Professional Goals and Philosophy
“I hate school, why do I have to go anyway?” Quite often, these are the first words a teacher hears from his or her student upon arriving to class. The education a child receives during the first part of his or her life affects the majority of important decisions made during that child’s lifetime. If the attitude of the student is one of envy and disgust, serious repercussions may follow for that child. I believe that the most influential person in a child’s educational years is that child’s teacher. To influence the student in a positive manner, one must assess one’s personal views and approaches to education. The views associated with personal views include the nature of a student; the nature of knowledge; the purpose of education; the method of teaching; and the curriculum being taught. The way a teacher feels toward these issues may affect the whole of their teaching career and greatly influences the student as well.
The nature of students, I believe, is one of mystery. On the whole, I believe that students will naturally lean toward good, but have a small streak of mischief lurking just beneath that innocent smile. Like Rousseau, I also believe that a student is profoundly influenced by his or her environment and has a nature that leans toward imitation. Because a student seeks to imitate, he or she is willing to learn.
In my view, knowledge is relative and can be changed at any given time. What works best one time may not be correct a second time. Before the 1300's, man believed that the sun revolved around the earth; for man, at that time, this knowledge worked best. After the 1300's, humans began to see that, actually, the earth revolved around the sun. This idea wo...
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...d greatly stress reading and language in my classroom. I feel that these two subjects help students to present their thoughts in an effective way. Language and reading are the tools with which a student gets ahead in society today. I think that one of the saddest sights, is to see men and women in adulthood that cannot read. A student that has good language and reading skill can achieve far more than someone with fewer skills in these areas.
To conclude, I believe that I, as a future teacher, can promote good values among my students. To do this, I have outlined my personal views on education. These views include the nature of students; the nature of knowledge, the purpose of education; the method of teaching; and the curriculum. With these views, I hope to be a teacher that inspires her students to always strive to achieve knowledge and understanding.
Individual Article Review Lily Cobian LAW/421 March 31, 2014 Ramon E. Ortiz-Velez Individual Article Review Introduction My article review is based on Sarbanes-Oxley and audit failure, a critical examination why the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 was established and why it is not a guarantee to prevent failure of audits. Sarbanes-Oxley Act talks about scandals of Enron which occurred in 2001 and even more appalling the company’s auditor, Arthur Anderson, found guilty of shredding company documents after finding out Enron Company was going to be audited. The exorbitant amounts of money auditors get paid to hide audit discrepancies was also beyond belief. The article went on to explain many companies hire relatives or friends to do their audits, resulting in fraud, money embezzlement, corruption and even the demise of companies. Resulting in the public losing faith in the accounting profession, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act passed in 2002 by congress was designed to restrict what company owners and auditors can and cannot do. From what I gathered in the article, ever since the implementation of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act there has been somewhat of an improvement but questions are still being asked as to why there are still issues that are not being targeted in hopes of preventing more audit failures. The article also talked about four common causes of audit failure: unintentional auditor mistakes, fraud, fatigue and auditor client relationships. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Professional Conduct clearly states an independent auditor because it produces a credible audit, however, when there is conflict of interest, the relation of a former employer, or a relative or even the fear of getting fire...
America will never forget the atrocity that is Sandy Hook. Once known as a peaceful school, Sandy Hook Elementary is now known as the site of another school shooting, one which resulted in a young adult slaughtering twenty children and six adult staff members (Chaney and Robertson 74). The perpetrator, Adam Lanza, shocked the small town of Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. He acted on his frustrations; murdering his own mother and slaughtering innocent children and civilians. Bewildered, the nation began the attempt to search for clues explaining the perpetrator’s motives. As typical, investigators concluded that Lanza was another troubled young mind; he had a variant of Down syndrome which socially alienated him, and his single mother, an active gun enthusiast, seemed to only make matters worse by allowing Lanza to preoccupy himself with shooting range practice and video games.
...d the rumors that Muslims take the wrong path and treatment to cure these diseases such as asking help from the shaman, wearing amulet and many more treatment that against the syari’ah of Islam. Based on these situations, this research will lead people to get to know about the reality of jinn, their types and the abilities and weakness of jinn. When Muslim peoples know about their reality, peoples will be cautions from take the jinn as their protector instead asking protection from Allah. Allah says:
According to the Islamic faith, God created three beings: angels, humans and jinn. Man was made from dust, angels were made from light, and the jinn were made from fire (Ali, 1950). Similar to the Christian faith, Muslims believe in the existence of archangels such as Gabriel and Michael, as well as Satan, whom Muslims believe to be the most well-known jinn. Although the Qur’an states that angels and jinn are immaterial beings, there are still many folktales and superstitions that say otherwise, especially in stories about jinn (Ali, 1950). This paper will explore the origins, roles, and stories about both angels and jinn, providing evidence from the Qur’an, Muslim scholars, and popular tales.
The purpose of this paper is to explain the origin and the types of jinns that exist in the Islamic faith. The disputes of the existence and physical state of jinns will be reviewed. Furthermore, this paper would not be complete without the fall of Satan. There will be an explanation of how jinns possess humans and a case study. Following, there will be a contrast of how witches cursed human beings. There are various differences that will be explained.
Teachers help us expand and open our mind by giving us skills throughout students’ early life to help students when they are older. By learning information from teachers, students become better people, in a couple of ways. Besides inquiring knowledge from their teachers, students learn to work with one another, open their mind to other peoples’ thoughts and ideas, respect one another, and learn different techniques for life’s issues.
Socrates comes up with this proof to leave his friends with something to think about and to put their minds at ease instead of leaving them in fear. He explains by saying that the soul embodies the essence of life. Essences cannot be destroyed or be omitted to their opposites. Further, Socrates says that the soul will not be able to admit to death due to the soul being the opposite of death. He concludes that since the soul is not admitting to death, that means that the soul is indeed immortal. This may be a valid argument, but some of his claims do not make sense with his previous arguments which just makes the audience doubt what he has to
Socrates defines death as the separation of body and the soul through his dialogue with Simmias, “Is it simply the release of the soul from the body? Is death nothing more or less than this, the separate condition of the body by itself when it is released from the soul, and the separate condition by itself of the soul when released
Pretend you are a parent. You are at home and you see your child acting in a hostile and aggressive manner. You ask him where he picked up on this behavior. He replies, “I saw it on Television.” Television violence had a role in the child's behavior. Media violence can have a lasting impression on children, teenagers and adults not only through television, but also through video games. In the past two decades, there has been a significant increase in violent behavior in the United States (Merino 1). This is the result of exposure to violence. More than half of television programs and video games contain some type of violence. Perez Daly says, “’... children are likely to see 8,000 murders and at least 100,000 other acts of violence prior to leaving elementary school at age 12 years. ‘” (1). Exposure to media violence leads to aggressive behavior in children. With the right information about media violence, video games violence, and how parents can decrease aggressive behavior, people will understand the major effects violence can have on behavior.
The setting of the book takes place when Socrates is in his jail cell awaiting his death. Socrates was sentenced to death due to the fact that he was believed to be corrupting the youth by spreading his ideals around his community. He was also sentenced to death for not believing in the Gods, as well as claiming he was wiser than the said “wise” people of society due to the Oracle of Delphi revealing that he was in fact the wisest. While in the cell awaiting his death, many people came to visit him, including Cebes and Simmias, of whom Socrates has the discussion of the immortality of the soul with. The topic of the immortality of the soul was originally brought up when Socrates was saying that philosophers should never be afraid death. He brought this up due to the obvious fact that he was sentenced to death. He claimed that philosophers should embrace death since death is where the separation of the soul and body takes place. “... I think that a man who has truly spent his life in philosophy is probably right to be of good cheer in the face of death and to be very hopeful that after death he will attain the greatest blessings yonder” (Plato 55). What Socrates means by this is that philosophers should never fear death due to the fact philosophers
Advertisers and corporations are liable for using modern and sophisticated forms of mind control to the extent level of brainwashing consumers, in order to manipulate their choices and their spending habits. Our society is being negatively impacted, by becoming a consumer driven society constantly distracted by overwhelming persuasive advertisements, as opposed to ideal informative advertisements. The most vulnerable and negatively impacted targets of persuasive advertising are the younger, less mature, and/or less knowledgeable and self-directed consumers. Ironically, it was once said “An advertising agency is 85 percent confusion and 15% commission” (Allen). It is quite clear that social benefits are not part of this equation. The harm and severe social related costs far outweigh any economic growth and benefits deemed necessary for advertising and marketing companies.
My philosophy of education is basically rooted in my thoughts on what makes a teacher valuable to his or her school and particularly his or her students. To me an effective educator is, first and foremost, someone who genuinely cares about the quality of the education a student is receiving. My memories of great teachers always involve teachers who obviously put time and thought into their lessons. They offered their time to students who wanted to imp...
I believe teachers should serve as role models and be the center of a classroom. In order to maintain that students stay on task and are all on the same page, the teacher needs to serve as a guide and direct the students. I do not believe that students learn best in a textbook based setting, but that textbooks are important when referencing material. I believe all students learn differently and look for new ideas or ways to teach lessons and concepts, so that my students can learn as effectively as possible. I also believe that a teacher teaches much more than the subject. It is very important for students in my classroom to something other than the subject that I teach. I want them to learn life skills that will help them in more areas and aspects of their life other than education. I believe my students should strive for hard work, dedication, and integrity, and go beyond learning just the content of a
I could go on at length, discussing all aspects of my praxis as an educator, however, that would lead to a paper of excruciating length. These aspects of my teaching pedagogy that are delivered in this praxis statement are those that I feel strongest about upholding. It is important for educators to value their students and the perspectives and cultures they bring to the classroom. Student-centered education is what I find to be the key to great teaching, and overall, is the greatest way to allow students to value and grow through their own self-exploratory and self-directed education. Valuing and appreciating each of your students is what makes teaching such an enlightening, uplifting profession.
Teachers serve as the guiding force in a student’s life. They are responsible for molding a student’s personality and shaping his/her mental orientation. Teachers deeply impact our lives and direct the course of our future. One cannot deny the influence of teachers in one’s life. In fact, it would not be an exaggeration to say that, till a certain age, out life revolves around our teachers. They are our constant companions, until we grow old enough to come out of their shadow and move ahead on our own.