...………………………………………………… 13-15 1.6 Conclusion …………………………………………………………………...15-16 1.7 References …………………………………………………………………... 16-17 1.8 Appendices ………………………………………………………………… 18-29 1.1 Introduction Today, children are spending most of their time being occupied by iPad, iPhone and pad-based gadgets that have the access to the Internet. According to Romeo (2003), the emerging in technological development had allowed computers and touchscreen devices to be added into our lifestyle. For example, touchscreen devices like iPod, iPad, Samsung Tab and etc are used to check emails, surf the Internet, connect with people, either for work purpose or personal purpose, and also used in education purposes in pre-school and colleges. Anderson mentioned this in his research in 1999, “The computer has become recognized tool in education of young children, particularly where it is used to promote problem-solving skills and social interactions amongst children” However in Romeo’s report, it has been said that computers play an important role and are important in young children’s lives, National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) had positioned a statement on the use of technology in education lives by young children in year 1996. The NAEYC suggested that young children be provided with opportunities...
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...in social and political communities. We can see it equally in the economic sphere, in business organisations or corporations. The high turnover of staff in many work places suggests that people are looking for what Lance Secretan, a Canadian guru on leadership, calls ‘soul space’[1] – an environment where they will not simply be cogs in the wheel of production but can live full and happy lives. In my book, Leading Like Madiba: Leadership Lessons from Nelson Mandela[2], published in March 2006, I have attempted to present through stories the type of leadership that will take our world a higher ground.[3] What is so extraordinary about Mr Mandela’s style and practice of leadership is that it crosses the boundaries of culture, gender, race, religion and age. Madiba (as he is fondly referred to in his home country) has done so in a society that was once more polarized than any other – one the world expected to explode along racial and ethnic lines. That it did not was largely due to this extraordinary man and his unique leadership style. What is equally fascinating about Madiba is the fact that each person that has encountered, in one form or another, his leadership feels personally attended to and served. Mr Mandela’s leadership transforms...
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...Question 1: Why should you be selected for learn abroad program at the University of your choice? Present three reasons to support your answer. (max. 500 words) Firstly, I think I should be chosen for the program of my choice which is the Stanford summer International Honors Program 2018 because I want to use this opportunity to grow into a better person, work on areas that I lack in and improve myself as a person. I want to this because I believe that there is always room for improvement. I want to enhance my confidence and communication skills. I have lived in Karachi all my life therefore I also want to use this opportunity to experience living independently since I have never had the chance to travel or live alone. The second reason why...
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...What's my learning style? Why is it important? Every day we interact with the world around us, and as we do we are constantly learning. Recently I have begun to pursue my Bachelors Degree. Our first college course is designed to help us achieve that goal by providing us insight to the type of student we are and how we learn best. We have been focusing on learning styles and our motivation to learn. Using examples in the next few paragraphs I will attempt to show what I have identified to be my motivation and learning style for pursuing my degree. First lets cover motivation. "Motivation is the force that draws us to move towards something" (Connor 2004). Motivation can play a very large part on how we learn. If you are motivated, you are more likely to learn faster because you find the subject fun or interesting. There are many reasons on why someone might be motivated to learn. For example my motivation to learn is to change my life and the type of work I do, while still providing for my family. Recently I have come to the realization that I am bored in my current career. My parents always taught me that since we have to work most of our lives, choose something you enjoy and if you no longer enjoy it make changes because doing what you enjoy leads to a more happy fulfilling life. So I have decided to change career fields. In order to enter my new chosen field I must have the basic knowledge and understanding of that field, therefore I must learn. This is my own personal internal...
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...Why do we get so comfortable with our skill? Why not challenge yourself to improve your skill? As a musician it is very important to challenge yourself. Challenging your skill helps you improve your skill. Settling with your skill and not challenging yourself will not help you as a musician. I actually settled, I never attempted to improve as a musician, that is why this project will help me improve as a musician. As a musician sticking with one style and one genre is not helping at all that is what I had to learn because all I really do is play modern songs, but I learned that in order to improve my skill as a musician I must challenge myself to play multiple genres. In this essay I will explain the steps I took to improve my skills as a musician. By challenging yourself to improve your skill, you can grow as a musician....
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...yourself learn the concepts in algebra 1? Explain -Nothing, absolutely, nothing. I don’t do anything outside of class to help myself learn the concepts of algebra, and there’s no reason why I’m not helping myself. Learning the concepts in algebra should be part of my leisure, but it’s not and there’s no reason for that. 2.) What are your responsibilities in order to help yourself in algebra 1? -My responsibilities in this class are simple. Stay focused in class, be ready to commit, and study. 3.) Should a teacher have high standards and expectations for you? Why? -Yes, a teacher should have high expectations for his/her students. I say this because most people excel in certain things when other influences in that person’s life hold high standards for that person. A lot of people cannot exceed by themselves, so that extra push from a teacher can be very helpful. 4.) Should you be held accountable for the quality of work you do in algebra 1? Why? * Yes, you should be held accountable for your quality of work. I make this statement because a student’s progress should be shown throughout their work. Many people might have a different opinion on this but if a student is on a constant progression it should, with no doubt be rendered in that person’s work. 5.) Are you doing everything possible to make sure you are learning in algebra 1? - No, I do not believe I ‘am doing everything to learn algebra. I say that because once I learn a new...
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...years after I started it, I find that I’m the type of learner that must be interested in the topic or have a purpose for completing the class. Ever since I was a little girl, I was surrounded by distractions in my life that didn’t allow for me to properly focus on school. I was always able to complete the bare minimum to get by, but never really applied myself to my course studies, unless it was something that I was completely interested in. Studies that, looking back, actually allowed for my brain to rest from the chaotic life it dealt with outside of the classroom. Growing up I always enjoyed the extra-curricular activities as opposed to the general requirements, for example English and History, Economics and Government. Because I struggled with being able to focus while in school, I feel today as an adult I suffer from not knowing about some of the key elements to life. And even though today I realize not knowing these things hinders me at times, I still tend to not have a desire to pursue them to better understand. And the reason for this, are the distractions in my life today. I’ve recognized a pattern in my childhood and in my adulthood and rather than taking responsibility, and taking time out of my busy life to learn and grow as an adult I chose to make excuses. I chose to delay educating myself in these areas that are just as important as the areas I chose to involve myself in. I continue to allow myself to push them aside and tell myself “one day”, but I feel as though...
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...Parker Orientation to Education Professor Lewis Philosophy Statement As I was growing up, I always wanted to pursue a profession in something that I could use my creative mind and hands for, such as art. It was my senior year of high school when I decided I wanted to pursue a career in education, specifically early childhood. Most of my family works in the field of education, so I believe that is why I have always had a passion for children and why I work well with them. I always knew how important educators were in our society, but it wasn’t until I started Jumpstart that I actually experienced this importance. With the combination of experience and this philosophy statement, I have begun to think about why I want teach, whom I want to teach, how and what I want to teach, and where I want to teach? These questions are important to answer for anyone who wants to be an educator because you have to passion and understanding why you want to be in the field of education. Children are the future leaders of this country; therefore, it is our job to supply them with the foundation and fundamentals to succeed in life. Education is very important in today’s society, and it all starts at a young age. Without the proper foundation and fundamentals, children will fall behind in school, which makes it is very hard for children to catch up as they move on to the next level and pursue their education. That is why it is important to have influential role models that instill the importance...
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...My access When I begin to think about community service I think that what good I can do for others. I have always loved helping anyone out in any way. If I had to think of a community service in order to graduate I would pick anything. It wouldn't matter which one I picked and these are my reasons why. To begin, my whole life my family have taught me that I need to learn how I can be helpful to others. My church has taught me as well, we do service for other without them telling us they need help. My church would go around see anyone who may need help with raking their leaves or help putting things away. With no cost to it. I loved to help people out because it makes me feel better about myself. It helps me become closer to others. The...
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...yourself. My name is . I attend University of New York. I have completed the associate degree program of Network System Administration. I am pursing to finish the B.A. degree in Network Communication Management in June, and concentration in Cisco. I am 33, no kids, dedicated and ambitious in completing the B.A. degree, and initiating my career in the Network/IT field. My hobbies are working out, studying and preparing myself for future exams, and mastering my hands-on skills in configuring Cisco devices. I also like researching on future technology. I have a passion for sports, computers, and network infrastructure. Right now I am building a wired/wireless LAN in my home to practice on future exams. WHAT DID YOU EJOYED MOST/LEAST ABOUT YOUR PREVIOUS JOB? WHY? Meeting new people, and working with them and witness how they think and reacted in certain situation. That allowed me to experience and witness what to do when certain situations approached at any given time. The most I enjoyed about my previous job was they allowed me to do so many things. Why? My manager called me a floater. Both of them informed my position wasn’t created for other interns, because they both noticed I don’t like to stand still, I like to be mobile and eager to learn. When I started out I wondered why I was in helpdesk, but helped the remote department upgrade PC components and OS, upgrading routers configuration templates. I did this for 6 months. I went to my manager and asked can I also take on another...
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...age of 14, living at Adliya. I live with my mother and we’re separated from my father. Why? Because my parents had a fight. And that won’t stop me from striving forward in school though. I wanna join the Music Camp because I wanna learn how to play the guitar. Because almost everyone in our school knows how to play the guitar, that’s why I somehow feel, am I abnormal or what? Because I don’t even know how to play any instruments besides flute. That’s why I want to take this as an opportunity for me to learn on how to play the guitar. With this opportunity to, I can be able to show my father, that he made a wrong decision in leaving us. I want him to feel guilty for leaving such a loving mother and a nice child. I don’t know how to self study that’s why I am looking for someone who can teach me. Luckily, I found the advertisement about this Music Camp. So I already grab the chance in making this piece. I said to myself, “This is an opportunity, that God has given me because I know he heard my prayer that I want to learn on how to play the guitar”. Really, God is amazing, he granted my wish, though I’m still not sure If I will be able to attend those meetings because of the school days. But at least I will try, because this is what I wanted to learn. God even found someone who can teach me and even the instruments are provided by the camp. So lucky. So that’s who I am. What is music for me? Music for me is where I can express myself with. If I’m happy, I play rock songs, or lively...
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...Are you a winner? This training course is called English for Winners, and before you delve into it, we should find out together if it is for you. Do you want to be a winner? Most English learners are unhappy with their English ability. If you ask the average English learner to assess their skills, you're very likely to get one of these answers: "I studied English at school for more than 5 years, but my English is not so good." "I speak a little English, but I think it's just 'school English'." "I understand it a little, but I can't speak it fluently." "My grammar is very bad. I've often tried to learn the grammar rules, but they're too complicated for me." "I had good school grades in English but I still can't speak it very well." These are typical complaints, and they make it clear that very few learners are really happy with the quality of their English. Most of them realize that their efforts are not yielding the results they expect. But instead of changing their strategy and trying to find the right learning methods and techniques, they simply give up. They think that they "just don't have a talent for learning languages". The winners, however, are those English learners who have taken control of their own programs. They know that acquiring English is an ongoing process. It is something that happens every day, day in and day out. They also understand that when it comes to learning English any progress is success. ©EnglishForWinners, Page 1 of 34 Dear Listener, since you...
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...ethnic backgrounds. In this case specifically, Mexican-American backgrounds. Throughout the article, Dotts provides us with reasons on why he does not agree with the removal, but rather encourages these types of programs. Dotts states that the reason some of these people want these programs to be removed is because they believe that students should be taught to see themselves as individuals rather than seeing race and ethic backgrounds. Dotts does not agree with this thinking, while he does think it is good for students to have some since of individualism, he thinks it is important to talk about and to recognize different cultural backgrounds. He thinks it is important to challenge this idea and to talk to students more about different cultural backgrounds rather than to ignore it. The author’s purpose of this article was to talk...
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...Why Do You Want to Work at McDonald's? I want to work for McDonald's to not only help myself but also to help my family. My mother has been sick and unable to work so I want to show how much I appreciate all that she does and help out with the bills. Also I heard that McDonalds is a great place to move up quickly in. I enjoy working, expecially in a fast paced enviorment, and I love making people smile, with a great team that McDonalds has to offer. I would love to work for this company. Are you a Leader or Follower? Mcdonald's is very big in team working so if they ask you this question your best bet is to say "I am a leader when needed but I can also work well with others in a team environment." Why McDonalds? I want to work here for the work experience in a busy environment. Why work at McDonald's? I'd like to join in your company to improve my ability. I'm willing to learn. Why Do You Want to Work at McDonald's? I've always been interested in cooking and I thought working at McDonalds will be a great start and experience for me to learn the skills I need to be successful. Quick Learner I'm being honest. I've never worked anywhere and I think that McDonalds is somewhere I could start. I'm twenty years old and need a career path. I catch on easily and learn quickly. My qualities are that I am out-going, willing, and I have paticence. I am low on cash times and need to get a job. Working at McDonald's I want to work at McDonald's because I want to excel...
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...There are many things I would want some guidance on from Morrie. I would keep death, aging, marriage, family, society, and forgiveness on my list for Morrie. I think death, and aging are things that I would have a hard time with because nobody likes to think about death, but getting older is also something most people try to avoid. I want to know what it’s like to know you are going to die soon. I also want to how to accept, and face aging because it seems like it is something we all fear. That brings up my next question for him, why do we fear aging? Marriage and family is the next area I would ask Morrie about. Morrie always talks about how important marriage is, but I want to know why he feels so strongly about this, and maybe some advice on how to have a long, happy marriage like his. Our society has drastically changed from Morrie’s generation where family was everything. Now it seems like family gets pushed to the side due to all of our busy lives. I would want Morrie to give his thoughts on why our society has moved in this direction, and how we let this happen. My final topics for Morrie are society, and forgiveness. Morrie doesn’t buy into our society, and I think it would be good to learn why because it seems like everyone else does. Why do we give in to society would be another question on my list. Morrie seems to be very forgiving, and what I want from Morrie is to learn him art of forgiving, but most importantly how to not hold grudges. Overall my list is just a shortened...
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