eliminated; because it causes anxiety‚ teachers focus more on testing than the information needed throughout life‚ and it judges kids on skills instead of knowledge. Standardized testing causes kids to have high anxiety. In the Midwestern states‚ a study was conducted using three elementary schools. The study was on the anxiety that mandated tests cause on children and teachers. One of the scales used to measure anxiety was the Children’s Tests Anxiety Scale‚ also known as CTAS‚ which assess
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a fourth-grade student at an elementary school. I will call him Jane Smith. Jane is an African American student who has five other siblings: two younger brothers in first grade‚ a younger sister in second grade‚ and older sister and brother in high school. She is ten-years-old and has an official diagnosis of ADHD. Jane attends a regular K-5 public elementary school‚ and this is Jane’s first year at this elementary school. Before this‚ she attended an elementary school across town with a lower socio-economical
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of Physical Education in Elementary Schools Meagan Stanley 101 October 14‚ 2012 The benefits of Physical Education in Elementary Schools There are numerous benefits of physical education in elementary schools which have been listed by the advocates of physical education‚ scholars and researchers. Over the years‚ different research studies have been undertaken which have reviewed the benefits and relevance of physical education and sport (PE) in elementary schools. Based on the reviews and
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discussing the current school systems in the United States. The questions are‚ are elementary schools in the United States healthy concerning cognitive‚ social- emotional development‚ and physical development? The answer is both yes and no. Elementary schools are healthy regarding cognitive development in the United States. Elementary schools are neutral regarding social- emotional development. Elementary schools are healthy regarding physical development in the United States. Do high school students meet
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Honored Guests‚ Ladies‚ Gentlemen and of course the Graduating Class of [insert year]. It seems hard to believe. The year started off at a sprint and it seems to have left many of us still trying to catch our breath. As we looked forward to all the challenges that lay ahead of us‚ it did appear a little daunting at times - a huge mountain that lay ahead of us to climb. But my‚ what a wonderful year it has been. A year of challenges met‚ mountains climbed and summits conquered! To our young Ladies
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Orange County says recess for all elementary schools Starting next fall all elementary schools in the Orange County school district will likely provide recess‚ unlike this last year when children at 23 of the county’s schools did not enjoy this free-play break. The Orange County School Board is not mandating recess but it is recommending a minimum of 20 minutes per day on those days when children do not have physical education class. All the schools under the School Boards jurisdiction have agree
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private school for preschool through 1st grade. Although it was a exceptional school for elementary kids‚ the education for middle school and high students was not as adequate. On Average‚ three or four teenagers graduated from the eighth grade class. When I was in 2nd grade‚ my parents made the decision to move to the suburbs. On June 27th‚ we all packed into our Honda minivan and drove the 45 minutes out to a new home in the town of Winnetka. Wishing I could bring my friends and my past life with
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As an elementary school teacher there is a great deal that I already know and believe to be true regarding how the use of standardized assessments facilitate and impede learning in elementary schools. Firstly‚ standardized assessments tests are constructed to measure how well students are performing when given a predetermined set of standards to meet. The type of standardized test used most in a school setting are aptitude tests and achievement tests. When utilized correctly standardized assessments
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the doors on my first day of elementary school was a very nerve wracking day. I was starting at a brand new school and didn’t know anybody. I was never a super talkative child but I usually had my sister nearby to help me out. I knew I wasn’t going to have her by my side any longer and that made me apprehensive about how I would make friends. I had a hard time socializing with people that I did not know since before I can remember. My first year of elementary school was rough because I did not have
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Elementary school was an‚ emotional 6 years for me. Being only in my years of 5-10‚ it would probably be hard to believe that it was during those years when I did my most growing up-- maturity wise. It wasn’t due to one incident in my life that changed me into a different person. It was more a matter of events that made me gradually see myself in a new way. When I was younger‚ I never knew how to think for myself; I was that kid that followed blindly and did whatever everyone else did. I remember
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