Montessori Teacher Training Work/Play Balance – a Montessori Perspective I recently read an alarming article from Michael Conlon of Reuters‚ entitled‚ U.S. school children need less work‚ more play: study. Conlon contends that there is a growing trend in U.S. public schools of reducing free time "because many school districts responded to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 by reducing time committed to recess‚ the creative arts‚ and even physical education in an effort to focus on reading
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The No Pass/No Play Rule is Unfair! Although the no pass/no play rule has the best of intentions‚ many educators state that few‚ if any‚ students have benefited from this unjust rule. It takes away a source of achievement and self-esteem‚ which only leads to increasing anger‚ frustration‚ and hopelessness. The academic requirement for the no pass/no play rule states that if a student receives a grade below 70 in any academic class at the end of the grading period may not participate in any extracurricular
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Pediatric Association‚ “Play is essential to development because it contributes to the cognitive‚ social‚ emotional‚ and physical well-being of children and youth. Alarmingly‚ gifted and talented students from grades three to five decreased their time spent in unstructured activities by one half. Children do not play anymore. (Beisser‚ Gillespie‚ & Thacker‚ 2013). While there was an abundance of research for young children and play‚ existing research that examined the importance of play in the development
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Critique of a Play Area Dress up Area The area of the pre-school room that I have chosen to critically evaluate is the dress up area. Our pre-school consists of 20 children aged 3-4 years old spread over two sessions‚ and comprises both boys and girls. In our pre-school we have two polish children‚ one boy and one girl‚ who speak both English and Polish‚ one Chinese girl and one Zimbabwean boy. The rest of the children are Irish. Our pre-school room is one large room in a general childcare
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one another No Confidence: If a young child has no confidence within themselves they will struggle to develop their communication & social skills. They won’t be outgoing therefore they will always hold back during activities or during free play they will play alone rather than mixing with others. Not able to talk: If a child has no ability to speak this will also have a massive effect on their communication & social skills as they will not be interacting verbally with others around them. Not
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patience and guidance throughout the making of this report. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 BIOGRAPHY OF GARY STANLEY BECKER-ECONOMIC NOBLE LAUREATE: {draw:frame} BIRTH OF GARY STANLEY AND HIS EARLY STAGES IN LIFE: Gary Stanley Becker is an American economist and a Nobel laureate. He was born on December 2‚ 1930 in Pottsville‚ Pennsylvania. He did his elementary school and high school in Brooklyn. Until age sixteen he was more interested in sports than intellectual activities‚ but he had
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There are many themes and issues displayed in the play such as power‚ conflict‚ change and doubt. These themes have each got their own purpose to create ‘Doubt’ in the minds of the reader. The picture of the wind in the top right corner of the poster is used to symbolise change. This use of symbolism is shown in the play through stage directions “The sound of wind. Sister Aloysius pulls her shawl lightly about her and goes. After a moment‚ Sister James goes as well”. The wind storm is a symbol
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Jennifer Sadler CLDDV 107 PM September 7th‚ 2014 The Importance of Play Article In the article “The Importance of Play”‚ the author states that promoting play increases the chance of a healthier lifestyle for a childs future. The article talks about how middle class parents have a hurried lifestyle‚ which results with the parents not taking opportunities to interact with their babies. This then leads to their children later on having anxiety problems as well as higher stress levels.
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Historical Perspective No pass‚ no play has been a part of Texas high school football since 1985. During that time‚ Ross Perot spearheaded a campaign to require higher standards for athletic participation. According to the state law‚ students must have a passing grade in each class during the grading period they are attempting to participate in the extracurricular activity in order to be eligible to participate. Although the state of Texas was the first to initiate the academic standards‚ most
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