There are two types of college students. Ones who were sent to college with mom's and dad's money and the others who work their way through school. There is no doubt that the stress that coming with juggling work and school is higher than average college student. For this working studen...

 The Banking Concept of Education There is at least one time in everyone's life in which they are able to reflect upon something in their past which oftentimes can prove to be helpful in the present of the future. In this case,...

Education TodayEducation today isn't quiet what I would like it to be; although it is improving if I was in power I think I would make a few changes. In high school there are certain classes that are mandatory for an individual to graduate history, chemistry and biology are a couple. Now for an indi...

I will never forget my first experience with "academic dishonesty." It was my junior year of high school and my chemistry teacher was not too adequate, to say the least. He gave his lectures in inhuman speeds and still expected us to understand every pearl of wisdom that came out of his mouth! God f...

Going Away to College Compared to most kids during the first day in my new school, I wasn't that thrilled to actually be there. One thing, I believe to be rather "too young" to be in college. And when I realized that I already have majors (zoology? General chemistry? Like, huh?) ...

The voucher system, first introduced by Milton Friedman in 1960, is an example of capitalistic idealism: the state has a responsibility to provide solid education, it philosophizes, but not to monopolize the institution. The system suggests an end to public schooling with no deduction in tax dolla...

Glenn Harvey 12-12-01 2nd Home Schooling- Pros and Cons Home schooling is far better than public schools in the education area. You can concentrate more on your work instead of that nice looking blond or brunette in your 3rd hour class. You don't have to worry about people buggi...

Paulo Freire's Pedagogy of the Oppressed was one of the most compelling education theories I have ever read. After reading it the first time my first reaction was to compare all the teachers, I had from nursery to my college years. I asked myself who among my teachers were banking method te...

Philosophy of Education What does it mean to educate? The Webster's New American Dictionary defines the word educate as "to provide with schooling; to develop mentally and morally; to provide with information, train, discipline, school, instruct, teach." The Oxford English Dict...

Teaching is probably the neatest job I have ever heard of. Teachers have the responsibility of teaching people things. They also have to be on time to school, and have lesson plans for the week. Teachers must have a steady and calm disposition when students give them attitude. A teacher must be able...

The saying, "Education is the key to success," is often used to encourage young students to attend primary and secondary education in order to succeed in the future. Ever since we were old enough to attend kindergarten, the importance of earning an education has always been emphasized. Af...

In Paulo Freire's essay "The Banking Concept of Education," he stresses the importance of problem-posing education rather than banking education. Problem-posing education is a structure of teaching and learning, where both teachers and students learn from each other through interactio...

The blinds let the dawn light get in and spy on you. From the other room, a radio tune desperately tries to lead some imperceptible sounds into your stiff mind. Eventually, the familiar voice of your mother persuasively carries you away from your dreams. A quick, warm shower, a hurried breakfast; yo...

Educated Educated has many different meanings. With so many explanations, it is hard to decipher which is the true definition of the word. According to the Oxford Essential Dictionary educated is defined as having had a good education. What is a good education? Is a good education only obta...

The last couple of decades have brought along a drastic change in technology and communication that have, in turn, changed the way students of higher education are taught and trained. Although greatly declining in the last few years, liberal arts education is still the foundation of learning for alm...

"Teaching as a Lively Art" Steiner believed that a child was finally ready for school after they begin breaking through their second set of teeth. This usually happens around age six, Steiner believed students would be ready to learn at this age. The typical class for a child of this...

Should High School Students be Required to Wear Uniforms? Uniforms have been a major issue to the school systems for many years. In the last forty years, public education has seen many changes in school dress styles. Many private and public schools have adopted a uniform policy, but other scho...

A Personal Experience"We are going to have a quiz tomorrow," my Biology teacher said on the first day of school. "What's a quiz?" I whispered to my sister. "I don't know," she replied. Many things, including this incident, made my first week in this country a very remarkable and funny experience. Th...

Living in a society where technology is virtually unavoidable, it is inevitable that tasks that have been done in the past will need to be altered in order to accommodate the fast-paced, technologically enhanced world that we live in. Our every day tasks have changed in one way or another due to te...

Impressive math and science skills, as well as a good problem solving mind are just a fewof the necessities of the study of engineering. One must put his best foot forward,attempting to render a guess often in life but as an engineer you have to do this scientificdance on a daily basis. Engineering...

Finally after 6048 long hours another year at Branksome has ultimately come to an end. Though not every one of those 362 880 minutes has been the best for some of you, I do hope that a large portion of that time was fun and rewarding for all of you. To most of the students the end of this school ye...

Lives on the BoundaryIf Lives on the Boundary has a single thesis, it is that setting up the right condition as best you can to cross-classroom and cultural boundaries, is self evident. Mike Roses' anecdotal is a great example of how and why education should be equal for everyone. When Mike Rose wa...

Attending Norman State High School for one week as a student teacher has exposed me to some of the issues and requirements of teachers within schools. Norman State High School is now seventeen years old, having being opened in 1980, and has a current enrolment of eight hundred and fifty students fr...

Public Vs. Private EducationDuring the latter part of the nineteenth century, Americans began to raise the curriculum and instructional methods of public schools. They began to do so because of America's educational system, which was widely deemed inferior to that of Europe's. (Johnston 42)As the d...

While I was driving in the car a few months ago, my mother and I were talking about the various stereotypes of students, which lead into a discussion of gender inequity. Who is better-males or females? That is something that many people are still arguing throughout the world today. My mother stat...