Distance Learning , The Wave of the Future Tempered With Common Sense
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This 10-page-paper presents a detailed discussion on the benefits and detriments of today's distance learning in the classroom. It opens with a discussion about the many uses of distance learning then moves into several points about the benefits and the detriments of it. Cost, space and advantages to rural school systems are also discussed. The conclusion draws it all together. Bibliography lists eight APA sources.
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Dr. Maria Montessori and her Philosophy
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10 pages. Dr. Maria Montessori believed that liberty within the educational environment was the birthright of every child. Allowing the child to learn through his or her own efforts, she felt, is a concept which should be considered the true beginning and end of education. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Dyslexia: Classroom Observation of Two Students
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A 5 page paper delineating the behavioral characteristics of two students who have been diagnosed with dyslexia. Defines dyslexia and describes its various manifestations. Explains observed student behavior by utilizing explanations of dyslexia found in the literature. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Early Childhood Education & Economics
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11 pages in length. In-depth analysis of the importance of teaching basic economics in early childhood education. Report includes sample methodologies. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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Education as Activity / Three Readings
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A 6 page paper on three essays by Adrienne Rich, Walker Percy, and Paulo Freire. The paper argues that education needs to be an active, not a passive, experience in order for it to mean anything to the student at all. Essays discussed are Rich's 'When We Dead Awaken: Writing as Re-Vision', Percy's 'The Loss of the Creature,' and Freire's 'The ‘Banking' Concept of Education.' Bibliography 3 sources.
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Education Changes Through The Years
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This five-page-paper presents a discussion on the changes in education development between 1950 and the present time. Theories, and the effects of those theories are all detailed. Bibliography lists one source.
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Education in the Latter 1800s: The Contributions of Susan Blow, Educator and Writer (1843-1916)
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A 5 page overview of education in the latter part of the nineteenth century, specifically the contributions of Susan Blow, Dr. Henry Barnard, Dr. William T. Harris and others who were involved in "New Education". Discusses the societal conditions of the time which necessitated the implementation of Kindergarten programs and the influence of the philosophies of German educator Friedrich Froebel to those programs. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Education through Play -- the Ways Young Children Learn
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This 5 page report discusses how educational games support the learning process for children in Kindergarten and the first grade. Most of the best memories one has of their childhood educational experiences are the lessons they learned while having fun. While teachers of all age groups make every effort to make learning fun, they often do it because happy students make their job easier. However, there are a number of reasons to take advantage of educational games that range from retention of the information being taught to a student’s positive sense of his or her own abilities. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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