Residental Schools Long before Europeans came to North America, aboriginal people had a highly developed system of education. There was a great deal for aboriginal children to learn before they could survive on their own. Aboriginal elders and parents passed on not only survival skills to their ...

It is assumed by many adults in Western culture that learning is a process experienced by children alone. Many adults believe themselves to be incapable of learning anything, hence the popular cliché, "You can't teach an old dog new tricks." While this pathetically self-defeating ...

Yates French Hr. 2 12/17/99 What is wrong with American schools? That's the million Dollar Question, or should I say the Multi-Billion Dollar Question. In the past, America's solution to our abysmal public school situation has been to throw money at the problem. But that obvio...

Intellectual Freedom for One, the End of an Ideal for Another The first semester of college is a far different experience for young, impressionable students than it is for more mature and learned teachers. High school seniors are expected to transform into "adults" over one summer,...

Earth Education by Van Matre"aims to help people improve upon their cognitive and affective relationship with the earth's natural communities and life support system, and begin crafting lifestyles that will lesson their impact upon those places and process on behalf of all the planet&apos...

One of the most debated issues in modern Japan is education reform. Japan is world-renowned for its demanding education requirements and high academic standards. In response to modernization after World War II, the Japanese made substantial changes to their education system: high schools and univers...