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Play
Posted December 3rd, 2007 by lbsasserPlay is very important in a child's life. Today children are being pushed into stressful situations and are having to become independent at a very early age. I think this is so absurd because what is the point in childhood if their is no play? Children need a chance to get outside and exercise and interact with their peers. That is a major thing in childhood. Interacting and communicating with other children who are at the same age level is important because it is a lifelong ability. As adults we are requrired to be able to hold an intellectual conversation with another adult. If we don't give our children a chance to do so, how can we expect them to be these little social butterflies that we expect them to be?
No Child Left Behind
Posted November 7th, 2007 by lbsasserI am a junior at East Carolina University and I'm in the education program. For one of my classes we are currently reading the Teacher Education Quarterly. Throughout the book it continues to discuss NCLB and all the criticism the Bush administration is getting. In my experience with education through observing different elementary classrooms, I have noticed the different abilities of all the kids. There is no way all children will be proficient in reading and math by 2014! It's just not possible because all children are required to take the test and succeed. What about the kids with disabilities? How will they ever pass these standardized test? If there are any other opinions about NCLB, I would love to hear them.
