Teaching practices within advanced classes have long been ignored in the research of effective teaching methods and strategies. With the explosive growth in the past decade of the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Program there exists a huge segment of American high school education that must be examined to learn how to best educate advanced students. This study examines four Advanced Placement classes in four different disciplines at a small private high school in order to identify some common factors defining teacher effectiveness. Four teachers were observed four times each to collect data regarding their use of class time, the assignments they gave to their students, and their questioning strategies. The teachers were placed into two groups, high pass rate and low pass rate, based upon their prior students pass rate percentage on AP exams. The results of this study suggest some definite strategies that promote student success in Advanced Placement classes. These strategies also may promote student success in International Baccalaureate classes.
Written for the ordinary persons coping with stress, setback, loss or abuse, Paschal uses his life experience to illustrate 28 lessons in resiliency. Situations of loss and abuse for him were family, school, church, and later, religious leaders. Each less is sufficient detailed or personal or group discussing. Dr. Paschal Baute is a pastoral psychologist with 40 years experience as a therapist and management consultant. A disabled blind Veteran and stage four cancer survivor, he has been teaching wellness programs for many years. Originally written primarily for his Veteran brothers and sisters, psychologist and others insist this is a story for everyone, as Paschal struggles to learn resilience, inch by inch. He discovers hope, courage, joy and celebration by way of many unexpected turns in the labyrinth of his life. His VA diagnose is"Catastrophically Disabled." It is a captivating story and a miracle of grace in one life. He served his country for 24 years in all four branches, longest as Navy Chaplain. His life includes 16 years as a Benedictine monk, as well as two welterweight amateur boxing championships, at Notre Dame University and the Far Eastern command of the United States Army. Now trained by the VA blind rehab center in the use of computers with special apps, he is setting out to be a role model for other Vets in demonstrating he can still write books despite being visually impaired and legally blind. He lives with joy and gratitude in Lexington, Kentucky, where he is also the chaplain to his blind Veteran local chapter. He copes, through much adversity and his own stupid mistakes, and shares his heart pain so others might learn from his experience. One early reader, a woman in her fifties, reported she felt "normal" for the first time in her life. This is a heuristic journey which many will find helpful. This is a shortened version of Resilience of a Dream Catcher, A Spiritual Memoir (Baute, 2014) which has 12 appendices for Veterans and caregivers. This is "Resilience learned inch by inch in a captivating, brutally honest story of much pain." He is married for 46 years and has three children, three grandchildren and one great grandchild. His home website is http: //www.paschalbaute.com
CELTIC GRACE is found everywhere: in nature, in children, in love, laughter and tears, in setbacks and suffering, wherever the human spirit wonders and ponders the meanings of things. Celtic grace is also found in darkness and shadows, courage in facing whatever. Celtic grace is a mindful dancing to the fullness of life in all its ups and downs. It is living with a grateful heart arising from the inward journey, finding blessing everywhere, even in pain and loss. Celtic grace embraces the wisdom found in all faith traditions. It is more comfortable with mystery than certainty.The Celtic view defines a thin place as a small corner of the earth where heaven and the natural world meet. In such a place, one glimpses an echo of the Eternal, a striking Elegance of the ordinary, perhaps an image of some beauty, or a silent serenity, or even whispers of ghostlike voices of the past. Thin describes the transparent veil separating the two, like an ambiance of Something Else being present. Thin places are places where one is surprised with the serendipity of grace or beauty or a deep and profound peaceful silence. It can be occasioned by an awareness of the preciousness of the present moment.Paschal's poetry and meditations arise from an active contemplative life, first as a Benedictine monk, then as a married Catholic priest with children and grandchildren, and as a pastoral psychologist, still with six different ministries. He has just completed his spiritual memoir, Resilience of a Dream Catcher. (2014)
There is no doubt that at some point you've asked yourself, "Why can't I find happiness and success?" Don't worry. You are not alone. The truth to that question is that you keep getting in the way of yourself and making excuses for why you can't conquer your own fears and embrace your failures. OoRah Leadership encourages you and shows you how to find excellence, peace, and happiness in your life and your organization.
There is no doubt that at some point you've asked yourself, "Why can't I find happiness and success?" Don't worry. You are not alone. The truth to that question is that you keep getting in the way of yourself and making excuses for why you can't conquer your own fears and embrace your failures. OoRah Leadership encourages you and shows you how to find excellence, peace, and happiness in your life and your organization.
