In the article “At 13‚ I Didn’t Expect My Teacher to Be Afraid of Me‚” Haneen Oriqat writes about her own experience. She says‚ “I am Muslim‚ and English is my first language. That didn’t stop students and professors alike from stereotyping me as someone who just landed in this country‚ with no grasp of the English language. One undergrad professor expressed to me that it was obvious to her that my writing would reveal that I was struggling with being new to this country and
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the country. It is held as a core curriculum for every American student because of the importance found in teaching our youth of our “perfect nation” and our “perfect past”. However‚ contrary to popular belief‚ James W. Loewen‚ author of Lies My Teacher Told Me‚ has found American history to be taught with a completely nationalistic approach. Not only is the history of our country taught with a horribly strong patriotic sentiment‚ but generally with a misunderstood concept of the history of America
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James W. Loewen wrote the book "Lies My Teacher Told Me" to help students understand the past of the United States‚ and how it is effecting the present. "Lies My Teacher Told Me" examines 12 various American history text books‚ and points out the various lies‚ flaws‚ and sugar coated stories the text books present. Loewen explains how textbooks practice heroification‚ and how race and race relations are a major issue when it comes to American history. Among these topics‚ Loewen also sheds light on
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Lies My Teacher Told Me Effect on Me There is a common expression that a lot of us have heard at least one time “don’t believe everything you read”‚ just because a book is written and published does not mean is always accurate. True historical facts can easily be transformed by adding or taking away details in order to see it only from a certain perspective. The textbooks in history classrooms represent many different groups from the perspective of one group‚ usually European. Loewen explores the
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- Introductory phrases or sentences for that person. - Who is the person you admire? (Is he/she a popular person‚ a special one to your life‚ your acquaintance‚ your (close) friend‚ your partner‚ your colleague or just your relative?) - What does he/she mean to you? (Idol‚ example…) - His/her special condition. (Poor‚ rich‚ handicapped‚ disabled‚ orphaned‚ adopted…) - Is he/she an extraordinary/ordinary person? - Is he/she a wacky person? (Does this affects him/her a lot about his life‚ personality
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Ruby Swank English II P.1 12-1-15 ! ! I want to be an elementary school teacher because I enjoy being with kids and want to make a difference in their lives. Elementary Teachers prepare younger students for the future (Bureau of Labor of Statistics‚ 2014). I enjoy being around happy‚ energetic children and I want to make a difference in their lives. Some benefits of being a Elementary teacher is that they get a fresh start every year and get holidays off. Teachers can do things differently and get to
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4th Annual ITE day Quiz Bowl Winner’s By: Frederick T. Ferrer On September 6‚ 2012 was the second day of celebrating the 4th Annual Institute of Teacher Education (ITE) day celebration. The program started at exactly 8’oclock in the morning and it was opened with doxology by the chosen students followed by the message of Prof. Teresita H. Bernal‚ the ITE program chair and he inspirational message of the guest speaker Dr. Marcelino C. Gapultos‚ instructor 1 of the Isabela State University‚ Roxas
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Do I Want to Become a Teacher The word teacher for most people is defined as someone who is responsible for informing or teaching someone something. However‚ not everyone would have the same image of a teacher. I personally have an image of a teacher as being someone who is kind‚ loving‚ gentle‚ patient and understanding. When I think of the word teacher‚ I get the visual image of a person standing by a desk helping a child with their school work. My own thoughts of what I believe a teacher should
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had a teacher. A teacher is defined as someone who gives instruction and communicates skills. Our children are our future‚ and they need to be prepared for the future or they will not be successful in the working world. Teaching makes a difference in them‚ because it gives them tools to help them be successful in the future. I would like to tell you why I would like to become a special education teacher and what has led me to this decision and why I want to become a teacher. I have chosen
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Today‚ I interviewed my calculus teacher‚ Muiny Somaya. I interviewed her because I was interested in knowing what her interests were and how she viewed her experiences in school. It was interesting to get perspectives on particular topics‚ such as what was her most difficult class she had taken in school. To my surprise‚ she didn’t respond multivariable calculus or organic chemistry assuming she had taken it. Instead‚ she responded literature! She told me the hardest part about topics like literature
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