Should Teachers Be Taught?

What was the most challenging topic for you in this course? What resources or methods might have better assisted you with this topic?

This was by far the most challenging course that I have encountered while obtaining my Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from UCMO. That is not a negative comment as this course has actually impacted me professionally more than any other course I’ve taken to date. This course has taken more time to complete the assignments, more of my attention to detail, and more of my creativity. The last point was the best part about this course. I consider myself to be fairly creative and this course definitely allowed me to do that while bringing my somewhat odd personality to a professional forum. For this I am grateful. Let’s get to the good stuff, shall we?

This class has been the most challenging class thus far in my college career. There has never been a time where I have written a paper and it has been picked part so hard and every element scrutinized. I am very thankful that we have the professor that we have for this course that is very uplifting as well as critical when it comes to the assignments. I know for a fact that this class and the foundation that I have laid for the rest of my college career is

For your final paper, you must convince me that you learned in this class. How? Keep reading….

Discuss how this course has affected you in your development as a student and explain how it has prepared you for academic success.

In my schooling, I studied subjects that include science along with mathematics which helped me to develop awareness in the above courses.

For as long as I can remember math and science classes fascinated me to no end. Once I started wielding science as a tool to understand life, a whole new world opened up. There is nothing more satisfying

Popular literature has always had some sects of harsh material, no matter the era or culture. These books were specifically designed by the author to be taboo in some way, for various different reasons. Despite the often considered inappropriate content contained in these books, many English teachers have begun to use them to broaden students understanding of literature. This, in turn, has angered the many parents of sheltered children, as they wished to keep their children away from the evils of profanity and obscenity. However, despite what these parents may think, the teacher is doing much more good for the students than harm. English teachers should be able to teach questionable books to their students because it will prepare them for conflicting ideas, show them dark realities, and help students better problem solve.

A common misconception in the eyes of the educational world is that online courses are easily passed with minimal effort. In reality, online courses are held to the same standards as in-person courses and require unwavering self-motivation. Professor Rick Rivera expects these higher-learning criterion to be met by the students taking his online English 1C course. In the “Getting Started” module of Rivera’s online course, he provides information regarding his standards by requiring his students to remember that an online course is still a college course, that being actively involved in the course everyday is important, to recognize the qualities of a good online student, and to stay in contact if problems arise.

I’ve always been fascinated with what teachers are forbidden to teach in the classroom. There are many reasons why a school district would tell a teacher they can’t teach a subject. Whether for religious reasons, content, or it simply is too controversial for the classroom; cherry-picking curriculum happens. I grew up in a pretty open-minded area; for as long as I’ve known there wasn’t much fuss from parents about what was being taught at school. There were moments when in my junior high years when the school sent home a note informing parents that certain classes were being taught sex education. The school was careful not to cause any controversy with the students’ parents.

I started to wonder how I’d loved science in eighth grade. Mrs. Katz assigned so

Firstly, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be apart of this online course. Going into this course, I was hesitant about taking this online class because I was not so sure that it was going to be that effective as taking a face to face class. However with great instructions provided and fast assistance from my professor, it made this journey throughout the course easier to understanding each and every task. The team that was put together also made this experience a life learning one as well ,because I got the chance to look at things from a different point of view.

This course was extremely interesting to me; discovering the four different learning patterns, how they influence college coursework and my career path. I appreciated looking at the inter-working of how I learn and what I can do to enhance my learning capabilities. As the weeks went by, the on-line experience with Ashford University became easier to schedule; I used sequential and precision learning patterns to regulate my time, turning in assignments when they were due. In the past, on-line learning was tedious and difficult to manage. Ashford’s approach with an

This course has affected my development as a student in many ways. It has taught me the importance of being stress free. I have learned that using the time and stress management tools and strategies has helped me get closer to my goals. Achieving my goals depends mainly on me and being less stressful. Time and stress management go hand to hand and one doesn’t work without the other. I learned to become better at time management. This has allowed me to get more important task done and put off the not so important ones. This course has prepared me very well for my academic success. It has taught me about my learning styles and what works best for me. Although I’m a visual/ auditory learner, I sometimes find myself wanting to take things hands on. These are some of the things that has affected me in my development as a student.

In junior High School, things started to turn around for me. Although I was still placed in lower level classes, I developed a love for learning. In the years to come from Junior High to High School, I had a strong urge to make up for lost time. One class I started to excel in was the one I used to have the most trouble with, Mathematics. It seemed as though the once boring and complex equations now seemed meaningful and simple. As I progressed into 8th grade, I was able to advance to normal classes. I felt that the hard work I put in was finally paying of. At this point, I felt that I could handle a higher level. At the end of 8th grade, I took the necessary procedures and tests to try and get into honor - level courses in 9th grade. After taking a summer course of Algebra 1 and several tests I was able to succeed and take the classes. The experience was great. I felt that I was finally going the right direction