On Classrooms, With and Without ComputersClifford Stoll's essay about computers replacing teachers and hands on experiences as a means for education is filled with his passion for experiencing nature with all of the senses we humans were born with. He writes of feeling the gooshiness of an octopus,...

James Russell Lowell stated, "Education is an ornament in prosperity, and a refuge in adversity." (Hurtford, 55)Lowell indicates that education is where there is success, and a safe haven where this is hardship. Educators once thought that dyslexic children could not succeed or have an ed...

Literacy and its many Definitions The traditional forms of literacy can be considered as the reading and writing alphabetic characters. This form is set in stone and will always be apart of our everyday activities. On the other hand as the years past by different types of literacy started t...

Living in a society where technology is virtually unavoidable, it is inevitable that tasks that have been done in the past will need to be altered in order to accommodate the fast-paced, technologically enhanced world that we live in. Our every day tasks have changed in one way or another due to te...

Introduction The future of training and development in the workplace over the next five to ten years will be impacted both by changes in the business environment and technological advances. The entry of a new generation of individuals who grew up with computers, changing definitions of ...

Discussion of Scaffolding What is Instructional Scaffolding (IS)? According to Dr. Hope Hartman, "scaffolds" – the kind used in construction – are "temporary structures" provide physical support to workers while they work on jobs off the ground that would "other...

If I Were In Charge For me, the term "educated" means to be well rounded not only in the necessary scholarly subjects such as Math, English, History/Geography, and the Sciences, but in the problems that can face us in every-day life. "To be educated" isn't just a phrase t...

Shortly into my senior year I got a job at T.G.I. Fridays as a waiter. This was my first job as a waiter so I really had no idea what I was getting into. My first couple of days they just had me follow around a few of the waiters and waitresses to ge an idea of the routine they follow. From th...

LEARNING PORTRAITThis is a portrait of my capability as a learner. How do I do it? How do I keep track of all of the information and knowledge that has come to me throughout my lifetime? How do I break it down and process it? How do I compensate in the areas where I am lacking? My purpose here...

The Ways I Learn Have Learned, Think & Reason and DemonstrateIntelligenceAs I reread this topic several times and tried to bring it to life to write an intelligent paper on it, I had to search my memory for the actions that made me think, learn, act and react. So, I took a trip down memory lane and...

My LifeMy life in a small town, well as you know small town's can be boring. This town wasn't any different, or was it? My story will begin, well back when things got exciting. Basically I taught myself how to ride a bike, which in my opoinion at the time was very great. You see I always wanted to b...