Archive: Richard X. Thripp
The Ideal Classroom Environment to Maximize Learning for All Students
Description: My PowerPoint on the ideal classroom environment for education psychology class.
By Richard X. Thripp
April 26, 2011
EDP 2002 Prof. John Connor
Daytona State College
On SlideShare.net and embedded below.
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Tags: classroom layout, procedures, educational philosophy, behavior management, learning environment, competition, cooperation
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http://daytonastate.org/files/edu/20110426-ideal-classroom.pdf (1.0MB)
http://daytonastate.org/files/edu/20110426-ideal-classroom.pptx (1.0MB)
I, Richard X. Thripp, hereby release this presentation and all associated metadata under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License license.
I wrote these three essays over the past few days for my Intro to Teaching course. I’ve decided not to go into the education field (I would like to do something with computers instead), but enjoyed writing these essays on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, my philosophy of education, and creating a positive learning environment in schools.
Professor John Connor, Student Richard X. Thripp
Course EDF 1005 Spring 2011, DSC, 2011 April 25
Three Personal Essays (15%) (Introduction to Teaching 3rd edition, Kauchak/Eggen)
6.) What is Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs? Why should teachers know Maslow’s theory? What are the implications for good teaching?
Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a categorization of the needs which Maslow considers most basic to humanity to most abstract, organized into five categories, which are, from most basic to most complex, physiological needs, safety, needs of love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization. The physiological level includes needs that will result in quick death if not met, i.e. inhalation of oxygen, ingestion of food and water, and excretion thereof. This level also includes sleep, sex, and homeostasis. The safety level includes security of life, family, liberty, and property; the love/belonging level includes friendship, family, and sexual intimacy; the esteem level consists of self-esteem, confidence and achievement, and bidirectional respect; and finally, the self-actualization level involves morality, creativity, spontaneity, the search for truth, just behavior, and problem-solving. Like a pyramid, all the levels build on each other and the higher levels rely on the lower levels. Maslow has an optimistic view of humanity and says that once a human’s deficiency needs (D-needs) are met, he/she can focus on B-needs (being needs), which could be the high-level pursuit of personal growth. By this definition, people in third-world countries may have a hard time reaching …
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A Selection of Landmarks and Geography of China and Nearby Countries
Description: 11-slide presentation on the Great Wall of China, geography, religions, a few landmarks, Taiwan, Beijing, elephant safari, the Petronas Towers, Teresa Teng.
By Richard X. Thripp
April 19, 2011
EME 2040 Prof. John Connor
Daytona State College
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Tags: china, geography, taiwan, great wall, petronas towers, buddhism, beijing, safari, elephants
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http://daytonastate.org/files/edu/20110419-eme2040-cai.pdf (2.2MB)
http://daytonastate.org/files/edu/20110419-eme2040-cai.pptx (2.2MB)
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An Analysis of the Educational Impact of Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences
By Richard X. Thripp
April 16, 2011
EDF 1005 Prof. John Connor
Daytona State College
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Tags: education, gardner, multiple intelligences
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http://daytonastate.org/files/edu/20110416-edf1005-cai.pdf (1.4MB)
http://daytonastate.org/files/edu/20110416-edf1005-cai.pptx (4.2MB)
I, Richard X. Thripp, hereby release this presentation and all associated metadata under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License license.
The Educational Contributions of Jean Piaget, Howard Gardner, B.F. Skinner, and Albert Bandura
By Richard X. Thripp
April 12, 2011
EDP 2002 Prof. John Connor
Daytona State College
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Tags: accommodation, assimilation, bandura, gardner, multiple intelligences, piaget, psychological constructivism, skinner, reinforcement, self-efficacy
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http://daytonastate.org/files/edu/20110412-psycho-edu-thinkers.pdf (0.6MB)
http://daytonastate.org/files/edu/20110412-psycho-edu-thinkers.pptx (1.1MB)
I, Richard X. Thripp, hereby release this presentation and all associated metadata under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License license.
Take that, Bethune-Cookman!
Sentience and sovereignty are two distinct qualities, and it’s possible to have both, neither, or one without the other.
Sentience is awareness or consciousness, but not necessarily self-awareness. Since English is a human construct, an entity (life form, virus, or machine) is only sentient if it can declare its sentience to humanity in a deterministic and human-understandable way, or in a way distinguishable by machines created by humans, while said entity itself is NOT created by humans, but rather God, space aliens, evolution, devolution, or inexplicable natural or supernatural processes.
Sovereignty is the quality of having relative supremacy of authority or rule, such as that exercised by a monarch or sovereign state. Obviously, it’s impossible to have absolute supremacy of authority or rule, at a higher level, because of the laws of Florida, the United States, or whatever State you live in, at a middle level, because of whatever earthly commitments you’ve made (i.e. if you live with your parents you have to follow their rules, or if you have a landlord you have to follow his rules, or if you work for a company you have to follow company policy), at a lower level, because of whatever circumstances you were born into (1st world or 3rd world country, family, etc.) or what decisions were or are being made for you by others, at an even lower level, the constraints of your physical body, and at the lowest level, the laws of time, physics, and the universe. However, this does not make sovereignty a fuzzy concept, though it is an emotional one.
An ant crawling around your house is sovereign, but an ant in an ant farm or science project is not sovereign, because its environment has been created explicitly for it by humans without the ant declaring that he or she or …
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Below are five summaries of podcasts by Dr. Anita Woolfolk on Education Psychology I wrote today for a class I am taking in the same subject.
Educational psychology is a very prevalent and helpful field in today’s society. It can be the cornerstone of understanding the rationale and mindset of students within an educational system. A degree in educational psychology and a masters in educational technology can complement each other in the classroom.
Podcast Summary 1 (3%): Podcast #1 – The Importance of Teachers
According to Ms. Anita, “Teacher involvement and caring is the most significant predictor of student engagement in school,” at all grade levels, because as Abraham Maslow noted, people need to belong and feel safe, so supportive teachers give higher self-esteem, more motivation, less chance of dropping out, and help facilitate a better understanding of the course materials, lifelong learning, and understanding, trust, and respect at all levels, even when having to discipline students for misbehavior, missed days, or not turning in assignments on time.
A study that followed students from 3rd grade through 5th grade found that the average mathematics achievement score from students who had the most effective teachers through all three grades was in the 96th percentile, which is to say it was in the top 4%. Students who had the least effective teachers through all three grades were in the 44th percentile, which is to say they were below 56% of the other students. Teachers are the most important influence on students in the classroom.
Podcast Summary 2 (3%): Podcast #3 – No Child Left Behind
According to Ms. Anita Woolfolk, while states have some say in defining standards for adequate yearly progress (AYP), test scores, and proficiency among students, all schools must reach proficiency at the end of …
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Below are five essays I wrote over the past few days for my Educational Psychology course at Daytona State College. All references to the textbook reference this book (PDF, 3MB, 365 pg.).
E-Journal 1 (4%): What is the role of educational psychology in understanding teaching and learning? How can we use research to understand and improve teaching?
Educational psychology is the study of how students learn and develop, so understanding it helps teachers adapt their lesson plans and teaching strategies to promote independent learning, cooperation, caring, collaboration, metacognition and psychological development, while demoting frustration, fears of helplessness, dependency, and apathy.
One example of a theory that may help with understanding learning is the chart on page 69 of our textbook (Golobuk & Fivush, 1994), which says that teachers often give praise to boys for correct knowledge and to girls for compliant behavior, overlook compliant behavior with incorrect knowledge in boys and misbehavior with correct knowledge in girls, and criticize misbehavior in boys and incorrect knowledge in girls. This means that teachers will often praise boys just for behaving, even when they are misinformed, whereas girls are praised for good behavior, with inappropriate behavior and the core lesson plan being overlooked. Knowing this, a new teacher or a veteran teacher can adapt his/her lesson plan to avoid such pitfalls, while being careful not to overcompensate in the opposite direction.
Research helps us to understand and improve teaching by giving us a deeper example of learning. For example, it has been shown that fluent bilingualism gives a definite cognitive advantage by allowing students to understand that languages assign words to objects or concepts which can be manipulated and changed (pg. 72). Therefore, teaching students English and Spanish or another language can help them write stories and essays with more …
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I wish I could go back and change the past, but I can’t, so this is where we stand. At least we have memories.
All photos and editing herein by Richard X. Thripp, Aug-Dec 2008.
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