...The United States of America is considered to have one of the most efficient educational systems in the world because it guarantees high quality in education. This is because a country’s wealth is partially determined by the amount of money and resources spend on education as well as the achievements of higher education. Therefore, countries that are struggling to obtain basic necessities are unable to afford educational system that would help reduce their poverty rate. The differences in education varies among countries and states, thus the states with the low socioeconomic background status, experience larger gaps in performance. To ensure higher standards, the “No Child Left Behind” act was introduced under the George W Bush regime in 2002,...
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...The direct purpose of this essay is to explore, research, and discuss bilingual language education throughout the United States and other countries. It is estimated that throughout the world approximately 6,000 different languages are spoken and that fewer than 25percent of our world’s approximate 200 countries recognize two or more official languages (Grimes, 1992 ). Grimes (1992) also goes on to surprise us with this unbelievable statistic, being that only a mere handful of these 200 countries recognizing more than two. Despite the above conservative figures, data has shown that there are many more bilingual or multilingual individuals around the world than there are monolingual (Tucker, 1999). It is estimated, that there are many more children...
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...I would solve the lack of enthusiasm for education as well as encourage children here in the United States to strive for academic success. Children today In America should realize how fortunate they are to receive such a complete education that is greater than that on most other countries. For one, having an education will open doors. As of May 2013, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics calculated that the medium annual wage for jobs that require less education than a high school diploma is less compared to jobs that require bachelor’s degrees, 47,350 dollars to be exact. With the significant difference in the amount of earnings comes major differences in quality of life. Since those who have higher degrees tend to earn more money, it is reasonable...
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...A large concern of those against the socialization of education is the concern that the quality of education will go down. The ideas behind this follow that socialized education, limits personal choice, allows for too many unappreciative students, and puts the structure of education in the hands of the state- a structure that can be less than trustworthy. This first thought expresses that implementation of this program would mean a standardization of the college experience that would limit the amount of specialization a person could receive in college. This could mean that a person would come out of undergraduate, while having more general knowledge, less knowledge in their specific field than one may gain in a libertarian system. This could...
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...Cahnmann, M., & Varghese, M. M. (2005). Critical advocacy and bilingual education in the United States. Linguistics and Education, 16(1), 59-73. doi:10.1016/j.linged.2005.10.002 This research paper presents the benefits of bilingual education from the socioeconomic perspective based on collecting data from two ethnographic studies of bilingual teachers and their students in the United States. The researchers present that bilingual schooling in which English language teaching is applied prepares learners to be able to keep abreast of economic globalization and international job markets in a global society. Furthermore, they present that bilingual learners are assumed as having a deep understanding of different cultural...
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...languages, in addition the large number of languages that immigrants from everywhere throughout the world have brought into the nation. Together with English, Italian, German, Dutch, Polish, French, Spanish, Chinese, also Japanese are only a portion of the more than two hundred languages spoken in the United States. Many students whom have immigrant parents or grandparents may experience issues in schools because they do not speak English fluently. Bilingual Education has been studied in numerous structures, in numerous nations, and for a number of years, the use of two languages, native and secondary in schools by teachers, students, or both. Bilingual inculcation perpetuates to receive approval in the national media. This digest analyzes a portion of the feedback, and its impact on popular assumption, which frequently focus around misinterpretations about bilingual training's objectives and practice....
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...Public Education and Democracy The American system of education has not been performing to its expectations in the United States. Education was essential because it enlightened people about their rights. The United States was a democratic country, and therefore, people had to be informed about their rights. This forced leaders like Thomas Jefferson to push for public education for all Americans (Dewey 2). People had to be educated about the democracy and their rights so that they could choose leaders wisely. Education is an essential part of life because it enlightens people about how to choose leader wisely, This paper explains the importance of public education and democracy in the United States. Early American leaders saw the danger of...
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...Teo 1 Charles Teo 29 March 2012 Budget Cuts In Education of United States On February 14, 2011, Jackie Calmes reports that President Obama proposed to reduce spending with added revenue to recover $1.1 trillion or 10% of the deficits within 10 years timeframe (1). The new budget cut has certainly impacted the entire nation in all kinds of ways. “Out of the 47 States with newly enacted budgets, 38 or more states are making deep, identifiable cuts in K-12 education, higher education, health care or other key areas in the budget for fiscal year 2012” (Williams, Leachman, and Johnson 1). Over the years, more and more children are enrolled in public schools, and more students have furthered their education in universities. Even so, Williams, Leachman, and Johnson identify that many universities in most states have no choice but to cut down their budget and spend less on their services in 2012 than before (1). In Louisiana, what the budget cut has done is that, due to severe budget cuts, Louisiana’s governor Bobby Jindal plans to slash approximately 10 percent from budget of higher education, not forgetting that the proposed cut comes atop the $350 million that was already slashed from the higher education budget over the last two years (Hall 1). Such a decision will not only affect the universities but also increase the burden of the students and their families. As all should know, education is important to everyone now because it gives not only essential knowledge but also a promised...
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...Failure of Education Policy in the United States The United States has always struggled to find a way to provide an education system that provides a solid educational foundation for America’s youth. The government’s use of education policies to help better America’s education system many say has failed along with politicians attempts to solve this problem. In this paper we will be searching for an answer to a question that plagues many concerned parents and many politicians as well: Has the education policy failed in the United States? In order to answer this question we must look back on the historical background of the issue, we must review the past and present policies in place and we must identify the proposed solutions. It is our intention, with this research, to understand why or why not our education policies have failed America’s youth. There is a major problem in America and it is not one that is hard to spot if you are a concerned parent looking at your child’s test scores, a student enrolled in America’s public schools, a politician seeking to pass a new policy or even a concerned citizen, because when it comes to building a strong, intellectual country Americans’ know we need an education system that adequately prepares our youth. With so many statistics showing the decline of test scores it is not hard to identify the educational problem in America. However, there are many different beliefs as to why the education policy is failing in the United States; however...
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...Every country has their own culture. Different cultures mean that there will be different food, clothing, music, and types of learning in an educational situation. As more people have immigrated to America they have brought their culture with them. There are many different types of early childhood education that come from around the world to the United States including Montessori, Waldorf, and the Emilia approach. A more popular type of early childhood education is Montessori. Montessori is a way of encouraging children to be hands on while they learn. This way of learning came from a woman named “Maria Montessori [who] developed an innovative teaching methodology for children” (Holfester ). She was an Italian physician and educator in the...
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...Growing up in an Asian household, education has always been a priority for both my and parents and me. Ever since I brought my backpack to school, my parents have always ingrained the idea in my mind that education is the key to success. Recognizing the importance of education, I have been striving to not only attain but also excel in education no matter where I am, who I am, and what I am doing. My education path up to this point of my life has never been a straight, dull line like I used to hope for. Thanks to lots of personal experiences and favorable circumstances, my education path never gets more interesting and exciting than this one! My family and I moved to America from Vietnam when I was eleven years old. Elkridge Landing Middle School was my first school, where I first attended in America. Imagine a duck in a flock of chickens. Yes, I was the duck. Knowing little English and living in a new environment, however, I was not intimidated to foster my own education. In only 3 months, from “Can you please repeat that?” to “I agree. What’s your opinion on this...
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...It has been more than 64 years since the Brown vs Board of Education case ruled separate schools based on race unconstitutional and we have yet to fix the fundamental problem that this case brought to the limelight, inequality. It runs rampant in the United States and it's not just in the south. Causes of inequality in education range from poor government policies to a capitalistic nature of society to poor management of education systems. And even if there is an equal opportunity for education, the quality of education that children receive are outrageously bad as it does not prepare them for the future. So Americans on top of the many major issues that they are facing will not only have to worry about inequality but also about the quality...
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...The United States education system needs reformation because today’s public school don’t teach the skills necessary to be successful in the newly developing world, and its methods are extremely outdated. On the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) assessments, only 25% of students pass in mathematics, 37% in reading, and 22% in science. How come so many students are failing these tests? Public schools have organized the material to fit everyone into one program similar to an assembly line, prioritized quantity over quality. For instance, public schools progress students at a fixed rate regardless of whether or not the material was mastered. This is equivalent to building a house on a fragile and shaky foundation. Education is...
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...McCullough ENG 100 2 May 2008 Is the cost of post-secondary education in the United States too high? Everybody knows that the cost of higher education in the United States can be substantial. As a result a considerable number of students have to take up a part-time or even full-time job so they can cover not only tuition, but also rent and every day expenses. In some cases parents (or the students themselves) have to take (often big) loans to fulfill the financial needs. This work will research some issues that may arise surrounding this matter. First of all it will examine the general discrepancy in tuition between the United States and some other countries. Therefore I want to compare the general tuition cost at different universities worldwide. The following section will investigate in what way the life of the students and/or the parents may be affected by having to make financial and personal sacrifices to be able to pay for the tuition. In conclusion I will raise the question to what extent a country’s government is responsible to educate its population. Should post-secondary education be made more affordable, and how could this be accomplished? In order to compare tuition between several countries, only averages and overall figures are supplied. In reality the costs can be very divers, even when putting side by side universities located in a single country (like the United States). The idea is to present a general indication rather than compare...
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...Introduction 1.1 Problem definition Any discussion of higher Education in different countries needs to be conducted within the context of the overall perception of a country’s culture, society, history, salary and intellect. These influences are the foundation of the education in a country. Due to these different influences every country has a different understanding of education. I will also concentrate on the influence of culture on education in China and in the United States (U.S.) with special emphasis on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions, because culture and history can lead the way in understanding the differences among student’s higher education. 1.2 Objectives The paper investigates the differences between the education in China and the U.S. against the background of dramatical differences in culture and history. First the country-specific Cultural Dimensions by Hofstede need to be elaborated to reveal a basic approach for the understanding of a nation’s culture. Based on Hofstede’s Cultural Dimensions and the history the effect on education and instructional strategies in China and the U.S. will be discussed. 1.3 Course of the Investigation To achieve the objectives the course of the investigation will be carried out in three steps. In the first step the conceptual background on the topic will be defined to provide a basis. Chapter 2 describes the theory and the five Dimensions of Hofstede’s Culture’s Consequences. In the second step the explanations focus...
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