Archive for the 'Education' Category

Future Goal – Self Duplication

My future goal is one of self duplication. I know that success without a successor is failure and I am committed to empowering those who share my belief that they must produce someone or others to carry on the task of educating others. I do however recognize that in my pursuit of developing [...]

Learn piano fast

Alright, here are some bits on learning the notes on the piano. After these simple steps, you’ll have a brief background on fingering.
Lesson # 1
There are 88 keys comprising of 12 notes (white and black keys included). These basic notes are the seven basic letters namely A-note, B-note, C-note, D-note, E-note, F-note and the G-note. [...]

Standard Test Review

TITLE : The Inventory for Counseling and Development
AUTHOR : Norman S. Giddan Ph.D. , F. Reid Creech, Ph.D. , Victor R. Lovell, Ph.D.
PUBLISHER : National Computer Systems, Inc. Minneapolis, Minnesota
TYPE OF TEST : It is an Objective, Multiscale Personality Inventory.
DESCRIPTION of TEST : It produces a profile that is indicative of the academic, personal and [...]

Early Childhood Experiences

Erikson placed tremendous importance on early-childhood experiences. These experiences serve as the foundation by which the other stages a built. In each stage of development as the individual faces the crisis his/her maldevelopment at a previous stage can and will affect the successful attainment of the others. At the early-childhood stage, emphasis is [...]

Here’s How I Know They Learned

Next, each person is presented with a very simple test that tests their ability to recall the roles and responsibility of each person discussed in the case study. Also a short response question is presented on the test to discover how well each student understood how all the roles and responsibilities fit together. [...]

Too Many Rewards Can Spoil Motivation

As I compare my thoughts with the subject matter presented by Ames, it is my impression that our thoughts and beliefs are consistent in nature. We can see this in her reaction to the pervasiveness of evaluation in schools and the heavy reliance on rewards as used by first year teachers. Like Ames, [...]

The Rewards of Learning

The seven reward guidelines offered by Paul Chance in his article, “The Rewards of Learning”, if examined closely provide a better understanding of the relationship that exist between these guidelines and operant conditioning. Chance’s first listed guideline, using the weakest reward to strengthen behavior, lays a foundation for the other guidelines to build upon. [...]

My Teaching Philosophy

At the ripe age of twenty-five, I have created many ways to attempt to make sense of the multifaceted field of teaching. As a young adult with three years of teaching experience under my belt, I have utilized my love of literature to develop my core philosophy. I have come to see the [...]

A Mastery Goal Orientation

For those classes in which I did have a mastery goal orientation, I found myself developing a true level of knowledge about the subject matter.
As I make a second trip around the university wheel and pursue a graduate degree, I see a different reaction. Upon entering the college of education, I had a tremendous [...]

How to Become a Highly Successful DJ

A DJs work is a lot of fun. There’s no doubt about it. For starters, this kind of job has a lot of perks especially if you are really good at it. Not only can you get paid a lot just to perform in high end clubs for just one night, but you will also [...]