Things that most people would deem trivial, like always asking for a male student's assistance in carrying desks or other heavy objects, or hanging posters which only portray Caucasian heroes, may be view as discriminatory. ... If even one student's actions are attended to in any different sort of way, the teacher is setting themselves up to be labeled unfair and possibly lose his/her job. ... If the students are able to perform these multiple assessments they prove that they have a clear and thorough understanding of the subject matter. A teacher must consider all of these thin...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Children in preschool most likely just see this time as a free time to do things other than what they would normally do in a learning setting. ... Children not only practice what they already know, they also learn new things. ... All children, especially infants and toddlers, benefit from having many different, safe things to play with and inspect. ... They can also use the objects to help the child with simple math skills. ... When the early foundations of learning are stable enough to carry them through school and into adulthood, children are genuinely prepared to enter school. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Not only has it given me experience for my professional career, but it has also helped me to learn how to apply what I've learned to real life before attempting to do so in an actual classroom setting. The children have special needs because of where they come from. ... They exhibit all the signs of lacking love and affection by getting in trouble constantly, even after they have a clear understanding of the rules. ... I have gained insight to these things from this class, which helped my significantly in understanding the children whose lives I play a crucial role in shaping. ... Und...

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Description: The Writing block is carried out in "writers workshop" fashion. ... The teacher writes and models all the things writers do (although not all on any one day!). ... GOALS OF THIS BLOCK: • See writing as a way to tell about things.  Children learn that they can share their feelings and life experiences through writing (this can be done by having them do it themselves, being shown examples of other peoples writing, etc )  They can write about things they have learned, been told about, or have experienced themselves... The children also begin to think abo...

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• Grade Level: High School

They consist of 2 major hypothesis. 1. ... They are usually played between at least two people and instructors made clear. ... They can also be used to introduce new concepts to develop logical thinking and also for problem solving. ... They are more likely to generate greater understanding and retention. They are an active approach to t...

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• Grade Level: High School

Description of General Setting Frank McCourt's first teaching position out of college was secured in 1958 by answering an ad in the New York Times for an English teacher at McKee Vocational and Technical High School on Staten Island. ... He compares that "schoolmasters in Limerick would never tolerate this carry-on. ... He goes on to describe what it was like to walk into his classroom for the first time, "When I walk in and place my books on the teacher's desk they"ll surely stop throwing things. But they don't. ... They interrupt him any way they can. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Explain to the students that the testing will not be used for grading purposes, but instead will be used to allow the student to work at a pace and on a level that they feel comfortable at and that they will be successful at. ... As previously mentioned, it is important to meet the students where they are at in terms of geometrical understanding. ... The diagnostic test allows students to focus in areas that they have weaknesses in (such as lower level students) and omit areas that they already have an understanding in and move on to more challenging work (as in higher level students). ... ...

• Word Count: 4145
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate