Learning Geography And Its Impact On Society 's Educational Curriculum

Geography, it's not just maps and knowing about landforms. Geography is about a who, what, where, why and how. It raises awareness of things around the world and provides information about understanding conflicts and solving them. (Murray, Dr. Matthew) Dr. Edelson points out that, "While the impacts of any particular far-reaching decision may be small, the cumulative impact of the decisions made by millions of people are enormous." ("What is Geo-literacy?" 2012) Geography is something all citizens should know about, everyone should be aware of what is happening around them. The main focus of teaching students how to be geoliterate is so they will know the consequences resulting from basic decisions. As the curriculum continues to change in schools throughout the nation, geography has become nonexistent within the classroom. Besides the basic geographical features, like landforms and oceans, most of this generation knows nothing about geography. Even sometimes these simple concepts are unreachable for students and many young adults making them geo-illiterate.

An openness of contribution of knowledge permits anyone to share their intellect with others, regardless of their educational background and it also welcomes everybody to participate. Secondly, by eliminating structures and boundaries on the correctness of knowledge, allows generation of new perspectives and not constricted by prior knowledge. Thirdly, by creating a

Where exactly is the future of education heading? Older generations could look fondly back to their school years. Their schools were a place where one could receive an education and feel safe. Sadly, this is not the case nowadays. Students still can receive the same knowledge as before, but the atmosphere has changed. Where one is not exactly certain on how safe their

• “Openness is the degree to which a person is curious, original, intellectual, creative, and open

According to merriam-webster.com; geography is a science that deals with the description, distribution, and interaction of the diverse physical, biological, and cultural features of the earth’s surface. In other words, it is the physical features and characteristics of certain areas that make the area unique. Small towns, big cities, and everything in-between each has its own culture, location, and special touches that make the population apart of the area. Citizens dig their roots in their town and culture, geography is what raises us. People are apart of geography as much as geography is apart of people.

Openness to learning: In all of our activities we are open to new insight and greater understanding of ways to improve our organization and ourselves. We do this by keeping abreast of new developments, which are incorporated into our work practices. The personal interest of a staff member, political or public pressure must never guide our conduct.

North-Eastern region of the United States has been serving as the backbone of US economy in many respects. Obviously, it is densely populated region of the US due to the presence of megacities like New York, Philadelphia and the capital Washington DC. The size and number of airports in this regions also reflects the movement of people and flow of business in this region. Here most of the major city areas lie in the Atlantic coastal plain, whereas mountains and hills are also significantly affecting the the forest coverage as well as the climate of this area. More particularly, the climate is regulated by the position of the general west to east flow of weather in the middle latitudes.

The Five Themes of Geography College of American Chianti Johnson Table of Content 1. Physical Geography and Human Geography Pg. 4 2. Location: Definition Position on Earth’s Surface Pg.

Openness reflects how curious and inquisitive a person is and to what extent they might invest in intellectual activities (Furnham et al., 2008). Therefore, I hypothesize that we should see a significant positive correlation between openness and the accuracy of an individual’s answers. Accuracy is the ability to discriminate between existing and fake items, which indicates knowledge (Paulhus et al., 2003). This relationship has been reported in previous research. The null hypothesis is that there is no significant positive correlation between the two variables.

To be open minded is a daunting task that many are unwilling to take on. A majority of us are brought up with a specific set of beliefs and values that surround us, causing us to enclose ourselves with others of the same values. This often leads to clashes later on in life, with people struggling with one another to accept the new views society has conjured up. But without keeping an open mind, nothing new can occur, from technology to religion, an open mind is key.

Modern education has, over time, taken the focus off of learning how to learn and has decided to focus on telling the students what they should learn. They are not given any tools to learn for themselves. The modern school classroom has a teacher stand in front of a crowded classroom and he/she tells the students information. They are given very little room to ask question and find answers. Without the proper foundation of information the children are less likely to remember what is being taught and worse they are unable to find out more information because they have not been given the tools to dig deep into subjects. They are expected to give back these fragments of information in order to prove the teacher did their job. They are not asked to assess the validity of the information they are given and question whether or not it

Education has changed over the years from Socrates, Plato and Aristotle to medieval Europe to even the twenty first century. When comparing the intended students then and the classes that were offered to them are vastly different than the intended students and classes that are offered now. Even the instructors are different from who can teach then to who can teach now.

I will be teaching a Social Studies unit on cultural geography to 23 third grade students at Fall River Elementary. Students will examine factors that make regions of the United States similar to each other and different from one another. They will learn how regions of the U.S. are connected and depend on each other. The lessons in this unit will utilize interactive maps using student Chromebooks. There will be minimal direct instruction with the majority of each lesson involving cooperative learning groups with hands-on activities. I will check for understanding throughout the unit through observation and completed student work on graphic organizers, story problems and group projects. An assessment will be given at the end

In the scenic region of Hawaii, where the beautiful sunsets and nice weather are, lies our futuristic city. The climate in our city is favorable because it’s always warm and sunny. What makes the geography enjoyable in our city is that is that it abides on an Island where Mauna Kea and oceanic surroundings are. Some innovations in our city include, wind turbines, which provide electricity, and rainwater collectors that filter out the rainwater and provide fresh water. Overall, our city’s climate and geographical location are desirable, have moderate temperatures, and lots of sunshine.

An open mind prevents stagnation, welcoming growth and change in every area of our lives. As a young person, I continue to