Most childhoods are defined by an unabashed innocence that evaporates as we age. When individuals reminisce on the earlier years spent with society; images of freedom and longing often accompany. Elementary schools‚ especially kindergarten classrooms‚ are the prime examples to find children in a setting where they interact without outside stimulus. The subculture being observed is a kindergarten class whose predominant identities as children‚ siblings‚ and members of society all intertwine. Kindergarteners
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As a paraprofessional in an elementary school‚ I recognize how imperative it is for teachers to encourage and motivate students. I want to motivate my students while challenging them through their assignments. My strategy for accomplishing this goal is to develop their social and interaction skills by allowing students to work independently and in groups. In other words‚ given the tools of new information linked with prior knowledge promotes creativity and problem solving skills. Furthermore‚ I
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Algebra Tile Lesson Reflection Although my students are in RSP‚ most have significant learning disabilities. Due to their special needs‚ the students have a difficult time performing above the ‘Far Below Basic’ level in most subjects‚ especially in Math. However‚ with the given opportunity to teach a math concept‚ I embraced it and learned from every aspect of the experience. During previous lessons‚ the students had learned about positive and negative integers. Using concrete and
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act (1965) “On April 9‚ 1965 Congress enacted the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) (P.L. 89-10)‚ the most expansive federal education bill ever passed.” “It is significant to note the bill was enacted less than three months after it was introduced‚ as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “War on Poverty.”2 “Title I of ESEA reflected the presidential recommendation by providing that school districts with heavy concentrations of low-income
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I am conducting my service learning hours at Palm Springs North Elementary School‚ which teaches grades between pre-kindergarten and 5th grade. This school is located in Palm Springs North‚ Florida. This elementary school has a total enrollment of 966 students most living within the Palm Springs North and Miami Lakes area. The student demographic consist of 87% Hispanic‚ 7% White‚ 5% Black‚ 1% Asian and 0% other. Currently the school has one principal‚ three vice-principals and approximately 65
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Quadratic equation In elementary algebra‚ a quadratic equation (from the Latin quadratus for "square") is any equation having the form where x represents an unknown‚ and a‚ b‚ and c represent known numbers such that a is not equal to 0. If a = 0‚ then the equation is linear‚ not quadratic. The numbers a‚ b‚ and c are the coefficients of the equation‚ and may be distinguished by calling them‚ the quadratic coefficient‚ the linear coefficient and the constant or free
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My Bullying Experience In elementary school I was the victim of bullying on many different occasions by several boys in my class. Growing up I wasn’t the skinniest kid‚ like some of the other children‚ and I would be bullied because of this. I can remember one time in grade 6‚ that I was playing with some of my friends on the playground and one of the boys in my class got mad at me and called me fat. Thinking it was funny and seeing how I was very hurt from this he continued to call me fat. I was
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Conformity vs. Individualism: Conformity and Individualism have been foes for longer than most can remember‚ dating back the Renaissance when the new spirit of individualism swept through the Italian peninsula. It seems as though history repeated itself in the United States about 530 years later. The conflict between conformity and individualism is obviously displayed through the elements of the setting in John Updike’s “A&P” exhibiting the upcoming era of social issues and‚ the small town
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An influential government philosopher John Locke once stated‚ “Government has no other end ‚ but the preservation of property.” The 4th amendment has an important part of protecting essential values. 4th amendment allows people to be secured in persons‚ houses‚ ext.Unless an issued search warrant ‚probable cause or reasonable suspicion. For instance a precedent is Katz v Ohio this shows that the government can go too far with their search and seizure procedure.Today there are many cases in which
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The debate over whether or not recess should remain a standard part of the elementary school daily schedule has existed for many years. The continuing trend toward reallocating time in school to focus on academics has led to a reduction of the amount of recess breaks children receive in school. Recess gives students time to take an unstructured break from their class work and allows them to play and socialize with their peers. Those in favor of eliminating recess believe that recess wastes valuable
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