In my classroom, this culture represents a combination of ideas; the respect my students and I have for one another, the daily interactions we share, the amount of responsibility and independence I give my students, as well as the atmosphere I create and the approach I take to learning. ... The students then essentially learn to be independent learners and gain the knowledge, eventually becoming community contributors while learning their independence. ... I feel strongly that curriculum in an effective and high quality classroom should be mainly child directed and child centered. ... I believ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A sense of independence existed as I was a very young child. ... My entire high school career was spent performing for crowds. ... I really enjoyed letting myself be known in high school. ... My sister went away for school many years ago. ... We talk about school, cars, music and girls. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They are meant to give general direction to education in the school setting. ... While independence is essential for individuals one has to question the level of autonomy that individual in a democratic society should have. Should autonomy be equated with independence and freedom and if so what responsibilities should be attached to this freedom? ... One can question whether such high levels of participation are possible or even desirable in a liberal democracy. ...

• Word Count: 2248
• Approx Pages: 9
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"My Place" by Sally Morgan is a biography about the reader's home and school life throughout her years at primary and high school and university. ... Sally Morgan expresses at one point in her reading "My Place" that she only had one goal during her high schooling which was to leave school. ... She also had the desire for a university education and the "independence of a professional woman" (page 36). ... Clarke was a member of this "elite" and gained high intelligence and elite status through the study of these particular subjects. ... Teddy is a well-educated boy for his...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Transition is used to refer to changes between services such as moving from primary to secondary school and culture is the environment around a young person and the people that influence them. Thompson (2004, p185) states that "for young people the transition to adulthood or independence has become much more protracted, unpredictable and increasingly fragmented in that the different markers of adulthood are increasingly uncoupled from each other with culture and agency having an impact." When working with Child X it became apparent that he received too much agency so his social development was...

• Word Count: 1805
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

But progress will be seen only when students make extra learning time after-school. ... The last reason why students spend less time for their homework can be independence. ... In addition, financial independence makes them powerful and authoritative. ... There is too much competition between professionals because of high unemployment or unstable conditions. ...

• Word Count: 1519
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School