I never liked sitting down in the quiet and just reading a book, making up voices in my head. ... My class read a book together while we listened to an audiobook and I was astonished on how much more I was comprehending the book just by listening to someone else read it while I was reading it in my head. ... To tie all my learning skills and habits together, I would say that taking notes is very effective. ... I'm writing down what I'm learning and then I can go back to my notes to look over visually and remember what the instructor said or did and it helps me remember and learn. Alt...

• Word Count: 755
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

The introduction to the book "Ways of Reading" is unique in comparison to others. ... As you read further into the introduction the more the author makes note of essays from the book. This was another area of difficulty, considering the essays in the book are foreign to the average reader. ... It was mostly reading book with the class and having the teacher point out the important information. ... It was basically teachers reading from the book. ...

• Word Count: 713
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

"Out of Our Minds" is a book promoting creativity in the work place. ... Robinson's book argues that creativity is not something that only exists in certain people. ... Social workers are trained by the book, the dos and don'ts of dealing with people, but however, as Robin's claims, real creativity is enriched with feelings and intuition. ... Robinson also notes of the faults of the education system. ... As Robinson notes on page 4, many graduates cannot communicate well, are incapable of teamwork and cannot think creatively. ...

• Word Count: 943
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

"Work and How I Got There- Its 5 am, and I am sitting at my dining room table, studying never-ending notes on how Minoan art affects today's society, and why men who lived so long ago are important.   ... A year ago I would have been in bed by 12, after skimming over my notes, skipping half my homework, and choosing sleep over work. ... 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

The Paideia Propasal: an educational Manifesto by Motimer Adler, in my opinion, is a very well written book. ... According to this writter this book sends out a message about how our schools are in dire need of reform, to say the least. ... Motimer Adler is a great philosopher of education and through this book he has given us, the members of society, something to really think about. ... Democracy and Education In the Book Adler points out a book written by John Dewey "Democracy and Education" written in 1916. ... As a personal note I have gone through many experiences mostly tragic, in...

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

Students also suffer from poor note taking and summarizing skills. A lot of students get taught in high school that they should memorize facts or definitions, therefore they remember the book definition. ... Poor note taking can and often does lead to accidental plagiarism. ...

• Word Count: 1095
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The book, Teachers, Schools, and Society, states that this philosophy is student centered and organizes school around real-world experiences, curiosity, and the concerns of students (Sadker, S., pp.166-167). ... Class notes. 10/10/16). ... Class notes. 9/7/16). ... Class notes. 10/20/16). ...

• Word Count: 2003
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Description of the Issue of Inequality The issues of inequality are prevalent in this book. ... It is this concept that is pervasive throughout this book. Placing a teacher that has been brought up in Ireland with different values with students from the poor boroughs of New York forces the reader to take note of the differences in cultural capital. ... When applied to this book, the hegemonic curriculum deals with what type of emphasis is placed on which subjects that are taught in school. ... Sociological Concept # 3 Hidden Curriculum/Gender Code These sociological concepts go hand in...

• Word Count: 1906
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

When I would visit, he would let me go through his book shelves and enjoy texts from all subjects as much as I pleased. ... I would take notes as if there was going to be quiz on the text I had read. ... He notes "The teacher proceeded to belittle everyone from German Eva, who hated laziness, to Japanese Yukari, who loved paintbrushes and soap. ...

• Word Count: 1444
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

After reading the assigned articles and Edward Deci's book, I feel inspired to change my life for the better. ... Another quote I found that applies to having the autonomy support needed is in "Note to Educators". ...

• Word Count: 1073
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Is it okay for a teacher to simply lecture and/or assign work strictly from the book while never taking the time to communicate it effectively to the students or periodically checking for comprehension before the big test? ... "Case note: numerous court decisions have made it clear that incompetence cannot be concluded from a single incident but rather must arise from a course of conduct or a series of incidents "(Alexander). ... Edwin Bridges' book, the Incompetent Teacher, brought to light the wide concern for teacher performance in 1984. ...

• Word Count: 2247
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

But on the same note, there should also be time for them to unwind and let it sink in so as to allow them to understand it and gather the full meaning of what was posed to them. ... 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

I was in classroom number 102 with Mr. Harry Gonzalez who taught Bilingual Kindergarten to nineteen students. The day I went to observe one student was absent. The classroom was pretty much split equally between boys and girls and all of the students were of Hispanic descent. Mr. Gonzalez was also o...

• Word Count: 6745
• Approx Pages: 27
• 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

Teachers know how to address the issue of the struggling reader but the problem is teachers are afraid to address reading concerns because they feel that they were not credentialed to teach reading, they feel they are only expert in the area of their certification and it is the English department's job to address reading problems. Schools would be much more successful if everyone would pitch and address students' reading issues. Why is reading to learn and reading comprehension important? Can content area teachers teach reading strategies and which reading strategies are important fo...

• Word Count: 3505
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School