... Whether you've been away for a while, just left, or are still thinking about it, you should be able to spot the situations likely to set homesickness mode into motion, and plan what you will do to get through the rough patches. Does homesickness ever go away? How long does ...
This activity provides good practice for real-life situations where peer pressure might be used to lure young people into trying drugs or alcohol. Allow each student a turn as the victim and another as the person offering harmful substances. The child playing the victim should think of a way ...
Immerse students in real-world scenarios to see how they respond to different situations. Seek assistance from outside agencies to give students the skills and confidence to handle personal affairs. Suitable trips include visits to grocery stores, car lots and employment offices. Assign projects that...
2Benefits Reflective learners eschew rote memorization and repetition for a deeper type of learning. They review new information, form questions and consider real-life applications of theory. They enjoy summarizing, writing critiques, creating drafts of projects and papers, and tracking progress on a ...
5Making Field Observations Observational research compares subjects in situations in which the researcher has little control over the experiment, mainly for ethical reasons. For instance, in comparing the life expectancy of smokers with that of non-smokers, it would be unethical to ask a group of ...
The biggest disadvantage that critics cite for sex-segregated classrooms is that they do not prepare students for the real world. The workplace will not be segregated by sex. Students must learn to adapt to the differences that sex creates, both in interpersonal relations and in situations where...
Local school policies are generating great controversy; for instance, zero tolerance for weaponry has created difficult situations for students. A good essay topic would be to compare school policies historically -- both those before events that necessitated policy changes and those after -- and extra...
With the right activities, economics becomes an engaging topic for third graders. The main concepts for this grade are the division of labor, productivity, markets, pricing, and supply and demand. Having a solid foundation in these topics helps third gra
if it is taught by one parent, the focus is inherently narrow. That is, the parent's viewpoint supersedes any other opinion. For the short-term, this might be alright. In the long run, students will be at a disadvantage if they go to college. Having many professors with numerous opinio...
Due to its highly constructive basis, most project-based learning situations encourage distinct solutions to specific problems. As different groups of students are likely to develop different plans or methods for addressing a task or project, the assessment of these plans becomes a highly subjective ...