Book Review of Control Theory ?... Glasser's novel closely relates to key terms in the Social Problem text book. ... And in some cases have a completely different text book altogether. ... William Glasser wrote this book based on his own theories. After reading his two cents to the world I can truthfully say that he guided me to a whole new perspective towards the educational system, and the way that I live these ending years as a student. ...

• Word Count: 1318
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

The Paideia Propasal: an educational Manifesto by Motimer Adler, in my opinion, is a very well written book. ... Democracy and Education In the Book Adler points out a book written by John Dewey "Democracy and Education" written in 1916. ... Teachers need to motivate children, they nedd to guide them and inspire them to learn not only within the classroom but also outside of the class. As stated in the book teachers need to guide their students they need to keep them as active participants wanting to discover and wanting to know. ... To learn how to do anything well one must not only do...

• Word Count: 1922
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Many schools have experienced protests to the book being taught in the educational curriculum, and in their libraries. ... It came from his belief that, "the pervasive use of the n-word makes it difficult for the reader to understand or absorb the book.... It is the use of the word, 219 times, that makes it such a frequently challenged book. ... Teachers guide students as they are reading the novel, and are continuously exposed to the, "n-word.... Keeping this book in the curriculum gives students to address all the problems that the, "n-word," comes with. ...

• Word Count: 837
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It took a full school year for him to comprehend one book, but the joy that he felt after reading the book back to me was something that I had never experienced. ... I feel that this scholarship will guide me to my future and assist me in accomplishing my dream of becoming a high school chemistry teacher. ...

• Word Count: 522
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Instantly the book becomes noxious: the guide is a tyrant. ... Emerson starts off by bashing the idea of man learning from a book. He even goes so far as to say that "the book becomes noxious." ... He describes this book as a tyrant, a dictator, a harmful ruler, taking over one's mind, as well as thought. He talks about how colleges are built on this firm idea of learning from a book. ...

• Word Count: 1130
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Northern Caribbean University College of Education and Religion Department of Education MTED 201: Primary Mathematics Methods Factors that influence how children learn Psychological influences Professional influences Technological influences Language influences Societal influences Research influences Psychological influences: The essence of this theory is students construct their own understanding of math ideas (by interacting with physical models of these ideas). Professional influences: Its emphasis is back to the basics, the 3 R's were emphasized (reading, wr...

• Word Count: 5657
• Approx Pages: 23
• Grade Level: High School

We've Got Issues We've Got Issues by Meredith Bagby is a smart, no-nonsense guide to politics and politicians for an apolitical generation. ... This book presents readers with an account of the issues using truthful facts and genuine statistics that matter to the youth of society and their futures. There are three chapters within this book that have much to do with one another: one titled "Public Baby-sitting" about the state of our education system; one titled "Ward and June Who?" ... Meredith Bagby did a wonderful job with this book. ... This book is very easy to read and I hav...

• Word Count: 1176
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Kolb, to give praise for your efforts and successes in guiding me to my current position at the University of Cincinnati, and a hopefully a lucrative career in the design field. ... You taught the basics, but with that, shared your experience, your own knowledge, not what came out of a book. ...

• Word Count: 605
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

After watching them sing and dance, I put together the book "What Do You See Brown Bear? ... We had shapes of each letter and I had to guide them on where they went in the alphabet if they needed help, and what letters were what if they couldn't remember. ...

• Word Count: 791
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The assignments were normally just answering the questions at the end of each chapter, which we could easily find the answers, simply some dates, names and locations of each events, in the book because they were usually in bold. Some answers were even in the back of the book, so we just copied. ... If we were never guided to jump out the box, we would lose ourselves completely and stay in the box forever as an result. ...

• Word Count: 1253
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From 3 to 5 pieces, they choose one to make into a book. This piece is edited with the teacher's help and the child proceeds to the publishing table where he will copy the correct form and finally illustrate the book. This block ends with "author's chair" in which several students each day share work in progress or their published book. ... - The teacher models the use of an Editor's Checklist to promote and guide self-checking, peer revision, and editing. ... Brainstorming-  The teacher tells the class that they are going to make a class book about dinosaurs. ...

• Word Count: 1940
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Pearson from a book titled, "-What Research Has to Say About Reading Research- by Alan E. ... Four questions will guide this examination: What are teachers understanding of reading comprehension, how do they instruct reading comprehension and what strategies they use? ... The understanding of the idea, moral, concept and theme of a book. ... Through guided reading students summarize and retell what they have read. ...

• Word Count: 3864
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He said that there is a lot more to somebody than just looking in a book. ; Your personality, character, voice, opinion, gestures, and religion. ... I feel that there is so much more to doing well in school and earning an education than studying out of a book. ... Education is the single most important thing we possess and it will help guide us to a very successful and enjoyable life. ...

• Word Count: 1533
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Guided reading is viewed as the dominant component of Reading Recovery lessons. It is during the actual reading of increasingly less predictable text that Reading Recovery teachers guide children to consider multiple sources of information in thoughtful and flexible ways as they monitor the child's reading and solves emerging problems. ... These books also offer the child a chance to gain experience in fluent reading; (2) Independent reading of the previous days book from which the teachers does a running record or miscue analysis of the student's reading performance. ... If a c...

• Word Count: 3195
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Allowing freethinking is still essential, but sometimes the thinking should be guided to a certain point that the teacher is trying to express. ... Rather than having the teachers spit useless interpretations of the book at us, we were given the task of interpreting it for ourselves. ...

• Word Count: 1653
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Abstract: The traditional way of teaching reading affects the students' reading ability. This paper analyses its disadvantages and gives some suggestions and measures from different aspects. They are vocabulary, reading habits, reading skills, outside reading and also the psychology of the current s...

• Word Count: 3965
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

In Des Moines, Iowa, a program was developed that allowed home schooled children to use school computers, books and teacher's guides, and provided biweekly supervision from a teacher that records the child's progress and offers advice (Galen 22). ... Many parents were filled with fear every time their child grabbed his book bag and headed out the door. ...

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Connections: Guide to First-Year Writing @ Clayton State. ... These books are used for BOTH English 1101 and 1102 Fall 2013-Summer 2014 so please do not sell back your book at the end of English 1101. ... You may use a used book or read it on an electronic device such as a Kindle or a Nook. ...

• Word Count: 6229
• Approx Pages: 25
• Grade Level: High School