A vacation is a leave of absence from a regular occupation, or a specific trip or journey, usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism. Individuals often take a vacation during specific holiday observances, or for specific festivals or celebrations. Vacations are often spent with friends or family. Traveling can be complicated when you have to decide what destination you want to go to and why. Moreover, planning a vacation is harder than it may seem since you need to narrow down your…
my grandmother and I spoke about I will introduce her. Her name is Ana Arenas. She was born on the fourteenth of January in 1933. She was also born in the rural area Garagoa Boyacá, Colombia. She is living in her native country, but visits during holidays to visit…
centuries kids have had most of the summer off. That time in between school some call heaven. For people that don’t know what heaven is its twelve weeks of break from school. During that time, kids can have fun, make memories with their families, and relax from loads of homework. Without that break between kids won’t be themselves. They won’t have time to make memories with their families, have fun, or relax. During the school year kids have homework almost every day. That can build up lots of…
Dumpster Diving that may solve a lot of New Yorkers’ problems. New York reportedly houses wealthy college students in its various schools and universities. And they are considered to be the source of Dumpster Divers’ holiday shopping. College students have been spotted throwing away their smart phones, laptops and even cameras as they get ready to break for the holidays. Most likely, these students are already anticipating a newer model of what they threw away. As they get…
Furthermore, these two groups may have trouble learning in an environment where they are always discriminated against or thought less of than other. Also, these two races may observe religious holidays that fall on days in which school is in session. I know this was the case for some of my Latina friends in high school. Moving on, students with learning disabilities may also be subject to bullying…
special food. Talking about the special foods in China, Li mentioned that, “they do not celebrate Thanksgiving in China”. Now that didn’t really surprise me that don’t celebrate Thanksgiving because that is an American holiday. However, what did surprise me is that they celebrate a holiday called Moon Festival, which is their version of Thanksgiving. During Moon Festival, they all gather together, give their thanks and pray. While Moon Festival is happening, they eat a special cake called moon…
Teachers are often confused when they have students with different family beliefs. What they can add in their classrooms curriculum, and what they should avoid talk about it? For that, It must have a background about their students’ religions. So they can react to them in their ceremonies and rituals. At the same time, teachers cannot ban children to talk about their family’s religious practices in classroom discussions, because children always talk about what they see. But the teachers should…
the end of the school year approaches teachers and head teachers turn their thoughts towards helping children through their forthcoming transitions. Whether this is helping to prepare them for their first day at school, their new class or a move to a new school or country. It is critical that a child is prepared for the changes taking place and there are many things schools and parents can do to help make the transitions smooth. First of all open communication between home and school is…
It wasn 't until I became a mother that I decided I wanted to become an Elementary School Teacher. For so long I had a difficult time deciding what career I wanted to go into, which caused me to constantly change my major. After I had my daughter is when I realized I wanted to get into a career that involved working with children. Teachers don 't go to just a job, they go to a place that makes them happy everyday knowing that they are helping children learn and grow. There are several reasons to…
As I read the information covered in this chapter(s), the biggest impact to students would be the transitions that children encounter in school. Some transition may be normal like a new home and some may be difficult like a death in the family. This can have a big effect on students success in the classroom. The teacher and the school can also help by responding to these changes. Teachers need to be sensitive to the family stress. One specific suggestion I learned from this chapter(s) that may…