John W. Santrock Case Studies in Educational Psychology Chapter 1: • Case 1: Anita Underwood: Anita‚ an experienced and enthusiastic third-grade teacher‚ describes in detail her class plans and activities for the first day of the new school year and shares her sense of excitement and her fears. (Third grade—Topic: Classroom Climate‚ Early Childhood‚ Evaluation‚ Teaching Approach) • Case 2: Christie Raymond: Chrisie is a mature woman in the first month of her first fulltime position teaching music
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Disabilities in Cambodia Cambodia’s recent turbulent history has left a legacy of high numbers of people with disabilities of all ages and conditions. People with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable groups in the country and are the least likely to be in school. According to one estimate‚ the gap in school participation between people with and without disabilities is twice as high as the gaps associated with rural residence‚ wealth‚ and gender (World Vision 2007). Even though some disabled
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Thesis Statement: Mainstreaming children with disabilities is not the most beneficial educational tool‚ because it inhibits their intellectual and educational growth. I. Pros of mainstreaming a. Social Climate b. Exposure to diversity c. Inspire and challenge the disabled children to excel d. Average students benefit II. Cons of Mainstreaming a. Unqualified teachers b. The child may not get the attention c. Larger student-to-teacher ratio d. May not be able to keep up with the fast
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Having any kind of disability can be difficult to deal with‚ but imagine‚ not being able to walk independently‚ not being able to see the world thorough your own two eyes‚ not being able to hear the sounds of your family or the places around you. This is a physical disability. A physical disability can either be short term or long term. Some people may be born with one while others are simply caused by injury‚ illness‚ or accident. Some physical disabilities may improve over time and others can
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Burghurdt‚ explains that possessing a disability will not only functionally damage the individual’s life‚ but also sociocultural norms will entail their abjection. Consequently‚ this causes the vulnerable to become abandoned within society. Furthermore‚ Burghurdt argues there is a generalized agreement in disability studies that the concept of being disabled is determined on the otherness in the agent’s appearances‚ or behaviors. Rather‚ possessing a disability is not recognized as a normative state
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Essay Topic (Unit 10 Question #3) How would you as a teacher encourage intrinsic motivation in students? Intrinsic Motivation Intrinsic motivation can be defined as "motivation associated with activities that are their own reward" (Perry 2003). It is motivation that stems from your inner feelings and views which feed your desires to accomplish and perform. Oppositely‚ extrinsic motivation is "motivation created by external factors such as rewards and punishments" (Perry 2003). When you
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appropriate type of educational structure for children this age focuses on their individual level of development and their individual interests; therefore‚ most academic classrooms are inappropriate because of their emphasis on seatwork and teacher directed learning. The best available curriculum for teachers of this age group is found in a book called The Creative Curriculum for Early Childhood‚ by Diane Trister Dodge and Laura J. Colker. The Creative Curriculum is a comprehensive‚ child development-based
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begin my paper I wanted to give a little history on the background of the Special Olympics. The first International Special Olympics Games were held at Soldier Field in Chicago 1968. It was originally started by a woman named Anne McGlone Burke‚ who was a physical education teacher with the Chicago Park school district. She began with the idea for a one-time Olympic-style athletic competition for people with special needs. Burke then contacted Eunice Kennedy Shriver‚ who was the head of the Joseph
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social well-being‚ education‚ family life and housing conditions have an ever-lasting influence on the child. “Problems during childhood cast long shadows into adulthood” (Acheson 1999 p.34). The author will throughout the assignment touch on these issues‚ but in his estimation the effect these issues and particularly education‚ have on children with disabilities especially learning disabilities are the most under researched and under published and for this reason he will develop this initiative.
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Syndrome child‚ she devoted herself to his care and she had the resources to educate him because she was a trained teacher. It took him 2 years to walk and‚ even at 14‚ his speech was not clear. He had actually said his first words at 6 after much coaching. He was a hyperactive child‚ noisy‚ clumsy and restless but his mother was determined that he should develop every ounce of his potential. In this she was greatly helped by the special school he attended. He attended Lady Hochoy Special School
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