At the end of the week I would be available to review and talk with the child one on one about what they have written. ... The second technique would be allowing the child to take responsibility so that their self-esteem would go up and they would have a feeling of belonging. ... The fifth thing I would do is have a daily 15-20 minute of reading time out loud to the class. ... I would use the jobs that each child is responsible for in the classroom daily. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

"Urban graduation scam needs to be addressed" Standardized testing is a very controversial topic among education administrators. Some feel that these tests are a good way to compare students city, state, and nation wide. While others feel that these tests are created unfairly and that they place...

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I have to admit that helping this fifth grade girl was a strenuous and demanding task, and at times I did want to just leave, but I had to stick with her so she can learn as all her peers are. ... By having the parents and guardians involved, you will be able to make sure that they are aware of how their child is doing in class. There could also possibly be a problem in the classroom that the parent of guardian may be able to assist in fixing while the child is in the home environment. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Anyon observed that "fifth graders of different economic backgrounds are already being prepared to occupy particular rungs on the social ladder"(163). ... The working class child has to work a hundred times harder to achieve the same goal. Yet, teachers aren't the only ones that have a part in the education that a child receives. Parents play a big role in their child's education whether they know it or not. ... If a parent doesn't know how to help his or her child academically, the child may think that he or she is stuck at a dead end. ...

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The first is my fifth grade teacher, Mrs. ... I don't think that I have listened to a history lecture as intently as I would a storybook, since fifth grade. ... I hope one day to be written about in another child's educational odyssey. ...

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Parents are always so interested in what happens in the school aspect of their child's life, so teachers involve themselves in a Parent-Teacher conference day, in which they meet with the student's parents to discuss the student's progress and performance. ... An example of is would be when I was in fifth grade. ...

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This is a child's first educational learning experience. A child will then go on to kindergarten upon completion of pre-school. ... Elementary school comes next in a child's ladder of education. From first to fifth grade, a child learns the most useful information they will need in life. ... If a child has a head start on a concept, they will pick up on it quicker, and may not loose it. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The few that can comprehend the severity of the situation who speak out and tell their parents are then classified as the problem child who is imagining things or who may not have understood what was said because of the language differences. ... Reading this as a class assignment in the fifth grade became an enlightening experience. ...

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