every day. Students can easily read and review lectures, discussions and other materials relevant to their course. C. Online education you receive more savings because there are no additional costs for transportation and accommodation. Abstract There has been a strong debate about online education and...
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...Race and Social Justice: Land of the Slaves Racism is common. It depicts how people think they are superior to others. Black people have experienced racism or discrimination from white people. Racism in America is like a form of xenophobia. White people harass the people who are not so powerful or who they just don't like. Discrimination is the leading cause of violence in America. It is a strange phenomenon that we are continually scrambling to make sense of. It is evident in our judicial system, schools, and it powers our politics. There are cases of discrimination in our schools, justice system, and prisons. The three articles discuss the causes, effects, and solutions to these problems. Mary Ellen Flannery, in " The School-to-Prison Pipeline:...
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...the citizens of the United States of America. In the U.S, public education funds rely on taxation of local property. These property taxes vary between different districts and locations. This variance of property tax revenues often leads to inequality of education due to lack of financial resources in the school to provide opportunities, facilities and programs for the students. This inequality of opportunities is evident and often leads up to broader, much larger social problems in the long run. According to the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, racial minorities are more likely, than their white counterpart, to be suspended from school, receive less access to math and science classes, and are usually taught by lower-paid teachers with less experience. (Rich 2015) Statistics from the date proved that based on the data collected during the 2011-2012 academic year, black students face harsher discipline than other students and are three times more likely to be suspended than white students. Young African-American students are also suspended and expelled at disproportionate rates, even students as young as preschool-level. Students of color also lacks the access to schools that offer a full range of math and science courses, which undoubtedly impacts their chances of getting into the STEM careers, which the country direly requires. These students were also more likely to attend schools where fewer than 60% of the teachers meet all state certification and licensure...
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...honor society or even remedial students; it is special education students. The population of students served under IDEA (Individuals With Disabilities Education) has grown at nearly twice the rate of the general education population (New America Foundation, 2013). The principal reason for this increase was the widening of the definition of "disabled" under IDEA by Congress in 1997 to include children ages three to nine that are considered to be "developmentally delayed." Since the 1980’s there has been a movement in the education of Special Needs Students (SNS) to move the students from the isolation of a dedicated special education classroom and to have them work alongside “typical” students. This development, often referred to as ‘Inclusive Education ,' ‘Mainstreaming’ or ‘Integration ,' is a hotly debated topic. As with any movement in the educational system, the question of funding comes into play. The impact and change on a typical student’s education, as well as the educational and social experience of an SNS, is one of the prominent concerns in the inclusive education debate. One of the main concerns is that the inclusion of SNS will have a negative impact on the progress and education of both Special Needs and typical students. Many teachers worry that typical students will either be easily distracted by the added SNS and/or that their time will have to be allocated more to the SNS. The impact that a...
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...The No Child Left Behind Act By: Carroll Zentz Abstract The No Child Left behind Act is a law that was formulated by George W. Bush within one week of being in office in 2001. A few months later the law passed in January of 2002. The reason the No Child Left behind Act was enacted was to better the education for the children of America. The No Child Left behind Act is a very controversial topic, due to the lack of funding provided by the government, and how teachers get laid off for not being deemed �highly qualified� teachers. However, statistics have indicated that the No Child Left behind Act has helped to make an improvement in the education for the youth of America. No Child Left Behind Act The No Child Left behind (NCLB) Act is now a United States federal law that was created to improve the public school system. This is the first amendment that has been made since the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. President George W. Bush felt that the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 was inadequate. So he devised his own way to try and improve it, thus creating the No Child Left behind Act. Another reason George W. Bush created the No Child Left behind Act is because he was noticing that the achievement gap between minority students and white students was growing. The No Child Left behind Act has many theories that should equal perfection according to President Bush. Some of these theories entail all students being proficient by the 2013-2014...
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...Conforming American Students In the article “Against School” by John Taylor Gatto, the author argues students and teachers in schools are bored. And that schooling systems are used to create servants, or the ultimate consumers out of children. He also argues that children in schools are categorized into social categories. Though his standpoints on education and educators and educational systems are true, his reasonings are mislaid. The key problem of public education in America is the constraints teachers are given with how they teach, and therefore the students are bored with the way they are being taught. Here in American schools today, walking into a classroom, the atmosphere is almost always lacking excitable energy. The students are falling...
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...of agriculture jobs but the one that people forget about is agriculture teachers. There are over 20,000 agriculture teachers just in the United States, and thats not even counting the ones that are also FFA advisors. (FFA.org) Although agriculture teachers have a very tight and demanding schedule that they have to work with throughout the year, they have a really exciting career because of the history of the job and what they do, the...
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...decision. People are forgetting about the underdogs, those who do not use marijuana nor do they want their families around it. If all of the states were to legalize it then where are those who want to avoid it going to go? Will it affect or pollute the fresh air? Will the phrase “fresh air” even be realistic? Should states even have the right to legalize marijuana? These are some things that will be considered when it comes to legalizing marijuana. Another issue that needs to be focused on is No Child Left Behind act in our schools. We need to educate our teachers better before they teach in front of a class, then they need to be monitored regularly in order for them to take their job seriously. Teachers should have to go to weekly meetings to discuss what they did that week and what they plan to get done in the upcoming week. They should discuss the grades of each student and hopefully the increase they are making. Teachers...
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...Newsroom put it, we’re 7th in Literacy, 27th in Math, and 22nd in Science (The Newsroom, 2012). America used to be an educated country; now we just base our opinions on what we get from social media, and the people around us. In this piece, I’m going to look at why some people think the American Education System is failing, and why some people think it’s not. What does it mean to fail? A bad grade in one of your classes? Falling behind, and not being able to catch up? Here, we’re going to look at the problem surrounding the failing American Education System. In an article from Foreign Affairs magazine, it’s stated...
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...we (the food banks) run many of these people would not be getting any of the nutrition that they need on a daily basis. (FeedingAmerica.org) In the world today there are people who never have to worry about where their next meal is coming from. However, there are other who face those woes every day. Food banks are one of the options people have to help feed their families. The community food bank of New Jersey, along with our partner agencies, feed an estimated 900,000 people throughout the year in the state of New Jersey alone. There are also many other options available to New Jersey residents including the WIC program for pregnant woman and their children and SNAP (supplemental nutrition assistance program). But it is still hard for many residents to make ends meet and provide enough food with enough nutritional value for their families. The rising cost of putting food on the table is becoming a burden on many families. More and more people are turning to food banks and supplemental nutritional programs to help either feed their families completely or to help bring the food to the tables. In New Jersey alone 13.5% of adults and a staggering 18.6% of children are food insecure. This means that this percentage of people do not know where their next...
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...States of America, teachers and also administrators have prolonged issues concerning appropriate coaching for English Learner's who have shown troubles with reading as well as studying. Educators often feel as if they are not as prepared as they should be to supply content material instruction because teachers are not sure whether their student is having a difficult time as result of a reading issue, learning disorder, lack of training on their part, or possibly limited English proficiency. Unfortunately, the result of this kind of distress has been under as well as over representation associated with English students withinside restorative as well as education lessons. Every state has their own formal as well as informal assessments that they use to determine the different proficiency levels of their students. The first thing we as educators must do is build background knowledge on our students. Doing this will allow us to see what our students already know about certain topics. Some ways that you can build background knowledge is by free recall, word association, structured questions, recognition, and unstructured discussion (NYSED Guidelines, 2012). Explicit instruction is another assessment used and is very useful when students are obtaining literacy. Under explicit instruction, the academics are split up into smaller sections that are more compliant for the students. Another assessment used is called scaffolding, which helps students in progressing to the next level in...
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...headline in America today? Americans are faced with a crisis that needs immediate attention and action. As school shooting continue to tear a part communities and take the lives of innocent adolescents, government officials and leaders have failed to develop effective change. Countless ideas have been created by lawmakers and society, yet no major legislation has been passed. Many people how spoken out on how to solve this crisis, like current president Donald Trump. After the Marjory Stoneman Douglas School shooting, Trump proposed the idea to arm teachers with guns to stop school shooters. Not only is this an unpractical and misguided idea, but it reveals the wrong approach towards...
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...SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCE, MANAGEMENT AND PEDAGOGY MPA 504 Reflection Paper on How to Become a Better Public Servant (Teacher) Ria P. Pachica Dr. Angelina C. Villareal (Student-Iloilo Group) (Professor) Introduction I come to education later in life and with a passion. I did not expect that I would have a second career. I volunteered in a kindergarten class for a few hours a week to be generous to the community. Quickly, I discovered that I was the one receiving the gift. The children were extraordinary; exciting, challenging, and loving. Her teachers and the other teachers I met at her school were extraordinary as well. Their caring, professionalism, and openheartedness moved and inspired me. Reasons for Wanting to Become a Teacher I believe that teaching is an essential and noble profession. Next to parents, teachers are the most important foundational element in our society. Everything important begins in childhood, especially 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...
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...education at all. The economy’s downfall has had an effect on public education which is causing budget cuts within schools. This effect has educators, parents, and district board members worried about how this would affect not only the students, but the employees as well. Being that the country of America is already behind in the levels of education, people want to understand why the government takes away funds from the schools and the various education programs. Our education system has been suffering due to the trend of education cutbacks. How do schools expect our students to succeed to the highest level if schools cannot have a decent budget? The status of schools in America need to become better and students deserve the best education possible. In the state of South Carolina the Hampton County School District Two has been exploring options to generate revenue and cut expenditures for most of the year. A board meeting was held on Tuesday, November 19, 2013 to discuss how budget cuts have had an effect on the elementary, middle, and high schools within the district. Sixteen employees have already been laid off and this has parents very concerned about having enough employees especially teachers within the school district. What makes this situation worse is that the district does not know how many more employees will be let go. Gruber 2013, states that “a Columbia-based lawyer and a public finance expert...
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