The curriculum that I have chosen is the K-12 Physical Education curriculum of a school in the United States. The strengths and weaknesses of the curriculum were assessed and are explained below. Besides this‚ recommendations are also provided for improving the physical education curriculum of the school. Strengths and weaknesses of the school physical education program The school-community environment was examined and the quality of the environment was considered to be moderately strong. The
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Philosophical Perspective on a Moral Upbringing It could be said that parents are responsible for the moral values of their children. There are two possible outcomes for this statement. The statement could be true or it could be false. True: Parents are responsible for their children. Parents bring their children into the world‚ which is a choice‚ and therefore they must raise and care for them. Since this is true they must also be responsible for the moral values of their children. Meaning
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reason that the teachers should use developmentally appropriate practice in the classroom is to create an appropriate curriculum. The content of the curriculum should take in consideration in order to teach effectively the young mind. So the teachers should know about the age and the experience of the learners prior to introduce materials and activities to them. An appropriate curriculum should include all areas of a child’s development: physical‚ emotional‚ social‚ linguistic‚ aesthetic‚ and cognitive
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Assessment in the ECE curriculum Institution: Privately run preschool in Singapore Fictional child: Sara Background: Age: 3 year old girl‚ Nationality: Indian origin. Has a twin in the same class. Interest: At this point in time this child is particularly interested in growing plants. We have observed her using a learning story. This is our first time using this particular assessment tool. Traditionally in our pre-school we have used a range of assessment tools for eg: checklist‚ work
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By definition philosophical anthropology is a part of philosophy that intends to merge the empirical investigations of human nature for the purpose of understanding human beings as both creatures of their own environment and creators of their own values. This area of study questions the human nature and the human condition in order to answer questions regarding human nature by using the diverse humanistic approaches and scientific methods. There are a few similarities‚ as well as some differences
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and culture as Australian curriculum must be relevant to everyone and must address the present-day issues that young people face. With this intention and the goals mentioned in Melbourne Declaration‚ Australian curriculum gave special attention to Cross-curriculum priority. One of the major priorities was to ensure that all young Australian must understand the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture‚ and their significance for Australia. Cross-curriculum priority has been given continuum
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According to John Dewey in his book on The Child and the Curriculum (1902)‚ a child might not have a mental framework in which to classify and assimilate all the information that he is receiving in school. The child is still in the process of developing the context to process all the information about the world that he is absorbing. As part of a child’s survival and human development‚ he tends to focus more on the surrounding people and relationships as opposed to new concrete facts presented in
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The Roman Empire was a great empire full of riches‚ a massive army‚ and a wide area of land‚ but they also were plagued by disease‚ poverty and corruption. After many years of Roman rule the empire lost its final battle. Luckily the Roman dream was preserved through many new empires‚ events and groups of people which included the Muslims‚ the Catholic Church‚ the Barbarian invasion‚ and the Byzantium Empire. These people and events influenced the way Western civilization has developed today. One
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Choose a topic (objective) from one of the strand units in the Primary Science Curriculum (DES‚ 1999) and describe how you would assess it in a way that ensures that the assessment is integrated seamlessly in teaching and learning science. Indicate what the focus of the assessment is in terms of the science concept AND skill(s). The topic chosen must not be a task included in Hands-on Science. Indicate what the focus for the assessment is in terms of science concept and skills. In your answer refer
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In regards to the newly state-mandated‚ textbook-based curriculum for Kindergarten‚ I am apprehensive to the benefits of such said curriculum for children so young. Although textbooks cover lots of information in a given subject they aren’t nearly as effective as age-appropriate literature in their ability to interest children in the area of topic and getting them excited about learning. Kindergarten aged children will most likely see typical textbooks as boring and/or overwhelming. At this age
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