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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 13:51:00 No.1740434 View View Reply Original Report

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Hey /lit/ I figured I would come here asking you guys for some help. I have a final paper due tomorrow that I absolutely NEED to get an A+ on. It's only 2 pages long but I need some grammatical guidance regarding this menial paper. Is there anyone out there willing to look over my paper and help me correct any mistakes?

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 13:52:00 No.1740437 Report

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bump. yeah its only 2 pages so it really shouldn't take that long to go over I'll post it up here in a sec

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 13:52:00 No.1740442 Report

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Sure

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 13:53:00 No.1740446 Report

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My philosophies on education have slowly become clearer to me throughout this semester. Before taking this class I wasn’t consciously aware of what teaching style or approach I preferred, mainly because I do not plan on becoming a teacher. Although I am not becoming a teacher, this experience has led me to my own conclusions on how I would run a classroom, if given the opportunity. The content of this class has not only helped me realize my own philosophies on teaching, but has also shed light on my own true ideals and morals. This has been a learning process for me and I will explain the progression of my ideas, thoughts, and philosophies throughout the semester.
When I first entered this classroom, I had no idea what my philosophies on education were. Looking back on it, I probably would have lent more towards Realism, as I have a strong science and math background. The truths found in Realism are defined by the natural world and knowledge is gained by scientific examination. As the semester went on, I found myself leaning more in the direction of Pragmatism. This is because I began to see the importance of the experience of learning. The way that information is presented can have a huge effect on whether someone learns it or not. For pragmatists the world is defined through personal experience. Truths are not concrete, they are tentative, and personal truths are the most important.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 13:54:00 No.1740449 Report

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The theory I associate myself with is Progressivism. I am not a big fan of the authoritarian teacher who only presents information to students, expecting them to learn it automatically, rather than guiding the students toward an understanding of the material. A Progressive teacher sees learning as an experience and that learning is accomplished by doing. This theory helps students develop problem-solving and decision-making skills, which prepare the student for life outside of an academic environment. I believe students benefit more from this style of teaching because they do not only learn important information, but they also develop the necessary life skills that help prepare them for the real world.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 13:55:00 No.1740451 Report

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While observing two differing English high school classes, I saw the Essentialist ideas of class discussion and lecture displayed, as well as its typical assessment form. In one class of American Literature, an honors group of tenth graders listened to their teacher dissect a short story and then responded with questions, creating a dialogue between the participants. In a class of seniors, the teacher gave a lecture on Macbeth, and then tested her students on a poem they had read in the previous lesson. As I observed a public school, the Neo-Thomism philosophy would have been very hard to detect in the teachers’ methods, but both teachers did seem influenced by the Idealistic way of thinking. Both were sure to address students’ ideas and questions in a way to probe their own thinking, such as in the American Literature class when a student asked, “So when did he begin dreaming this?” The teacher responded: “Was it a dream?” This is a brilliant tool to encourage students’ thinking and searching for the truth about the story, which in turn teaches them the skill of thought for situations outside of fiction, such as their own philosophies.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 13:55:00 No.1740453 Report

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Dude, you should post the marking guidelines as well.

Also be prepared for a shitstorm if it has anything to do with The Catcher In The Rye, The Great Gatsby, or Anne Rand.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 13:56:00 No.1740455 Report

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It is hard to gauge which teaching style actually benefits students the most, but ultimately I believe a healthy understanding of all approaches can produce a well rounded teacher. What concerns me about teaching is that if you choose to teach using only one philosophy and it isn’t effective at teaching your students, do you completely revamp your philosophy? Or do you blame is on the students? Also, is it important to practice only one type of philosophy/theory? Or can you use a mix of all styles/approaches? These are questions that I believe all teachers should consider before going into the profession.

end, thanks to anyone who is willing to help!

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 13:58:00 No.1740461 Report

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ok I'll link the marking guidelines

http://www.mediafire.com/?wmqmsd6j42nd4sw

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:02:00 No.1740466 Report

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I figure I might as well just link up the paper too, it might be a little easier to read this way.

http://www.mediafire.com/?nx54u3i36lti0bj

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:02:00 No.1740467 Report

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opening statement is weak, you repeat yourself and have a poor thesis. Don't you need to have in text references? You are making a lot of statements that are not backed up with references.
Also, is a paper the right forum to be asking questions?
You should find a position and support your argument with examples. Wishy washy unsupported writing like this would get a C in my class. Rewrite it.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:05:00 No.1740474 Report

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>>1740467

Believe me...I know this is a shitty paper. It's for this weird class at LSU called EDCI which is Education Curriculum studies...basically its a bullshit class people take to raise their grades. In this paper we don't actually use any references. These are the guidelines

Please use the following format to write YOUR final theory to practice reflective paper. To earn the highest score your paper must not only following the guidelines provided below, but it must reflective in content.

1. State your Philosophy of education (10 points)
• Include 2 supporting details of this educational philosophy, must be correct content
• Reflect on how or why you believe this is your educational philosophy

2. State your Educational Theory (10 points)
• Include 2 supporting details of this educational theory, must be correct content
• Reflect on why you believe this is your educational theory

3. Provide a connection to your philosophy and theory of education based on practices you observed (20 points)

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:09:00 No.1740483 Report

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>>1740467
I'm going to post the "example paper" that she gave us as a reference too.

Here it is http://www.mediafire.com/?py945umk1jnqbf5

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:12:00 No.1740486 Report

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bump to not 404

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:15:00 No.1740491 Report

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Dude, that blows. After reading the guidelines, I think you have actually followed the requirements quite well. The opening statement needs a little work. This:
Although I am not becoming a teacher, this experience has led me to my own conclusions on how I would run a classroom, if given the opportunity
is redundant as you have already told us you are not going to be a teacher.
Consider the application of these learning principals to other scenarios, the two way dialogic model is quite handy in all types of communication, Public Relations for example.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:16:00 No.1740493 Report

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anyone have any pointers?

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:19:00 No.1740496 Report

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>>1740491

Yeah I need to get that opening statement a little less cluttered and more to the point. I was supposed to meet up with a friend to go over in person, which is ideal, but I can't get in touch with him....That's why I'm here haha

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:22:00 No.1740500 Report

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>>1740486
>on /lit/
>at night
>404
>four minutes after last post

And the newfriend is revealed.
Welcome to /lit/.

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:26:00 No.1740503 Report

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>>1740500

haha yeah well I'm a /b/tard so yeah....

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Anonymous Mon 02 May 2011 14:30:00 No.1740507 Report

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any other things that people see that look weird?? sentence structure???

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