Students with Special Needs in the Classroom Environment: Who Benefits? No topic has sparked as much recent controversy in the public school system as have equal education laws, particularly laws protecting the rights of students with disabilities. Before the passage of the Education for Han...

To Think Is To Know In today's society education has been formed to be a systematic cycle in which certain standards, set by Americas' forefathers, must be reached in order for one to become "knowledgeable. The government calls on "enforcers," properly known as...

INTRODUCTION One of the great benefits of living in America is the free education that the nation provides to its students. Whether one is sick, wealthy, Black, Mexican, or White one has the same right to attend the schools in this country and do so without cost. For the average student with average...

Capitalism and Government Spending When economic times are good it is easy for many of us to forget the important part government has played in these economic game. In times of economic crisis many people look to government for assistance, many times blaming it for not being more involved before...

I. Introduction Right now as we speak, in some private and public schools, students are passing one another in the hallways getting prepared for another day at school. They are all dressed alike, boys wearing Khakis and solid colored Polo's while the girls are wearing pleated skirts and white ...

Introduction Accusations of negligence in the school setting have been, and continue to be, a problem in the educational system of the United States. While negligence affect students, parents, teachers, and support staff, the issue should genuinely concern administrators, who need to be focusing...

The solution to most of the nation's major crisis' lies in the educational reform. The education system is responsible for turning out the future of our nation, and it is severely failing at it. Current emphasis on money and capability of teachers is not where the solution of the problem...

Almost everyday in the news, we hear about a problem with undisciplined children. Sometimes there is a report of a school shooting or a child who went on a rampage against his entire family. It is absurd that the United States, one of the most powerful countries in the world, cannot control a sit...

"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education," (Mark Twain). This, coming from arguably one of the best writers in western literature, is saying that education and schooling are two very different and separate things. The way he words this, he is implying that his education ...

Checking Your Beliefs at the Classroom Door As a first year college student I came to the University with expectations of learning great things, little did I know that in order to achieve this wisdom that I seek, I would have to endure having everything I have ever believed in ripped apart. M...

Sam and Elaine had been dating for two months. They met at their high school, and became close quickly. They would greet before lunch with a hug and a kiss. The next day both Sam and Elaine are suspended for their public display of affection, and pushed into conferences with school facility and p...

If I Were In Charge For me, the term "educated" means to be well rounded not only in the necessary scholarly subjects such as Math, English, History/Geography, and the Sciences, but in the problems that can face us in every-day life. "To be educated" isn't just a phrase t...

Differentiated instruction is a unique method of approaching the numerous and ever increasing variety of needs of students in the classroom. Differentiated Instruction can be used in any classroom setting from the earliest learners in pre-school and kindergarten all the way up through adult learners...

A lot of controversy has been raised over public schooling versus private schooling. Much debate has been made about the advantages and disadvantages of public and private schools. There are six areas in which one can compare and contrast the benefits and drawbacks of public and private schools: cur...

The relationship between a student and their teacher traditionally is one that involves much guidance and direction, but also quite a bit of lecturing and "telling." As Paulo Freire puts it, "A careful analysis of the teacher-student relationship at any level, inside or outside the sc...

The Education System in Singapore In 1959, after Singapore's first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew brought Singapore to independence; he realized that for the country to prosper, level of education had to be increased; therefore the government improved the education system of Singapore. The new...

Quality-oriented Education The National Conference on Education, the third of its kind since China began its reform and opening policies in the late 1970s, was hosted in Beijing in June by the central government and the State Council. It endorsed a blueprint for promot...

School Vouchers Many Americans believe that improving education should be a top priority for government. This is most evident when looking at the upcoming elections. Both candidates support an overhaul of the educational system, but do not necessarily agree on what path to take to achieve this end...

What is the purpose of an education? Why do we need to go to school? Questions like these are ones that I used to ask myself. Now finally, 30 years later, I think I have the answers. So what is an education? An education can be defined as, a social process by which, skills, beliefs, attitudes a...

Educational Technology Teaching is a profession that must have a considerable bearing on the society. It has a deep impact on sociological uplift of a society. Without good teachers one cannot visualize a good nation. So we see a lot of money is spent worldwide in the sector of literacy. Teaching...

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...

The growing problem of violence in schools in the United States has become a cause for concern in the twenty-first century. Part of the reason, some belief, is that schools do not pay much attention to those students that seem to have a problem. Therefore, most schools in the United States are not u...

Relating the Meno to Education In the Meno Plato and Socrates have two very different distinguished ideas about virtue and knowledge; however the question remains what is virtue and what is knowledge? Plato relates virtue to how well someone can function in a society. This relates to our educa...

Certification of TeachersIt is the first day of school and a student walks into his or her very first class. In this classroom there are over thirty other children. Next, the teacher walks in; it is her first day also. She has not been prepared in full for the challenges she will face, for exampl...

The time in between the years of 1750 and 1900 has shaped the world as we know it, and subsequently the schools as well. The increase of scientific knowledge and technological discovery had a vast effect on society. Through science and technology more efficient ways of growing and creating food we...