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  • Education

    Education

    My experience at Danelley Elementary was great. The teacher that I observed name was Mrs. Colley. While interviewing Mrs. Colley, she said that she enjoys the teaching field and she has been teaching for three years. This year was her second year teaching first grade. Her first year of teaching she taught second grade. My Colley pretty much persuaded me into teaching first grade. First I was undecided about what grade I wanted to teach

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    Essay Length: 641 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 16, 2009 By: Venidikt
  • Worldwide Education

    Worldwide Education

    Around the world, education is funded in different ways, yielding different outcomes. In Europe, the state typically still pays for the institutional costs of instruction; students pay little or no tuition, but are responsible for living costs; and most universities are public. In many Asian countries (such as Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the Philippines), most students attend private universities and colleges and pay the full cost of their education. Tuition is also charged in the

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    Essay Length: 358 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Tasha
  • Juvenile Incarceration Perpetuates Deviancy - Lacking Educational Standards and Negative Environment

    Juvenile Incarceration Perpetuates Deviancy - Lacking Educational Standards and Negative Environment

    Juvenile Incarceration Perpetuates Deviancy Lacking Educational Standards and Negative Environment In Today’s Juvenile Detention Facilities Diomira A. Birch College Composition CM220-16 Sarah Kate Stephenson October 2, 2005 It is the middle of the second quarter in high school. Classes have been in session for over a month. An unfamiliar face walks in the door, his first attendance of the year. He is able to scrape by and figure out what is going on in

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    Essay Length: 1,340 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Obama - Education

    Obama - Education

    “I don’t want to send another generation of American children to failing schools. I don’t want that future for my daughters. I don’t want that future for your sons. I don’t want that future for America” (Obama ’08). Barack Obama is an advocate for better education. Among all of the issues that he speaks on throughout his campaign, education is continually at the forefront. Of the articles that I have read, he consistently wants to

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    Essay Length: 1,204 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Max
  • Importance of Education

    Importance of Education

    Importance of Education Generally, at the start of a very young age, children learn to develop and use their mental, moral and physical powers, which they acquire through various types of education. Education is commonly referred to as the process of learning and obtaining knowledge at school, in a form of formal education. However, the process of education does not only start when a child first attends school. Education begins at home. One does not

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    Essay Length: 418 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Mike
  • Inclusion of Special Education Students

    Inclusion of Special Education Students

    Inclusion in the Classroom One of the largest controversies faced by schools today is the mandated implementation of inclusion of students with special needs into general education classrooms. Many administrators, teachers, and parents question the possible academic effects of students with special needs being placed into general education classrooms and being held accountable for the material taught. _______ Rather than segregating students based on their differences, inclusion recognizes that all students are learners who benefit

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    Essay Length: 466 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Prison Inmate Education

    Prison Inmate Education

    The article “The Impact of Career and Technical Education Programs on Adult Offenders: Learning Behind Bars” by Howard Gordon and Bracie Weldon (2003) studies of how prisoners receiving educations in prison reduces the recidivism rate. Gordon and Weldon studied the inmates who were participating in the educational programs at the Huttonsville Correctional Center in West Virginia and claimed that inmates who participated in the educational programs were less likely to recidivate once released back

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    Essay Length: 1,830 Words / 8 Pages
    Submitted: December 19, 2009 By: David
  • Combining Educational Aspects

    Combining Educational Aspects

    People question whether to work towards a liberal or specialized degree. It is not uncommon for a person to question what it is they need to know to for their educational success. In John Henry Newman’s article, ”The Idea of a University”, he discusses some of the advantages in acquiring a degree in the liberal arts. He explains that it gives people an understanding about the world in which they live in (49). Similarly,

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    Essay Length: 1,337 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: Mike
  • Educational Philosophy

    Educational Philosophy

    Philosophy 2 What is philosophy? According to the book, Foundations of Education, philosophies are fully developed bodies of thought each representing a generalized worldview (Ornstein & Levine, 2003). Many people have their own philosophies and worldviews so it is hard to say that everyone has the same educational philosophies. I never fully understood what a philosophy was or even acknowledged the fact that every teacher has a hidden philosophy behind their teaching strategies. My instructors

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    Essay Length: 1,279 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 20, 2009 By: David
  • The Keys to a Successful Implementation of a 1 to 1 Laptop Program in K-12 Education

    The Keys to a Successful Implementation of a 1 to 1 Laptop Program in K-12 Education

    For the past ten years a debate about the merits of using computers, specifically laptops, has been waging on the capability to improve a student’s ability to learn. This has been particularly significant in the past five years for two reasons, the introduction of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law, and the dramatic price drops on the equipment itself. No Child Left Behind seeks to improve school and student quality, partly through the use

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    Essay Length: 497 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Monika
  • Philosopy of Education According to ontologies

    Philosopy of Education According to ontologies

    Philosophies of Education according to Ontologies Ontological philosophy takes ontology to be a kind of explanation in which the causes are basic substances, and the effects are found in the world. Given the existence of certain kinds of basic substances and basic relationships, it explains the things found in the world by showing how their existence is constituted by such substances and relations among them. In dualism there are two kinds of things that are

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    Essay Length: 266 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Newark, New Jersey's Education Crisis

    Newark, New Jersey's Education Crisis

    "I am just so concerned, our kids aren't punks. Our kids aren't wise guys. They're the kids who come from single parents, lots of them on welfare, and every one of them can be college material. Isn't it our job to protect them? If we don't have these schools, what's going to happen to them?"(Newark’s School Choices Grow Bleaker, par. 17) These are the agonizing questions asked by Newark, New Jersey’s Our Lady of Good

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    Essay Length: 833 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: regina
  • Yes on Sex Education

    Yes on Sex Education

    Sex education is being taught to students in middle schools across the country. It educates young teenagers about the responsibilities and sometimes consequences of having sex. Teaching sex education helps students understand that the changes their body is undergoing is normal. Some parents may feel uncomfortable talking with their children on this subject because it’s very personal. Also, it gives kids the knowledge of what a Sexually Transmitted Disease is and how to protect themselves

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    Essay Length: 657 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: July
  • Brown V. Board of Education

    Brown V. Board of Education

    In the early 1950’s, segregation of public schools was an issue. White students would go to one school, and colored students would go to another. At the time, white schools were far superior to colored schools because of things like indoor plumbing and heating. All students should be able to go to the same school and get equal education. Oliver Brown agreed, and along with the help of the NAACP, took the Board of Education

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    Essay Length: 1,210 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Jessica
  • Education in Finland

    Education in Finland

    1. Students in Finland The Finnish school system has been intentionally developed towards the comprehensive model which guarantees equal educational opportunities to everyone irrespective of domicile, gender, financial situation or linguistic and cultural background (section 25 Basic Education Act, herein BEA). With this objective in mind, accessibility of education is ensured throughout the country. Finland does not have segregated educational services for different genders, i.e. no girls’ and boys’ schools. Basic education is provided completely

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    Essay Length: 764 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 21, 2009 By: Victor
  • Mothers Need Education like Babies Need Milk

    Mothers Need Education like Babies Need Milk

    Mothers need education like babies need milk Men incorrectly view women as naturally weak and therefore only capable of serving the male citizens, “being the greatest charm of society”, and not needing any masculine qualities like education or physical strength (Rousseau, 262). Women are ill taught by men to believe these social stigmas assigned to them, which are obedience, chastity to the family, and subservience to men, their family, and society. This view of motherhood

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    Essay Length: 2,601 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Janna
  • Physical Education Class: The Perfect Place to Be Bullied?

    Physical Education Class: The Perfect Place to Be Bullied?

    Physical Education Class: the Perfect Place to be Bullied? Every day we are seeing how the population in our society acquires really bad habits that risk their health. Obesity has become an issue touching everybody’s life. People are wondering what the solution of the problem might be, and a good amount of them think that the only way to stop this increasing problem is to fight it from childhood. One of the ways to keep

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    Essay Length: 769 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Mike
  • Present Career, Carrer Interest, and the Value of a College Education

    Present Career, Carrer Interest, and the Value of a College Education

    Conflicts Resolutions within Work Groups There are many things to consider when talking about working within a group. One of the major things is conflicts between the group's members. People will always have conflicts among themselves and with others; it is just a way of life. One of the conflicts that occur within a group is Lack of Leadership, someone needs to be in charge and keep everyone else pointed in the right direction. Another

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    Essay Length: 1,702 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Fonta
  • Definitionof Education

    Definitionof Education

    Many people believe that there is a crisis in the educational system in America right now. People are especially worried about the low scores that high school seniors recently received after taking an international placement test. The U.S. was ranked very low in comparison to forty other industrialized nations. Because of this, a large group of politicians and educators want to increase the standards expected by high schools for their students. However, there are several

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    Essay Length: 268 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 22, 2009 By: Anna
  • Special Education

    Special Education

    Special Education 2 Special Education plays an important role in American Education. It is a very common thing in this world to have some sort of disability whether it is mental or physical. Parents also rely on the schools to include their disabled child into a normal life, surrounded by those who will teach them. Being a special education teacher involves a lot of stress. The working level is different verses a regular student

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    Essay Length: 904 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • How Important an Education Can Be

    How Important an Education Can Be

    How Important an Education Can Be The day that changed my life and made me realize I better go back to school and get my college education, was a day that altered my life forever. I was working in a warehouse for a popular gourmet store called Citerella, in Manhattan. It was not one of the best jobs I’ve ever had, but at the time it had paid the bills. The hours were long, the

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    Essay Length: 780 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 23, 2009 By: Mike
  • Research on Early Father’s and Mother’s Involvement and Child’s Later Educational Outcomes

    Research on Early Father’s and Mother’s Involvement and Child’s Later Educational Outcomes

    In 2004, the British Journal of Educational Psychology releases a report on a research that was conducted by Eirini Flouri and Ann Buchanan dealing with the correlation of early interaction of parents and the future assessment of their children in school. Previous to this article, little research was given to the individual long-term contribution that early parent involvement had in a child’s success in school. Flouri and Buchanan had three particular goals in mind while

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    Essay Length: 829 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Mike
  • Educational Psychology

    Educational Psychology

    Educational Psychology Educational psychology is only a small scientific discipline that cannot be expected to create significant changes in our society. It does, however, attempt to establish principles and generalizations about human learning and psychological development in all its phases. Due to the contributions of great scientists educational psychology has much to offer for solving contemporary educational problems. William James, the father of educational psychology, in 1890 was the first to attack the problem of

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    Essay Length: 2,672 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Unequality in Education: Oakland High School

    Unequality in Education: Oakland High School

    From a structural aspect, Ronald F. Ferguson defends that the inequalities in education between blacks and whites come from the expectations and types of perceptions teachers have on them. These perceptions are extremely biased and Ferguson argues that these expectations lead to the large gap of test scores between black and white students Teachers’ expectations and attitude have an influence with the students’ own attitude and work habits towards school that perpetuates the large gap

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    Essay Length: 1,437 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Andrew
  • Higher Education

    Higher Education

    Higher Education Just like all young adults my interest and pursuits have changed as I've grown older. From childhood I have been fascinated by flight and wanted to pursue a career as a pilot in the Air Force. I was lucky enough to receive a congressional recommendation from Congressman Max Sandlin, but my ACT scores weren't to the standards of the Academy. After the disappointment of not being accepted I applied to Spartan College of

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    Essay Length: 296 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: December 24, 2009 By: Mike

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