User talk:Lumsden232

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Jkauf007 (talk) 14:19, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you for commenting on my "About me" page. I agree with your thoughts on being fair to students, as throughout school i noticed the same issues you did. I went to a high school where most of the kids came from "well to do" families, dressed the same, got good grades... the whole thing. However, whenever there was a student who did not conform to these norms, or stuck out in certain clothing or manner, a teacher would almost disregard them from class activities and would rarely spend time helping them develop and learn. I also found teachers would favor the more "conforming" students and they would end up doing better in the class for that reason only. I feel these kinds of actions by teachers and administrators need to be stopped, and the attitudes towards diverse students needs to be more accepted and praised rather than ignored. Tgibs007 (talk) 17:45, 29 May 2008 (UTC)

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Hi!

Thanks for commenting on my page. Wow, you've had quite a varied range of experiences...and it sounds like you have a passion for education. I'm sorry about your house fire; but yes, your wife is probably having a ball picking out all-new decorations and such. :) I agree with your educational philosophy, especially your thoughts on treating students equally. I have just begun my teaching observation, and I am noticing that on each "tier" of the academic-achievement ladder, the students are treated differently.  The ones who might be considered poor or of a minority race are treated more harshly on average, but some of the teachers do not seem to expect very much out of them at all, which I think is a terrible thing.  You've definitely got something there. Sincerely, Sommer

Hey. Sounds like you had quite the busy career at UPS. I hear they are a great company to work for, but can sometimes be hard to get in the door. I was wondering what subject you were interested to teach. It sounds like with your UPS experience you would have plenty of knowledge with business world and could share that knowledge with students in a business class setting. Just curious because many do not know that Business classes are even offered at a high school level. Have a good one. Davidbaer (talk) 04:13, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi Sean I am peer reviewing your page.

Sjone085 (talk) 16:30, 8 June 2008 (UTC)

Your article was very good I am sure that when you are done your composion will be great. The only thing you need to do is to add an interview which will make the article more relatable.

Only concentrate on the areas in boldBold text More was bolded than I intended to be. Just look for small differences not as bad as it looks.

TEACHING, IS IT REALY A TRUE PROFESSION? By, Sean Lumsden ________________________________________ OUR GOALS ARE TO... Read and understand this article in order to acquire an understanding Bold text of some definitions for a profession and a professional. We shall compare and contrast they're differences and similarities Bold text for the purposes of generalizability and applicability. It is important to stress that no definition is universally accepted for the defining of either a profession or a professional. You will also interpret the facts given within this article in order Bold text to refine or establish your own personal idea of what constitutes a profession and a professional based on the societal norms within the United States. Lastly, you should understand some basic view points as to why or why not teaching is or is not considered a profession. ________________________________________ THE FEATURE PRESENTATION... Possibly the most important task to determining if teaching is really a true profession is to determine what constitutes or defines a profession within the United States. For some this may seem like a simple task since nearly everyone has his or her own personal opinion of what is a profession and who are professionals. However for those of us who are a bit more inquisitive this is actually something relatively difficult to determine due to the vast differences in views and opinions; even just within the United States, never mind what other nations may consider. Regardless, it is important to establish some criteria in order Bold textto know what separates a profession from a career or a job and what must one do in order to be a professional.

If you were to run to your heavily used dictionary, as some of you may have or will do, and throwBold text open the pages for a comfortable and simple definition then you might just be surprised on the answers you find. Apparently the great powers that be which preside over the all knowing dictionaries also have some conflicting opinions. For instance, one definition reads, "a vocation or occupation requiring advanced education and training, and involving intellectual skills, as medicine, law, theology, engineering, teaching, etc., the body of persons in any such calling or occupation, loosely, any occupation." (Webster's New World Dictionary, 1984) while another definition reads, "a vocation requiring extensive education in science or the liberal arts and often specialized training... any vocation or business... the body of persons engaged in an occupation: the medical profession." (Random House Webster's College Dictionary, 1992). Perhaps this is what your dictionary reads in regards to a profession or perhaps not. Either way, lets usBold text analyze the two given definitions.

In the first definition we can see that it defines a profession as requiring advanced education and training but contradicts this by later saying that loosely any occupation is a profession. It goes one step further as to give some examples which, by the way, includes teaching right there in the list. So teaching must be a true profession then right? Well, let usBold text continue on before we jump into a definite answer already. The second definition says that extensive education in science or liberal arts is vital but also contradicts this by including any vocation or business. In this definition it seems that teaching could be a profession since it does require education in science or liberal arts. Ultimately, both definitions include any occupation so perhaps in the means of definition teaching is a true profession regardless of requirements.

Perhaps the best definition for a profession was best described by Arthur E. Wise who was president for the Nation Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education. In an article titled "The Essential Role of Accreditation", Arthur Wise opened up his article by defining a profession as, "an occupation that seeks to regulate itself by (a) developing a consensus concerning what its practitioners must know and be able to do and (b) developing an accreditation and licensing system to ensure the transmission of that knowledge and skill. An occupation becomes a profession when organizations such as universities, states, and the public accept that system." (Arthur E. Wise, 2005) which does apply a greater degree of limitation upon what is a profession. If we utilize these criteria'Bold text as our means to weight an'Bold text occupation in order to determine if it is a profession then certainly we can eliminate some careers as being that, simply careers and not professions.

Epopl001 (talk) 13:21, 12 June 2008 (UTC) Hello! I just wanted to say thank you for peer reviewing my article. It really helped me with editing my page!

Thanx again! Elizabeth.