EDUC 406 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Learning Disability, Teach For America, Jewish Christian
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Topic that can be taught to 7th to 12th graders. Don"t use filler words - like" um". Look like you want to be teaching, like you are enjoying yourself and having fun. You need to take a test to get in. Number of school days differs than other public schools. Very strict - in some, can"t talk in hallways or at lunch. Everyone in these academies is a tfa teacher. 5th year of high school, school that prepares you for college. One of the most extreme alternative schools. Assigned by court - travel by wagon from east->west. Religion - don"t want to learn about evolution, birth control, sex, etc. Don"t like particular school in your district - violence. Social reasons - social anxiety, extremely shy. Learning disability that the school can"t work with. Belief that you are not good at math because you just can"t do it well. You can"t get fired after a certain number of years.