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Inclusion and Education
Education has evolved over the centuries especially in Western culture. What was once only accessible to young, white, privileged males became accessible to most such as women, people of color, and those in varying socioeconomic backgrounds. In another milestone of accessible education is the inclusion of people with special needs. Now,...
The Importance of Academic Honesty
What is Academic Honesty? Academic honesty is an integral part of a student’s success in class and later in life. It is the foundation for the success of a university. Original ideas are generated from students that think independently. A key aspect of academic honesty is to acknowledge what efforts can...
Pros and Cons of Affirmative Action in Schools
In 1961, United States President John F. Kennedy signed Executive Order 10925, which contained the first modern use of the phrase affirmative action. Just four years later, in 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed Executive Order 11246, which added on to the existing affirmative action legislation by adding religion onto Kennedy's original...
Should we have Bilingual Education?
The question of whether schools ought to have bilingual education is a complex and sometimes thorny issue. It touches on how the world is changing and hits at the heart of long-standing cultural beliefs. As a result, there’s probably not a definitive answer to the topic of bilingual education that...
How Important is Parent Involvement in Schools?
Education in this country has been around since its founding. Children were taught in the home and learned as much as the family was able to teach them with the limited resources they had. As the country grew and evolved, so did the concept and methods of educating the youth....
The Advantages of a Private School
One of the most important decisions a teacher will make is whether to teach in a public or private school. Each of these has its advantages and disadvantages, and like parents, teachers must navigate the choices, carefully examining what type of education will yield the best long-term results for their...
The Impact of Classroom Management on Student Behaviors
Marzano and Marzano cited a comprehensive review of literature on student achievement and found the top factor in student achievement was classroom management. Students are limited on how much they can learn in a classroom that is disrupted, unsafe, and/or chaotic. There are entire books written on the topic of classroom management....
The Effectiveness of Character Education Programs
Character education has been an integral part of in K-12 curriculum. However, many educators may be in doubt of its effectiveness or whether it should still be integrated into lesson plans. When creating lessons plans, it has been commonplace for teachers to think of fitting character education goals but one...
Time to Play Games: Using Games to Encourage Learning in the Classroom
Imagine this: a student who's usually on his best behavior is caught playing a game on his cell phone during a lesson. Annoyed by the rule infraction, the fact that it came during a lesson, and the distraction it created amongst other students, the educator politely and firmly tells the...
Peculiarities of Kindergarten Classrooms
In 1986, minister and author Robert Fulghum published a collection of essays under the umbrella title, All I Really Need To Know I Learned in Kindergarten. Now, decades later, those truths explored in the book still resonate today. Kindergarten can provide the learning building blocks for a child that can last them...
Classroom Management: Ways to Reduce Student Stress
There have been various studies showing the effects of a classroom’s learning process on student stress. Those who are anxious about their abilities inside the classroom will typically have high levels of what is known as the hormone associated with stress, cortisol. Eric Digest presented an in-depth report on the relationship...
Top 6 Education Assessment Tools
Teachers need to determine student readiness before beginning lessons. As Tomlinson stated, when students do not have the requisite readiness, teachers need to provide adequate supports and scaffolding that allow students to progress up to learning the state standards. This does not mean “dumbing-down” the curriculum. It means providing scaffolding that supports...