1.If the earth moves around the sun‚ then we ought to observe a stellar parallax. 2.There is no observable stellar parallax. 3.Therefore‚ the earth does not move around the sun. The argument is valid (i.e.‚ modus tollens)‚ the first premise seems quite reasonable and the second premise was in fact true—no one before‚ during or for almost three centuries after Copernicus had Figure 8.9 216 common sense logic ever observed any stellar parallax. Yet‚ Copernicus had anticipated this objection and
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Okay‚ so I was in first grade. Lisa Frankel’s first grade classroom‚ one of the biggest in the whole school. It had a single stall bathroom in it and one of those foam mats. You know the ones I’m talking about right? They’re made of this foam material and they’re shaped like puzzle pieces‚ so you can just buy them separately and put them together. They had a rug too‚ with the alphabet on it because first graders need help identifying letters or something [laughs uncomfortably] I don’t know. So yea
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An observation can result in a very important learning lesson. The act of observing starts at a very young age and never stops. Maturation evolves from self-motivation and efforts to adapt to day-to-day experiences. Observation is how a toddler learns new things. They observe their mother and father doing “grown up” things and try to re-enact them. By doing this they learn new words‚ build their own personalities‚ as well as many other important traits. As people grow older the observation turns
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Today began the second clinical experience here at Avalon Care Center. I was feeling confident from my last clinical experience and I was also excited to see what today had in store for me‚ what I was learn‚ what I would be able to participate in and what I would take away from today experience. Today clinical assignment was in the Alzheimer’s/Dementia care unit‚ where I had the opportunity alongside of Colleen. Our morning had gotten off to ruff start due to difficulties with accessing their
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9th grade Health Reflection Jordan Rose B8 Abusive Relationships There are many types of abusive a few are; emotional (verbal) abuse‚ physical abuse‚ jealousy (isolation)‚ sexual abuse‚ threats (intimidation)‚ and destruction of property. Emotional‚ also known as verbal‚ abuse is making someone feel bad by using words and calling them names. Physical abuse is when someone physically harms you by hitting you and/or pushing you around. Jealousy is a form of abusive‚ if your partner
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Background Information: Leonardo (Leo) is a 1st-grade student in a monolingual general education classroom at Wegner Elementary School. Leo was initially evaluated in May 2023 and was found eligible for Developmental Delay in social/emotional‚ physical‚ and adaptive development. At the time‚ Leo demonstrated difficulties complying with classroom expectations‚ following teacher directions‚ and participating in academic tasks. He has shown progress in the 1st-grade classroom with direct teacher support‚ but
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In order to start the process for my observation I had to first speak with the parents of the child Mr. and Mrs. Pretty (not their real name). I spoke with Mrs. Pretty because her husband was unavailable at the time and I know her very well. I informed her about the assignment and discussed the outline of it with her to ensure that she knew exactly what the observation entail as well as the fact that I might need additional information from her or her husband. She informed me that she would inform
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To Grade or Not to Grade Jamie Potts Baker College of Jackson To Grade or not to Grade Sweaty hands‚ racing heartbeat‚ trouble breathing. These are a few of the things some students may experience right before‚ or even during a test. Jerry Farber brings some very interesting alternatives to testing and to the whole grading process in an article he wrote called‚ “A young person’s guide to the grading system”. (Farber 1969) In A young persons guide to the grading system (Farber 1969) Farber
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Diana Manley Professor Ingram ENG 101 11/01/14 Are Grades Necessary? Are grades really necessary? Alfie Kohn attempts to persuade in his article called “From Degrading to De-grading” from Acting Out Culture‚ how he believes grades are ineffective‚‚ and should no longer exist‚ for many reasons. Kohn thinks grades are degrading and he provides examples and reasoning in support of why he thinks grades and de-grading (abolishing grades) is necessary. How does the mass of people think about this
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Observations What are observations? Finding out what children can do & recording it Evidence of child behaviour & development Factual descriptions of child’s actions & language Observations help us to plan ‘next steps’ for children Why do we observe? To inform our planning To review the effectiveness of areas of provision & use of resources To identify learning opportunities and plan relevant & motivating experiences To reflect on our own practise To protect children To develop
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