...Simpson-Warner EN-111 24 November 2010 Males in Elementary School When I was younger, I did not notice or question that there were not that many male teachers in elementary school. I did not think too much of it. But as I considered a career in teaching, I wondered why our education classes had more females than males, if not completely without a male student wanting to teach in the elementary level. My own ideas and questions began to bother me: were men just scared of teaching such a young group of students? Did men think that they were too good to teach in elementary? What was their reason for not wanting to teach at elementary level? Were women just better candidates to teach at this level? I knew that there had to be specific reasons why the populations of men in elementary school have been and continue to be low. In fact, I had to think about my own biases as to why men were not teaching in elementary. When I started this research paper and read the various articles about why men choose not to teach, I found that more often than not, it was because of other people thinking that men were not the best candidates for teaching in elementary than men simply choosing not to work. Society’s ideas about men teaching in elementary, then, are the big reasons why men are not teaching in elementary school. Society’s thinking that male teachers are not real men, parents’ suspicion of male teachers, and society insistence to men that secondary school is a more acceptable area for men to teach...
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...plays a vital part in the resources available to each school. Resources account for majority of school’s operation. In order to ensure how much poverty affects schools, two schools will be evaluated; one school is located in a community under the poverty line and the other school is above the poverty line. The academic standards, standardized test scores, and resources available to each school will be the basis of the comparison. The schools are Ashley Magnet Elementary School (AMES) whose students are majority African-American and Hispanic and Lewisville Elementary School (LES) whose students are majority Caucasian. At the conclusion of this research, there will be valuable evidence to determine if poverty has an effect on the education of the students due to resources, standardized tests, living conditions, and health and nutrition. There are many different factors that a school must think about that determine what kind of resources could be purchased. A school must consider the salaries of the educators on their payroll, the district total revenue, the district total spending, the district revenue per student, and the district spending per student (Ashley Elementary School, 2015). Each school like AMES has to manage the financial aspects of the school in order to keep the school functioning. Each section is an intricate piece in determining what resources could be purchased for the students’ learning. Therefore, schools that are under the poverty line will be at a disadvantage...
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... Abstract This research paper discussed the reasons why Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program is seen as an inappropriate implementation in a developing country like the Philippines. The current status of the education in our country is declining. Few noticeable facts about our educational system are broad elementary education, limited secondary schools, and unstable collegiate education. We take pride in the fact that 30% of our annual budget is allocated for education, mainly elementary education. But beyond this level, the national government participation and support is diminishing sharply. The support from the national government is negligible. The main reasons why K+12 program is inappropriate to be implemented in the Philippines are the education budget shortage, poverty, and incompetent teachers. It can be concluded that the national government influences the capability of the Philippines to adapt to the implementation of K+12 program. The government must allocate more educational budget to be able to achieve quality education. Enhanced K+12 basic education system as the trending issue in the Philippine education Despite the necessity of improvement in quality education through implementing K+12 program to ensure future high school graduates ready to be productive employed even without completing college, the K+12 basic education program is still seen as an inappropriate...
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...Assignment #1 (Coordinates School Health Education) Health Education in the Elementary School, HED 3645 Section 102 1. Using your own words, how would you describe a coordinated school health program? A successful coordinated school health program is there for students and faculty to prevent illness and to help support each individual’s well-being. This encompasses all aspects of one’s health; including physical, emotional, and spiritual health. The program must be there to inform faculty and students, with up to date information about the different health risks and ways of prevention. With that being said, there also needs to be health services available for use; this may include handicap services and accommodations, emergency care, counseling for both students and faculty and overall general care. With providing this type of care within the school, there becomes the responsibility of making sure the facilities and health equipment are up to standard by the health department for the program to continue with providing care. 2. Discuss two ways in which school health instruction takes place within the elementary school curriculum. [Provide one APA reference citation for this question]...
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...educational background in today’s society? In this essay, touching on the importance of primary education has on children in today. Giving children a strong foundation in elementary through sixth grade, they learn the foundational skills to be successful in middle and high school. Also, touching on the advantages of having primary education, learning the basics of language, culture, math, and writing and even learn how to read. Primary schools set the tone for a child perceptive allowing them to learn their abilities that will remain with them throughout school and life. To conclude, you will understand the main purpose of primary education, it allows teacher has to help identify at risk kids academically and behaviorally before they move on to the upper grades. There are many ways to define education, but to understand how primary education helps children understand and maintain that strong foundation. Primary is where kids learn various subjects and this starts around age five or six, and continues to eight years of age. Building a strong foundation between children and teachers are essential to both parties. In a classroom setting, it is the teacher, who has the opportunity, and indeed, the responsibility, to initiate positive interpersonal relationships. (Primary Education, by: Mishra, August 2013. p.6) The teachers are there to instill the importance of an education, and the foundation to excel in higher grades. Primary education builds literacy skills, sets the tone for children...
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...Standardization on Elementary Social Studies MarginalizationFitchett and Heafner | Social Studies Education in the Age of Testing and AccountabilityBurroughs, Groce, and Webeck | | | | Persistent GCU Library Link | http://ehis.ebscohost.com.library.gcu.edu:2048/eds/detail?vid=4&sid=4348002d-9f6e-4191-b1e2-6c390ec6f813@sessionmgr110&hid=105&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ==#db=eric&AN=EJ885683 | http://ehis.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=e49ba272-edce-47fe-b28ea6522f3243ab%40sessionmgr13&vid=4&hid=3 | | | | Purpose of the StudyWhat is the author’s rationale for selecting this topic? Does he build a strong case? | The authors of this journal article purpose was to examine and explore the trend within the United States towards social studies in elementary school (Kindergarten through 5th Grade) and how it has become marginalized. The authors compare social studies marginalization to the stronger emphasis placed upon reading, mathematics, language arts, and science. The authors of the article suggest that there is a trend in elementary schools is to give little to no social studies instruction within the primary grades (Kindergarten-2nd Grade) and then progress the amount of instruction in the intermediate grades (3rd Grade-5th Grade). The authors build a strong argument based on the amount of time spent instructing elementary school students in social studies in comparison to junior high school and high school students. The authors...
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...Elementary School Teacher The Story of My Search Recently, I had an amazing opportunity to job shadow one of the best elementary teachers in our district. As soon as I walked into the room, all of the kid’s faces lit up with excitement. Teaching elementary school is something I’ve always wanted to do since I was actually in elementary school myself. Although I’ve known this is what I wanted to be for a while, I wasn’t quite sure until recently. My tenth grade year, I became a part of the Teacher Academy I program and absolutely fell in love with that career choice. In that class, we not only did a good bit of book work to learn about the career field, we also went to our local elementary school and did hands on experience. We were able to...
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...departmentalization in elementary schools is a consequence of the amount of preparation involved in the planning stage. A committee will plan, through research how the departmentalization will be organized: partial or full departmentalization. In partial departmentalization students have two teachers divided into math/science and language arts/social studies. In contrast, full departmentalization students have a different teacher in a different class that teaches each subject. The committee will also decide which teachers will be on teams together. The committee consists of an administrator, teacher, content specialist, counselor, and curriculum coordinator. Parent input should be considered when determining some aspects of organization strategies. School administrators and teachers inform students and parents about departmentalization. An informational letter is composed telling why departmentalization has been adopted, when it will begin, and how it will be organized. The parents are informed well in advance of the actual implementation. A web page can be designed where parents can go to stay informed and to post questions and concerns. Communication with parents happens in a consistent and timely manner. Questions and comments from parents are discussed and responses given quickly. Administrators and teachers should be prepared to answer questions and calm concerns of parents. Professional development and in-service is provided to all involved teachers and staff...
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...A Position Against Standardized Testing I am a mother of two elementary school age kids, Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) board member, and actively involved in my children’s education. I have often asked why there is so much emphasis on standardized tests. Growing up, we took standardized tests but there was no real preparation work or stress over the test. We didn’t even know until the week prior that we had testing coming up. Back then teachers taught and engaged their students in learning all subjects because they loved teaching. We learned not only what was minimally acceptable to pass a standardized test, but much more beyond the testing requirements. I am very interested about high stake standardized testing in our public school system because it seems my children’s curriculum is solely based on concepts they need to learn to pass their standardized test. Rather than teaching to our children who are eager to learn how to be higher-level thinkers, we seem to be teaching them to accept a minimal standard and simply learn how to pass a test. Today, I see our children being given pretests and benchmark tests to see how well they will do on the standardized test. I witness teachers under pressure to make sure they get the curriculum in prior to the test and students being drilled repeatedly for the standardized tests. Our children come home stressed and concerned because in some states, these tests can determine if you are from moving to the next grade level,...
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...identity and integrity of the teacher.” Explain why you agree with this statement and how it relates to a health education teaching experience. I had my first experience with a teacher at the age when I did not even know what the word “teacher” meant. I was 4 years old at that time. I still have blurred memories of a woman who used to show me flash cards every day so that I could recognize and identify different colors. She used to make me count beads on abacus so that I can get familiar with counting methods. As I grew up I moved from play school to an elementary school. This was the beginning of my formal education. The kindergarten years were still as joyful as I could still play with my abacus and listen to fairy tales. However, my schooling experience began to grow dreadful as I moved to higher grade levels. My classes not only began to get boring, but also they became difficult to tolerate. I remember killing time by scribbling at the back of my exercise books while my teacher thought I was taking notes. It was not that I did not want to study any more. I was always very ambitious about learning. However, for some reason it was very difficult for me to focus and figure out what my teacher was trying to explain. My parents and the principal thought that I was a below average kid who is least bothered about het academics because they had employed the best teachers in the town. I do not know what exactly their definition of the “best teacher” was, but yes - they were all...
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...dreams which include graduating with a masters to become a teacher, getting married to start a family of my own, and 2016 being my year with opulence of fortitude. First of all, my ambition is to graduate with my masters and become a teacher for the elementary school. My mother who has been and still is a 2nd grade elementary teacher for the past 25 years. My aunts and uncles also take a part in teaching the elementary level and so I think becoming an elementary teacher will be the best experience yet. Only because I have a lot of support from experienced teachers. Aiming for a master’s degree for teaching is my best bet is the advice my mother gives me. I’ll tell you why. I have placed a chart of the differences between the salaries for a bachelor’s degree compared to one with a master’s degree. Teacher Salaries: Bachelor's vs. Master's Degree. Master/Bachelor of Education salary comparison. National Center for Education Statistics 2012. Furthermore, on top of higher earnings, teachers who have their masters can more easily transition into senior and administrative positions in education. An educator who aspires, for example, to a position as a principal or school counselor might pursue a masters in. So with a masters I can have many options in education careers and invest my time wisely. Source: Indiana Department of Education STEPHEN J. BEARD / THE STAR As one can see, I have placed a chart to why new teachers chose to teach along with comparisons percentages...
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...Encouragement, support, and inspiration can come in many forms, I have received a lot. However the best was from my schools principal Atasha James who tells me I'm a Teacher in the making. Currently I am in my second school year at Leckie Elementary school as a first grade ELA Educational Aide. In first grade ELA there are four small groups we call centers which are Word Work, Fluency, Writing, and Accelerated Reader. I have created aside from the Teacher educational tools for the scholars to depend on while I am at a different center. On Fridays at the Word Work center the scholars have educational games to aid with building their vocabulary with sight words, and word blends. Fluency is a to center were I have scholars to read...
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...Chi Tam Interviewee: Chandra Lopez, Schmitt Elementary School Occupation: Teacher Question 1: Why did you decide to become a teacher? Response to Question 1: While I was student, I volunteered to tutor in Math class to help others students with a particularly difficult math concept that they were having trouble understanding. When I was able to show them in different way to approach the problem, they got it. Therefore, I knew that teaching might be the right choice for me in my future major. Question 2: Are you experienced teaching children? Response to Question 2: Yes, I have three years of internship experience in Johnson Elementary School and I think they have been really rewarding. Question 3: How long have you been a teacher? Response to Question 3: I have been a teacher for about 10 years. The first two years I taught at Garter Elementary School in Texas, and then I moved to California and have taught in this school almost eight years. Question 4: What grade do you teach? Do you enjoy teaching that grade? Response to Question 4: I teach 5th grade and have really enjoy teaching this grade because children in 5th grade are great age to teach. They are old enough to offer intelligent responses to serious questions, but young enough that they still want to please. Question 5: What qualities do you feel are most important for a teacher to have? Response to Question 5: Teachers set the tone in a classroom and can affect children’s...
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...“FACTORS THAT AFFECTS STUDY HABITS OF GRADE ONE STUDENTS OF BALUARTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LUMBIA CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY” By: Eguia, Hanie Vessa V. Ramos, Patricia Bianca N. Remolador, Kelly R. Mr.Frederick Espiritu January 26, 2013 Chapter 1 The Problem “FACTORS THAT AFFECTS STUDY HABITS OF GRADE ONE STUDENTS OF BALUARTE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, LUMBIA CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY” During the last century we have moved from the Industrial Age through the Information Age to the Knowledge Age. The ability to obtain, assimilate and apply the right knowledge effectively, will become a key skill in the next century. Our ability will no longer be judged solely by qualifications gained in the past, but will also be assessed by our capacity to learn and adapt in the future. Learning isn't just about economic success, however. It is the key to achieving our full potential. Human beings are uniquely adapted to learn and we have the ability to do so throughout our lives.Learning has the power to transform us. Specifically, we can become more successful:at home and with our families, at work and at large in our local community. (Campaign for Learning, UK, 2001) Learning is very important. As human beings we are expected to learn to be able to cope with the new generation. To be able to learn effectively, one must have a good study habits. Study habits are routines, including, but not restricted to, frequency of studying sessions, review of material...
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...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 school years. Another theory of the NCLB Act is to raise the achievement levels of minorities and subgroup students such as African Americans, Latinos, low-income students, and special education students to a level of proficiency agreed upon...
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