Articles for tag: Cerebral Cortex, Dyspraxia, Praxis

Understanding Developmental Dyspraxia

Imagine living in a world where your body doesn’t respond the way you want it to. You are extremely intelligent, but the messages from your brain to the rest of your body seem to get lost or changed along the way, causing you to have trouble doing simple things that other people take for granted, ...

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Pass the Praxis I PPST Exam

The Praxis I Exam, also known as the PPST (Pre-Professional Skills Test), is the first exam of two that all education students have to take in order to become a teacher. The PPST test is comprised of three sections- reading comprehension, writing, and math. There are hundreds of test prep books on the market for ...

John McCain’s Rogue State Rollback Plan: Racist or Not?

Despite arguments to the contrary, the history of racism indigenous to John McCain’s political ideologies is undeniable. In addition to opposing the establishment of Martin Luther King Day as a national holiday, McCain unabashedly referred to the Vietnamese prison guards who tortured him during war with the anti-Asian epithet “gook.” Yet while much has been ...

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Changes in Washington State Teaching Certification Requirements

Educational standards have been a hot topic in recent years. Too many teenagers are graduating from high school without having learned basic skills like reading, writing, and math. In order to address this problem, schools, school districts, states, and even the federal government have upped educational standards. Following this trend, Washington state has raised the ...

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Do I Need a Degree to Teach Art?

For anyone considering Art teaching as a career option, they may be wondering, “Do I need a degree to teach Art?” Although most professional teaching positions require a degree, there are different licensing and degree requirements depending on the job specifications and where you would like to teach. Teaching college-level Art: If you are interested ...

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What Do I Need to Know About Taking the Praxis Exam?

The Praxis is a standardized exam given by the Educational Testing Service. All states require some passing score on a particular Praxis to become certified as a teacher in that state. Which tests, levels and content areas of the Praxis you must take is dependent upon your particular state’s requirements. To find your state’s requirements ...