Educational Self-Analysis Carol Dweck wrote an essay on the two mindsets students can develop throughout their lifetime. This essay is titled “Brainology” and the two different mindsets are fixed and growth. A fixed mindset is someone who believes that a person should be naturally smart and not have to study or try hard to learn. A growth mindset is the complete opposite. She believes that your mindset is determined by your educational experience (Dweck 2). My educational experience was not the
My goal in life is to become a kindergarten teacher. I have wanted to be a teacher since I started going to school when I was five years old. I was undecided on what grade to teach until I took teacher cadet during my senior year of high school. I decided to student teach a kindergarten class, and I was with them for six weeks. After being with those students for that period of time, I realized that I needed to be with kindergarteners. I love younger children, and I want to be able to make a difference
children: 8, 18, and 24. Jen, my beautiful bride, and I have been married now, approaching 9 years. My oldest, just earned her Associates Degree from Aim Community College; Jamie the 18 year old; making her way through her Sr. year of school, Kari, the family self-proclaimed princess, now in second grade, is struggling with reading in the 2nd grade, just as I did. By the time Jamie, reached the end if her 5th grade year, she was performing at the 3rd grade level in math and reading. To our blatant objections
student body with 64% in the whole district; the national average is 51%. English Language Learners (ELL) is at or less than 2%. There are nine students in the self-contained classroom where I am student teaching. The age ranges from four years of age through seven years of age, placing these students within Kindergarten through the 2nd grade age level. This is a classroom where all students speak the English language every day. 2).Troy City School District is centered in Troy, New York. It has 3,930
Educational Experience While she makes a good point, I disagree on the grounds that students may have growth mindsets on a subject and a fixed on another.Carol explains to us that students with a fixed mindset are worried about facing a challenge because they don 't want to fail or feel dumb. Students have different ways of learning with different subjects. Like for example some might learn more in math than in english.Some might even struggle more than others and they need certain help for them
Comp 101 17 December 2015 Literacy Narrative I can remember like it was yesterday that I had a passion to read. Learning new words and reading new books excited me as a teen. It all started when I was in ninth grade. I wasn’t your typical fourteen-year old child reading children library books. I loved reading the young adult books. My favorite author was Ellen Hopkins. She wrote most of her novels about teens struggling with substance, abuse, feelings, sexuality, etc. I didn’t go through the problems
community because it was group of people that shared something in common which was learning and expanding their education of english. In that Extended day program I began to learn more about english and I did this program every year for middle school which was three years. In this program I made me get ready ready for High School and this program help me become a better reader. When I enter the six grade I was reading at a 3rd grade level, and that after school program helped not with just english
High Stakes Testing In 1997, President Bill Clinton stated that the United States needed, “ a national crusade for education standards - not federal government standards, but national standards, representing what all our students must know to succeed in the knowledge economy of the twenty-first century”(http://books.nap.edu/books/0309062802/html/13.html). The way to succeed in this journey is through standardized testing that results in consequences for teachers and students. Throughout
A. Purpose of the Study “Reading is the motivated and fluent coordination of word recognition and comprehension” (Leipzig 2001). In the educational system, pupils are encourage to read books because of the belief that one becomes better at a skill based on the amount of time dedicated to that particular skill. Pupils must practice the skill learned and receive “frequent feedback (Samuel and Wu).” Practice is most effectual when it is individualized and accompanied with instruction (Renaissance
Reading Recovery The ability to read is vital to a child's success in school and throughout life. However, reading achievement in the U. S. is low. In fact, according to the most recent national assessment of educational progress, 44% of U.S. students read below the "basic" level, meaning they exhibit little or no mastery of the knowledge and skills necessary to perform work at grade level (Collins, 79). These statistics have driven school districts, parents, and students scrambling to find
largely on their students’ achievement levels in four core curriculum subject areas (Oklahoma State Department, 2014). If a student fails to gain the knowledge needed in only one content area each year, then by the end of 5th grade he or she could possibly be behind in six content areas or be six years behind in one area. A number of students come into (6th grade) middle school math classes without the necessary math skills to begin the state core curriculum for their grade level (O’Byrne, Securro
contributed to helping get to where I am today. I have many teachers, tutors, and role models that have influenced and assisted me in my scholarly journey. I owe it to them to become successful and to use there examples as educators for myself. My early years were spent at the Walnut Park Montessori School in Newton, Ma. My next stages of my life were spent at the Jackson School in Newton, Ma. In the middle of the second grade I transferred to St. Tarcisius in Framingham,
literacy story by saying that my first word was “mama”. Although I don’t remember this, my first word was very exciting to my parents because I mainly communicated through my older brother, David until I was almost three years old. Although David is my only sibling and is three years older than I am, we have always been close. He used to tell my parents whatever I wanted when I didn’t know how to talk yet. Although it took me a while to learn to speak, my parents always read me stories and encouraged
especially Korean adults who often asked me why I did not know how to speak Korean in which I had no direct answer. "You should know how to at least speak Korean," they commonly spoke in a friendly tone, trying not to hurt my feelings. In my seventh grade year, I had the urge to take a step in order for me to fit in with the rest of my fellow peers, the Korean sub communities, and feel better about myself. One Saturday morning, while other teens were probably sleeping in, I woke up early to get ready for
There was a time when I was a much nicer person. This is not saying that I am a mean person, but perhaps I would be a bit kinder than I a now if I had not met Mrs. X. I am not going to call Mrs. X by her real name, because of the things I say about here could be seen as offensive. It is not that I am trying to be offensive, but things that Mrs. X and her accomplice, Mrs. Z., whom I will not talk about very much, were not kind to me. These two people, especially Mrs. X, impacted my life in a rather
When I arrived at Yale during the fall of 2009 for my freshman year, I started my undergraduate career wanting to practice medicine. Also, I wanted to receive a well-rounded education in an array of subjects. To this day, the education I received at Yale inspires me to delve deeper into pressing issues within our society and utilize the information that comes from a diverse knowledge capital to create strategies and make informed decisions. The first course I registered for at Yale was an introductory
I chose this article because the title interested me and after reading the first few lines I wanted to know more. Currently in my computer class I have a few students who are EL. I there I am trying to introduce to them new vocabulary, while also teaching him how to use Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word and the content knowledge. The classroom setting is changing now days and to understand best practices with our ELL is a growing priority. This article if understood correctly could help me better
friends. Cathy and I are, of course, we 've been friends for probably two years now, but Shawn and us? Not really. Not until that night,
my skills never really improved. Ever since then, my ability to comprehend what I read has been very difficult. My favorite class during seventh grade was English, only because my teacher did not make me do too much writing. Towards the end of the year, she made the class write a book and it was really a fun assignment. I had to write a few short texts, ranging from poems to a short story. The short story was my favorite to write, as I got to write about a fun trip I took with my family. I also
mom’s war with cancer was over after six long years. I didn’t realize how lucky I was that my mom had been diagnosed and treated on time. Until eighth grade when my uncle from my mom’s side died shortly after being diagnosed with cancer. This shocking news made me realize how my mom could have died during her struggle with cancer. Made me understand that I shouldn’t take my health or the health of my loved ones for granted. It has been about around five years since my mom has been cancer free and she