Archive for the 'Education' Category

When The Enemy Is No Longer A Threat

When the enemy is no longer a threat, a nation of people begin to look at themselves and notice differences that before seemed so insignificant but now are so apparent they can not be denied.
In time, the hatred for our enemy is turned on our neighbor. People who were once our brothers and sisters [...]

An Amazing Revelation

An amazing revelation for me was the knowledge that many of our so-called American heroes also had slaves. I must admit that I was not so much shocked that these individuals owned slaves, rather I was shocked at their public admonition against slavery yet all the while, and the they practiced the very act [...]

The Known World

The reader is forced to come to terms with a fact that is scarcely spoken of and this fact is that not all slave owners were white. The Known World, tells the story of a slave, that buys his freedom and that of his wife and child. This child, Henry Townsend, soon becomes [...]

A Skinner Education

1. An educator who adheres to Skinner’s principles of learning is intently focused on eliciting a change in behavior in his/her students. This individual is not concerned how the student feels or what the student thinks rather is only concerned with observable behavioral changes.
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(1) To the behaviorist, the source of motivation is external. People are [...]

The Humanist View of Learning

Humanists take a different view of learning and subscribe to the belief that learning is not an event where information is delivered from powerful teacher down to the lowly student. The old style of a single instructor lecturing to a group of students, determining what they learn, when and how students learn is, according [...]

My Project Proposal Part 1

In an effort to enhance student value in the job market, I am proposing that a career-training program be enacted at the high school level for all juniors attending the High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice. This training adds value to that which students are currently learning in their academic studies. [...]

Nursing Home Choices and Abuse…

If you are a victim of nursing home abuse or negligence, you have civil remedies available to you. For example, if you tragically lose a loved one as a result of neglect, you may file a wrongful death claim against the nursing home. However, if you are looking to place a loved one in a [...]

Increasing Community Action

To begin with with your nonprofit the 1st step is actually obtaining a result in trust after which developing your own business plan to support and tackle that cause.
For instance, if growing youngsters engagement in your community is really a problem regarding which you are passionate, after that you might desire to generate a business [...]

Counting Circle

Kamie caught on after playing several time. The others caught on the first time. This game was over very fast and became boring fast. NY was the person still sitting and she was not very happy. I have the children start saying there ABC’s to liven it up. Then, after the [...]

Oh What Great Listening Skills You Have

DJ has great listening skills. As I read the fifth grade passages, she never was distracted even when another teacher came into my room. It my also helped that her class is study pioneers and she built her own pioneer house. The passage “Pioneer House Building” did not give her a challenge and [...]