Chapter three in Kieran Egan's book, Imagination in Teaching and Learning, discusses the general characteristics of the imagination that occurs in our students between ages eight and fifteen. ... In chapter three, we look at the prominent features and general characteristics of the imaginations of our students between the ages of eight and fifteen. ... I found the chapter very informative and interesting; it gave me something valuable to take away from it for my own learning. ... My one criticism I have from this chapter is the general assumption of how easy these interests would be ...

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The textbook was divided into chapters, with each chapter containing a certain amount of lessons. ... Take some examples of methods to read a book. Say there are two ways to read a book. The first way is read the book one chapter a day, everyday, until the book is completed. The second way is to read the book all at once, in one sitting. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This is the premise of the class and the book The Adult Learner. As part of this class I have been assigned to read chapters in this book, take quizzes based on the readings and the instructor's notes, participate in classroom discussions and produce two papers. ... Adult Learner 6 In closing, the theories in this book, The Adult Learner, all seem to have one thing in common. ...

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In this book, the authors explain to us why they believe American higher education is in deep trouble. ... One of the concepts discussed in this book was sustaining and disruptive innovation. ... After reading the book, I too believe that American higher education is in fact at a crossroads. ... In the book, the author used a great example to explain the threat of disruptive innovations. ... As said in the book, the tendency to emulate Harvard is widespread, but not universal. ...

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The assignments were normally just answering the questions at the end of each chapter, which we could easily find the answers, simply some dates, names and locations of each events, in the book because they were usually in bold. Some answers were even in the back of the book, so we just copied. ...

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The pressure to excel is also enormous, and on the first day of the new school year the senior class is informed by their science teacher, "The first twenty questions at the end of chapter one are due tomorrow." ... When they find an old school book, they are curious to find out what their English teacher Mr Keating's involvement was with a particular society, entitled the Dead Poets Society. ... As the opening of the official Dead Poets Society book says "I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately I wanted to live deep and suck out all the marrow of life!" ... Ripping ou...

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There was a text book to refer to as well as worksheets supplementing it. ... These objectives are similar in previous chapters; only the text type is different. ... Subsequently, I asked the pupils questions based on the programme in the book. ...

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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. ... In summing up what he feels parents can gain from his book on the inequalities of special education, Ong-Dean says, "One cannot reasonably expect privileged parents not to draw on their advantages but it might provoke some critical thoughts about the influence of their privileges and about what they might do to promote a more equitable system" (9). ...

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In Chapter 2, Howard Gardner discusses multiple intelligences. ... The book also gives the traditional definition of intelligence as to "usually include mental capabilities such a s reasoning, problem solving and abstract thinking"(Sadker & Zittleman, p. 26-27, 2010). ...

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The Growing Population of "Unschoolers" Our public school system has become a controversial issue. There are many options for schooling besides the public school system. Many parents do not agree with the public school system. Therefore, home schooling or "unschooling" has become quite popular...

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Yes, having a book, sufficient supplies, and appropriate class sizes is good, but is pointless to have those things if the teachers are not correctly prepared with a variety of instructional strategies to develop a fully working classroom (Intasc Principles). ...

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• Grade Level: High School