There are four main kinds of status that seem to play a strong role in classroom encounters. Group work seems especially affected by the roles that various children seem to fill.
Expert status: This refers to the ability of children to make fine distinctions among individuals to determine who is the “expert” in the chosen field. [...]
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Being that I work in a first-grade classroom, I am very interested in learning about the way that children understand place value and base ten. I am planning on interviewing three students who represent the various stages of conceptual mathematical understanding. Student 1 is a young girl who is sweet, eager, and hard [...]
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This is an odd time for educational theory. On one hand, we have No Child Left Behind touting standards-based testing and statistical measurement. These tests are “fair” and “valid” because they level the playing field, according to supporters. And yet teachers must simultaneously deal with the fact that a level playing field [...]
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Today in Social Studies, we were lucky enough to have Ms. Nicki lead a discussion on different cultural customs throughout the world. She used a trade book to introduce children to various holidays and the children were amazed at how many different holidays there were. After the initial discussion on the differences in [...]
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