Bertunie Berluce Professor Hofer ENC 1101 6 February 2010 Moral corruption results from mankind’s need to satisfy their selfish desires. Ancient philosophers such as Aristotle‚ Plato‚ and Socrates sought out to explain why we do what we consciously know is not the moral ideal. Aristotle defined moral weakness as a person who‚ "knowing that what he does is bad‚ does it as a result of passion." In Flannery O’Connor’s short story‚ “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” Mrs. Crater and Mr.Shiftlet’s
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Highly abstract concepts‚ such as jurisprudence and sovereignty‚ oftentimes cause high school students much struggle when trying to thoroughly understand such conceptual ideas. To teach these theoretical concepts‚ one must not only equivalently utilize David Ausubel’s Expository teaching model‚ but also retain an overall knowledge of other valuable strategies related to Ausubels’s model (Woolfolk‚ 2004‚ p. 281). To Ausubel‚ the most significant idea is that of the advance organizer‚ a statement
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My Philosophy of Teaching As I begin these reflections about teaching‚ I am reminded of one of Mark Twain’s dictums‚ "Don’t let schooling get in the way of education." I think that the goal of educating university-level students can only be achieved by presenting them with more than lectures‚ rote memorization tasks‚ and straightforward projects (i.e.‚ traditional schooling). In other words‚ an educator must move beyond the traditional model of schooling to a point at which students can learn effectively
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is a Lesson Plan? A lesson plan is organized and Time-bound. It is simply a teacher’s “plan” for teaching a lesson. Its purpose is to outline the “program” for a single lesson. The Importance of having a Lesson Plan 1. It allows you to manage your time‚ effort‚ and resources efficiently. 2. Lesson plans helps you get rid of problems or avoid them. 3. It definitely improves your teaching skills. Parts of a Lesson Plan 1. Heading/Header- Teacher‘s name‚ Course name‚ Lesson number
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Teaching Skepticism The article “Teaching skepticism via the critic acronym and the skeptical inquirer” by Wayne R. Bartz‚ appears in the Skeptical Inquirer book. The article asserts that critic acronym provides neophyte skeptical students with an easy‚ step-by-step format for applied critical thinking. College students assume they already know a great deal about the world around them. Currently‚ they are being presented with a wide selection of information. As a result they may have to unlearn
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Teaching by Principles: An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy Brown‚ H. D. (1994). Teaching by principles: An interactive approach to language pedagogy. Englewood Cliffs‚ New Jersey: Prentice Hall Regents. 416 pp. Reviewed by Gail Schaefer Fu The Chinese University of Hong Kong H. Douglas Brown’s Teaching by Principles is intended for teachers in training -- those who intend to be teachers but who have little or no classroom experience -- and for teachers who train teachers. It is
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Flash cards are excellent teaching tools to help students learn short vowel sounds and other phonics skills. These flash cards will help you reinforce skills in short vowel sounds at home or at school. 1. Flash Cards for Short Vowel Sounds These flash cards can help children and adult learners with short vowel sounds. The constant time delay technique is an effective strategy to use with these and any other flash cards teaching other skills in other subject areas. Flash Cards for Short Vowel
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Why Teaching? by Perry Sunderland It started when I was in middle school‚ the dream to be an Architect. It was with me all through High School and into college. The whole time I always said I would either be an Architect or I would teach it. After failing my engineering course for the fifth time‚ I dropped out of college. Then After about 2 years of searching for something‚ I joined the Air Force. All the while realizing that I was not happy with what I was doing. After nine years traveling
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English 11 Honors Personal Essay Every person has a role model that they look up to. This person is a vital part of their life and shapes them as a person and develops their morals and values. For me‚ this person is my grandmother‚ Helena Fenton. My grandma is a huge part of my life. I know I can always look to her for guidance‚ respect‚ and knowledge. She has always been there for me when I’ve needed her most. I can confide stuff to her that I can’t tell my parents or friends. She talks to me
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October 2010 Moral Responsibility America would not be where it is without the laws that have been placed and the citizens who follow the laws. In order for this to happen the knowledge and acceptance of the laws are needed to establish order. African Americans had been secluded in the past through harsh laws of segregation. Although many believe disobeying the law is morally wrong and if disobeyed a punishment should follow‚ Martin Luther King’s profound statement‚ “One has the moral responsibility
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