The Learning Development Program Should be Retained
The local community college cancelled the Learning Development
Program (L.D.C.) in the summer of 1999. This program was designed to
assess and implement learning deficiencies in potential new students.
The academic subjects covered were General Math, English and Reading.
It had been determined in the late 1980s that a large number of incoming
students were inadequately prepared in these subject areas, and were not
able to enroll in the lowest level courses. Assessment test scores
confirmed this observation. As a consequence, the college began a
program graded on a pass-fail basis, designed to bring these students
up to speed. The cancellation of this program should be reviewed, and
some instructional alternative must be offered in its place.
At this time, students are either rejected for admission, or admitted
and then fail their English and math classes. The case for removing
the L.D.C. classes rests on two issues: a lack of student interest and
a lack of classroom space. Enrollment began to drop after 1997, when
a new alignment of supervisory personnel occurred. Students were not
made aware of the potential benefits to themselves, and were not
prepared for the rigors of college-level work in such areas as English
and math. The administration maintained that adequate alternatives
were being offered. Further, it was argued that the economic factor
of providing for instructors and instructional materials for the small
numbers of students enrolled in L.D.C. classes did not make sense.
One alternative available for failing students involves tutoring
programs for English and math. These are "drop in" labs where those
students struggling in the subject areas can come and receive help
from a qualified faculty member. For many this service is all that
is required. Yet, other students cannot succeed in the "drop in"
labs, which often are noisy, and where individual attention is limited.
The college can then request a special tutor. This would involve
one-on-one instruction. The cost factor here, touted by the
administration as of the utmost importance, spirals upward. It is
difficult to understand this kind of budgeting, where another program
containing indeterminate costs supplants one program that was successful
in the past.
The second issue concerns a lack of classroom space. A multi-use
classroom was designated as the Academic Support Center in 1995-1997.
In conclusion, the Wikipedia article though informative, lacks certain specific details regarding polygamy cases and communities in North America. Moreover, the credibility of the research in questionable as, these articles are not peer-reviewed and some of the sources can be unreliable. Hence, by adding this information particularly regarding the Bountiful community is fairly important to enhance readers’ knowledge regarding the controversy that divides the academic community of North America.
Adult learners learn differently than children. There is a belief that fulfilled learning is best as a social action; while educating is a conscious demonstration. In order for instructors to be effective, they have to support the purposeful display of instructing. It is vital to have an establishment of theories that help the adult learner. Understanding these speculations will help you to be better prepared and more cognizant in your instructing. There is no single theory that can help with the understanding of adult learning. However, I will attempt to share my experiences and certainty on why I believe all theories play a vital role in adult learners.
This assessment was extremely eye opening and reflective. I had scores high and low in places where they were either expected or unpredictable. First off, I am going to talk about my highest scores that I acquired. Adopting Lifelong Learning was a 67 and Discovering Self-Motivation was a 78. I was not surprised about Adopting Lifelong Learning at all. I grew up quite quickly while jumping from home to home. I had to teach myself a substantial amount of information on my own while I grew up and this knowledge has stuck with me. I think one way to improve this topic would to be to try to learn among with other than trying to do it by myself. I feel like I learn better on my own, but I could benefit from learning more from other people or things,
Same-sex couples are not the only couples changing. Heterosexual marriages are undergoing large transformations due to gender roles and expectations. In 1981, 90% of women by the age of 50 were involved in a marriage (Canadian Social Trends, 2007). What is more astonishing is, in 1981, 1 out of 1000 marriages ended in divorce and in 2006 the census recorded out of 1000 marriages 120 resulted in divorce (Canadian S...
9. Russell Price, “The Theme of Gloria in Machiavelli” in Renaissance Quarterly, Vol. 30, No. 4, Studies in the Renaissance Issue (Winter, 1977), pp. 588-631.
The essence of the quote is that Sayer implies that the community should teach our students and children everything except the concept of actual learning. Education today is only lost if the educator is solely teaching their students with high opinions and not actual subject matter. She is implying that children today need to think on their own but only need to be guided.
This essay analyzes the gender inequality, human rights, and legal context of polygamy. This essay examines Canada’s law that prohibits polygamy and assess why polygamy in not considered a religious right. Additionally, the harms and inequality of women in polygamous relationships will be discoursed, with a review of Canada’s obligation to the International Women’s Convention. Lastly, the negative psychological, health and educational impacts on children being brought up in polygamous families will be examined. Overall, this essay will demonstrate the negative effects of polygamy and argue that its criminalization in Canada is completely justified.
A family of five, the mother is sick, the father has just lost his job, the kids are beginning to worry. The father has set his eyes on another woman. She is young, she is a single mother, she has a stable job, and she wants to become a wife. The man’s wife agrees with him on bringing the young woman and her child into their family. The man marries the young woman and introduces her and her child into the family soon after. The young woman and her child love the new family. The young woman provides for the family while her new husband looks for a new job, while her husband’s three children play with her child, and while her sister wife recovers from her illness. The beginning of the practice of polygamy is not well known, but
Machiavelli, N., 1965, The Chief Works and Others, A. Gilbert (trans.), 3 vols., Durham: Duke University Press.
Consumerism for Americans has eaten up the life of people in our world today. The movement of the modern society seems to call for greater accessories to life rather than more beneficial things. The intake for anyone has become much easier due to the ways the word can be spread such as television, music ads, videos and so much more. However, not all of these accessories are handy to one's life in the aspects of happiness, attitude towards others and the will to accomplish in the present and future. Consumption around the world has grown into habits, problems and just a getaway for some people.Despite the continuing flow of it all, some would have to ask whether it’s better to be caught up in it all or simply do what would help in real life
The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 where agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and technology went through a period of significant change. These changes had a profound impact on the social and cultural conditions of the time, beginning in the Untied Kingdom and spreading throughout Western Europe, North America, and the rest of the world. The Industrial Revolution, considered a major turning point in history, effected almost every aspect of daily life; through new discoveries in technology came new jobs; through new jobs came new working conditions; through new working conditions came new laws and new politics, the repercussions of which extend to today. As Crump emphasizes: ‘The world as we have come to know it in the twenty-first century is impossible to understand without looking at the foundations laid – mainly in the English-speaking world of the eighteenth century – in the course of what is now known, but not then, as the ‘Industrial Revolution’ .
Training and development is an essential part of every organisation. It is a learning process that involves attainment of knowledge, honing of skills and altering of attitudes and behaviours to increase the performance of employees. According to Noe & Winkler (2012) training “refers to a planned effort to facilitate learning of competencies incuding knowledge, skills or behaviours that are critical for successful performance in an existing situation” (p. 3). Development on the other hand is also about knowledge, skills or behaviours “but the time frame moves into the future, so that it involves formal education and experiences that will be essential for future performance” (Noe & Winkler, 2012, pg. 3). The purpose of this study was to conduct an evaluation of a training or development program with reference to the Instructional Systems Design process focusing on both training design (formative evaluation) and training outcomes (summative evaluation) in an organisation which in this applied project is the Crest Commercial Cleaners. This applied project will contain sections:
Lifelong learning and adult education is not just a trend, it is something that has the potential to lower our nation’s health care costs and prolong the quality of life for each and every one of us. In relatively wealthy countries, individuals who have stayed in formal education for longer, and who have gained higher qualifications tend to enjoy better mental and physiological health than their less well-educated counter-parts. (e.g. Burnette & Mui, 1994; Montgomery & Schoon, 1997; Vega Deinstmaier et al., 1999) Education has always been something that we did for ourselves to improve our lives personally as well as the society we are a part of. The idea that adults are not capable of continuing to learn into their golden years is no longer
Polygamy is a system of marriage that allows people to have more than one spouse at a time (Ferris & Stein, 2016, p.355). Polygamy is often overlooked and a form of taboo. Individuals that have a polygamous arrangement are married to the first spouse and their other spouses are considered to be spiritual partners. People find more than one spouse so that they are able to balance work and life. Having more than one spouse helps ease the stress of overworking to provide for their family and also missing special moments that people want to have with their families (Ludwig, 2011). Such as a baby’s milestone or an anniversary, no parent or adult wants to miss one of those. The illegality of polygamy is what kept these groups from joining mainstream
...alance is between teaching content and developing skills and attitudes of my students. How many different ability levels and modalities of learning can I accommodate in a single classroom? These and many more questions linger as I conclude the practicum experience.