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 to incorporate in the lesson planning. This could be something he expands more on in later chapters, but for now I feel that he made it all sound so simple to implement. As I was reading the chapter I ...

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This essay will review chapters two and eight from the text Practicing Education by Meadmore et al, and discuss the concepts of discipline and devolution and the conceptual links between them. ... The topic of educational institutions being an organised disciplinary society is the central theme of chapter two. ... , as will be discussed further in chapter 8, was to occur. ... , but rather two tactics which form part of a wider strategy aimed at the correct training of young people?. ... Chapter 8 addresses the educational theory and practice of devolutionary management within the educati...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ... Part of my job as an OR Meditech Specialist is to put together education packets and Adult Learner 3 in-services for the nurses in surgery so they can electronically document cases and procedures. ... I feel that for the most part we already knew what kind of learners we were but did not realize that we needed to be taught differently. ... I have thought ...

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This is part of the reason that the amount of cheating students in the United States has increased. ... Now less time is being focused on the information that is needed to be taught for the usual chapter test the student will take. ... No such pressure to perform well will exist and students, for the most part, can be stress free. ...

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It typically becomes a part of the mission statement which defines which subject material is being taught. ... In Chapter 2, Howard Gardner discusses multiple intelligences. ... In fact, even though a teacher spends the majority of the day in the classroom, the actual teaching component is only part of the job. ... Lastly, I would like to have a major part in strengthening student-teacher relationships. ...

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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." ... But in relation to real life, this kind of occurrence is common, and is now looked upon as a normal part of growing up. ... Keating is fired for his part in encouraging Neil to find his true self, thus springs the idea that this was the whole reason why Neil waned to kill himself. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

" The excerpt read: "Students starting school this year may be part of the last generation for which 'going to college' means packing up, getting a dorm room and listening to tenured professors. ... Crow believes that lack of originality is part of the cause for crisis in higher education. ... There were several disruptive innovations that was part of Hinckley's plan. ... In College Unbound: The Future of Higher Education and What it Means for Students, chapter six "The Online Revolution" discusses how two professors from Stanford offered their course on...

• Word Count: 2146
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Students check out textbooks, study the chapters, take a test and return the book. ... People view unschoolers as being completely cut off and isolated from the rest of society and that they are not part of the school age community. ... In fact, one out of every ten children has been home schooled for at least part of their education. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

So, when it comes time for me to take the end-of-chapter test, it's impossible for me to fail with the helpful tools Hawkes Learning offers. ... Lee Siegel, author of "The Kids Aren't Alright," says that Vicki Turner, a mother of "three kids, ages 16, 13, and 7 while working a job with handicapped children, the 43-year-old resident of Fullerton, Calif., also spends a big part of her life monitoring her oldest kids online activities steering them away from inappropriate content....

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What higher education reforms have taken place in Russia since the fall of Soviet Union? 1991 was one of the most talked about points in history. It was the fall of the Soviet Union, the fall of communism. It was a time when Russia went through economic, religious, social and educational changes. T...

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Another section in chapter two of our text describes an English teacher using cooperative learning groups to discuss a novel they are studying (50). ... Discussion needs to be a big part of the learning experience. ...

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• Grade Level: High School