Challenges and Strategies for African American Women in Higher Ed

This paper reviews the existing literature in support of the research study. The literature reviewed discussed the barriers and success strategies for African American Women to obtain higher education. Also, a discussion of the Critical Race, Social Learning, and Feminist theories was included that formed the understanding of African American...

Teacher’s Influence on Student’s Personality

There is no such thing as a self-made man. Every one of us, no matter how talented, smart or independent, has someone who helped raise us, who taught us the things we know, and who molded us into the people we are today. Parents are our first teachers. They teach...

Behaviorism, Existentialism and Education

In chapter 6, Ozmon and Craver (2013) discuss the evolution of the behaviorist philosophical school of thought and its influence on education. According to the author, behaviorists’ central tenets are that people need to concern themselves with animal and people’s behaviors, which are observable as opposed to unobservable events, which...

College Experience for Nursing Practice

When a child decides that he or she is going to help people, that can often become the first step on the path to becoming a teacher or a nurse. In my case, it was the latter. When I enrolled the college, everything seemed exciting and challenging at the same...

Behaviorism and Cognitivism in Nursing Curriculum

The two learning theories that are of the most interest to me are behaviorism and cognitivism. These two theoretical frameworks for understanding the mind stand in opposition to each other in what value they attach to human thought process and cognitivism actually developed as a response to behaviorism. Behaviorism covers...

Students’ Difficulties with Physical and Chemical Changes

The aspects of physical and chemical changes can make students experience some difficulties while distinguishing between these processes. The main misconceptions associated with these types of changes are the following ones: chemical changes are determined when unusual alterations in substances are observed; in contrast to physical changes, chemical changes are...

Multicultural Education Issues and Perspectives

The main factors and dimensions in the multicultural education ideology and their theoretical basis One of the most important issues of a modern educational system is multicultural education. Our contemporary world tends to multicultural. Thus, from a global perspective, this question should be in the spotlight when educating children in...

Teacher Profession and Motivation to Choose It

Explain how your personal history and family background have influenced your professional development to become a teacher My decision of becoming a teacher solely comes from my family background and my interests as I grew up. I was motivated into becoming a professional teacher because I loved the profession. Although I...

Communities Needs and Wants: Lesson Plan

Lesson plan Content Objective(s) The students should be in a position to identify the jobs done by the members of their communities to earn a living. It is an important lesson in building students’ community appraisal skills. Life has been changing over time, and students of this millennium have to...

Journalist Profession, Its Pros and Cons

When the time to choose one particular profession comes, many students face several doubts and challenges. It is not very easy to make one clear decision and be sure about its correctness in the future. This is why it is better to evaluate all pros and cons beforehand to make...

Misbehaving Students and Behaviour Management

Context of Behavior of Concern Anderson exhibits undesired behaviors during the ESL lesson. When he is asked to answer questions in class, he makes animal-like noises and sometimes bangs his books on the table. Worse still, when his teacher asks him to walk to the front of the class to...

School Uniform and Ethical Issues

One of the ethical issues that are particularly relevant to young people all around the world today is the presence of uniforms in schools. At first, my school did not set any rules with regards to school uniforms or school clothes for students. However, when I moved to 8th grade,...

“Explicit Direct Instruction” by Hollingsworth and Ybarra

Introduction Teaching is a complex and challenging process, and to achieve success, educators need to refer to the experience of experts in the field and use evidence-based strategies and techniques to improve their lessons and contribute to students’ learning. Explicit Direct Instruction (EDI): The Power of the Well-Crafted, Well-Taught Lesson...

Educational (NAEYC) Standard 4: Interviewing a Professional

Early childhood education requires additional attention today as this is the base of the further effective education. National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Initial and Advanced Standards for Early Childhood Professional Preparation Programs are important to be explored by the relevant professionals to improve professional and personal...

Analyzing College Affordability in the United States: Trends and Solutions

As the cost of education in the United States grows, more and more young people find themselves unable to pay for the degree. Hall mentions the fact that the cost of attending institutions doubled during 1980-1990 and experienced the same changes during 1990-2000 (par. 2). This fact helps to understand...

The VARK Questionnaire and Learning Styles

The VARK questionnaire allows students to understand which learning styles are more suitable for them. In this test, four strategies are presented: visual, aural, read/write, and kinesthetic strategies. Learning Style The learning style most suitable for me is the multimodal one, i.e. it includes strategies from two different learning styles....

South Africa and Tanzania Education Policies Comparison

Introduction Africa, in the pre-colonial period, encompassed a large number of autonomous societies. Though they had distinct policies and regulations that orchestrated their ways of the norm, some of the policies, especially in education, had some commonality. In the early phase of the colonial administration, some missionaries in Africa believed...

High School Students and Vocational Education

Introduction Across the world, the debate about the importance of vocational education has been going on for decades. While some systems of education value vocational education, others disregard it as irrelevant to the dynamic needs of education and job markets. Opponents of vocational education argue that vocational education is irrelevant...

Pros and Cons of School Uniforms and the Case for Dress Codes as a Balanced Solution

Introduction School education is a complex process requiring many factors to be considered. It is essential to understand that the ultimate goal of quality education for pupils requires careful attention to various aspects of the educational process. One of them is discussing the advantages and disadvantages of school uniforms. This...

The Impact of Parental Involvement on Children’s Academic Success

Introduction Parents are essential factors in a child’s life, including their schooling. Parental involvement has a significant impact on a child’s school performance. This essay will discuss what parental involvement is, how it affects a child’s performance in school, how poor parental support affects the growth and performance of students,...

Anxiety and Substance Abuse Among University of Botswana Students

Introduction The prevalence of anxiety among students is an alarming trend that is increasing due to the heavy curriculum load and lack of support. Accordingly, this problem affects the appearance of addictions similar to those of psychoactive substances. Because of the fact that students are faced with stressors, they resort...

Education Reform in the United States

Introduction Education reform is a strategic process aimed at altering approaches to delivering learning instruction to suit society’s changing needs. Reforming education systems creates room for tackling issues and addressing limitations to enhance quality. However, changes depend on research and expert analysis of factors associated with students’ outcomes. Therefore, the...

Cognitivism vs. Constructivism Learning in Adults

Introduction Adult education and learning are specifically created to promote learning among people whose age, social status, or self-perception characterize them as adults. There are five factors used to describe an adult learner. First is a strong sense of independence, the ability to guide their learning, and a wealth of...

Children’s Book Rationale Discussion

Introduction The worth of children’s literature cannot be ignored in modern education for several reasons. First, this activity allows teachers to understand how to introduce new information to young readers and involve them in a learning process. Second, children use books to increase their language and cognitive development for problem-solving...

Information Processing in Child Development

Information processing development is an essential aspect of cognitive growth. In middle childhood, information processing intensifies as the child improves their literacy skills. The processing speed between ages 5 to 18 increases as the brain can manipulate complex details (Bergin & Bergin, 2019). Inhibition also greatly advances, just like cognitive...

Analysis of Jonathan Kozol’s “The Uses of “Diversity”

Introduction The Uses of “Diversity” is Kozol’s seventh letter from the book Letters to a Young Teacher. The chapter is anchored on the contention that despite the civil rights movements that rocked America in the 1950s and 1960s, inequality and segregation in the U.S. educational system still exist today (Kozol,...

Characteristics of Effective Trainer of Adult Learners

Teaching is a complex process of enabling learners to gain new knowledge, understand it, and be able to apply it in the classroom and beyond it. Although the primary goals of educating children, teenagers, and adults might be similar, instructors need to adjust to students of varying ages, as they...

The Lancasterian Education System: History and Overview

In the early 19th century, there existed problems in the education sphere because not many parents could afford to send their children to school. It was evident that a new decision was necessary to make school education more accessible and preserve decent outcomes. Joseph Lancaster, an English developer, made a...

Douglass’ Learning to Read and Plato’s Allegory of the Cave

Frederick Douglass’s Learning to Read and Plato’s Allegory of the Cave share the idea that knowledge is decisive and crucial for the self-awareness of a person. People need to become enlightened to live a good life and contribute to the world’s development. Once the individual realizes his or her place...

The Process of Resume Creation

Over the past years, the process of resume creation has gone far beyond, indicating one’s professional experience and qualities. Resume and cover letter completion now require basic education on the formatting and style peculiarities, including knowledge of the current labor market tendencies. Moreover, the competitiveness levels in the market have...

A Case Study on Educational Leadership

Introduction Demetreio Secondary School is facing a herculean challenge of leadership. The school has been through years of poor leadership, which has resulted in a wrong perception developed in the minds of parents, teachers, and students about their school. As noted from the case study, parents, staff, and children are...

Comprehension in ‘all Children Read…’ by Temple and Al.

Scholarly Article Summary An article by Muijselaar et al. (2017) focuses its attention on the correlation between reading strategies and reading comprehension. The paper describes a quantitative cohort study that aims at creating a linear regression model with reading comprehension as a dependent variable and reading strategies as the independent...

“Gap Year” Between High School and College

Introduction A gap year is generally regarded from various perspectives, and while some consider it useful for students, others do not agree that such a gap may be useful. Considering the fact that the opinions are opposite, the thorough research of the considerations should be arranged, with the further assessment...

Plagiarism Prevention in Nursing Education

An essential issue in the academic writing world is the use of work developed and presented by other people. While it is not forbidden, as using such material can help build a strong argument, it is critical to give credit to people who have put efforts and time into the...

Best Practices for Identifying Gifted Student

Currently many parents find it hard to identify the talents of their children and thus they depend on teachers and other career counselors for help. Therefore, it is imperative that these people know the procedures behind identifying the gifted children (Johnsen, 2009, p.9). According to the Improving America’s Schools Act...

Philosophies of Curriculum and Design

Abstract This paper presents a personal design of the essential learning strategies in the prevailing curriculum. It discusses how the curriculum can be modified to develop in various factors such as environment, social state, current education, and psychological state. All these are associated with the learning outcomes of education theories...

Comparing Single-Sex and Co-ed School Systems

The importance of education in the society cannot be overestimated. Accordingly, it can be seen that constant improvement and developments in the field of education aim at making learning more efficient. Such developments might include changing teaching styles, developing curriculum materials, improving delivery methods, and others. For most of those...

Teaching English Language Learners

Introduction Language proficiency is basic to learning any other discipline. Research has been carried out in the area of teaching the English language learner (ELL). Some argue that proficiency in a native language increases the chances for learning the English language. Others still argue that children need to be taught...

The Importance of Education and Educational Objective

Educated people have a clear advantage over those who don’t have one. Education liberates you from the suffocation murkiness of ignorance and illiteracy. It opens new horizons for you, frees your imagination, and helps you realize your full potential, your capability of achieving greater heights, and embark on tougher endeavors....

Lesson Plan for the Multicultural Learners

Introduction One of the challenges facing many academic institutions is how to design a curriculum that reflects on the dynamics of the classroom; these include cultural diversity and individual differences among the students. Every classroom is a representation of the cultural diversity that exists in many countries and for successful...

Study Skills and Time Management in Education

Abstract Studying is an intricate task for every student. The ability to create time and concentrate on a subject for long hours presents a challenge to students. As a result, it is priceless for every student to possess adequate study and time-management skills to enable them to fulfill the dream...

How Can We Do ESL Better? Pedagogical and Ethical Issues

Executive Summary The paper is about how ESL is perceived and in what context throughout the globe. The paper starts with applying various ESL concepts to housekeeping employees, at their workplace. The increasing workplace diversity has developed a need to improve the ability of workers to communicate in English. Many...

A Short Guide to Writing About History by Marius and Page

Introduction A Short Guide to Writing about History is a book written by Richard Marius and Melvin page. It stresses on thinking and writing like a historian and helps one frame their concepts while telling their story in history. These renowned writers wrote the fourth and fifth editions of this...

Effect of Colour Coding and Test Type On Students

Data Analysis and Discussion The present section is organized into two parts: the analysis of the quantitative and qualitative data. The analysis of the quantitative data seeks to answer whether color coding was of any use for enhancing memory retention in students. The first part of the results section interprets...

Lesson Plans for Teaching Economics

A lesson plan is an integral part of the teacher’s preparation for the upcoming lecture. It helps to fix the content in a sequence of the educational process, clarify the necessary formulations and concepts, and to build a logical sequence of information. Although in every school or university, there is...

The 2016 Kindergarten Program: Curriculum Analysis

The philosophy of the 2016 Kindergarten program is established based on providing a substantial foundation for 4-5-old-year learners in friendly and safe conditions. The major goals are concerned with the development of young learners’ curiosity, social and emotional competence, creativity, and well-being (“The Kindergarten Program,” 2016). The program emphasizes the...

Critical Analysis of “The Smartest Kids in the World” by Amanda Ripley

This paper is a critical analysis of the book “The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got This Way” by Amanda Ripley. The book follows the author’s investigation as she attempts to determine the reason why children in different countries appear to display significant variance in their learning...

How Should We Deal With the Rising Cost of Education?

The rising cost of education in the United States and internationally cannot be attributed to a single cause. In its place, the occurrence of cultural shifts, a steady decrease of federal and state support, advancements in technology, and economic problems have contributed to the skyrocketing school fees in learning institutions....

Excellent Academic Performance: Causes and Effects

Background Reaching academic excellence is, perhaps, one of the goals that a lot of students dismiss since they misunderstand it. By interpreting it as being perfect in every way, learners often underrate their abilities and resort to a more relaxed and less challenging mode of learning. To create the foundation...

Educational Psychology and Learning

Introduction Teachers make a difference. Nowadays people pay more and more attention to the qualities of the teacher and the educator. The offered chapter one and video clearly demonstrate the difference between the above notions expressed in different approaches to teaching. Main body First of all, the teacher is the...

Facilitation Skill and Style Self-Assessment

Current Facilitation Skill Set Currently, I am able to design and implement interventions for processes in responding to complex organizational, academic, and organizational issues. These include designing effective programs, utilizing instructional design techniques, program-planning techniques, executing needs assessment, and evaluating adult learning programs. In this regard, I have the aptitude...

Action-Based Teaching, Autonomy and Identity

The article under analysis is entitled “Action-Based Teaching, Autonomy, and Identity” and is written by Leo van Lier in 2007. In general, in his article, the author provides a thorough description of action-based teaching. He examines different agency aspects, including the relations between process and structure, classroom democracy, and control...

Contemporary Issues in Curriculum Plan

What do students actually gain from teachers who are involved in professional development? Murnane and Levy (2004) explain that professional development – when done well- allows teachers to improve their teaching methods while at the same time facilitate children to learn in a better way. Such abilities are quite necessary...

Adult Education in the “Real World” Classroom

Abstract At the present, demand for higher education has continued to rise especially in the case of adult learners who perceive added credentials in education as a stepping stone towards a better position and a more fulfilling career. Suffice it to say there are many means of continued education that...

Multicultural and Diversity Issues in Education

It has been noted that, with the advancement in technology, the concept of globalization has come to be part of human development. The world has experienced a high rate of free movement of goods, services, capital, and, more importantly, human beings. The world is characterized by interconnectedness and interdependence. According...

Business Career Plan for the Next 5 Years

A career plan is a process in which one chooses what is best for him or her. It is also a form in which he or she satisfies his or her future job interest. The plan assists to develop talent and skills, as well as decide the training and elements...

Visual Learning Style and Improvement Strategy

Introduction I have assessed my learning style and it turned out I am a visual learner. Visual learners tend to perceive information better if it is presented in the form of charts, diagrams, pictures, etc. (Anderman & Anderman, 2009). Visual learners also perceive information better when they read it rather...

Why More and More Students Are Taking Online Classes?

Introduction In the recent days, online learning has acquired a lot of popularity in many countries. Online enrollment is convenient to most students, and many people opt to apply this strategy. The popularity of online learning dates back in the advent of the computer era and with advancement in information...

Authentic Leadership in Early Childhood Teaching

Introduction The practice of teaching, regardless of the setting, implies the knowledge and skills of teachers to exercise appropriate leadership and enact it in their everyday practice. The context of early childhood education (ECE) has been challenged by the fact that many leaders within the sphere have been unlikely to...

Free Tuition for University Students

The issue of funding in higher education is a popular matter of discussion for both educators and politicians. At the same time, students and their families are the party most interested in reduction or abolishment of university tuition fees. At present, Prince Edward Island is considering the introduction of free...

The Advantages of Independent Learning

Education is an integral part of human development. The learning process starts since the very moment of birth and continues throughout the lifespan. As a person grows, he/she becomes more conscious about own intellectual development and capable of influencing its outcomes. Nowadays, researchers and practitioners in the field of education...

NAYEC Standard 3 for Early Education: Summary and Explanation

Introduction To be able to advocate the rights of young children and their families, it is important to be aware of the context of early childhood development. There are different standards within this area of expertise, but knowing the standard of observing, documenting and assessing to support young children and...

Curriculum Development in Language Teaching

Evaluation procedures In education, there are several methods of evaluating a learner. These methods are known as procedures. These procedures assume different approaches and have different objectives. One of the common evaluation procedures used in the evaluation of an individual in a learning setting is the diagnostic procedure. This method...

Traditional vs. Virtual Learning Environment

Defining the Problem Situation With the development of the ICT system, the traditional learning environments are in the process of developing new virtual spaces designed for learning. Participants have to adjust to new methods of communication and learning with teachers and peers through a differently organized learning environment. The emergence...

Least Restrictive Environment and Inclusion

As stated by McGovern (2015), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires the US public schools to support the learning process the students with diverse disabilities who “need such supports…to benefit educationally” (p. 117). The development of an appropriate learning context for disabled children is required by the Least Restrictive...

Lesson Observation: 4th Grade Math

Pre-Conference Teacher’s Approach to Teaching Math The teacher demonstrated that she is not indifferent to the results of her work and her students’ performance. She said that her aim is to explain the students that mathematics is “not all about numbers on the paper, but all about the world around...

Building Family and Community Relationships

A child’s environment comprises a sufficient part of the child’s development process. Family and community remain the largest influence on a child throughout the early years, so maintaining and improving it secures the effective result in learning. Standard of Choice In my opinion, the standard that requires the most in-depth...

Visual, Aural, Read/Write, Kinesthetic Learning Styles

Summary of subject’s learning style The personal learning style that applies to this particular subject is to read/write methodology. The VARK analysis indicates that the most prominent aspects of this learning method are lists, notes, and texts that provide descriptions and other learning aspects. The individuals who fall under this...

Schools in the 21st Century

Introduction Schools in the 21st century face numerous issues because of the increased technological advancements, which include e-learning, social media usage in classrooms, and/or self-paced learning (Kobalia & Garakanidze, 2010). In the 21st century, technological advancement is intense, especially with the development of internet facilities. Thus, many schools in this...

Why Education Requires Political Intervention?

The influence of politics on education is fundamental. Politicians are the policymakers in any jurisdiction. For this reason, they are the driving force behind any reforms, including those that affect education. Consequently, it is critical that they have the public’s interests at heart whenever they are formulating such policies. This...

Educational Article “The Hurried Child” by David Elkind

David Elkind in his article The Hurried Child addresses the society’s plan of trying to draw the future of its children closer, than it is. The message comes up at a time when parents are endeavoring to hurry their children into adulthood. Many people have set out to unravel the...

Technical Writing Ethics

Introduction Ethical considerations in writings are of great importance as they determine the popularity of such writings and their significance to the society or the intended audience. In this regard therefore, writers should always be sensitive on what they portray in their works so as impact positively on the target...

Debating School Uniforms: Balancing Expression, Equality, and Safety

The Case for School Uniforms: Enhancing Focus and Equality Some people are convinced that uniforms should be essential for all schools. Uniforms make students more organized, allowing them to focus less on their appearance and more on academic achievement. Wendell Anderson’s 2002 article, School Dress Codes and Uniform Policies, argues...

The Impact of Remote Learning on University Students’ Mental Health and Social Relationships

Introduction The research paper investigates the impact of remote learning on the mental health and social relationships of university students. The key findings reveal that remote learning has led to increased stress levels and reduced engagement in a significant portion of students, impacting their academic performance and general well-being. However,...

Key Stages in Observation-Based Learning: Attention, Imitation, and Discrimination

Introduction Learning that occurs through observing other people’s actions is known as observation-based learning. This type of social study can take on numerous shapes depending on different processes. Humans appear to learn this way without needing reinforcement; instead, they need a social model in their surroundings, such as a parent,...

Applying VARK (Visual, Aural, Read, and Kinaesthetic) Learning Styles for Effective Education

Learning Style (VARK) The current learning style identified in the VARK questionnaire is substantial read/write. According to the results of the questionnaire, read/write strategies reach 15 points, while visual strategies reach only 3 points. The recommended learning styles involve reading the information, making sense of it, and writing it down...

Inclusivity Education for Disabled Students

Introduction The quality of life in children with disability can be marginalizing. Adopting strategies that can meet the learning needs of disabled children in education is challenging, especially for inclusive education, whereby all students are engaged. Inclusive education has been effective in facilitating learning, especially for disabled students. Inclusive education...

The Law of Business Associations: Educational Course

Course Description An exploration of the legal mechanisms that are set for effective management of business organizations. Topics include characteristics of a company, types of business organizations, formation of business organizations, management of companies, and termination of a company. The course is a 1000-level law course, and in-depth knowledge of...

Achieving Educational Leadership

Achieving a leadership role in the field of education requires a multitude of specific traits and skills that directly correlate with the professional objectives implied in said position. Three goals that can be highlighted as essential to this objective include maximization of communication skills, inspiring collaboration and diversity, and being...

Academic Fraud & Dishonesty and Its Consequences

Introduction In modern society, violations of the norms of scientific ethics have become a big problem. These include plagiarism, falsification of empirical material, fabrication of references to non-existent works, incorrect citation, undeserved authorship, sale of dissertations, sabotage. The above types of violations of ethical standards can be qualified as specific...

The Student Loan Forgiveness Plan

The student loan forgiveness plan was initiated to assist graduate students who struggle to repay the loan they borrowed to obtain their college degrees. In August 2022, the Bidden-Harris government publicized its proposal to remove up to $20,000 in student debt for qualified borrowers to offer middle-class and working families...

Financial Literacy Lessons for Children

Introduction As Amagir et al. argue, “children and adolescents can only realize their full potential as citizens if they are financially empowered and capable” (56). Teaching children financial literacy is the key to building a society in which citizens know how to properly manage their funds, and now, we will...

Foundations in Early Childhood Education

The formation of a new educational environment is built on a fundamentally new basis – a multidimensional understanding of life and is accompanied by the creation and improvement of a variety of school educational systems. The educational environment is a surrounding or a child, which accompanies his learning activities and...

Learning Process in Different Contexts

To solve the psychological and pedagogical problems of interaction of participants in the educational process, the technology of contextual learning is recognized as the main one. Many researchers consider this technology of teaching to be a priority, especially in the context of the transition to the competence-based paradigm of education...

Closing the Gap Between Military Service and Civilian Career

Introduction A gulf between Military Service and Civilian careers prevents veterans from successfully integrating into society after military service. It is crucial to offer modern veterans efficient employment services. Therefore, this topic needs research and analysis of all stakeholders’ needs, rights, and opportunities. Professionals in career development must think carefully...

Early Childhood Education: The Role of Leader

Properly organized child care and education before school is the key to developing his thinking, memory, attention, imagination, speech, and physical health. Educational leadership is constantly being developed and maintained in the culture of the ECE environment (Davitt & Ryder, 2018). Without these basic qualities, it will not be possible...

Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities of Distance Learning

Introduction Distance learning represents a type of training defined by the apparent barriers of students from their teachers. Traditionally, distance education was done via the mail, but this is now possible because of technological advancements. There are various benefits to distance learning through the utilization of technology. Students use the...

Educational Philosophy in Modern World

Introduction My philosophy is rather consistent with the ideas and beliefs articulated by Combs regarding the essence of education. Combs emphasized that educational philosophy should be flexible as the modern world is developing at a high pace and new ideas and frameworks emerge (Ugwuozor, 2019). I support this view and...

Professional Development of Teachers’ Skills

Introduction If designed and integrated into school workflow appropriately, professional development promotes the improvement of teachers’ skills and their awareness of contemporary instructional techniques and approaches, which results in better education outcomes and students’ performance overall. Thus, this paper aims at discussing the causes of teachers’ negative perceptions of professional...

The Principles of Inclusive Education

Inclusion is an educational concept denoting that all children should be involved in the same classrooms irrespective of their health peculiarities. It denies the idea of organizing separate education for children with special needs. This approach can generate positive outcomes if essential elements are preserved. According to Grove et al....

Anti-Bias Curriculum in Early Childhood Classroom

The bias in the early childhood classroom affects the formation of undesirable attitudes towards different social groups, which impacts their general dysfunctional integration into modern society. Adequate socialization in the current realities presupposes the celebration of society’s multicultural nature and the realization of everyone’s equal status. If children are exposed...

Contextual Teaching and Learning

The educational process in modern pedagogical practice is usually constructed out through either learning through information, or based on learning through activity. “The traditional didactic system sees its global task in introducing students to the generalized and systematized experience of humanity” (Schwanenflugel & Knapp, 2015). As such, theory, particularly in...

Sex Education and Egocentrism: Cognitive Development

Introduction In the most difficult periods of a country’s development, the institution of the family shows high resilience and the ability to maintain its stability. Strengthening the moral foundations of the individual and the status of the family is a priority for society, and sexual education of the younger generation...

Bachelor of Science in Social Work: Self-Reflection

Introduction Studying in the Bachelor of Science in social work program was a deliberate decision that I came to during my previous education. The opportunity to acquire professional skills that not only contribute to my personal development but also provide an opportunity to contribute to society. The current learning process...

Should Public Colleges and Universities Be Tuition-Free?

In his article “Should Public Colleges and Universities Be Tuition-Free?”, Bernie Sanders makes proposals to make higher education more accessible. Bernie Sanders, United States Senator from Vermont, was born in 1941 in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at Brooklyn College and the University of Chicago (Sanders). Sanders was the mayor...

Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”

Introduction Literature education is an essential part of the school curriculum that is intended to teach students to read and analyze literary works. However, in the modern world, which is centered around information gathering and information processing, worker productivity, and economic success, it seems to be a redundant discipline that...

The School Board Candidacy Speech

The school board is especially crucial when children need exceptional consideration and care. Therefore, I want to do my best to contribute to the public school board and ensure that every child’s needs are met. The school board members assist the community in numerous essential ways, which I fully acknowledge...

Sex Education Among Young People

Dispensing contraceptives Dispensing contraceptives to students in high schools has long been a controversial topic for many parents, teachers, and concerned citizens. These people argue that giving out free condoms would only encourage teenagers to have more sex. While this might be true to a certain degree, a recent survey...

Teaching Methodologies for Various Learning Styles

Introduction The learning process is an integral part of the life of any individual. However, what kind of knowledge a person will receive is mostly determined by the teacher’s personality. Therefore, high demands are placed on these people, and the learning process itself is extremely complex and multifaceted. This paper...

Writing in ‘The Best of Two Approaches’ by S. M. Nordin

Scholarly Article Summary An article by Nordin (2017) focuses the attention of language teachers on approaches to writing. The central idea of the paper is to create a synthesized method for teaching writing, which includes the elements of two recent approaches. Before proposing a model for teaching writing, Nordin (2017)...

Play Based Programs and Learning

Introduction The ultimate goal of any learning process is to equip the targeted individuals with superior skills and ideas for confronting future challenges and pursuing their aims in life confidently. Researchers and scholars in the field of education have succeeded in presenting numerous ideas to improve the learning process and...

Education for Native Americans: Difficulties

Theoretical Framework The American educational system is developing in the field of support for all categories of the population. Thanks to this, Native Americans who live and study in their small communities have access to all the achievements of science. In particular, although the study of computer science was not...

Overcrowded Computer Lab as a School Problem

Introduction Florida National University is one of the most popular in the region. It provides gripping programs to study and fascinating facilities to use on the campus. In spite of being an alluring place to attend, the school has some problems which are not critical but might cause trouble, with...

Active Participation by Teacher Impact on Students

Abnormal psychology is taught in two sections: at 9:30 am and at 11:30 am. Students who have classes at 9:30 am are more talkative and also seem to perform better in midterms and finals. This suggests a hypothesis that active participation by a teacher positively impacts the results of their...

Synthesis of Ideas From Essays by Tan and Rodriguez

It is commonplace that foreign students face numerous challenges whenever they take up a different language. In America, for example, all learning takes place in English, and foreign students are expected to adapt quickly. Consequently, theories exist concerning the suitability of this requirement, with scholars presenting their views for or...

English Medium Education: Multilingual Education

Introduction Hong Kong’s system of education is similar to the system of education of the United Kingdom. Protestant and Catholic missionaries introduced education in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, the Kindergarten level of education takes three years and is not compulsory (Postiglione & Lee, 1997, p. 26). After kindergarten, the...

Multicultural Approaches: Multicultural Education

Introduction There are six approaches to multicultural education. These approaches have differences especially in how they are implemented in classrooms. York, S. (2001) points out that these approaches include human relations, single-group decisions, multicultural education, anti-bias education, culturally specific education, culturally relevant anti-bias education. The choice in this paper is...

Instructional Strategies in Social Studies Through the Learning Cycle

Introduction Social studies are the academic domain which instructions are characterized by the dominant use of the textbook. However, many student instructors have not received in-depth training in learning strategies involving content literacy. This paper discusses the various activities or strategies to be employed at every stage of the learning...

Education: Impacts of Societal Forces

Introduction School improvement plans involve goals and activities designed to improve students’ performance. The plan consists of steps on how the set goal and objectives will be achieved and the inputs of all stakeholders. A society is made up of a population with varied competence, nationalities and cultural heritage. Due...

Online vs. Traditional Classroom Education

Introduction Technology is nowadays a tool that has turned out to be the topic of many professional seminars, and teachers are today learning to use it in order to add it to their teaching tools. Students should now look at the technology as a comprehensively integrated activity and not the...

Teenagers’ Problems in American High Schools

Introduction The problem of teenagers dropping out of school has not been an issue of the third world countries only. The problem is also experienced in American schools. There are numerous reasons behind this issue. Teenagers have to cope with eminent challenges of which at times they succumb to leading...

Informative Process of Education

Generally, any process is described in the simple bow and arrow format and they represent the totality of the process. But education is one of the most important aspects of human life and one can not describe education in the above-mentioned process. Actually, with the globalization of the World, the...

Learning Theories: Behavioral Theory, Constructivism, Multiple Intelligence Theory

Learning is a complicated and time-consuming process. In the course of this process, a person acquires certain knowledge and skills and goes through “measureable change in behavior that continues over time.” (Stanhope & Lancaster 2006) There exists a number of learning theories that can be applied in a group or...

CDS: Professional and Scholarly Tasks

Executive Summary The report essentially entails how the CDS has helped the learners carry out researches and assignments in other modules of study. The report has discussed how the CDS prepares the learners for both the professional and scholarly tasks in the outside world. To a large extent, the report...

Best Missing Homework Excuse Ever

Home works are assigned to students because it enhances various educational objectives. Homework inculcates discipline and students would be able to set up study habits. It also helps students to get rid of over strain in classroom education and enables students to become more responsible in their studies. It also...

The Impact of Parent’s Educational Level on College Students

Introduction The article, named “The Impact of Parent’s Educational Level on College Students: An Analysis Using the Beginning Post-secondary Students Longitudinal Study 1990-92/94”, written by Debbie Hahs-Vaughn, is a collection of material pertaining to the effect of parents being educated, on the outcomes of students performances. It has generally never...

Education for Gifted Students

Introduction Nowadays, educators try to create perfect learning conditions to allow students to derive the maximum benefit from the process of studying. Modern educational institutions are versatile and are often adapted according to students’ needs. One of the issues is that gifted students should receive special educational treatment. It is...

Definition of VARK Questionnaire Analysis

Introduction The selection of learning strategies is a significant step in the process of education because it is decisive for the success of the learning process as well as students’ performance. People have diverse learning preferences and demonstrate different performance with the use of preferred strategies. Some individuals need to...

Ableism and Student Segregation in Georgia Schools

The US Department of Justice’s investigation showed that the state of Georgia was illegally segregating students with disabilities. This problem was present for a long time, as it led to at least one case of suicide among children ten years ago (RBS NewsHour, 2015). The student was kept in a...

Approaches to Close Reading: Fisher & Frey (2012)

The multiple approaches towards close reading, discussed by Fisher and Frey (2012), regard the issue that some of the teachers might face when introducing close reading to students. Not every student is eager to follow the strategies, and some might find them too difficult to implement during the learning process....

Bilingualism in Children: Pros and Cons

Children learning more than one language have plenty of advantages associated with their memory, cognitive skills, reading, communication, etc. Bilingualism helps a child to develop and reveal his or her abilities and develop them. Research results show that children who speak one language more than others have better preconditions for...

Rubrics for Nurse Students’ Learning Assessment

Grading Rubric Criteria 0 0.2 0.3-0.4 0.5 1   Significantly below course requirements Does not meet course requirements Minimally meets course requirements Satisfactorily meets course requirements Proficiently meets course requirements Ability to correlate the major nursing works, models, and principles with the names of theorists who developed them.The total number...

Edutopia Website Evaluation Using Bloom’s Taxonomy

Introduction The twenty-first century has become a challenging time for most educators. The technological process has influenced all areas of human activity, and the sphere of education has not been omitted too. Even more, the usage of technology and Internet-aided education in the classroom demonstrate remarkable outcomes. Most students are...

Concept of School Administration: A Critical Examination

The paper is a critical examination of the concept of school administration. My opinion is given regarding the concept of administration being a greedy work. Additionally, it is apparent that administration is an important aspect when running schools especially in the desire to ensure that there is great improvement academically...

Observation on the Teacher and Students

The class starts when the teacher greets students and asks them to place their books on the desks. It is an English classroom where students learn how to concentrate and respond to comprehension. One of the teaching methods that the teacher applies is reading the comprehension loudly for the whole...

Classroom Observation: Children with IEPs

Classroom Description and Observation Focus The object of my observation was a self-contained classroom-based on 8 boys and 1 girl mixed with grades 3rd,4th, and 5th graders. The class included 8 boys and 1 girl; all the students are taught based on the Individualized Education Program (IEP). The ground for...

Teaching of Political Science

Introduction Political science background offers numerous opportunities for students in different spheres of life (Rowh, 2003), this is why the teaching of political sciences turns out to be crucially important at any time. One of the major purposes of my life now is to become a teacher of political science...

The Assessment of Children with Reading Disabilities

Title & general information Title: Reading Fluency: Implications for the Assessment of Children with Reading Disabilities Authors: Elizabeth B. Meisinger., Juliana S. Bloom and George W. Hynd Name of journal: Ann. of Dyslexia (Annals of Dyslexia) year of publication 2010, Volume 60, pages 1–17 Introduction Aim of the research: the...

Nobel Prizes in Different Spheres

J.J. Thomson, Albert Einstein, William Butler Yeats, Stanley Prusiner, and Amartya Sen… Do you know what unites all these people? What do you know about these people and their achievements? All of them have only one thing in common: in due time, they were awarded the Nobel Prizes in different...

Passing Exams and Preparation Aspects

If categorizing the purpose of studying into short and long term goals, such aspects as having a good job and earning good money can be related to the latter. Short term goals can be seen in the intermediary milestones, passing which testifies the knowledge students obtained so far. Yes, these...

Art Education and Human Development

The general response to Art Education and Human Development by Howard Gardner This book looks into the value given to arts education by the governments and other stakeholders considering the strides arts education has made in recent years. Before appreciation of democratic processes, many totalitarian regimes considered artists as people...

Haircut Benefits for College Students

College is hideously expensive today, and the extra costs mount up swiftly. Lab fees, gym fees, books, equipment for science lab courses, parking fees, and heaven knows what else all add to the truly unbelievable cost of a degree. Students need to be comfortable, safe, well-shod, properly clothed, and decently...

Designing Behavioral Interventions for Classroom Participation: Strategies for Anderson

Given what you know about increasing and decreasing behaviors, design an intervention for your target student in accordance with the steps outlined below. What is the function of your student’s behavior (as determined in task #2)? The function of Anderson’s behavior is to avoid participating in class. What is the...

Mathematically Gifted and Talented Students Identification

Introduction The concern over recognition, identification and provision for gifted and talented children in society has always been muddled in myriad of controversies. For instance, there are those who perceive this category of children as invaluable resources whereby they are admired and honoured. On the other hand, they are perceived...

Gifted and Talented Students

Existence of Gifted Programs Gifted programs have over the years been helpful and beneficial to students who have been enrolled in it. These programs should exist and the money allocated to cater for the programs should be provided. Talent and gifting is part and parcel of our lives and academic...

Health and Safety Training for Early Childhood Educators

Thesis Statement Nutrition, health, and safety training are significant for early childhood educators. An early childhood educator is the first person after the parent who is involved in close interaction with a child. He or she, therefore, has a great impact on the child since a child is highly receptive...

Gender Equity and Social Justice in Schoolchildren

Gender equality means that both men and women have equal opportunities to realise their potential. In the schooling environment, it means that both boys and girls are provided with the same treatment in all areas in a bid to enhance their pursuit for educational targets (Davies & Banks, 1995). Over...

Exclusion of Students with Learning Disabilities

Introduction The problem of teaching students with learning disabilities (LD students) is actively discussed in US society. The reason is that theory and practice of working with these students constantly change to provide educators with the most effective methods to teach individuals with special learning needs. Therefore, while focusing on...

The VARK Questionnaire: Learning Styles

Introduction The VARK Questionnaire is a helpful tool that is used to determine a person’s learning style and to provide him or her with important suggestions regarding the application of appropriate learning strategies. It is possible to distinguish between aural, visual, kinesthetic, read-and-write, and multimodal styles (The VARK questionnaire, 2017)....

Math Anxiety, Its Factors and Interventions

Introduction One of the problems that may affect the classroom environment and student achievement (for age 3-6 years) negatively is math anxiety. Math anxiety strongly affects mathematic achievement in all levels of learning. The anxiety is defined as a negative cognition, avoidance behavior, and inadequate and pressured feeling that affects...

Prevention of Bullying in Schools

Introduction Peer victimization, also known as bullying, comprises commonly recurring, unsolicited, hostile behavior among school-aged children involving a real or perceived power imbalance. Bullying that takes place in educational settings is a relevant and critical global issue, and while it affects all children regardless of culture, ethnicity, gender, or race,...

Student Misconceptions Regarding Reproduction and Heredity

Strategies to elicit student misconceptions Students often have misconceptions regarding the principles of reproduction and heredity. To elicit these misconceptions and develop strategies to overcome them, it is necessary to encourage the students’ participation in discussions. Furthermore, a teacher can receive important information regarding possible mistakes and wrong ideas while...

Concept Map in Educational Research Organization

Research Organization: Concept Map The concept maps are the software tools that may be effectively used for the systematization of information and its storage (Martelo, 2011). The developed concept maps include the main ideas introduced in the reviewed articles. The tool allows the readers to arrange the information in a...

Characteristics of Being a Student

Abstract Being a student is a dynamic and interesting stage of development, especially at the college level. At this stage of live, there several development phases, challenges, and achievements that come into play. At the same time, many negative influencers might distract or even make a student drop out of...

Teachers’ Expectancies: Determinants of Pupils’ IQ Gains

The paper under the investigation is written by Robert Rosenthal and Leonore Jacobson, and it is called Teachers expectancies: Determinants of pupils IQ gains. Despite the fact that the article was written in the middle of the past century, the given issue could still be considered crucial as it gives...

Culture in Early Childhood Education: Incorporating Diversity and Inclusion

In order to understand the importance of incorporating culture in early childhood education, it is important to start by defining culture. The term culture has varied definitions but basically, it entails the things that people develop together, what is shared amongst themselves and generally how they live together. Being more...

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Introduction It is the role of the state and the society, in general, to provide quality education and other social services to children; however, children with disabilities have continued to suffer from lack of inclusion in public social institutions. The lack of inclusion has hampered them from reaching their full...

Content Enhancement Strategies and Tools in Teaching

Introduction When teachers work with people who have special needs, they should adapt instructions and provide students with appropriate resources. The focus is usually on adjusting some information and offering certain content enhancements. The problem is in the fact that such enhancements should be of high quality to guarantee that...

Assessment Tools in a Language Arts Classroom

Introduction Performance assessment is gaining popularity among educators throughout the world. Therefore, teachers ought to be updated on the most recent and most effective assessment tools. They must learn how to utilize the tools efficiently in assessing student understanding and performance on certain objectives. This paper compares some of the...

Campus Parking Solutions at Florida National University

Introduction to campus parking issues According to recent statistics, the lack of parking spots on campuses represents one of the major problems for students. The results of a cohort study with the sample comprised of 1.200 full-time U.S. students revealed that 16 percent of respondents consider inadequate parking the biggest...