Wednesday, February 27, 2013
For as long as there have been schools, teachers have given homework to students for them to complete out of class. However, it is clear that homework, especially when teachers give it in excess, is unnecessary for the students. Recent studies performed by experts at Penn State University as well as the Curry School of Education have pointed to the fact that more homework does not correlate with better grades. In fact, some studies showed that homework is useless because of all the stress it puts on the young students that it is given to.
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Tuesday, February 12, 2013
In order to be considered a good teacher, one must have certain qualities and characteristics that enable them to work well with their students. Therefore this essay proposes three main components that will make for an ideal teacher: This person must have a passion for teaching, they must have high expectations of their students and they must have the willingness to put their students’ needs above their own.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Social networking is really making us less social. Being social and connected has become dangerous for both mind and body, because people are becoming less and less likely to go out of their way to create social situations where they …
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
As a student with a learning disability, confidence has always been half the battle. It has proven time and time again to be the difference between success and failure. I’ve seen my fair share of both. Most times, this confidence …
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Monday, November 12, 2012
Those who have chosen the path of homeschooling have a pile of many choices and decisions ahead of them. One of the methods for consideration is that of unschooling. But before we go into the pros and cons of unschooling, …
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Tuesday, May 29, 2012
High school sophomore April Ferguson takes on one of the big questions about ADHD.
Since 1985 scientists have diagnosed children and adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). ADHD is one of the most common mental disorders found in children. …
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Friday, March 16, 2012
This time our intrepid tech contributor, high school sophomore April Ferguson, explains the many benefits of SMART Boards, especially for students with learning differences.
All over the country SMART Boards are being installed in many classrooms. A SMART board is …
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Friday, January 27, 2012
Editor’s Note: At www.learningdiversity.org, when referring to students with learning (dis)abilities, we often employ the use of parentheses around the prefix “dis,” as our philosophy is grounded in the belief that such students are not disabled at all. However, this …
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Originally I set out to write a narrative of what it is like in the head of… well what it is like in my head during any kind of social situation or in a classroom setting. Unfortunately, I found that …
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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Our last few posts (One Year Out: Student Survey Seems to Show Students Want Challenge and Alfie Kohn on the Homework Myth) have focused on the question of academic challenge and the contention that homework may or may …
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011
12th grader Tim Bartolini has developed a self-awareness pertaining to his own individual learning styles, which has allowed him to identify areas of academic strengths and those in needs of further development so he can succeed in college. Accordingly, he …
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Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Yesterday I was alerted to an op-ed piece in the New York Times by one of my college friends who wrote that it directly aligned with our own academic experiences during our undergraduate years. She stated that I should take …
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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
This intriguing video was a project of Dr. Michael Wesch and a working group at Kansas State University. It is a compelling message about the educational experiences of contemporary students.
From the website:
“… the basic idea is to …
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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Marissa Perez is 15 years old. She is a student in my creative writing class. The quotation below is her response to the first assignment I gave the class. My assignment was, “articulate an emotional state”. As a teacher, I …
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Wednesday, December 15, 2010
I was diagnosed with ADHD and Dyscalculia when I was about six. I’ve always had what felt like a million thoughts bouncing around in my mind, and when I was younger, I had so much trouble organizing my thoughts that …
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Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Growing up with a Nonverbal Learning Disorder can often be a challenge because I sometimes do not understand things as easily as other people do. I am hoping to get a job at Petco, once I turn eighteen, but I …
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Monday, December 13, 2010
A recent article in the New York Times made mention of a few interesting points about teacher quality. The article reported on a multi-million dollar study funded by the Gates Foundation to determine how accurate students’ impressions of teacher quality …
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Sunday, December 5, 2010
One of the literature classes offered by the English department at Eagle Hill School, where I teach, is Reading About Learning Differences, in which students read, discuss, and write about memoirs penned by individuals with distinctive ways of learning and …
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010
The journey that I took to learn how to write was not a normal one. It took me years of trial and error with different teachers and finally a move to a different school before I could ever learn to …
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Sunday, June 20, 2010
“My Life With LD is a short film that depicts the constant struggle for children and teens with learning disabilities. The film encourages viewers to look at life through the eyes of people with learning disabilities and to help people …
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