Educational Goals Should Be Achieved By The Completion Of Instruction Of Each Course

What is the main argument the author makes and how does it apply to contemporary education?

For my educational plans, I have a clear understanding and vision of where I want to go and who I have the desire to be. For now, I would like to graduate with my Associates in Arts degree in Nursing from Indian River State College. I believe Indian River State is an excellent place to begin my journey and recieve my education in order to better prepair myself for what is yet to come. After I recieve my Associates degree from Indian River, I plan to transfer to the University of South Florida in order to extend my education and potentially recieve my Bachelors and Masters of Science degree in Nursing.

The goals of public education revolve around three main areas that include; the political goals of schooling, the social goals of schooling, and the economic goals of schooling. These goals were placed with the idea that all children should receive public education whether you were poor or rich and schools focused on teaching about political views and the law to avoid conflicts. Schools were the focus of many hopes for political, social, and economic improvement.

The nature of students is that of an instinctive ability to learn. Students of ages and all grade levels reflect their surroundings and respond according to their interpretation. Naturally it is not only the influence of a classroom that shapes a student but many outside factors that determine students’ goals and abilities; for example, healthy encouragement from parents. Students may find a natural ability to perform in one area of education and with help may fine tune their ability to better their understanding of other areas. Students have a better understanding of education when it is relevant to their needs and everyday life.

Ohanian begins with the statement that encompasses her outlook on the curriculum and standards teachers are expected to teach which states "Teachers and curriculum being flexible enough to meet the needs of each students, not shoving every kid through some distant committee's phantasmic pipe dream of a necessary curriculum for tomorrow's workforce" (Ohanian, 1999, p.2). In this quote Ohanian says what school should be about and stresses the need for "oddball plans for oddball students". Throughout the book this point is supported with personal recounts and stories of interactions with students and the outcomes. The most key point of this book is that standards are unfair to children who do not learn the traditional way. Curriculums and standards are created by individuals who are not even in a classroom day to day whom Ohanian refers to as "standardistos". Therefore the importance of a nurturing, personal relationship suffers

As I read through Chapter 2, it is easy to see that legislation over the years has impacted my education in some way, shape, or form. There were a couple of points and legislations that stuck out to me in this reading assignment. First, I can see how the establishment of the Parent-Teacher Association in 1897 made a positive impact in my educational experience. My parents were always really involved and supportive of various school activities, whether that was through my mom being a helper in my elementary classrooms or both of my parents being members of the Booster Club when I was in high school. I think this helped show me how important education really was and led to unending support from them. Second, there are several “newer trends” that

Leah, I too found it to be an eye opener regarding the statement listed in Task #2 (When we say students can’t read, what does that mean?). The text states: “95% of the textbooks that districts buy and publishers get lots of money for are written at least 2 grade levels above the grade level it is written for. So, unless the teacher modifies the reading and provides other resources, the student is always asked to read something at her/his frustrational level.” I cannot believe that we are actually doing something like this, expecting students to learn not one grade level higher but two! I think that the majority of students nowadays is more advanced than we were back in the day. This is due to technology. As a Childcare provider, I have seen children from 1- to 5-years-old playing with and/on cellphone devices, tablets, laptops, and computers. This is very surprising to me! As a result, I think that this has helped children to learn at a faster pace. I feel that where the school system once lacked the ability to address these students educational needs, due to lack of advanced technology; they have now come up with a way to catch up to where these students are by providing textbooks that are written at least 2 grade levels above their actual grade level. Looking at this text from both sides, I would say that this could be both a good and bad thing. We are talking about a textbook! In today’s society, students are more likely to read a book using a computer rather than

Firstly, one of the things that stood out to me was the non-learning we do in high school that Prof. Parson talks about. He talks about how teachers weren’t actually allowed to teach just prepare us for an important test. While I was in school I didn’t notice it but if when you take a minute

A section of the Chapter 8 that was meaningful to me were the sections describing group contingencies and the Good Behavior Game. My students can be very competitive. I feel the Good Behavior Game would be highly motivating to them. The safeguards listed were also very helpful to avoid resentment or the students blaming others. I have learned that if I use “language loopholes”, my students are more likely to buy into a variety of tasks, such as turning homework in or staying on task. Additionally, the variation of the “Hero Procedure” would also be beneficial to my classroom. It would give my students the opportunities to be successful in the eyes of their peers.

Students need lessons that they can carry on for the rest of their life. In this class I learn many of those types of lessons. I learn many things about the vet science world. I do not want to be a vet, but I want to be a doctor. In this class I learn many things about the anatomy of animals, a lot of which applies to what I will need to know when I am a doctor. I also learn everyday life lessons. No teacher understands that they teach their students more from what is not in the lesson. They teach students so much about themselves that the students could not understand without these teachers. An article I read by Huffpost Education stated “it is vital that students learn how to connect what occurs in the class with their lives and the world outside of the classroom.” I agreed

My educational goals is to attend Jackson State University where I will receive my M.S. in Chemistry with a minor in Forensic Science. I plan to achieve this degree in five years with being a full-time student during the school year and even taking hours during the summer. Being a Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) major many doors are open for those majors such as jobs, internships, and even residency opportunities. Once I complete my M.S. in Chemistry at Jackson State University I plan to attend the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). At UAMS I will obtain my M.D. and that will get me one step closer. I will then be able to embark on my four to five years journey for forensic pathology residency. This residency

In fact, “skeptics have begun to wonder if the effort to raise standards for all students through high-stakes testing initiatives has too steep a price, including a narrowing of the curriculum and a deemphasis on curricular depth, an abandonment of constructivist-type activities that give meaning to learning, and a curtailment of extracurricular activities” (Moon, Callahan, and Tomlinson 1). Limiting the educators’ autonomy prevents them from being able to evaluate the needs of each student and structure their classroom and lesson plans in a manner that will help all of the students to gain the best possible outcomes in their academic careers. Students have different styles of learning, varying family structures and support, as well as different interests that can all effect how they learn. Standardizing the classroom removes the educators’ abilities to use their training to address these differences.

My most valued learning experiences have been with the discussions of each module; I learned so much from my fellow students about their views and beliefs. It was a very wonderful experience reading about what they think and then replying to them, as well as, the replies I received from my fellow students about my statements. My fellow students ' beliefs were very interesting and understandable, and if we disagreed with a viewpoint they were not rude but instead very courteous. Instead, they would point out the things they did not agree with and then would continue to go on to show me that I was not all wrong. Also, the main subject of chapter nine, about schools and their purpose to learn what all these people think about that subject helped me with my viewpoint on it all. I believe that a school is not for the country, the government or the state, but its people. I believe schools are meant to exist for the student and are there to allow the student to develop and become the person they want to be, like an astronaut or an attorney, I do not think that these choices are for anyone to decide, but the person and I do not agree with the idea of the state or government having control of what the students learn.

“The goal of education is not to increase the amount of knowledge but to create the possibilities for a child to invent and discover, to create men who are capable of doing new things,” stated by Jean Piaget. Education serves many purposes; it helps a child open their eyes to the world, it provides curiosity and determination for a young adult, and it can provide middle age adults and elders with a spark of belonging and hope. To be able to achieve these purposes, the process of education must start at a young age. Singing the ABC’s to an infant, reading to a toddler, encouraging writing and math skills are a few steps towards all the possibilities a person could have in life.

Chapter 7 was enlightening and the chapter I was able to relate with the most thus far. For example, one part of the text stated that educators and families often set low expectations for students with disabilities. I can relate to this personally. When I was in the IDEA program, my classes were rarely challenging and my teachers generally set low expectations for my peers and me. I believe the reason for this was to not stress the students or push them past their limits. However, my best teachers were those who did push me to my limits, so I could set a new limit the following semester.