Classroom Demographics Paper

She states that men tend to participate more in the classroom setting because they like having the “center stage” , while women tend to talk more when they are in smaller groups because they like to tell secrets. What is different about men and women according to the article is that men usually bond by exchanging insults, although women usually bond by “talking about troubles.” Different teaching styles can lead to more diverse classroom conversations like how open-ended questions can lead to more participation from women. Tannen decided to do an experiment with her classroom to observe

How Can These Challenges Be Addressed. The changing of disability rates, the size of the economy and efforts at privatization may affect how much of an economic burden these programs will impose in the future. As a result, household financial wealth in the world's major economies will be roughly $31 trillion lower in 20 years than it would have been if historical demographic trends had persisted. Raising the retirement age, easing restrictions on immigration, encouraging families to have more children, and achieving faster economic growth will have little impact on this shortfall. To fill it, households and governments will have to increase their savings rates and national economies will have to allocate capital more efficiently, thereby boosting returns (Farrell, 2005).

In the module for week two there were several ideas that you can implement in your classroom. For instance you could try the walk and talk discussion strategy. This strategy simply means that the students read a selected piece of literature and have a small-group discussion about teacher-created topics posted around the room. The resources/idea for this strategy includes identifying main ideas and develop 4-5 questions pertaining to the ideas. Afterword’s you type up questions to be printed out and placed around the room. You then should secure large sheets of butcher paper or whiteboard space for the students to write down the groups’ ideas, once this task is completed make sure you have supplied each group with dry erase or regular felt tip pens.

A student’s cohort membership can affect his or her readiness for school by having to deal with the new changes they will have. If a student comes from a cohort in which Internet use was routine, they would depend on the Internet for everything like homework, social media, etc. Nowadays, students from high school already start using chromebooks to do their assignments and their textbooks are now in the digital form. Even some students from middle school and elementary use electronic devices to learn. To have new technology and changes every year or so always has its own benefits and its own drawbacks.

Pekin Illinois is a relatively small community located in Central Illinois half way between St. Louis and Chicago. It boasted a total community population of 33857 during the last census period of 2008. The total population consisted of roughly a 50/50 male to female ratio with a median age of 37.1 and represented 94.4% Caucasian, 2.4% African American, 1.9% Hispanic and 1.1% Asian races. Due to this population mix many of the culturally and racially indicated diseases states, such as type 2 diabetes, cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular diseases are not as prevalent as coronary heart disease and other related diseases such as heart failure, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol and obesity.

Mention separating students and putting them in same sex classrooms or even schools guarantees an uproar, however what most students don’t realize is that when making the great divide it actually creates a better learning environment and it unlocks opportunities for their future. Of course students will need time to adapt and most should take into consideration that just because they’re put into different classrooms doesn’t mean that their grades will automatically be golden. This approach is taken to understand the different learning styles of the male and female. With this, new lesson plans will be able to be assembled to suit their divergent needs.

Did you know that 73% of people around the world thinks that it's good to have recess. Recess is a time for students and teachers to have a break from school work. I think recess is important because students need to be healthy, soalicalise with others, get a break from school work/teachers.

Interactions between groups of people at sports events, especially on college campuses, have a large presence and seem to bring groups of people together. A group in sociology can be defined as people who interact with one another and who believe that what they have in common is significant; also called a social group. The audience ranged from children to seniors, from diverse race and age, but all seemed to share multiple norms and behaviors throughout the game that were fascinating to observe. The subjects, though very diverse subgroups in the audience are being studied, held similar norms and behaviors that created a sense of community among the audience, especially when specific obvious behaviors were reciprocated

Students should always have daily recess. “Recess provides an essential component of a child’s education and developmental needs” (The Effects of Pre-Correction and Active Supervision on Recess Behavior of Elementary Students). “Recess is defined as a regularly scheduled period within the school day for physical activity and play that is monitored by trained staff or volunteers. Recess periods should not be a replacement for physical education classes. Recess is a period of time when students are encouraged to be physically active and engaged with their peers in activities of their choice” (Strategies for Recess in Schools).

The therapy tool I explored and critiqued was the Language Lab RTI. This therapy tool is a response to intervention (RTI) program for teaching grammar, vocabulary and story telling. It is designed for elementary school students from grade kinder through fourth whose English language abilities are below grade level standards. After exploring this therapy tool, I found it to be a great intervention tool because it is a 15-hour program that provides tier II and III language intervention for children in groups of 2-4. The language lab RTI comes in a box and contains all the required materials for the program. This intervention program can be done in a clinic setting or in a classroom, which is perfect for school aged children. The main goal for

The following discussions took place over several separate observations; the participants were three paraprofessionals, three special education teachers, and one assistant principal. The discussion centered on the Booktrack website and its usefulness for students receiving special education services. The paraprofessionals, Diamond, Karla, and Cindy, work in the Challenge program at Alameda High School in Jefferson County Colorado. One of the teachers, Dan, is from the same program and is responsible for eleventh and twelfth graders. The other teacher, Amy, works at Hamilton Middle School in Denver. The assistant principal, Deana, works for Dupont Elementary in Adams County 14.

At first, I went to the website greatschools.org and my school Hilldale Elementary. Shockingly to my surprise the school was rated a “B”. It was surprising to me that the rating for the school was so high. Only one grade out of the school passed the standardized test out of third grade to fifth grade. Thinking to myself, I felt like that report had to be based off the parent’s perspective of the school. Observations such as those from parents are fine, I just don’t think that they depict schools well enough. I decided to go to schoolreportcard.org instead to get a more detail background of the school. This school alone has 774 students and only about 47 teachers. The school has 42% English Language Learners in it because school’s area is predominantly

Ana is a 10-year-old girl in a general education 5th grade classroom at an elementary school in the Bronx. With regards to her academic Ana struggles with reading and writing skills. Ana told me that she often needed individual assistance to complete her assignments both in school and at home. She also told me that she was taken out of her classroom twice a week to see a speech therapist. I selected this child for my observation because I wanted to see if she is able to adapt to different surroundings and concentrate in reading while being in a place with strangers. For children taking them out of their comfort zone sometimes inhibits them from giving their full potentials. Ana’s mother Sandra told me that in school Ana is talkative and easily

Earlier today I attended the lecture which was being held in the Hutton Honors College. It was presented Casey K. Morewedge on the very interesting topic food and how it related to other physical cravings that are present in the human. Titled, “Thought for Food: How Imagnined Consumption Influences Actual Consumption” Casey K. Morewedge debunks popular beliefs in regards to human physical cravings. His lecture was based on the principal that cravings can be increased, decreased, or forgotten based on mental exercises which he presented to the audience.

Schools boards are important to the four pillars of democracy. By letting a student under the age of 16 go to school no matter their gender, religion, or culture, the school board practices: justice, equity, and freedom. Justice is shown when the school board shows that it respects any gender, culture or religion. School boards do not ban anyone that has a “different” gender, religion or culture. Everyone is welcomed and wanted. The school board makes policies to make sure that educational standards are met by teachers and they reflect the community’s values. They also make justice by creating rules that the teachers, students, and administration have to follow. The school board allows policy to be debated and decisions can be appealed. They