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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Jenna Hoyle Hoerner English 12/ Per. 3 1 December 2014 Elementary School Teaching Why is elementary teaching important? What skills do you need to become an elementary school teacher? What is the typical workday for an elementary school teacher? A teacher is a person who educates and nurtures children‚ teenagers‚ and young adults into adulthood. They help children learn how to use different activities to accomplish this task. A teacher is also a person who provides the student with knowledge of life
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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 children’s physiological and disengagement behaviors
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I really enjoy Lauber’s analogy of elementary school siblings when discussing the responsibility of believers giving correction. This analogy really spoke to me because it reminded me of early years filled with minimal responsibility‚ a simplistic outlook on life and a excited viewpoint of faith. I can remember running around in children’s church viewing God as the coolest dads ever‚ and being a christian as an exciting venture; I was lucky to take part in. However‚ as time went on questions‚ pressure
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In sixth grade‚ we barely spoke to each other as we had no classes together‚ but we were still best friends. We only spoke with each other during lunch‚ when we saw each other in the halls‚ and occasionally outside of school. But of course‚ everything went downhill from there. In seventh grade‚ we just stopped talking for what had felt like forever. We both made new friends and we had little to no time to talk or meet. It felt as if we had both moved on. It was like we
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During my first round of practicum‚ I went to a kindergarten classroom with around 20 to 25 students in the classroom. I went to Miller Elementary and Mrs. Schuchard was my cooperative teacher. I walked in and was immediately placed with students to work with. In the morning the students were working on their daily five and phonics. One thing that I observed that I found very interesting is that the teacher had two rug areas for meetings. When she needed to teach the children for a longer period
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Everything started by volunteering in an elementary school‚ I thought it was just a normal job but no‚ it has become a passion to me. Seeing how people do their best to identify students’ academic strengths and weaknesses at early age. Since then‚ being like those people has been a goal to accomplish. And thanks to some books such as “American Educational Research Journal” and “elementary teachers from African American teens discuss their elementary teachers.” That have taught people the importance
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How will you adapt your PE plan into college or adulthood given your fitness level may change? My current P.E. plan includes cross country and track‚ and I will have to evolve this plan in the future. After high school‚ I will need find other activities to participate in to stay in shape. I will adapt my plan to fit my college lifestyle by running once a day‚ either in the morning or the evening. In addition‚ I plan to attend yoga and cycle classes once a week. My fitness level may change because
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Observation of a History and Social Science Lesson Gena Beamon University of Phoenix Curriculum Constructs and Assessment: History and Social Science MAT 531CA Bernardita Beni Murphy-Jobes April 7‚ 2009 Ms. Ceja’s third grade classroom was observed at 95th Street Elementary School‚ which is apart of the Los Angeles Unified School District located in Los Angeles‚ California. During the observation Ms. Ceja stated History and Social Studies requirement was required weekly for
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Physical education is needed in our schools to stop many different types of illnesses and diseases. Physical education or PE helps with physical health‚ social assimilation‚ and mental health. Children are continuously developing physically and emotionally‚ they are especially affected by the benefits of activity and their environment around them. According to numerous studies‚ many children are neither active at home nor at school; but why? It is said that how they eat‚ how they sleep‚ and how their
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