What have mentors done in my life to allow me to get to where I am today. In todays class assignment I understood what most of my mentors have done in my life. Throughout my existence I have had many people to help me continue on my journey as I went thru many test and trials. As I have had troubles with getting thru school with classes‚ students life‚ and motivation. One of my mentors would always be available to lend a helping hand to move on. My parents‚ siblings‚ family‚ and family friends have
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In I Am A Teacher by John Schlatter‚ he states his many reasons for becoming and staying a teacher and I agree with all of his reasons. He says‚ “I am Socrates exciting the youth of Athens‚” this is what I want to be. I want to be able to customize my lessons to the classes that I teach or even the individuals that I teach. I have tried to incorporate it in my lessons with my primary schooler and even if my efforts are not meet with much success as they have been now I do not wish to stop for it
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“Little children‚ from the moment they are weaned‚ are making their way towards independence.” Dr Montessori believed that from the moment child is born‚ he begins his journey to independence. She believed that every child is born with certain potentialities/Nebulae and an urge or Horme to carry out activities. Maria Montessori termed the child as the spiritual embryo. The child possesses within him‚ a pre-determined pattern of psychic unfolding which leads him to perform activities for his self
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Rani Saleh ASC 1190 Pamela Antos 23 January 2015 Critical Reading Assignment #1 1. Do you think instructors and students need to know anything about each other’s personal lives? Does it depend on what subject the instructor is teaching? Why or why not? I believe that the sharing of personal lives between instructors and students can be a great tool to better connect with the students. If the students know the teacher on a more personal level‚ they may view their teacher as someone they
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Chanice Walker- Brant Assignment Links to Unit 7. In this assignment I will look at the lives and work of Maria Montessori and Friedrich Froebel and their theories that are relevant to children ’s learning and development‚ I will also look at their similarities and some of the differences in their theories. Maria Montessori was born August 31st 1870 and died in 1952 at the age of 82. Mother of four children‚ she was an Italian physician‚ educator and also a doctor of medicine. Montessori
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Preschool Curriculum Alicia Burton ECE 311 January 12‚ 2014 Jodi Toro While being in this course I have learned about the different curriculums‚ philosophies and theories. In this paper I will be discussing how to develop an appropriate curriculum for preschool children. This paper will include the following topics: the theories and/or philosophies of Montessori; concepts learned throughout this course‚ how to apply them into an early childhood classroom focusing on the understanding components
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Approaches to early childhood education The Montessori Approach Maria Montessori (1870-1952) was born in Chiaraville‚ Italy. She was the first woman to enter medical school and “In july 1896 she became the first woman to gradute from the university of rome medical school and qualify as a doctor” (Flood & Hardy.2013) Montessori realised the importance of providing children with the right stimulation from her work wiith vunerable children in a psychiatric clinic in rome . Many of Montessori’s innovative
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Middle school teachers teach students various educational subjects in public and private school setting within the level of junior high that take place between elementary and high school. Before each school day‚ middle school educators must plan ahead and prepare for instruction and activities in order for their students to be engaged to learn new material. After work‚ they also put in amount of time grading and testing in and out of school. Middle School teachers must have the required or most
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Prospective teacher beliefs about liberative and oppressive mathematics teaching practices: a first step toward equitable instruction by Jan A. Yow is a journal article centered on a discussion of oppressive and liberative teaching practices. Oppressive practices being “…teaching focused on memorization and mechanical learning because…students are incapable of deep understanding.” Liberative practices are defined as “..students are expected to think deeply [about the subject]…and instruction is sensitive
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Outline for Statement of Philosophy Paper 1. Why do you want to teach and anything you want people to know about you. o Idea1 I want to teach to make a difference in the lives of children with and without special needs. o Idea 2 I have always had a passion for teaching children. o Idea 3 I have worked with children since I could remember. I have always been in a classroom. My mom is a teacher so I have had the experience throughout my whole life. She has taught be all the ins and outs of being
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