Description : Were you taught linear programming in high school?
Last Answer : I suppose if I don’t know what it is then I haven’t been taught it.
Description : Are college professors taught how to teach?
Last Answer : No, they are not. They get their Ph. Ds in their academic field and are hired based on that, their publications and sample lectures they give during the interview process. They do not take any formal classes in how to teach.
Description : Does anyone but me think that general politeness and manners should be taught in school?
Last Answer : hannah montana’s just gonna make things worse [;
Description : What if instead of being given content information in school, we were taught about learning itself?
Last Answer : answer:What if we actually wanted kids to learn how to learn instead of merely doing what they have been told? Who do you think you are? The very idea! People thinking!
Description : What do you think of the way grade school math is taught in Singapore, as explained in this article?
Last Answer : I have lived in school districts that have adopted the Singapore math method, and I thought it was a nightmare. I was unable to help my kids, and my kids seemed so frustrated because they were quite capable of math, but couldn’t get their head around the new way of thinking of numbers.
Description : Is the way the family, especially parents, speak and behave in the home more influential than how and what children are taught in school?
Last Answer : I’d say yes.
Description : Should computer programming be taught in public school?
Last Answer : answer:Yes, I think so. I have no idea how computers work, and I really, really wish I did. People like me are interested in it, but teenagers who have no background in it would be unlikely to ... 't want to teach kids how to mess with computers so they still have a few functioning computers, haha.
Description : Why isn't critical thinking taught in school from early on?
Last Answer : answer:Critical thinking doesn’t get the dishwasher built any faster. We are made to make and consume. And the ability to barf up facts from a textbook are easy to test.
Description : If you could add something to school curriculums not taught today, what would it be and why?
Last Answer : A course on personal finance would be helpful since I run into people all the time, of all ages, that have such little knowledge in this area.
Description : Do you know anybody that went to boarding school for elementary or high school, and if so, how did they like it?
Last Answer : Different people may have different opinions on this,it depends on what life you could get used to.Some people may want more friends while others prefer more private space. If you don't think ... schools is benefical for those who want to live on their own and venture into something unfamiliar.
Description : If there are limited government funds where would you rather see the money spent on the early years like Head Start or on High School, College, and even Vocation School?
Last Answer : I don’t think age is as much of a factor as poverty. Government resources should be directed to poor schools that need help the most.
Description : According to J.T. Kent, which remedy is especially indicated in those persons who manifest momentary fleeting inquisitiveness, jumping from one subject to another Options: 1) Aethusa cynapium 2) Ambra grisea 3) Petroleum 4) Silicea
Last Answer : Correct Answer: 2) Ambra grisea
Description : How were you first taught about racism? How could we better teach our children?
Last Answer : From my dad. He was a complicated guy with a very high sense of justice and equality. He actually lost his career as a truck driver (black balled) for standing up for civil rights. He talked ... but equal guy and would blow his top if his daughters even hinted at having a minority boyfriend.
Description : I was born a long time ago and have since grown to be respected amongst my peers. I have 2 younger siblings who also make my family proud. My father, a greatly respected figure, taught us many values to ... story isn't fiction, it is grounded in reality, under most of your feet. Who am I? -Riddles
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Description : Does anybody have experience or stories about teaching in an elementary school?
Last Answer : I haven't taught in elementary school but I do know there is a serious lack of male teachers at any level of the Australian school system. This is something our government is trying to ... opportunities to travel and to teach in other countries too once you are qualified and have some experience.
Description : How should history be taught in schools?
Last Answer : It is common in Germany to have school trips to concentration camps, to teach children how the German State and their ancestors, murdered people by the millions. An essential part of the adage Never Again ... in it are elevated to a level of adulation, that is only rivalled by the Gods themselves.
Description : Should self defense classes be taught in public schools?
Last Answer : I think it’s a great idea as part of gym class. Maybe in junior high.
Description : Should survival classes be taught in public schools?
Last Answer : We had a camp week in 6th grade. We learned how to use a compass, light a fire, all sorts of stuff. I think it was good.
Description : Would it improve the quality of politicians we get, if public schools taught at least some basics in the method of logic? Even if it was only discussing the most common fallacies?
Last Answer : It would help some. But we’d get much better politicians if we had better civics education.
Description : Would society be better served if schools taught students how to make money over how to test and get a degree?
Last Answer : answer:Well, the purpose of education is to create well rounded individuals who will contribute to society. That means getting a job of some kind. This How to test, thing is a recent phenomenon, and ... because it looks good on my resume. I've only had one job that actually utilized it, though.
Description : Should the history of math and science be taught in K-12?
Last Answer : I was taught most of your items in Jr. High and High school, also Venn diagrams and logic. However I was in advanced math classes back to the late 1950’s to mid 1960’s.
Description : Why are second languages taught differently from first languages?
Last Answer : answer:For one thing, first languages are taught to children who have generally already been speaking in the language at least colloquially for several years. All they need to learn are the formal rules ... in terms of comparison: the rules you already know vs. the rules of the new language.
Description : Do you agree with Keith Devlin that multiplication should not be taught as repeated addition?
Last Answer : I think multiplication can be more easily understood if students are taught to look at multiplication tables as a pattern. I struggled with multiplication until I took my first algebra class when I ... done. So yes, I agree that teaching multiplication as repeated addition is not a great idea.
Description : For Jellies who teach, or have taught in public schools: Are you expected to dress a certain way, or have a dress code?
Last Answer : I substitute for music classes a lot and I’m required to dress in nice slacks or a skirt and a blouse. They do have casual Fridays though.
Description : Why isn't logic taught in schools?
Last Answer : I don’t know why. No one ever taught me to think like that.
Description : Can anyone be taught anything?
Last Answer : No…some lessons are just to hard to grasp and yes….you just get used to them.
Description : What is the strangest thing your father ever taught you?
Last Answer : My dad taught me to never mow the grass in the same direction 2 times in a row. If I went up and down one wee, the next week had to be back and forth. It isn’t really frightening but I can’t remember my dad teaching me anything really frightening or disconcerting. Sorry.
Description : Why are children still taught cursive?
Last Answer : I agree. Shorthand isn’t taught in schools, I was interested, so I taught myself. I was not, however, taught typing, which is much more essential, and much more useful, and much harder to learn properly now that I’ve been doing it incorrectly for all this time.
Description : What shouldn't be taught in schools?
Last Answer : Intelligent Design.
Description : Can a public high school education really prepare you for college?
Last Answer : Generally speaking, not by itself, no. No high school should be expected to prepare a student 100%; the gaps can and should be filled in by museum visits, home art-time with good supplies, private music lessons, clubs, volunteering activities, reading, travel, and so forth.
Description : Under 30 and didn't go directly to college or go at all after high school?
Last Answer : Perhaps you are looking for a younger respondant, but when I graduated from high school in 1971 I did not go to college (much to the dismay of my parents). The economy was different back then and I ... at a younger age. Since I have gotten my degree my career path has been more white collar'.
Description : What required college or high school class did you find surprisingly useful in later life?
Last Answer : Philosophy taught by an ex-Jesuit at a Jesuit University.
Description : Would you ever consider sending your kid to school with last year's school supplies?
Last Answer : Just the backpack if it’s in great condition. The rest will resort to unnecessary peer pressure shit.
Description : Do you think that people with college degrees are smarter than those who choose not to attend college?
Last Answer : answer:No, definitely not. Neither is the reverse true. Intelligence is so very varied, I have trouble even defining it. Welcome to ask-public, we’re thrilled to have you.
Description : What happens to those college fund saving accounts if the intended decides not to go to college?
Last Answer : answer:Most programs have opt out' clauses that tell you how to get out of them, and what you need to do with the proceeds. Most of the college fund savings accounts are set up with ... tax penalty at the least. Most college fund accounts are also useable at trade and vocational training centers.
Description : For those that spent a lot of money on an elite college, do you ever regret your decision?
Last Answer : I didn’t know what I was doing when I went to college. I didn’t know what I wanted. And I didn’t know anything about life. If only I had worked about ten years before I had gone to college I would have been better off.
Description : What were the best and worst years in your pre-college schooling?
Last Answer : High school was the best and the worst of it. So much fantastic discovery happened during those years-so many new experiences, new people. I remember some really cliched moments when we would just sit there, ... change a thing. Oh I'm getting so nostalgic I might just have to break out my yearbook!
Description : How does one get an Academic reference letter of recomendation when one has been out of college for 17 years?
Last Answer : You need to find someone who knows you and your skills and your goals. Then make sure he or she can write clearly and well (and tersely). He can explain the extenuating circumstances. Plenty of adults go ... college of his choice. (Of course, my letter was a small part of the package he presented).
Description : Freshmen college students: how is your first year of school going?
Last Answer : answer:So far, my year is going better than expected. I'm still not a fan of the location of the school and the distance from home (3~ hours). I wish I were able to see my family more often and that ... happy here. And I won't be under mountains of crushing debt when I graduate, which is a plus! ;)
Description : Which of the following is true? (a) Communication is an art and cannot be taught or acquired (b) Communication is a science which can be learnt and almost anybody can be a good communicator ... of both art and science (d) Communication skills are in born people and are difficult to learn
Last Answer : (c) Communication is a combination of both art and science
Description : [Serious] Those graduating college/high school in the next few years- what change, if any, has covid had on your future goals/career plans?
Last Answer : Need Answer.
Description : Why Was I Always Taught That Once A Kick off Went 10 Yards It Was A Free Ball Unless It Went Out Of Bounds. I have Seen At Least 2 College Games Where The Ball Went Into The End Zone Untouched And Did?
Last Answer : There are two separate kicks (not including punts) in football,the scrimmage kick and the on-sides kick.The scrimmage kick is also known as the kickoff. A Kickoffoccurs at the start of each ... goesout of bounds, the Receiving team retains possession at the spotwhere the ball goes out of bounds.
Description : How much schooling have you had, and what do you call your various school years - e.g. grade school and high school? Middle school? Wherever in the world you are - please explain a bit about your schooling system.
Last Answer : I finished 7 of 11 grades in Russia where schools weren't divided into age-related portions. When I moved to the US, I went to some middle school followed by high school through grade 12. I went to ... in a PhD program that should last around 5-7 years. I never went to pre-school or kindergarten.
Description : An attorney friend recently uttered the phrase "hosphidery fosphidat" after a particularly trying day in court. He doesn't know what it means, nor do I. I am wondering if anyone out there (with foreign language aptitude or knowledge of root words) might have some idea of the meaning of what he said?
Last Answer : answer:Jumpin’ Jehosapath is a dated exclamation meaning “Wow” or something equally innocuous. Jehosaphat was a biblical king. Yr friend’s phrase sounds invented. Cartoon
Description : Did you go to a weird school where you were taught how to square dance in middle school? If so, what state were you in (presumably this was exclusively an American thing) and how did it go?
Last Answer : answer:I went to school in Australia for a few years and we also did this in school. It was every bit as awkward.
Description : Does anybody knows a documentary about human muscles, or something related?
Last Answer : answer:Hell yes! Welcome to Arnies World Go pump some iron now and get that meat in your head flowing!
Description : Anybody here have experience with the Common Core curriculum?
Last Answer : Common core is national education curriculum. The options for teaching would not include faith based instruction ( Non-Evolution etc ). It could also be seen by some states as a reduction in states rights . ... how the schools are to run. I live in North Carolina which 46th or 47th in teacher pay.
Description : Is anybody familiar with the simulation game featured in the documentary World Peace and Other 4th Grade Achievements?
Last Answer : answer:This is interesting and I'm certain it could serve as a valuable aid to teaching a whole slew of subjects. The object is for all countries to come out ahead. If that's really the ... 's ideological makeup. And leaving out such countries would seem to make world peace much easier to achieve.
Description : Does anybody believe that psychics really have power of extrasensory perception?
Last Answer : I do believe in ESP, but I wouldn’t believe in the specific psychics appearing on t.v. actually I assume television (at least network television) lies about everything until I find out otherwise.
Description : Anybody know what extra education is needed to become a psychologist?
Last Answer : What exactly do you want to do? Do you want to become a clinical psychologist? Do you want to be able to prescribe antidepressants, in which case you'd need to be a psychiatrist ... knowledge of psychology to work in the business world-either looking at the psychology of organizations or marketing?