Byron Center is a small rural town (population 1200) south of Grand Rapids. Most of the residents are agricultural workers, industrial workers (Herman Miller and Steelcase are major employers), or own small businesses in ...

What follows is an account of my first experience in the teaching profession. Overall, I can say it was positive. I have not changed my mind about pursuing teaching as a career, and I learned more than I ever thought ...

In the United States, we are confronted with the fact that not all students get a good education in our public schools. We see statistics and personal accounts of students falling through the cracks in the schools. These ...

This paper addresses the serious problem of non-authentic learning that takes place in a secondary economics classroom. Most economics classes are taught with a lecture-based approach, leaving students to take notes and ...

While student teaching, I wanted to expose myself to as many realities of the teaching world as possible. In addition to fostering the development of my personal teaching competencies, I marveled at the reality in which ...

Looking Closer into Risk Analysis is the theme of this chemistry manual. Risk analysis is the mechanism that allows high school instructors to look at health and safety factors from all sides before performing and ...

This paper focuses on the combination of learning and teaching mathematics. Specifically, the research investigates whether individuals who struggle with mathematics may later be effective mathematics teachers and, ...

I did my student-teaching at Niles Senior High School in Niles, Michigan, the same high school I graduated from four years ago. My supervising teacher, Edward Kelly, was my favorite teacher in high school, a man dedicated ...