Edward Morgan Education Adolescent Development in Educational Contexts Workshop Project One of the most complex periods of adjustment for adolescents is the shift from high school to college. When adolescents begin to grow up and advance to higher education they are also being asked...

Excellence in Education The concept of excellence in education is one that, on the surface, seems to be unquestionable. After all, who would not accede that students within our schools should, in fact, excel? Certainly teachers, parents, and administrators can agree on excellence as an aim...

George Fischer Middle School is a large school and has students attending from six Putnam County towns and two Dutchess County towns. On the average, the graduating class has close to 500 students and the typical class has 32 students attending. The school has two cafeterias in order to accommo...

As a student studying to be a teacher, I have found myself to be concerned and interested how children feel about education and coming to school. Being the oldest of four children I have been able to watch and see the differences that have been made in schools over the years. My concerns first bega...

The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children is a unique book. It is also a book with a timely topic, one which is very relevant and meaningful for our academic community today. In this book, Gloria Ladson Billings looks at the problem of education for African- Ame...

Introduction School was engineered to serve the economy and social order. It wasn't made for the benefit of kids and families, as those people would define their own needs. School is the first impression children get of organized society. Like most first impressions, it lasts. At the time ...

Introduction Over the past few year's controversy of boys and schooling has emerged as a significant national issue and vigorously debated in the media. Issues related to boys education have been raised by education systems, schools and their communities. These concerns about the experienc...