Response to “I Just Wanna Be Average" by Mike Rose Had Rose and her mother been educated enough, they could have a voice to raise concerns about Rose’s marks. The author seems to suggest that the teachers were responsible for his underperformance. The author feels that parental and teacher responsibility on his part could have helped understanding what discipline is before going to college. However, it is also possible that he did not try hard enough to be disciplined. Nonetheless, Rose is right that environment plays a bigger role in what an individual eventually becomes in adult life (Munns et all, 2013).
Therefore, using some of the ideas from the STAR (Strategies And Resources) Sheet, the teacher will be able to encourage appropriate behavior and the teacher will keep her sanity. I. Introduction It is very important, as teachers, that we guide, correct, and encourage our
During the 2014 evaluation cycle Det. Thomas developed a strained relationship with some patrol officers, as he included irrelevant material in reports, in a manner to shine light on other officer’s deficiencies. He was instructed not to utilize narratives in that manner but document in memo form and advise. I was also provided information from the prosecutor’s office that they did not like Thomas’s approach with them in reference to warrants, or prosecution of cases, and the feeling as though he was trying to tell them how to do their job. It was then requested that all requests come from me in the communication process as they did not feel as though they would receive cooperation from Thomas.
The Waldorf University Homeland Security Program: NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau and Local Government's Role in Homeland Security. Josh Cooling. American Homeland Security. Jamie Gauthier. June 15, 2024.
Margaret Mead once said, ‘Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.’ “The Hate U Give”, by Angie Thomas, is a story about a young 16 year old girl named Starr Carter, who has to cope with the death of her best friend Khalil, while trying to balance her life in the poor black neighbourhood of Garden Heights where she is a resident of, as well as the rich fancy Williamson Prep that she attends. As the sole witness to the murder she feels targeted and conflicted about what she should do, eventually she meets April Ofrah from Just Us for Justice, and decides to share the information with the public, even though they lose the case, people become more aware
1. What are the average levels of student achievement, attendance, and discipline referrals across the three sixth grade configurations? 2. According to the classroom teachers and parents, what are the dominant psycho-social influences that affect sixth grade students in each of the three configurations and what are the observed behaviors of the students?
My Byrne’s scolding does not make the children settle down because his scolding is not followed by punishment or reinforcement. “In a positive reinforcement-based system, animals are rewarded with something they like for responding appropriately to the caregiver’s cues or commands,” (Laule 2). Mr. Byrne could use positive reinforcement instead of just scolding the students. “Reinforcement training, where the animal performs the correct behavior in order to escape or avoid something it does not like,” (Laule 2). Mr. Byrne could give the students practice quizzes containing information on the tests as a positive punishment.
Therefore, we already present two possibly considerably hurdles that fortunately the majority of children manage to overcome smoothly. This is somewhat due to the management of their learning environment and the creation of a warm, positive and encouraging ethos. However, as we know not all children react in the same way to situations and It is clear that when teaching a class of children of any age how disruptive behaviour can negatively impact all involved, leading to the need of a program of positive behaviour strategies that is followed consistently throughout a school.
Increasing Awareness of Unjust Police Shootings Through The Hate U Give The Chicago Police Department kills African Americans at an annual rate of 8.9 per million and Caucasians at 0.4 per million (Police Brutality Center). It is saddening to think that there is such a statistical difference in murder rates just because of the color of their skin. In Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give, she writes a story of a character named Starr that goes through her life between her neighborhood which is African American to her predominantly white school where she experiences instances of police brutality and racism such as the murder of her childhood friend Khalil.
Positive Behavior Support (PBS) is a system used within schools to help identify students with behavior challenges by using a behavior management strategy to reinforce their behaviors through positive interventions. The matrix for the schools will state the expectation in all areas of the school by doing their best, being responsible, respect and on time. This model is school-wide focus, which means all students is require to follow the matrix to demonstrate positive behaviors in the school. Each column, which is arrival/dismissal, bathroom, cafeteria and classroom is list in the specific areas for all students to see and follow, for instance arrival/dismissal will be in the hallways, bathroom in the bathroom, cafeteria in the cafeteria and classroom in the classroom. The matrix will not fix all behaviors occurring in the school, but it will allow students to visually see how to act while being in a certain
This assignment made me realize how much of an introvert I really am. There isn't anyone who I really know well enough to to be able to distinguish if they have a firm or a growth mindset. So I decided to just ask people what mindset they thought they were, then examine to see if they were right. In the book there is a section where it shows how the two mindsets work. It gives an example of a bad day and how each mindset would react; I read it out loud and asked how they would react.
Explain the reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected pattern: The reasons why children and young people’s development may not follow the expected patters is due to them maybe having a disability, emotional influences, physical influences, environmental influences, cultural influences, social influences, learning needs and communication skills. Children with disabilities require a lot more support than those without a disability in order to help them develop their skills and become more independent. Disabilities can affect more than one area of a child’s development depending on what disability they have and what support is available in order to help improve the child’s needs etc. Emotionally children are affected due to them maybe having signs of depression where they are quiet than the rest of the children and they shy away from joining in with different activities and getting involved with other children.
I think Thomas’ behavior regressed because he is not getting that attention from his mother. In this situation, his mother is recovering from surgery, so she has not been able to give him the attention that he needs, which could be a cause of his behavior. Another factor that could play into this is how Thomas’ father has been discipling him since his mother is recovering. Since Thomas has been dealing with more negative consequences and the fact that his father is not as patient as his mother is with him, that could play another role. The other types of external factors that could influence a student’s behavior in the classroom are changes and transitions in the family/household, death of a family member, abuse, a new family member, minor
Furthermore, the approach must be guided by explicit theory and evidence based research. The PBIS model addresses and acknowledges the above mentioned criteria within its three tiered model, thereby supporting current best practice for behavioural intervention. PBIS like many behavioural models, SW, RtL and PAR, centres on a proactive rather than reactive or punitive response to behaviour, such as time-out and suspension (Arter, 2007; Horner, Sugai and Anderson, 2010; Simonsen et al., 2010). Supported within these frameworks are core principles - incorporating a proactive approach with positive reinforcement and encouragement in addition to logical consequences that progress along a continuum. Simonsen et al., 2010 states research concludes implementing PBIS and multi tiered intervention models reduce problem behaviour, increases student – staff relationships and suggests this can lead to an increase in student instruction time and academic engagement during this time.
Throughout this essay I will be explaining how a behaviour policy supports teachers and how it can also create an effective learning environment. I will also be highlighting any issues which could potentially arise from the use of a behaviour policy. A behaviour policy is guidance for members of staff within a school on how to deal with different behaviours, and sets out the expectations of behaviour for all children at the school. If a behaviour policy is written well it will support the formation of an effective learning environment. An effective learning environment for young children is an environment in which all children feel able to express themselves freely, allowing them to learn effectively.
