Classroom Management / Journal Article Reviews :
Two 1 page reviews (2 pages total) of education-related journal
articles. Specifically examined are classroom discipline and the
importance of classroom climate for at-risk learners. Full
citations are provided for each article. Educarti.wps Positive Discipline And Classroom Management : 12 pages
in length. Research has shown that classroom management is
one of several elements that are critical to student learning. It is
also known that use of positive classroom discipline is of
extreme importance to classroom management. This
comprehensive research paper examines principles, techniques,
and teaching issues concerning the implementation of positive
discipline. Several relevant instructional programs are explained
as are the productive outcomes of the typical positive discipline
approach. Bibliography lists approximately 20 scholarly
sources. Possdisc.wps
Classroom Management & Discipline Issues : A 6
page
analysis of some excellent studies pertaining to classroom
management and discipline issues within the classroom. The
writer discusses how these two terms are not synonymous and
that the broader scope of ėclassroom management
techniquesoffers teachers concrete suggestions for improving
their classroom situations and their teaching. Bibliography lists
12 sources. Mandisc.wps
Nonverbal Communication in the Classroom : A 4 page
research paper which examines how an article by Richard
Couch entitled "Nonverbal Language and Its Implications for
Teachers" fits the principles pertaining to nonverbal
communication in a classroom environment established by the
research of Virginia P. Richmond and James C. McCroskey in
their book Nonverbal Behaviors in Interpersonal Relations.
Bibliography lists 2 sources. Gestmov.wps
Canon / Degredation Is Not for Todays Students :
A 5 page argumentative essay which posits that for regular
curriculum students, exposure to degradation and oppression in
the canon has no enduring meaning. In an argument against any
ideological foundation for the canon, the writer proves that the
canon only has aesthetic meaning for academicians.
Bibliography lists 6 sources. Canon.wps
Multi-Age Or Ungraded Classrooms /
How They
Compare? : A 10 page paper on the evolving organization of
schools,which has come full circle in the way in which students
are moved through the educational system. Starting with
nineteenth century common schools that did not separate
children by age, through the introduction of graded schools in
the mid-1800s which resulted in ungraded classrooms for
non-achieving students, the writer covers the twentieth century
equivalent of these separate but unequal classes in special
education arrangements.for students not matching the lockstep
of an age-graded system. Most recently, inclusive, multi-age
classrooms and non-graded schools embody the philosophy that
all children can learn--at their own pace and in their own way,
with the help and example of peers of all ages. Bibliography
lists 24 references. Multiage.wps
Book Review / On Becoming A Leader / Leader Or
Teacher : A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the
major points of Warren Bennis' book, On Becoming a Leader,
and considers their application for teaching as a form of
leadership. Bibliography lists no additional sources. Bennis.rtf
Teacher Burnout / Causes and
Prevention : A 6 page
research paper that discusses the causes of burnout, including
organizational structure and student behavior. Studies have
consistently identified discipline problems, overwhelming
paperwork and lack of supportive environments as causes of the
stress leading to burnout. The writer offers ideas for improving
the support component that have been cited in the literature and
suggests there are an infinite number of actions that can be taken
to prevent teacher burnout. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Teacher Burnout # 2 : 6 pages in length. Among
other
equally important reasons, teacher burnout is a major
component in the downfall of the American educational system.
Riddled with apathy, instructors are feeling abandoned by the
system that is supposed to support them, creating attitudes of
resentment and indifference. The writer addresses various
entities of teacher burnout, as well as offers suggestions on how
to curb it altogether. Bibliography lists 7 sources. Tout.wps
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