student myself‚ I know how boring it can be for a teacher to stand in front of the classroom and lecture. It seems like they talk forever and usually my mind drifts into the unknown‚ counting the dots on the ceiling. It is unfortunate that many students today are subject to this form of teaching and learning. I believe that the most effective teaching method involves assignments that directly relate to the students’ lives‚ problem-based learning and activities that impact students physically‚ intellectually
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HOW TO READ YOUR PALM PRINT Have you ever heard that we can know some of our physical and mental condition just through reading our palm prints? (Chinese student: So did your parents bring you to any master to analyze your palm print when you just a little kids?) However‚ my mother took me to find a people so-called master and to read my palm print. First‚ I didn’t believe it because it is sounds ridiculous that you can know your body just through reading your palm prints especially as the
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Teaching Philosophy My teacher education and training‚ exposure to students and schools from student teaching‚ and personal experience as a student of New York City public schools has concretized certain beliefs that I have about teaching. I firmly believe that in order to provide the best education possible to my students I need to know their personalities‚ learning styles‚ and be genuinely interested in their lives. Knowing my students will enable me to form personal and intimate student-teacher
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obert Marzono’s Teaching Strategies Identifying Similarities and Differences When a student begins the learning process‚ it is very important that the student understands how to break down complex problems using different strategies and procedures. If the child can identify the similarities and differences when attacking a problem‚ they will be able to understand the issue more in depth. Being able to break down the content allows for more learning and understanding to take place
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Some misconceptions about communicative language teaching Geoff Thompson ELT Journal Volume 50/1 January 1996‚ pp. 9 - 15 Although communicative language teaching is accepted by many applied linguists and teachers as the most effective approach among those in general use‚ there are still a number of misconceptions about what it involves. This article sets out four of the main misconceptions‚ discusses why they have arisen‚ and why they can be so described. In doing this‚ the article attempts to
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Running Head: Teaching as a Profession Teaching as a Profession Bennetta Trotter Grand Canyon University Edu 215 August 15‚ 2010 Teaching as a Profession I believe that teaching is one of the most demanding careers one might choose from. Teaching is a one of a kind profession; this career choice can be frustrating‚ exciting‚ and also very fulfilling‚ for those who are really dedicated to choose teaching as their long life career. Deciding to become a teacher means a lot of time and
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Scottish law recognises four sources of law: legislation‚ legal precedent‚ academic writings and custom. The Sources Of Legislation in Scottish Law Legislation affecting Scotland may be passed by Holyrood (Scottish Parliament)‚ Westminster (Parliament of the United Kingdom‚ made up of the House of Commons and the House of Lords) or The European Union (made up of The European Commission‚ The Council of the European Union‚ The European Parliament‚ The Court of Justice and The Court of Auditors)
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“Talk about “Distance Teaching” in the UK: the way it works and the success the students achieve” In our days practically every person has a chance to get higher education. Even those people who can’t abandon their jobs or schedules in order to get to a university campus on a regular basis have such an opportunity as distant learning. They can become a student of one of such educational institutions as the Open University in the United Kingdom. The Open University is the only University in the
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TEACHING APPROACHES/STRATEGIES AND INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICES Over the years‚ schools have always been concerned with how to come up with effective teaching-learning experiences for the learners. In an attempt to attain this goal‚ the teacher is expected to possess a thorough knowledge of the criteria of good teaching and the mastery of the subject matter to be taught and a broad knowledge of various teaching approaches/strategies of teaching. With some charges of emphasis on educational goals
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Teachings of the Buddha Summary and Reaction The book “Teachings of the Buddha” edited by Jack Kornfield is a collection of many stories drawn from popular sources of Indian‚ Tibetan‚ Chinese‚ and Japanese literature. Its short writings‚ poems‚ and drawings captured the essence of Buddhism‚ and helped Buddhists learn more about the path to Enlightenment. I have carefully chosen several of these short versus from the book‚ which I thought reflected the teachings nicely‚ and also intrigued me as
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