Honor Level One Essay

The following information was gathered during a discussion with Dr. Clayton Mork from the Crescent School District. He shared his personal view of the role of an instructional leader. Also his view of how instructional leadership practices relate to student achievement. Dr. Mork shared two instructional leadership actions and outcomes he implemented at Crescent School District related to student achievement. Dr. Mork also explained his philosophy of curriculum development regarding involvement of teaching staff.

I have been told that I need to write a 1000 word essay on disrespecting a Non Commissioned Officer. But it is really hard to write about this because I am having a hard time wondering how I disrespected them. So, where do I start on this and what do I say about it. As far as this essay goes I am just going to write how I feel about respect and how respect works both ways. It is wrong to disrespect a Non Commissioned Officer because they are appointed above me to guide me to the right place and things to do. But it is really hard to respect someone when they do not respect you. Respect works both ways and if that person or leadership does not respect you trying to respect them is difficult. No matter what is said it is disrespect.

     In Nella Larsen’s Passing, Irene Redfield and Clare Kendry show us a great deal about race and sexuality in the 1920s. Both are extremely light-skinned women of African-American descent. However similar they appear to be, their views on race, a very controversial issue at the time, differ significantly. Clare chooses to use her physical appearance as an advantage in America’s racist and sexist society, leaving behind everything that connects her to her African-American identity. She presents herself as an object of sexual desire, flaunting herself to gain attention. Irene is practically the opposite, deciding that she wants to remain with the label of being black. She is subtle with her

Passing Nella Larsen's novel, Passing, provides an example of some of the best writing the Harlem Renaissance has to offer. Nella Larsen was one of the most promising young writer's of her time. Though she only published two novels it is clear that she was one of the most important writers of the Harlem Renaissance movement.

“Assess own leadership behaviours and potential in the context of a particular leadership model and own organisation’s working practices and culture using feedback from others”

Member of the Quiz bowl team (2016-Present), team won 2nd place in the state championship for our district in 2017.

It is our duty as teachers and leaders of our schools to be learners. We must learn how our students best learn. We must learn from the data that we gather from our students’ scores. We must learn how to incorporate best practices in our instruction. Ultimately, our responsibility is to the student learning, but as adult learners we can better achieve that goal. “Being part of a learning community is not simply about the pursuit of individual learning goals, it is also about contributing to the learning and knowledge base of one’s colleagues and the school.” (Cole, P. (n.d.). Aligning professional learning, performance management and effective teaching. Centre for Strategic Education, Seminar Series 217,

Science has always been the most fascinating and intriguing subject to me. I enjoy studying different concepts while collaborating in groups, performing lab experiments and researching a variety of topics. This is why I hope to be placed in the honors science course next year. I feel that my strong grades, my positive attitude towards learning science and my work habits show that I am prepared to pursue an honors science course in ninth grade.

My community has been a huge part of life growing up. They have been there to help me grow and continue to grow while achieve the goals i have always wanted for myself. It is not all about me. Giving back to your community is key to helping them help future students just like me. My community has done so much for me that i try to give back in the same ways.

Have you ever had a change of some sort forced upon you? Did it have an affect on you or your life? Well, the main theme that can be taken from both, The Count of Monte Cristo (Alexandre Dumas) and Ender’s Shadow (Orson Scott Card), is that when a change is forced upon a person it will have an affect on the course of the world, not just the person the change was forced upon. Or as Isaac Newton would refer to this process, “Each and every action has an equal and opposite reaction” (Newton’s 3rd Law). The people that were on the short end of the stick in this theory were Ender, Bean, and Edmond Dantes (Count of Monte Cristo). Three characters from two books that couldn’t be any different

Throughout the honors program, there are a variety of courses optimal student-to-faculty ratio for in-depth discussion. This course allows students to interact with each other, but also with the faculty on a deeper level due to the size.

The first rule is respect for others. A few of those “others” are teachers, police, authority figures, and business people. Respect

Senioritis, or a crippling disease that strikes high school seniors as defined by Urban Dictionary. Symptoms of this disease could be laziness, a lack of studying, and repeated abscesses. What causes this disease you may ask? Well the answer is simple, twelve consistent years of the same classes just more sophisticated each year. When do you get the disease? Towards the second nine weeks in you senior year in high school. And who gets the disease? Well this is a great question, my opinion as to who gets this disease is that everyone gets it. It just depends who gets it worse. In my case it hit me hard, real hard. I tried my hardest all throughout high school. Wishing every day I could just skip my freshman, or sophomore year and just go straight

What techniques do charity campaigns use to convey their idea and persuade the viewer? Have they gone too far? Danielle Gough BA Visual Communication, Level 6

The authors concluded by reminding all educators that learning should be the main focus, not merely the final grade or report card. The teacher knows his or her own classroom and students the best, so all assessments and rubrics should be personal and individual to that teacher, students, and school culture to have the most impact on learning. Sharing student growth and becoming his or her biggest advocate for showing this growth is crucial to fostering a positive learning experience for all involved.