Ashcan School

much of today’s society is based around it. I do not however want to be a lecture-dominated instructor. In college I have grown to like lecture classrooms because I have the discipline to follow the teacher and take notes, but when I was in high school a lecture class bored me and I would be daydreaming within five minutes. I think there should be variety in presenting the essential knowledge. Along with

of my mind. At least that is what I am told by almost everyone when I tell him or her my plans for the future. Maybe I should become a doctor, lawyer, or own a business. No, I am going to fulfill my dream that I have had since I was in elementary school. I always ask a question to answer, “Why do you want to be a teacher? Are you out of your mind?” I ask who shapes the minds of the children of these doctors, lawyers, and businessmen while they are working. I also ask how these people would become

A Woman's World There is a great distance present between woman in education and woman in society. Women in society, specifically the work place, do not reflect the portrayal of women in education. There is a thin line present between the identity of woman and what characteristics are needed to succeed in the work environment. Woman are capable of obtaining the characteristics that lead to success however, many may question where, when and how these traits are taught to women. In " What Does

adult can look back at their school years and think of at least one teacher that has touched their lives in one or more ways. I hope that as an educator that I will have made a difference in many lives and be their motivation to reach their highest goals. I can not wait to become a teacher. I love to work with children and I love to see them enjoying themselves. I want to become a teacher so I can be given the chance to

Educational Goals and Philosophies For the past seven years, I have had the same dream - to someday be a high school math teacher. I am finally on my way to turning that dream into a reality. Along the way, I am learning a lot of things and forming a number of opinions. One of the main areas in which I am forming new beliefs is in relation to what methods I will use in teaching my class and what aspects of what philosophies I will employ. First of all, however, I must reach the point

read or write... [he] remembers other boys- Carmen Santino, a new kid named Hump, Bruno, Trucci- who couldnt catch up on this new language and quit coming to school (112). Here, it shows the lack of education that they received in their homelands, and because they werent exposed to the English language and the educational system in their schools, they were finding it

America is often enamored of itself as the champion of equality in every aspect of its society; however, this is often not the case. This is true in every aspect of life, but is very evident specifically in the American education system. Although America claims to give an equal education to all, regardless of any external factors, economic class often plays a role in what type and how good of an education a student may receive. Since education is the basis for future success, this inequity resulting

Prepare an analysis of 1,000−1,250 words in which you address the following aspects of school culture and climate. Identify: 1. Whether your school is conventional, congenial, or collegial. 2. What type of supervisory climate exists on your campus. 3. Whether your current school leader is conventional, congenial, or collegial. 4. The leadership method and style exhibited in your current setting.  Support each identification request above with specific data (behaviors) that defend your analysis

the first few months of school, by then the students should have a good understanding of the expectations of the class. It is important to realize that the teacher trains the students what the rules and expectations are from day one in their classroom. These rules and expectations come from their classroom management plan.            There are many reasons a child may misbehave. It

are about 11% of students across the United States on Individual Education Plans (IEP) qualifying them for special education. Inclusion is an extremely broad topic, so a bit of background on the programs and have they use inclusion in the middle school where I am working may help to understand. We have four different special education programs; a Developmental Leaning Center (DLC), an Educational Resource Classroom (ERC), Learning Resource Classroom (LRC), and an Emotional Growth Classroom (EGC)