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Happy Holidays 2014

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Happy Holidays for this Winter Break.

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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Winter Break

Winter break can bring to mind some of the following:

• The end of 2014.
• Last school week of the year.
• Last school day of 2014.
• Time off.
• Special time.

People get tired.  Fatigue begins to build up over time.  It accumulates until the point of exhaustion is reached.  Once this point is crossed, complete collapse is, perhaps, the most probable outcome for a person.

This is why people need breaks.  To recharge, to recuperate, to review, to rest.  Breaks are a part of the education process.  The education process, however, does not take a break.  There is great potential for learning, studying, teaching, and becoming further educated during breaks.

This winter break, while resting from being tired, as learners, students, and teachers, continue, as best as possible, the ongoing educational process.  This winter break it is up to the individual to determine how much further to continue along the path to education.


Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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Year End Review 2014

The year is coming to an end, and now, is the time to review what has taken place in education.  This is the time to perform a year end review for 2014!  To look back to the first day of school back in January.  When a new year had just begun, and school was returning from the education winter break of 2013.  It is the time to take account of the many events that have been experienced this year.

Take the time to think, to January of 2014.  Students are back from winter break.  It is a new year.  Soon, the school year will reach its midway point.  It is now spring break.  April and May are at bay, and just around the corner, summer, and the end of a school year.  The goodbyes of a class of students.  These students have now moved on to other classrooms, and a new school year began.  August and September seem so far gone, but they were here not long ago as a new class of students was welcomed through the doors, and now, December is bring 2014 to an end.

• What are your memories of 2014?
• Write a month by month summary of your recollections for the year.
• Look at files and notes you may have kept.
• Take account of what you have learned and how to apply it.
• Make the time to do a year end review for 2014.

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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Winter Education Evaluation

The time in the year 2014 will soon come to an end.  December brings to a close 2014 and as the year ends it presents an ending point from which an evaluation can be extracted.

Now the question is how do we evaluate what students have learned?  How can we set up a formula or function which accurately measures the growth that students have done over a period of time?

To do this winter education evaluation, it is best to set measurable time frame periods over which growth should have taken place.

• Yearly Evaluation: Growth from January to December 2014.
• Current School Year Evaluation: Growth from 1st day of school to last day of 2014.
• Summer Evaluation: Growth from last day of school to 1st day of school.
• Prior School Year Evaluation: Growth from 1st day of school to end of school year

These four time periods allow for specific measurement of learning at different stages throughout this year.  As the year comes to a close, it is worth taking the time to do an evaluation, and reflect on what has been accomplished.  This is something that can even be done, and should be also done, at a personal level.  

There is no need to develop a complex set of standards and guidelines when doing a self evaluation of our educational growth.  Students, teachers, parents, and all who wish should perform each of the four above mentioned evaluations.  Doing this can provide a clearer view of the growth done in all aspects of education if a fair and through assessment takes place.


Author: Manuel R, CortezRodas - Educator

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Winter Education Challenges

What are some of the challenges faced in education during the month of December?  Do we dwell into deep and complex issues, or do we plan free time activities mixed with "educational" movies?  December seems like such a truncated month in the educational calendar that at times it is surprising that there learning going on in schools.

• There is a limited time in which to teach and carry out lesson plans.
• It is flanked by two holiday periods: Thanksgiving & Winter Break.
• The weather shifts toward winter patterns.
• Students are distracted by various activities.

These are some of the challenges that educators face every year when December arrives into the classroom.  There are but a couple of weeks in which to squeeze as much learning as we can before the year is over.  With plenty of activities going on, students tend to loose focus on what they learn, but can easily state what they wish to do or will do with their family and friends once school is out of session.  Many times education time is lost due to poor or extreme weather which is beyond anyone's control.  Outdoor recess time has to be accommodated to indoor facilities like the multi-purpose room, library/media center, and even the hallways.

December is truly a challenging month in education but well prepared and experienced teachers know how to continue capturing students attention.  It can also be a special time during which student social interaction can become a friendship forming bond.  As students, and teachers, begin that countdown toward the well deserved break which ends the year, it is worth taking time to reflect on all that has been accomplish to date, and look ahead to what January of next year will allow us to complete.
 

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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December 2014

We have now reached December.

It is the end of the year.  Winter is almost upon us.

Winter education begins to take form as we draw the year to a close, and await a new year to begin.

This is when education begins that climb up the steep incline of the middle of the school year.

Education begins to reach its balancing point, and students should have developed a solid foundation of what has been studied thus far.  Teachers should have developed an understanding for the class as a whole, and its composition on an individual student level.

Throughout December MRCR Education addresses the theme of winter education in its posts, and offers a view on how education should be approached during this time.  We hope you find this months theme, and its posts, as a useful source for guidance in education.

Thank You.

Author: Manuel R. CortezRodas - Educator

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