are an increasing number of students leaving high school unprepared for the next step in life‚ college. Many have no idea what to expect when they leave home and enter college. Can a student be prepared for college? This answer may not be easily answered. For many it will depend on their parents‚ school counselor‚ teachers‚ friends‚ and research. It appears at this time it is not happening for a large number of students. There are many items that contribute to the students being underprepared for college
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investigate and describe the teachers ’ perceptions of usinginstructional technology‚ so that patterns can be found to develop an effective inserivcetraining program. Three most common themes of the inservice teachers studied include:(1) the varying levels of expertise in using computers; (2) infrastructure problems; and(3) teacher training in technology. Drill-and-practice is the major use of technology. Thelevel of teachers ’ new curriculum innovativeness is directly related to their tendency touse
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support and assistance provided by the teacher or mentor in the learning process. "Scaffolding" is a metaphor that describes the way a teacher provides assistance to the students during the learning process in much the same way that construction scaffolding serves as a temporary support until the building can stand on its own. Breaking Tasks into Manageable Parts * Teachers explicitly present the different parts to any task or assignment so that students can see logical steps in a sequential
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Sophomore Year Brooklyn White The sophomore class at Robert C Byrd is up to activity on their High School careers. Even though it feels like they were just preparing themselves for their first day of high school yesterday. “It is always weird trying to plan your future at your sophomore year‚ but it helps a lot because it gets practice in when you have to do it alone”‚ said senior Alisia Moore. Many students joke around this age don’t take everything serious but it is the most important time of
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of education guiding mainstream schools today is that education is the delivery of knowledge‚ skills‚ and information from teachers to students. While the above metaphor—education as a delivery system—sounds reasonable‚ it misses what is most important about education. This mistaken idea of what true education is and how it can be achieved is the root problem in mainstream education today. This conception of education contributes to harming students and teachers by driving policy makers to insist
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3 most important reasons for wanting to be a teacher. I enjoy being in the classroom for several reasons. First‚ I find it very rewarding working with children and helping them to gain knowledge and grow as individual. Additionally‚ I enjoy the challenge of working with children who have difficulties in content areas or challenging students who are strong in certain content areas. Finally‚ I take pleasure in creating a warm and inviting classroom culture with my students. How much do I want
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that a student must hear about getting ready for college‚ some students may raise the pertinent question‚ ’Why go to college in the first place?’ It is a very important question that has different answers for different people. For some students‚ making the decision to obtain a higher education can be difficult. Students must overcome several obstacles‚ and some of the reasons students decide not to go to college are: No one in their family has gone to college; They didn’t do well in high school‚ so
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the cost of education is on the rise students and their parents are trying to come up with the money to go to college. The usual steps are to seek grants from the government‚ private organizations‚ and from organizations setup through the colleges themselves. There are also loans that are made through the private sector and those from government based organizations. Some students go as far as trying to pay for college using credit cards. In the end students seeking higher education graduate with
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-The most important thing is to listen: Teachers don’t like it if you read books‚ talk to friends‚ surf the web instead of doing their work or aren’t paying attention. When you ask questions such as "What did you just say?" teachers will be disappointed. 2.-Follow the directions of the teacher: If everyone else is in the classroom and the teacher isn’t there‚ and the teacher said not to go in‚ don’t go in. The teacher will yell at everyone. If the teacher says to make the worst piece of art‚ don’t
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09 January 2013 High School Reflection Draft Nearing the end of my senior year is pretty bitter sweet. On one hand I’m very excited to finally be done and able to move on to the next chapter of my life. But on the other‚ I’m nervous that soon I will be out on my own and having to support myself. High school gives you memories that you will never forget‚ whether they are good ones or bad. When I look back on the last three and a half years I spent at Peoria‚ there are many life lessons
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