Annotated Bibliography: Social Science Research

Murray discusses how young children are much better at memorizing facts than adults are, to support his position that kids should be memorizing this core knowledge at a younger age (Murray 224). Murray believes that students need to learn more about science, history, art, music, and literature than they’re being taught now. His argument is that they need to be taught this information before college, so that in once they become a freshman they can immediately begin focusing on their intended major (Murray 225). As a college freshman at a liberal arts school, I can confidently say that my previous schooling has prepared me well for a liberal arts education. I am continuing to learn things in my freshman year that I believe will prepare me well for my future endeavors.

The liberal arts work in correlation with the STEM field. This way, students not only know the core subjects, but also the extracurricular subjects as well. “The liberal arts encompass the broadest possible range of disciplines in the natural sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences.” (Ungar, 2017, p. 229) Liberal arts and the core curriculum work in harmony to equip a student for success. Liberal arts do not focus on the STEM fields, rather they broaden the students’ minds for careers that do not yet exist. Thus, Liberal arts promote widespread thinking within schools and companies, while the STEM fields provides the basis for the

As an Example I think Rutgers makes every student take the core curriculum which gives the students a broader range of varities to learn about different things in the world. In this way the students are not just constricted to learning and are be build a better foundation. If there was a mandate distribution requirement, then more student would be prone to take more classes on the humanities. He also criticizes the poor decision making of the president of the university and how he did nothing to stop it. Gregory Petsko even compares him to a character name Faust in a play by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe.

However, this article only concentrates on the advantages of cultural diversity in workplace instead of mentioning other information about negative effects of cultural diversity or cultural in other places like school. From this source, I can get some ideals about the necessity of cultural diversity in today’s society to spread my thinking ways. The author Chris Wolski is a Master of Art in political science from York University in 2007. He has been writing since 2007 and has published his articles in various

Duke University, back in the very beginning of the twenty-first century, used the new iPod to aid in their academics in a process called the iPod Experiment, which was “a start at finding a new learning paradigm of formal education for the digital era” (Davidson 55). Davidson brings up the iPod Experiment at Duke University to show that change is unstoppable because technological advances will soon be intertwining with almost everything as it did with formal education. Duke was an early pioneer in using technology to help in the classroom and to benefit students in their studies. Change is also inevitable when it comes to the subject of women’s rights and their equality to men. For the longest time, women were not considered equal to men and many times, considered to be lower to men, which spread the idea that women should always obey men.

I simply want to be a teacher that makes a difference in the school. I want to be a positive influence, not only on my students but on other staff in the school as well. This article explained many great points that those six schools stand by in creating a successful environment for their Hispanic students and I, as a teacher leader, want to take those suggestions and use them and create an environment in my future school that is welcoming and accepting to English language learners. I truly believe that every child has great potential, they just need the proper education to be able to reach out and achieve their goals. As an elementary education major, reading about people who are determined to make a positive change in our schools is restorative to my hope for our students’ futures.

The exposure to numerous courses teaches students a wide variety of knowledge which assists them with their future careers. In his essay, Ungar analyzes the differences between colleges who have the liberal arts based education and ones who pursue the STEM fields—science, technology, engineering, and mathematics based education. Ungar states, “The liberal arts encompass the broadest possible range of discipline…The historical basis of a liberal education is in the classical artes liberals, comprising the trivium (grammar, logic, and rhetoric) and the quadrivium (arithmetic, geometry, astronomy, and music” (Ungar, 2017, p. 229). Required general education courses provide students an understanding; students adapt quickly to their career because they understand basic knowledge in the diverse fields of

First of all, books can help students with projects for school. Some books can help with projects for social studies or science projects. For example, I had to do a project for social studies on a section in a chapter and my social studies book really came in handy with the project. Clearly, books shouldn 't be censored in schools since they can help

There are several ways a Anaheim student can become successful, what about learning subjects that are above their own grade level at a young age? This idea will not only prepare students for higher level classes but they will also be highly educated in that certain subject which is a win in their education. I am a student myself and I highly suggest that this idea should be put into consideration. It so seems that this idea of learning above the students level in understanding is ideal. It is stated by Malcolm Gladwell the author of Margarita’s Bargain that students who learn a higher level of math, English, history, etc, will surpass those who specifically educate themselves in the exact level that they are intended to learn.

Although it is evident that students most likely need more than a high school diploma to realize success in their future careers, there are plenty of other options besides the traditional college route. There are technical schools for all types of skills and trades, as well as work programs, military service, and other programs. “The original role of school counselors was to guide students in making decisions about which curriculum - academic or vocational -they would select” (Herr, 2013, p. 279). It is important to explore all avenues of interest with students, even starting as early as middle school. Many technical and trade programs can begin in high school and students can take advantage of the opportunity to learn what interests them before they find themselves in their senior year of high school applying to colleges they may have no interest in attending.

The English I course is designed to build stronger reading and academic habits for high school freshman. This handbook is a roadmap that is modeled after KIPP NYC College Prep’s community values. KIPP NYC College Prep’s mission is to teach students to develop the academic and character skills necessary to succeed in high school and college, to be self-sufficient,

Not only will they be ready mentally for college, they’ll be ready academically which is something that everyone wants to be when they’re starting college. Students will learn and comprehend the importance of college, which will motivate them to graduate high school and start their journey after. Knowing about all these things are important benefits that students will learn from attending and participating in these types of

I’ve seen students struggle with being literate and numerate so I’m not even sure they could begin to concern themselves with becoming competent in STEM fields during high school. It would seem that educators might be more helpful to encourage students to use high school to build a breadth of knowledge in many different areas, knowing that college will be the time to build depth. High school could be used to develop the basics and apply elements from many, non-science fields to their work similar to a liberal arts approach. Providing students with a broad-based high school foundation before entering college would help develop them into well-rounded students prepared for whichever program they choose whether it’s a STEM program or not.

Robert Reich is a Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy at the University of California at Berkeley, who also is a team member at the Blum Center for Developing Economies (which is a center for those who are in an academic field to focus on global poverty and inequality) (“About the Center”), and was the Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration. Reich, is also known as a blogger who stated a very controversial opinion in an article. His article’s title is titled: “College Is a Ludicrous Waste of Money”. Reich’s post focuses on problems that college students of a four-year liberal arts degree encounter and provides solutions to them. Reich states that there is more than one gateway to pursue a valuable education without accruing a

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “the things taught in schools and colleges are not education, but the means of education. The purpose of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one. I would like to see the Honors College embrace non traditional classroom learning, such as, hold a Humanities class in an art gallery or a History class in a museum. I want to expand learning from reading about experiences to relating to the experiences we’re reading about. This outside learning expands the mind into deeper thought than and gives more material to fuel discussions than just words on a page.