Impacts of common core state standards on early childhood education: Perspectives from Mississippi K-3 teachers

This study explored K-3 elementary schools teachers’ perceptions towards impacts of Common Core State Standards on early childhood education. A total of 54 teachers completed a questionnaire in which they were asked to rate the 9 questions related to their background, and then the extent to which they agree with 20 statements. The results showed no statistically significant difference of 9 factors by age group, years of teaching, and degree. There was statistically significant difference in 9 factors such as teaching grade, years of teaching the same grade, and school district. These findings could be used to answer that the implementation of the CCSS had some impacts on K-3 teachers, and these impacts had no relation with age group, years of teaching, and degree, but significantly related with teachers’ teaching grade, years of teaching the same grade, and school district.     

The Correlation Between Brain Development, Language Acquisition, and Cognition

There continues to be a debate whether educators should use brain research to their advantage in the classroom. This debate should not prevent educators from using their new found knowledge toward enhancing their students’ learning. By understanding how the brain learns, educators are able to determine what developmental level the child is physically, mentally, socially, and cognitively. The more knowledge an educator has and applies, the better the children will learn, and our future leaders will be better educated.     

Fetters or Freedom: Dual Relationships in Counselling

Dual relationships occur whenever one person assumes more than one role in a relationship with another person. They may be unavoidable and are not necessarily harmful but there is always a potential for a conflict of interest and exploitation; because of this a number of Western professional counselling organisations have prohibited all dual relationships. Whilst this is essential for sexual dual relationships it can be too rigid for non-sexual ones because of the different cultural, social or geographical circumstances. Examples of non-sexual dual relationships such as acceptance of gifts, barter, attendance at social events and the use of touch are all explored to find appropriate and constructive ways to use them.     

从常态到变态:莫言小说的性爱诉求

莫言小说性爱诉求的运行轨迹是从常态走向变态，即从“野性的证明”走向了“泛性的枵渴”，其种种变态的性爱指向，表明莫言小说已从感受误区，语言误区彻底滑进了观念误区，希望莫言能早日从沉沦的荒原重返宽厚的大地，在人类精神家园中，行诗意之栖居，作健康之歌吟。     

Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education: A Qualitative Study of Teachers’ Experiences Implementing the Second Step Child Protection Unit

Abstract

This study explored teachers’ reactions to implementing a Pre-K-Grade 5 school-based child sexual abuse prevention education program. Fifty-seven classroom teachers and two school counselors attended one of nine focus groups conducted after the implementation of the Committee for Children’s Second Step Child Protection Unit. Teachers discussed their feelings about teaching the unit before and after implementation, their students’ reactions to the lessons, and parental feedback. Initially, teachers were anxious and apprehensive about teaching the six-lesson curriculum but found the experience to be positive and rewarding. Students engaged enthusiastically with the lessons, and parental pushback was minimal. Challenges and recommendations for implementing teacher-led personal safety education are discussed.     

Child psychiatrists' view of father-daughter incest

Mental health clinicians, charged with treating a growing number of incestuous daughters, have little empirical data on which to base their clinical judgments. The present study explored the hypotheses of child psychiatrists on the impact of incest. The results suggest that these clinicians view incest as almost always causing serious psychological disorder. While there appears to be little agreement on the nature of acute sequela, disturbed heterosexual functioning was frequently cited as a long-term consequence. In addition, the results suggest that psychiatrists consider factors related to the make-up of the incestuous family, and not the actual sexual behavior, as most pathogenic. The implications of the present results for future research are discussed.     

寂寞体验与萧红小说的精神特征

萧红的一生是寂寞的，寂寞既是她的气质，也是她的诠释。萧红的寂寞意识决定了她的小说精神特征：童年母题、女性视角、生命主题。本文拟从这三方面来探讨萧红的寂寞意识与其小说精神特征的内在互动关系。     

小说是生命之书——试论劳伦斯的小说观

劳伦斯的小说主要从男女关系的独特视角反映了英国资本主义工业文明对人性的压抑和扭曲 ,这是他的小说观决定的。劳伦斯的“小说是生命之书”的观点基本能概括其小说观。他的小说观既与传统的文学理论主要是现实主义文学理论有密切联系 ,又有现代主义反传统的一面 ,尤其是他对性爱是使人类再生的唯一途径的看法 ,世人争议很大。总的说来 ,劳伦斯的小说观是有进步意义的     

高校开展性健康教育课的必要性

当代大学生的性知识贫乏、性观念混乱、性行为随意和性教育迫切需要的现象应该引起教育者的高度重视。从我国性教育的现状来看,高校应该切实承担起性健康教育的重任。     

论大学生的性道德教育

加强性道德教育是促进大学生身心健康发展的内在要求。也是防范其性失误、性罪错的重要手段。为此应当遵循性道德教育与性知识教育相结合的原则。着重对大学生进行性责任感的教育,引导大学生掌握性道德规范、增强性道德意识、提高性道德能力,最终树立正确的性价值观。