1. The Second Great Awakening
The salty, musty stench of Play-Doh, water color paints, and sack lunches is one of the only lingering memories I have of my early childhood education. I was born December 22, 1992, and first began attending school three years later at St. Elizabeth School. St. Elizabeth is a Catholic grade-school,...
Mind Answers Mind The Philosophies and Practices of John Dewey Many educators, professors and students alike consider John Dewey the father of progressive education. They praise him for his unparalleled advancement in the field of education along with his insight of the maturing and thirsty...
Good teachers are imperative and are hard to come by. An instructor's methods and structure in the classroom can directly impact a pupil's attitude towards learning. Equally so, it can impact the students view of themselves, their self-worth in society and their potential to grow mentally. My favori...
"American school children typically attend school for about six hours a day, 180 days per year. This schedule has not changed since public schools were founded nearly 200 years ago."" (Waldfogel). The idea of longer school days has taken on new urgency, thanks to the growing concerns about competing...
As an individual who went through the extreme academic and exam oriented schooling system in an Asian country, I strive to create a teaching environment that will inspire hope, ignite the light of imagination and creativity as well as instill respect and love for education amongst my students. I bel...
INTRODUCTION One of the functions of a school is the certification of the individual learner under its embrace (Idowu & Esere, 2009). To effectively carry out this role, assessment of one kind or the other is a prerequisite. Assessment is a means whereby the teacher obtains information about knowled...