Mathematics Workshop: Mathematics Class Becomes Learner-Centered is a well-written article about using math workshops as a tool to facilitate mathematical learning in elementary classrooms. It argues that writing workshops, in which students are given freedom with time and materials to develop their...

Through the mathematics logbook, the ways in which prior mathematical understanding and knowledge was evident in the different levels of ability from each student. Through using language to explain their understanding, the students were able to work out were they went wrong and correct it themselves...

Ever since the mid 1980's, computers in elementary and middle schools have been used for the students to practice their basic math skills. Some schools use computers to take tests, or just for practice drills. Computers can help the students build up a good sense of how current events have an...

The inclusion of disabled individuals in the general social, educational and occupational contexts which are welcoming to mainstream populations is a goal which appears to parallel the progressive orientation of our culture. Modern education shows evidence of the trend toward change, facilitating t...

Special Needs Children and Mathematics The teaching of mathematics to children in primary school classrooms can be seen as challenging for some teachers. This is due to a changing society and the introduction of more complex mathematical skills. Once it was acceptable only to teach the four major...

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...

Principles and StandardsThe Principles and Standards book does a wonderful job explaining the importance of "the best mathematics education possible (3)." We need to be able to "ensure quality, to indicate goals, and to promote change (5)" in our mathematics curriculum. In order to accomplish thes...

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 ...

Good Morning Miss Toliver was a very inspirational video. Ms. Toliver, who is an inner-city mathematics teacher, has a philosophy that all children can master mathematics. She has different types of teaching strategies. For example, on one certain occasion Ms. Toliver entered the classroom dressed ...

Kathy has a strong logical capability that would obviously be quite helpful in teaching math, since she can understand mathematical concepts clearly, and have a far-sighted view as to where the student's foundational math skills may lead them in the future. In teaching language, she can also use seq...

There is no best way to learn. Everyone learns differently, and because of this, the best way to learn is the way you learn. A learning style is a certain way that the mind receives and processes new information. There are many different approaches to learning, but the three main styles are visual, ...

Nowadays, nearly all people research their brain preferences, intelligences and learning styles to describe themselves, the techniques, which have been emposed themselves in education life, are affective or not and how can they be language learners. In addition, I think about myself. ...

The Need for Federal Government Involvement in Education Reform by____________ Political Science 2301 Federal and State Government OVERVIEW For centuries, generations of families have congregated in the same community or in the same general region of the country. Chi...

Throughout Plato's The Republic, Plato conveys his belief that in order to live a perfect or ideal life it can only be led under the perfect conditions; that is, in the perfect society, the Ideal State. In The Republic, There are two key concepts that are brought...

Introduction According to the work of Helen Patrick, et al entitled: "How Teachers Establish Psychological Environment During the First Days of School: Avoidance in Mathematics" that: "Observations of the first days of school in eight sixth-grade classrooms identified three different classroom en...

In general, education means the textbook knowledge provided to children at school or other training institutions through some teachers to develop specific specialized skills and use those skills in their occupations. However, the exact and complete meaning of education is a lot broader and more prof...

Many public schools have significantly reduced or completely cut funding for art education programs. Officials at state or city levels may feel the need for art education is not as significant as the need for more academic-based programs like mathematics, history, and science. Officials see art educ...

The American Holocaust: An analysis of Previous, Current, and Future Education The type of education I received as a young child was normal. I had the customary Kindergarten through Sixth Grade experience. School slipped by, and I slowly waded through the drudges of everyday American school...

ÿ Discuss how you are or will be using mathematics in your career.I believe that math is very important in our world, because with out it there would be no money, no math teachers, no business administrators to just name a few. In the coming future, I plan to become a teacher, but if there were no...

During the last fifteen years concern has been growing regarding the shortage of teachers in New York City. The nation doesn't produce enough teachers and shortages of qualified candidates in particular fields (mathematics and science) and particular locations (primarily inner city and rural) are ch...

School Vouchers Many Americans believe that improving education should be a top priority for government. This is most evident when looking at the upcoming elections. Both candidates support an overhaul of the educational system, but do not necessarily agree on what path to take to achieve this end...

For years, prescriptive, teacher-oriented, objectivist classrooms have endured as a mainstay of the American educational enterprise. Research in the past two decades has created a climatic change in education. Piagetian Constructism, the construction of disseminated knowledge into a learner, has ...

The saying, "Education is the key to success," is often used to encourage young students to attend primary and secondary education in order to succeed in the future. Ever since we were old enough to attend kindergarten, the importance of earning an education has always been emphasized. Af...

Education Education is a gift that is provided for all our children in the United States. The United States also provides a free education for the mentally retarded children. Education for regular education students and for the mentally retarded students have many similarities, but still have the...

The Vietnam War has significantly affected me personally and has also had a great impact on my educational goals. My father fought in the Vietnam War and from his war stories I have learned what true pride in your country is. He has taught me what it means to truly love your country and all that ...