K-9 units are composed of law enforcement officers who are paired up with highly-trained canines. Canines are useful for their intelligence and strong sense of smell which helps out with pursuing fugitives, searching for missing people, and during narcotics or weapons detection. A canine would have a special bond with their handler to the point where they would even save their handler from danger if needed. The canine handler would normally maintain 24 hour control over their canine. K-9 units are involved in the following duties: “Detect the presence of illegal substances, dangerous chemicals or explosives, Pursue and apprehend fugitives, Track and rescue missing or kidnapped individuals, Locate bodies that have been buried or submerged underwater,
Unit 1, served to introduce the multiple roles of an Early Childhood teacher and the ability to function effectively in these capacities; in order to meet the holistic needs of children in the field. Emphasis was placed also, on various factors that affect the early childhood practice and there importance, as it relates to the overall responsibility for child development. As we delved further into the topics surrounding this unit, valuable group and class discussions were sparked and meaningful content extracted. Such content sought to highlight the importance of early childhood teachers in creating an integrated teaching and learning environment to assist students with making connections and finding meaning through educational processes.
Everything from class management to even the intention of teaching were rarely present. The ratio of kids to students was overwhelming. Something that we have learned doesn’t help the teacher focus on the individual needs of the students, nor the student learn. If going by Bronfenbrenner’s theory, and how from the interactions closes to us, to all the way to the law of the land affects a person, these children had a disadvantage from begging to end. The worse of it all, was that it was projected in to the future that the situation wasn’t going more suitable, but that their children will also experience the
The writer supports the efforts of Peabody to establish a kindergarten for early childhood education. Without the motivation and drive to reform the current practices of American education, there is no telling how that would have affected today’s current kindergarten education. REFERENCE
Bradley Curtis English 101 4/10/24 Holt begins his essay with the powerful statement: "Almost every child, on the first day he sets foot in a school building, is smarter, more curious, less afraid of what he doesn’t know, better at finding and figuring things out, and more confident, resourceful, persistent, and independent than he will ever be again in his schooling. " The tone for the remainder of the essay is established by this thought-provoking statement, which grabs the reader's attention right away. Anecdotes are a clever tool that Holt uses to make his points.
PROBLEM SOLVING ESSAY 2 Critique In the selected journal article “Never Say Anything a Kid Can Say!” the author, Steven C. Reinhardt summarizes and promotes encouragement on his position with questions about teaching styles, teachers who use the direct-instruction, and the teacher-centered model that is used too often. Reinhart also discusses how this instruction does not fit well with the in-depth tasks and problems that he was using.
Novelist, John Taylor Gatto, in his speech essay, “Why Schools Don’t Education”, conveys schools aren’t as educational as they should be. John’s purpose is to narrate the idea that teachers and school district aren’t putting enough effort to educate children and to also motivate more teachers to help bust up children’s education. He adopts a passionate tone in order to appeal in his that education should be taken serious. In order, to convey his appeal of the subject he uses rhetorical analysis to help drill in the audience.
Education plays an extremely important role within life, therefore everyone has their own way of educating others. From the stories, “Kids need Structure TED TALK” by Colin Powell and “Dr. Montessori’s Own Handbook” by Maria Montessori, both focus on their way of education and ways they are teaching education. They want their children to be successful but they both teach in different ways. Certain types of education can help guide a child depending on their learning style, Both writers explain their ways of teaching and how they affect the children when learning.
Kindergarten is an exciting time in the life of a child. Kindergartners are allowed to be independent from their parents, often for the first time in their lives. This independence can be scary, and not all children can handle their newfound freedom. Shirley Jackson wrote the story “Charles,” which tells about a boy named Laurie who was struggling to adjust to kindergarten. Laurie was misbehaving in school because he was not well-adjusted to his new school and he craved the attention he was used to receiving at home.
According to Cockburn and Handscomb (2011), being able to form good relationships may lead children to feel valued and are more likely to respond well to learning. For example, the teacher knowing the children’s interests may provide them with information that can be used to engage and motivate the children within their learning. The time and effort that goes into forming these relationships will greatly impact on the children as this helps to gain the children’s respect and trust (Cockburn and Handscomb, 2011). Kyriacou (1997) also supports the idea that to make a sound relationship between the teacher and children is having mutual respect and rapport. This involves them identifying each other as individuals, holding each other in respect and treating each other in a manner consistent with such esteem.
Through this lesson it has been factored in the interactions that will be involved and the promote of caring relationships and positive self-esteem, the results of the experiences involved and opportunities that are consolidate with the learning, providing new and exciting challenged, all within an activity that is familiar and regular, because this helps with the children’s comfort and promotes a sense of belonging and security (Acara, 2012). Pedagogy and the curriculum content are normally determined by the teachers based on what they have observed of the children’s ‘needs’ when then determines the children development stage, their strengths, weaknesses, and their interests. Turner, M. (2010) reflection from module 3 slide show, is something I enjoyed reading which was Gardner’s theory towards the curriculum and how it should be used for the children’s strengths, and to be used a basis for planning to interpret the potential intelligence, Gardner explains that learning should be made focused on providing opportunities for the children. Gardner, H. E. (2000), this is a reflection on how teachers should run a classroom I feel and I also believe through this lesson the
Dear school board. I am currently concerned about the new state-mandated, textbook- based curriculum for kindergarten. In this letter I will explain why I believe the use of the textbook-based curriculum may be inappropriate. I will give reasons for the potential negative effects of the textbook-based curriculum and how it can be developmentally inappropriate to literacy development. I will then suggest an alternative approach to developing literacy skills.
Jack sprinted through forest as fast as he could. The animal was close on his tail. He was on a mission to stop Count Von Fluffington. Jack was an agent in a highly secretive program named the Kinder Program. The Kinder Program was created for children who were mentally and physically superior.
Ms. Vasquez was the newest member of the first grade team at Westside Elementary School. She, along with three other teachers, made up the first grade teaching staff. Three years before Sally’s employment began, the first grade staff “adopted academic progress and social development criteria for determining whether students should be retained in grade” (Kowalski, pg. 59). While Sally was uncomfortable with retaining students, she was not yet confident enough in her position to challenge the veteran teachers. During her schooling, “Sally had been told that the negative aspects of retaining students far outweighed the benefits-a contention that was supported by several research articles she was required to read” (Kowalski, pg. 59).
I think that the physical environment can play a major role in a child’s learning. If the classroom is very closed off and blocked the children will not feel free to explore their surrounding and become more independent. Ms. Laura’s classroom is very open and spaced out, even though the center itself is built with an open concept and only having half walls to divide the classrooms. She has organized the room in such a way that every though the different centers are clearly laid out, it’s not in such a way that makes them feel enclosed and blocked off from the rest of the room. The environment offers children a variety of different choices all in one area, all of the math, science, and table toys are together, so that a child does not have to search the entire room for something that they are looking for.
