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Exploration of What Makes a Good Teacher

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Wednesday, August 12, 2020 - 14:59
In Arts Humanities Social Sciences Capstone Projects

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The goal of the elementary education system is to provide children with the support and direction necessary to develop the intellect, independence, stability, skills, and motivation to thrive and be successful in childhood and the later years of their lives. The definition of “successful” varies though, and may include anything from being able to manage disabilities to achieving great awards. However, many elementary schools provide the same basic structures and supports to help all children strive towards and achieve their potential. Schools provide the basic necessities of life, space for the children to learn and move, other resources and school supplies, teams of professionals trained to meet the education, mental, and emotional needs of the children, and the classroom teacher who fights for, works with, and focuses on the students every school day. The classroom teacher is also often undervalued despite all the work he or she does for the students, the children’s parents, the administration, and the school. While it is the school system that provides the teacher for the students, it is the teacher who gives the students the guidance, enthusiasm, and aptitude for learning the things that are crucial for a meaningful life. For this reason, it is not surprising that many people can conjure up an image of a “good” teacher they have had in their life without necessarily crediting the school where they met that person. What, though, are the qualities that this individual has to be remembered so positively? Was he or she fun, enthusiastic, or inspiring? Did she get to know and take an interest in each child individually? Did he push you to do what you thought you were not capable of? It is difficult to put into exact words why a teacher had an important impact on a life, but the reason could possibly be seen through their teaching.

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Screenwriting: The Construct

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In Arts Humanities Social Sciences Capstone Projects

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Screenwriting. The art of fiction for the silver screen. How does this art turn? How are these stories concocted and developed? And how do they become films in a theater near you? I chose to answer those questions through practice, through the conception and development of the story of The Construct, an immense artificial creation buried deep beneath the Arctic glaciers. The final result provides an example of the background work of story development, the expression of the developed idea in a brief treatment, and a guide for the submission of such ideas to Hollywood and hopeful production.

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