"Over the past few years I've had an uncomfortable sense that someone, or something, has been tinkering with my brain, remapping the neural circuitry, reprogramming the memory. ... Within the article, a study was presented from Common Sense Media, a nonprofit organization that advises parents of media use by their children, on how much time a student spends on technology. ... Students can store notes and look them up or use the internet during the process of taking one of these, hindering a students ability to rely on their own mind to produce the answer for them. ... Out of the many teac...

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The first point he notes is that "improvements on the TAAS are not correlated to improvements on other standardized tests", moreover, "teachers were teaching them how to take the exam "(Boese). ... Boese extends his argument by noting that "if used differently the exams could be much more effective in meeting students' needs" "(Boese). ... Therefore, as the English saying goes, "Too much of anything is good for nothing" and whether it's measuring how much we've learned at school or common sense, there has to be a balance between how we conduct those processes."...

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We can measure this in various ways, but, naturally, I come back to standardized test scores, a common indicator of academic success. ... Before moving on to possible solutions for our education system, I want to note an interesting point made in the final chapter of Ryan's book, Five Miles Away, A World Apart that is the basis for my thesis. ... This diversification (especially in a socio-economic sense) is crucial for the equalizing of our education system. ... Cities can help reduce white flight by making the living environment more enjoyable and suitable for the average citizen; Rya...

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In class, he read us lists of elements or common compounds and their formulas, and we copied everything down as he said it. He gave us notes sometimes and told us exactly what we needed to memorize and "know" for the exams. ... One result of this type of educational "governing" is that the students begin to lose their sense of reality, and their ability to think for themselves diminishes extensively. ...

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My idea class would have a common goal created by both myself and my students, and steps taken together to satisfactorily achieve the goal. ... My ideal classroom environment would be when I model and structure my lessons through an interactive manner, allowing students to debate, exchange notes, answer questions and display their thoughts to be shared with the rest of the class. ... As a media classroom includes the usage of different technological equipment, the constant usage of mobile phones in class becomes a common issue faced by teachers. ...

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