Essay on Preparing Our Children for Success with Education

I can still remember coming home from school after an exciting day in the first grade. I would go straight to my room, line all of my dolls up in the floor, and “teach” them everything I had learned earlier that day. But of course, not every child who pretends to be a teacher in his or her early years actually becomes a teacher. So although I enjoyed “teaching,” I never really considered it as a choice for my life-long career.

My life has been influenced greatly by teachers. Since I was a child, teaching is all I wanted to do. My mother is a fifth grade teacher. I have quite a few friends that are teachers. I have been fortunate to be influenced by some great teachers throughout my academic career. I love to be around kids and I like participating in the process of learning. I appreciate learning even today. I enjoy the learning process and hope to one day influence students in the future. I hope to one day become a high school social studies teacher. I enjoy history and geography, and I especially love politics and discussing current events. I like class discussions and letting different opinions express themselves.

I’m currently a new student at Highline community college who is trying to keep up with the fast pace and pressure of college. I want to be successful and pass all my classes with good grades but, I know I can’t do it all on my own. All the resources we have available to us as students are very helpful such as tutors, counselors, and financial aid advisers and I intend to take full advantage of all the resources available to me. It’s very important to me that I pass my classes because I am paying out of pocket, unlike most students who are on financial aid, or scholarships. It’s my first time being back in school since I dropped out of high school 2 years ago so I am facing many challenges

Students would have to take on a debt as well. Although OSAP sounds extremely helpful, it is a form of a loan provide by the government. It is considered to be helpful, although it puts you in long-term debt. OSAP consists of a large amount of paperwork to apply for the loan. Receiving grants is a beneficial factor that the government provides to the students, when in comparison to the total cost of their education which includes tuition fees, textbooks, living costs and more, is a fraction of what must be paid back to the government. Grants today don’t seem to be as effective as they have been in the

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My goal in teaching is to educate students and equip them with the tools necessary to think critically and logically so they will be able to draw conclusions and conceptually understand material they will be given in the future. Before this semester of service learning, I was expecting to teach younger students somewhere between kindergarten and third grade. After working with fourth through sixth grade students this semester, I feel as though teaching students in an older age range might be more fitting more me. I also feel as though I would now like to pursue a dual bachelor 's degree in both Elementary Education and Special Education. Growing up in these today’s world, our generations are torn between accepting each other as we come and discrimination and prejudice toward people who may be different than us. It is my belief that children aren’t born with a prejudgement toward varying cultures and skin colors, but that it is learned by those around us including family, friends, society, even television. It is in my role that I must show by example how people who may be different on the outside, are indeed all the same on the inside with feelings, brains, and hearts. As a teacher, I will dedicate time with my classroom exploring and embracing our differences that make us who we are and I will show my students that it is alright if we are different and that we can coexist and be friends even though we may not be identical. With the increasing number of English language

“The National Assessment of Educational Progress reveals that 37 percent of U.S. fourth graders fail to achieve basic levels of reading achievement” (Lonigan & Shanahan, 2008, p. 13). Studies have indicated that the literacy skills of young children are indicators of their literacy learning in later grades (Lonigan & Shanahan, 2008, p. 13). In order to be successful when teaching students how to read, there are five reading components that needs to be addressed in a classroom. These five reading components consist of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension (Armbruster, Lehr, Osborn, Adler, & Noonis, n.d., p.ii). Even though there are countless ways in which teachers can instruct their students in these different areas, an ideal reading program for the first grade might pertain the different teaching methods as discussed below.

We are putting our children’s education in the hands of Politicians, but what is a Politician? According to the Larry Hardiman “The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly' meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks' meaning 'blood sucking parasites'.” (Hardiman). If that’s not enough to scare you from these politicians, CNN contributor William Bennett stated, “Last week, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported that student loan debt increased to $956 billion, more than auto loan debt or credit card debt.” (Bennett1). Politicians have been decreasing funding over the last decade, which has forced schools to upsurge tuition, “Tuition increases have made up only part of the

Education is inevitable. It is all around us because we can learn from virtually anything. When you are cooking, dancing, talking or any other activity you have actually had to learn several things to be able to do them. In the educational perspective, I am a pragmatist and I tend to follow after Dewey's footsteps. The concept of Pragmatism is one that developed in the 20th century. My philosophy is based on the idea that learning should involve real-life situations. Learning becomes more concrete to a student when they apply it to real-life situations, as where learning things that do not connect to them has more of an abstract sense. Personally, I would have to agree with Dewey when he said, "I

School improvement is transformation. It is one of the most important actions of a school. It is a process that schools must use with fidelity to ensure that at all students are given the opportunity to perform and achieve at exemplary levels. School improvement is vital to schools and it is a process that cannot be done in isolation. It requires team work, collaboration, and constant analysis of data and setting of goals. School improvement goals focus on how to meet the needs of students. Addressing the educational needs, funding, and achievement gaps between subgroups is collaborative effort involves everyone that has a vested interest in the schools. These basic measures set the foundation for improvement. And so, if it is the

America is a blessed country in numerous ways, and its citizens reap the benefits. Free education is one major benefit that not many other countries provide for their citizens. While it is only a privilege to many, but in the States, people have the right to be educated. However, free education cannot be translated to success for all. For those motivated ones who cherish the privilege to be educated are those who climb up the success ladders later in life. For a certain majority of students in the States, our current educational system may not seem to serve its purpose. In this paper, I will explore two possible adjustments that could be made to improve our system to benefit our next generation. Academic improvement and class size

Did you know being an authoritative parent could have a great result on a child’s education? Author Anita Woolfolk states that authoritative parents set clear limits, enforce rules, and expect mature behavior (Woolfolk, 92).  According to author Laura Desimone, many different types of parenting practices and behaviors have been associated with positive student outcomes, including authoritative parenting (Desimone, 12). Desimone also states that in the United States parent involvement has become a critical element of school reform. In theory, if parents are more involved in their child’s education, then the child is more likely to excel academically.

I was born into a military family, and as anyone who has ever met a military family knows we had a tendency to move around quite frequently. Therefore for the first six years of my education, I was home-schooled and my mom was my teacher. This was a unique experience for me that I appreciate in hindsight. However, when my dad finally retired and we settled down in Abilene, the switch to a public school was one of my most confusing and exhilarating moments for me. Similarly, for any other child who has ever experienced this, the switch to public school was a major transition point in my life: having to meet all my new peers, getting used to classes, learning to respect teachers, and all the other

At-risk students share the potential for failure to achieve their success in school due to factors with socioeconomic status, family variables, academic deficiencies, or physical/neurological impairment ( ). It is a common belief that the majority of at-risk students will not complete school through grade 12. It is estimated that 25% of students in this country will dropout before High School graduation ( ). Some 30% of urban school students will dropout by the time they enter the eighth grade ( ). These statistics are probably conservative because they do not reflect the number of students who have already encountered circumstances placing them at-risk and have not

This study would look at schools specifically in Wisconsin focussing on schools that teach k-12 education. In order to have sufficient data, 5,000 students will take part in the study with 2,500 of them coming from majority white schools and 2,500 coming from majority nonwhite schools. The participating schools will be spread throughout Wisconsin so some of them come from cities where the cost of living is higher and some of them come from rural areas where the cost of living is lower. Also, to set up a control group there will be mostly white schools and mostly nonwhite schools that have close to the same spending per pupil. Data from these students will come in a couple different forms. First, a survey will be taken to identify