Learning by Teaching and Increased Exposure in the Classroom
The idea of inclusion or mainstreaming has been around the education community for a long time. Both of these ideas involve including students with learning disabilities in regular classrooms to be taught by regular teachers rather than special education teachers. The difference between the two is that inclusion allows for a learning disabled student to be in a classroom for the majority of their day and mainstreaming allows or a learning disabled student to be in a regular classroom for a set amount of time if they have shown that they (the special needs student) can keep the same pace as the students in the regular classroom. Both inclusion and mainstreaming that include special needs students in regular classrooms could easily be modified to help students without learning disabilities to excel at their education. Including students from a lower class level in a higher-class level could benefit both the higher level students as well as the visiting students.
By including a group of students from a lower level class (preferably 1 grade level lower), in an upper level class, both students would benefit. The upper level students would benefit by working with a lower level student and mentoring/tutoring them in their (the upper level) subject. The lower level students would gain extra knowledge, which they would normally learn in their next year of school. Along with getting a leg up on the next year of school, the lower level students would be exposed to different teaching techniques when the teacher of the upper level class was teaching his or her lesson.
This theory is very similar to mainstreaming with the exclusion of learning disabled students. The Latin phrase “Homines dum docent discunt,” which means people, learn while they teach (James Miltner, Graduate Instructor at University of Michigan, March 24, 2005). This phrase demonstrates how an older student mentor would benefit greatly from tutoring a younger student. A great example of this would be in math courses. Generally a student will take Algebra then progress to Geometry the next school year. If the students from the Algebra (A-students) course were to meet with the Geometry class (G-students) once a week and be taught a lesson by the Geometry te...
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...ould need to have a solid grasp of what they (the upper level student) were showing the lower level student. This would be more like tutoring. Adversely a student with little or no knowledge of a language can be placed in an environment that speaks only the language they are currently learning and become proficient in it rather quickly.
Increased or early exposure to courses that a student may not take normally at a specific level is an excellent tool for learning when they are paired with an upper level student. There are excellent benefits to all the participating parties being that the upper level students gain extra knowledge and expertise in the subject which they are assisting their lower level partners with by immediately applying the knowledge they just learned in class. The same is to be said in a primary school where students spend most of the day together if they are in a split classroom. Students in the class will be able to assist others in their strong subjects and be helped in their weak subjects. By giving the students the ability to teach and be exposed to advanced material, the education system could be made stronger for the future.
The education could be easier to follow through with because receiving books to work with and other supplies could be easier to reach which would lead to people actually being able to work. Understanding the concept would have to be something the students do on their own and that could be another problem but it would also be hard to prevent because you can not choose what other people do for
There are many different outcomes that the effect of a divorce may have on a child. Though divorce isn't always a positive thing, sometimes there are scenarios where a family is better off this way. According to research, the bond maintained between parent and child is the main change that plays a factor on the child's outcome when a divorce happens. The relationships between parents and their children were found to be more influential than the parents’ marital status. Negative effects were null if relationships remained intact after the divorce. However, sometimes the ability to keep these relationships closely knit just isn't as simple as it was before the divorce. Keeping a relationship intact is especially difficult for the non-custodial parent. (He...
When working in groups, it helps students be more tolerable of different ideas and teaches them how to approach and solve problems in a variety of ways. When coming into my future classroom, there will be students working with technology, arts, reading, and writing. All students learn in different ways; therefore, a lesson can be taught using different techniques. For example, if a teacher is teaching photosynthesis, those working with art could draw or create a flower and write down the process of photosynthesis, those working with technology could make a video or PowerPoint showing the process, and those who enjoy reading and writing could write a paper explaining the process of photosynthesis. Field trips will also be incorporated into my future classroom. Taking the class on educational field trips can help them gain real-world experiences. For example, taking them to a mock trial lets them experience the process and setting of a trial. Bringing important and successful people in the class to talk to them could also give them an idea of how and what people in different careers do, which will help them in the future decide what they plan to major in, therefore considering students’ ideas, comments, and interests can and will lead teachers to create an intelligent, critical thinking, experienced, skillful, and understanding
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Children who are forced through a divorce are more likely to have behavioral issues because of tighter finances, differences between parents, and stress. Financial hardship can leave children without proper care and tools for their education. Parenting discrepancies can cause children confusion and resentment toward one or both parents. Children who are forced to move and choose sides by their parents are immensely impacted by the stress caused by those occurrences. Although divorce is apparent in every child’s life in one way or another, those children who experience divorce first hand must be resilient to any new challenges thrown their way.
Almost 250 years of slavery and anti-blackness within the United States has created a divide in what type of hair is acceptable. According to Cynthia L. Robinson, “Black hair texture is graded” (Robinson 2011). Precisely, this means that a Black woman has either good hair or bad hair. Good hair has a resemblance of European hair texture, meaning straight and wavy curls. Good hair also diminishes the look of African ancestry. Bad is the complete opposite. The texture is kinky, coiled, and thick, giving the appearance of short hair (Robinson 2011). Hair that bears a resemblance to Eurocentric beauty standards is more beautiful and makes the individual with that hair type more beautiful as well (Robinson
To begin with, by integrating students according to their strengths, students are not forced to wait or rush and the pace of a classroom setting or an individual’s learning process can increase. When students are grouped together based on their skill level, the pressure is lessened of when or how fast the topic must be covered. The students that grasp the concept are able to move on when they have reached the appropriate understanding. Likewise, students with learning styles where they take longer to understand concepts are not falling behind because the class needs to move on; they simply take the time they need to learn and then progress at the appropriate time. In modern day classrooms, there are thirty to forty some-odd students, who all have a slightly different, if not completely different, learning style than another and one teacher to teach each individual. In most cases, the teacher wants and tries to help the students who are struggling, but in the process, they end up “leaving ...
Many students are at different levels of their education. Some students retain information better than their classmates. This method of learning has given the students that are struggling the opportunity to spend time on material they are struggling on. Also, this gives students the ability
The idea of divorce is a gruesome experience, not only for the parents but more for the child. As marriages fall apart, children are deeply affected in traumatizing ways depending on how bad the relationship is, and how young the child is. Children who have experienced their parents getting a divorce often develop a low self-esteem, social difficulties, and resentment towards their parents as they grow older. When parents go through a divorce, the kids often feel like they are to blame, ultimately lowering their self-esteem. While this mostly occurs when they are young, it “can be long lasting…, if not addressed” (“Long Term Effects of Divorce on Children”). Therefore, their view on the world changes as they feel like they will never be able
That contradicts many prominent language acquisition theories, including Vygotsky’s social interactionist theory, which say that language learning is most effective when it involves cooperative learning so that students may “grow into the intellectual life of those around them.” (Vygotsky 1978, p. 81) Grouping students by level gives them an opportunity to work with people who may not be the people who they would have otherwise chose to work with, as well. This could have the added benefit of helping them build more language skills - as the pairs often do not speak the same L1 Language - which would further increase reading comprehension and thereby further increase the grade level at which they can comfortably read. Finally, since their only English/Language Arts instruction comes in sheltered ELL classrooms, it only seems appropriate to give them cooperative learning opportunities, as they may be expected to do these in their other classes, and therefore could benefit from the extra practice – as they would likely be doing similar discussion in a mainstream English
Recent studies show that having separate classes impact all the students positively. Two researchers, Carline Hoxby and Gretchen Weingarth, discovered that students benefited from being in classrooms with peers of similar ability. Splitting up the kids has been shown to increase most of the kids learning comprehension, which has resulted in higher overall test scores.
Many changes for the good and some were bad but, there were some learning experiences that help make me a better person. The events in my life, was dealing with the Birth and The Death of my first daughter.
We spoke about the children in the classroom who have personalities and learning styles that are unique to them. Building a relationship with each child, gives her the opportunity to gain the necessary knowledge to create lesson plans that are relatable to their personalities and learning styles. Her association with the children impacts their feelings of safety and security which relates to their ability to interact and learn in the classroom. Another advantage my cooperating teacher spoke about is the fact she has known many of the children since they were babies. She has witnessed them grow, develop personalities, and learning
Since the beginning of humanity, conflicts such as land, religion, and wealth have all been primary factors as they distinguish and define many cultures, such as how Christianity was the driving force behind western expansion. As European countries attempted to spread their religion throughout the world the Doctrine of Discover was formed, allowing any newly discovered people, who do not practice Christianity, may be subjugated to indentured servitude. The most common people who were forced into this slavery were Native Americans. Naturally as this progressed, the indigenous people turned to their religion in order to hopefully save themselves from colonization. When more land was taken from the indigenous people, their religious locations,
This would be effective as these students would have prior knowledge of certain topics that will be taught. At the beginning of the school term the teacher would start off with pre-assessment quiz to find out what levels the students are. For example in a resource and technology unit such as a home economics, students will be asked name the different types of food groups and give two examples in each food group. Based on the results the teacher will focus on what the students don’t know by giving students researches, regular quizzes and oral question and answer sessions. Teacher can place students in groups to encourage cooperative learning. Each student will be required to learn different aspects of the food group and the function of each. Students will be taking responsibility for their own learning and working with each other to achieve one goal. The teacher will ensure all mistakes on concepts taught are corrected before moving on. Students who didn’t do well the first time will get it the next time around and no one is left