A reflection on Class and Gender from a traditional / ethnic background by: Gender: I grew up surrounded by powerful women: Three older sisters who decided what I would wear and which games we would play. A mother and two aunties‚ who held positions of power as teachers. My dad was a passive person and therefore was ruled by the women in our household. So at my young age‚ “Gender” was protection for my dad! My first exposure to gender outside of my household was in the media‚ with the feminist
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The proudest moment in my high school career is when I signed myself to take my first AP class. I was really nervous about going to the meeting to sign myself up to get the summer assignment because I felt that I was not ready for the work load‚ and I would not be able to pass the class. My excuse for not going to the meeting was that I was helping in the cafeteria and I was really late‚ but when I told my two best friends Jenny and Virginia that I wasn’t going to take it anymore. They got so frustrated
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Taking an English class during college is important for a fundamental education‚ because regardless of the major I chose‚ I must able to communicate well in written and spoken words. After all‚ in the future‚ when I try to obtain a job‚ the corporations will most likely base their decision on my ability to express ideas and opinions in a sophisticated and correct manner. Therefore‚ increasing my knowledge and skills in English will increase my opportunities to success. Yet‚ currently‚ many students
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My Block class would be called The Socio-economic Implications of Sports in the United States‚ and the course would be taught in 4 segments: History‚ Economics‚ Cultural Implications‚ and Political Infrastructure. The first segment‚ History‚ would deal with understanding the origins of sports in America and how respective sport cultures developed. Discussions would revolve around certain discrete‚ historical events that transformed respective sport’s landscapes. Such events would include political
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In eighth grade I took a class at a charter school and I enjoyed it a lot but I still learned. A practice at the school that I found was conducive to learning was the very different approach to teaching and learning in the school. There was no such thing as tardy work; all of the assignments that we did had no due date‚ and could be turned in for a full grade at any time the entire year. The teachers still reminded us about the assignments we had but the lack of deadlines removed a large factor of
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CSI Class Reflection To begin‚ I just want to say that the overall idea of this class is just ridiculous. The fact that no other school in the entire county requires a class like this on top of the amount of stress that it puts students through is just deplorable. Not to mention that students who have other commitments besides school‚ such as a job‚ or even in my case college‚ have a hard time even finding the time to work on their project outside of school. Secondly‚ this class is just a hodge
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Mara Gaffney SPED 230 Reflection paper 2 The social part of school and an education deeply impacts a student. When we think back to our days in elementary school we think about social encounters with other students or teachers. For example‚ I still remeber to this day how I was left at my school while my class and teacher drove away to the library. For a second grader this was an event that affected my whole day of learning. How we interact with teachers and other students can effect how we learn
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My Reflection on English 100 In this reflection‚ I want to talk about my main goal for this class. This goal was to get confrontable with writing. While it is a simple goal‚ it’s something that I think all writers need to accomplish if they ever hope of writing well. But‚ what do I mean when I say “get confrontable with writing?” I mean that writers need to be able to enjoy writing and not be afraid of there writing. This is the first wall beginning writers need to break down. Coming into this
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ago‚ Wednesday‚ 17 and based on what I have learned in our class‚ I could answer them. Until then‚ I did not realize what an impact this class had on my educational training. At the end of the summer‚ I will graduate with a Master’s in Business Education‚ and be a student teacher in the fall. In my business education courses‚ I have learned about professional organizations‚ endorsements‚ textbook adoption‚ and a few smaller topics. One class did focus a lot on the syllabus‚ unit plan‚ lesson plan‚
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Before my freshman year‚ I never had to study. I could understand subjects easily enough that it would stick with me. After my freshman English class‚ however‚ I would never view school in that way again. This class taught me to think in ways that I did not before. I went from having a mind that was closed off and relatively limited to being
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