Relating mathematics to students' everyday lives will be a goal for me as a teacher. With the research that I have read and through my own struggle with math, I feel that children need to make connections between the real world and mathematical concepts, so that mathematics becomes relevant to them...

I think it is strange that out of everything that George Polya did for the study of mathematics, the authors of this book bring up the fact that he never learned to drive a car. I know that they just meant to put it in as an interesting little tid-bit about his life, but it is such a great example ...

When I was in 9th grade I learned that I would be required to do grad-standard projects. I didn't mind this until I started to work on them. They were very had to read and understand. In 1998, Minnesota added grad-standards to the list of requirements for graduation (Academic Programs). It sta...

Quality-oriented Education The National Conference on Education, the third of its kind since China began its reform and opening policies in the late 1970s, was hosted in Beijing in June by the central government and the State Council. It endorsed a blueprint for prom...

ARE STANDARD EXAMS IMPORTANT IN EDUCATION? In her article " In Defense of Testing," Diane Ravitch discusses the importance of standard testing. Good exams are an efficient way to tell the public officials whether new school programs are working or not. That is, a test with ess...

(ABH) Is it possible to detect Antisocial Behavior and Hyperactivity (ABH) problems in children at an early age? If so, what can be done to help these children become successfully educated adults? According to a journal in Education & Treatment of Children, v24 i3 p...

Teaching Thinking Dispositions: From Transmission to Enculturation Shari Tishman, Eileen Jay, and D. N. Perkins Harvard University August 1, 1992 This paper was written as part of a project funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur ...

EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY My education philosophy of teaching is meeting the needs of children as an individual. Making sure that the class is well equipped with everything the child needs to grow. Making the whole classroom accessible to the individual child, having no restrictions from the learn...