Whenever I would question my teachers on the purpose of these exams, they were never able to give me a justifiable response as to why it would be relevant to my education. ... I personally did not excel on all of the standardized exams given to me that were meant to judge my future educational outcome such as SAT. The "educating" aspect of my education in my academic years in high school proved to be more beneficial to me than the schooling that I had received. ... This belief has successfully rocketed the Finnish education system to rate among the highest amongst developed countri...

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Philosophy of Education "It seems to me that education has a two-fold function to perform in the life of man and in society: the one is utility and the other is culture. ... For example, in my classroom observations I noticed a much higher rate of real life relevance. ... This brings me to my next point, how the climate of the school affect the climate of the classroom. ... As I read over the expectations that I hold for the teacher that I encounter I realize that when I begin to teach, others will have the same expectations of me. ... For this reason I have decided to keep this essay to...

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It enlightened me in more ways than one. ... I remember doing algebra in the eigth grade and asking my teacher why something had to be done that way and he told me "because I said so". ... You see what I learned was a skill that never made sense to me, I never was taught the concept. ... Bad working conditions with little educational supplies, average rate of pay, little respect, low social status, amongst others things are some reasons for this. ...

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Once considered a social fad, home schooling has broken ground with a surprising growth rate of 15 to 20 percent per year (Lines, 2000, 12), and with the escalating concern over the public school system the growth of the home schooling movement is inevitable. ... At least for me there is nothing in the world that I would trade for the quality of education that I feel I received in the public school system. Whether it was that I was lucky to have two parents take an avid interest in my education, or that I was blessed with the creme of the crop as far as educators are concerned, or that I took ...

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Textbooks are important aid guide to me as a teacher. ... Recommendations According to Los Angeles Unified School District Textbook Evaluation (2002) research, the following model standards, current teaching strategies and methods are used to rate textbook effectiveness: - Integrates four language skills: speaking, listening, reading, writing. - Incorporates life skills included in course outline. ...

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Thus, the problem and question for me become, how do we as educators maintain excellence and equity in our teaching through multicultural education, in the face of the standards and mandates set by NCLB and our state, so that no student-of any group-is left behind? ... " This consequence also threatens to increase the growing dropout and push-out rates for students in these sub-groups (Darling-Hammond, 2007). ...

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Introduction The topic for my research paper is parent involvement and homework. This is a subject that affects all of us in education. I have taught elementary and now I am teaching high school intervention and homework has always been a problem. Homework is meant to be beneficial but many see it as a punishment. Some parents get involved, but many don't. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate