It would not be a rare occurrence in our lifetime to engage in some type of group, or group activity. We could encounter these groups in the work force, a social activity, or in the educational setting. However, it does not matter what type of group we may encounter, the entity of the group itself w...

The seven-lesson schoolteacher, as John Taylor Gatto simply puts it, teaches school. Despite beliefs and premonitions that children attend schools to learn something, Gatto explains how children are not primarily "acquiring general knowledge" nor are they "developing the powers of r...

As the times change, so must an educator's style of teaching. Computer technology can play a large role in this change. There are many reasons and ways schools can introduce this technology into their curriculum. There will be three of these reasons and ways discussed in the following pages....

School Vouchers: The Wrong Choice Susie is a young girl who lives in Florida. Since kindergarten, she has attended a nearby private school. Her parents willingly pay her tuition, even though doing so forces them to cut other corners. They do not mind these sacrifices, since they know that their ...

School Vouchers: The Wrong Choice Susie is a young girl who lives in Florida. Since kindergarten, she has attended a nearby private school. Her parents willingly pay her tuition, even though doing so forces them to cut other corners. They do not mind these sacrifices, since they know that their ...

Immersion or Bilingual Education: Is One Superior? The Problem Nationwide, about 3.5 million public school students do not know English well enough to succeed in a regular classroom. In the early twentieth century, such children would have been expected to learn English without much spe...

Religion in Public Schools The question "Should prayer be allowed in public schools" is one of the biggest debates in the minds and lips of Americans today. The open practice of religion in publicly funded schools is not a new debate, nor a simple one. Americans have been fighting ab...

Living the Vida Loca Many simple-minded people would believe that gang violence, sex, drugs, and abuse of any type would bring the worst out of people. However, Luis J. Rodriguez is a man that can prove that theory wrong. He has attended many universities including University of California, Los An...

Before the beginning of American public schools in the mid-19th century, home schooling was the norm. Founding father John Adams encouraged his spouse to educate their children while he was on diplomatic missions (Clark, 1994). By the 1840's instruction books for the home were becoming popular ...

IS IT LEGAL TO PRAY IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS? "Is it legal to pray in public schools?"This is the question. The answer, of course is, "It depends." Both on what kind of prayer we are talking about, and more importantly, who is doing the praying. Because people are usually talking about organized cl...

Every Other Child Is Left Behind The reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Schools Act, ESEA, crafted by Massachusetts Senator Edward M. Kennedy and recently signed into law by President George Bush with the wide and bipartisan support of Congress, The "No Child Left Behind Act" ...

Introduction: Affirmative action in higher education should be abolished. College admissions should be based on what the admissions board is looking for, not what the government says should be required. In this paper, I will present evidence to support that position. At one time, affirmative ac...

There has been alot of controversy and speculation on whether or not sex education should be taught in high schools. This subject is probably one that will never have a definite answer that everybody agrees on. There is always going to be those with clashing opinions trying to prove one...