We know from research that students learn best in student-centered classrooms where they are actively involved not only with the subject matter, but also with their classmates and their teachers. Teacher-centered courses, which emphasize formal lectures and note taking, questions held until the end of class, and little student participation in learning activities, do not seem to promote as much learning as classrooms in which students have a voice. Students do not get bored or lose concentration if they are actively participating. If lesson plans permit, students will participate actively in...

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These studies have also shown that newborns respond to human voices and to music. ... Children need to be provided with opportunities to become active speakers and listeners. ... However, one of the most important aspects that guides the components of any oral language programme is the recognition that the child is an active contributor to the language acquisition process. ...

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Imagine being able to communicate instantly with voice, picture, and text with a business colleague or a loved one thousands of miles away. ... Educational systems of this type, offered by IBM under the product labeled Ultimedia, engage students in an interactive learning experience that mixes color movie, bold graphics, music, voice narration, and text; for instance, the program Columbus allows students to relive the great navigator's voyages and explore the New World as it looked when Columbus first saw it. The ability to control the learning experience makes the student an active r...

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He talks of how those who are poor, or plagued by oppression, should band together, since unity will help them achieve a sense of empowerment faster than their individual voices. ... By doing so, they make the choice to be an active part of our society as citizens. ...

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"The world's greatest problems do not result from people being unable to read and write. They result from people in the world-from different cultures, races, religions, and nations being unable to get along and to work together to solve the world's problems." These statements by James A. Banks have ...

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In beginning my journey defining my personal educational philosophy, one that is sure to develop and advance with time, my beliefs and opinions most closely identify with the social reconstructionist philosophy. Because there are many intersections between reconstructionism and experimentalism, I consider myself to also align with certain aspects of an experimentalist, as well. My personal philosophy is outlined and clarified through the examination of seven questions: What is the essence/goal of education? How should education provide for the needs of the people? What should the environment o...

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