that I needed pertaining to Athens, Ohio. I searched for sustainability and food waste programs or groups on Ohio University’s campus to find out just how bad food waste is in our town. I found two different groups: Athens’ Food Rescue, and Athens Hocking Recycling Center. Both of these groups have a similar mission, and that is to reduce food waste, promote environmental health, and building a community around the food in Athens county that would normally be thrown away. Athens’ Food Rescue was one
sure what I wanted out of life. I was prepared to go to the local community college undecided. I was dragging my feet when it came to getting ready to start school in the fall, and I knew I wasn't ready. I approached my mom with the idea of flying out to California and get to know my family and grandparents there better. 3 weeks later I was on a plane flying to Sacramento, as all my friends began their freshman year of college. I'll admit it was tough to see all my friends take the next step in life
Determining what motivates individual students and engages them in a classroom, is as essential as it is challenging. In a classroom setting, faculty must know how to use motivation and engagement together to enhance students’ learning outcomes (Woolfolk & Margetts, 2007). Although student engagement is seen as a necessary element for learning, it needs the support of motivation to serve as a prerequisite. Furthermore, motivation sets the foundation for implementing learner-centered approaches to
My life as a normal 21 year old. By: Chelsea Berry So there I was living my life as a normal 21 year old. Going out with friends, having a good time and I was in my last year of college. I was taking Pre-Algebra, Criminal Justice Systems and Research Skills. My goals at that time was to finish college with an associate degree and move up to my bachorl’s and get a job in either a court house or hospital. Now I am resilient because I am able to finish school, get an associate's degree, and am now
What Causes Teenagers to Lose Motivation in School? missing works cited Some reasons for high school student academic failure, which range from drug use to individual student insecurity, can be plainly traced to the nature of adolescence. Social acceptance and a desire to belong to a crowd are placed above academics in the minds of teens. When academic underachievement is the norm, devoted students may come under ridicule as being "nerds" or "teacher's pets". There is a difficulty, therefore
Caroline Bird’s essay “College is a Waste of Time and Money” explains her beliefs on why, for some people, going to college is an ineffective and inefficient use of their time. She states that many students do not belong in college because they are there for the wrong reasons and they are not happy learning. She also gives evidence to suggest that going to college and getting a degree does not actually allows a person to make more money in their life time. Her final claim is that college does not prepare
burdensome. However it is looked upon, the college curriculum still requires a diverse selection of courses to develop well rounded, responsible individuals, but in turn creates added pressure upon students. Is it the job of secondary education to start developing all inclusive students who have
ABSTRACT This study employs ex-post factor research design to investigate the level of Availability and Utilization of ICT-Based Technology among biology teachers in Ekiti state secondary schools. In this survey, 36 biology teachers were randomly selected from boarding and day public secondary schools in Ekiti state. Two instruments were developed, validated and reliability scores obtained using Cronbach alpha method. Simple percentages, weighted average and chi-square were used in data analyses
CHAPTER ONE 1.1 Background to the study As a teacher in the secondary school system in Nigeria for many years, experience has shown that, there are two categories of teachers – the good or effective teachers, and the bad or ineffective teachers’ observable from among teachers in the school system. The effective teachers are perceived to be fully equipped naturally and professionally to lead their students to success in competitive standardized tests, as well as inculcate in them, values that would
TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0: Statement of the Problem 2 2.0: Motives and Goals 6 3.0: Research Question and Objectives 6 4.0: Literature Review 7 5.0: Research Strategies 10 6.0: Concepts 11 7.0: Data Sources, Types, and Forms 13 8.0: Selection of Data Sources 13 9.0: Data Collection and Timing 14 10.0: Data Reduction and Analysis 14 11.0: Problems and Limitation 19 12.0: Conclusion 20 13.0: References 25 14.0: Interview Question 27 UNDERSTANDING TRUANCY PROBLEM FROM VARIOUS PERSPECTIVES. A CASE