...What is Education? Michael Gove the current Education secretary said, “One of the problems we have is children are not in school long enough in the day during the year.” To what extent do you agree with Gove’s view? In this essay I will be discussing the pros and cons regarding the hour’s children spend in school during the day throughout the whole year. Michael Gove, and education secretary stated that ‘one of the problem we have is children are not in school long enough in the day during the year.’ There are many positive and negative opinions with regards to this quote, however in my opinion I am against this as I believe children spend more than enough time in school. I will expand my thoughts more in my conclusion as well as discuss the opposite factors. One reason people would agree on Gove’s view that we do need more hours of education is because it will help to improve grades of students and give a better chance of those deserving to get into good universities, therefore adding hours to the teaching day will allow students to increase their knowledge in their subjects which will allow them to go on and do well in their exams. Another reason as to why people will agree on increasing the school day during the year would be more people need to be educated properly and thoroughly so less people are unemployed and are living of benefits because the number of unemployed people and the number of people living of benefits are increasing by the day due to the lack of education...
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...What is health education? Health education is making people aware of what health problems exist and how to prevent, deal and live with them. Health education is really important in order to keep us up to date with our health. The World Health Organisation says that health is defined as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. The three types of health education that I am going to talk about are mass media, 2 way communication and social marketing. Chegg textbook says that "Mass media consists of the various means by which information reaches large numbers of people". This could be through things like social networking sites, TV advertisements, national campaigns and many more. An example of health campaigns through mass media and adverts is Change 4 Life, mass media is a major part of their campaigning as they wouldn't be as bug of an organisation as they are now without it. As the media and content reaches a larger audience, it is more likely to affect or change their opinion or attitude towards the subject matter. Although mass media reaches large amounts of people, it cannot offer personal help or support. Mass media is good for organising events of spreading news quickly, mass media isn't so good at offering two way information- which is basically an actual conversation, with both sprite involved. Mass media also isn't very good at providing solutions to certain problems because where it can't use...
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...2 Patty Daniel Grand Canyon University SPE 526 Educating Learners with Diverse Needs September 14, 2010 Introduction What is special education? Special education means specially designed individualized program or service to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities. The steps in the special education process starts with a referral. Students suspected of having a disability are referred to a multidisciplinary team to determine eligibility for services. Then, the committee arranges for an evaluation of the student’s abilities and needs. Based on evaluation results, the committee decides if the student is eligible to receive special education services and programs. Next, if the child is eligible to receive special education services, the committee develops and implements an appropriate IEP, based on evaluation results, to meet the needs of the student. The committee must determine the student’s placement, ensuring that services are provided in the least restrictive environment (LRE). Unless the student’s IEP requires some other arrangement, placement must be close as possible to the student’s home. The IEP is reviewed on an annual basis and reevaluation is conduct at least once every three years to revise IEP and services. The Five Key Points The key points in the text reading are as follow: 1. A description of the special education process. 2. A discussion of the three modes of collaboration and the three models for teaming. 3. A brief description...
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...What Education Means to Me There are many questions that people ask in life, whether there important or not. It’s always funny when people ask “What does an education mean to you.” In my head I would reply “What does it mean to you?” But I simply just say… an education means the world. Education means my future, my life and, my career. As Brian Kaufman said “You get the better job with the better pay. But that is not the reason we should pursue a higher education.” And it’s not because there’s more in life then pay. So education means the things that others couldn’t have. Education means the night’s people read under the lamps that tried not to get caught. Education, things that others got beat brutally for. It means I have a chance to climb to the top. It means I get to prove the ones who downed me wrong. Education gives me the chance to make the ones who desired it proud. Education means I have a future. Education means I’m capable of a healthy living life. Without education I couldn’t read nor write this paper. Education means I have a chance. To know I have a shot to aim at my goal makes me overly excited. To know I can be anything I want with nobody stopping me makes me feel in charge. It’s not up to fate because it lies in my hand. It depends on me and what I choose. Education means that I determine who I’m going to be. It’s not like a dice that has to be rolled. It’s me and my decisions. So as you see Education means the world to me. This is because when...
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...Spartan Education In ancient Sparta, boys at aged seven years of age left their homes and entered the public educational system In Sparta. The purpose of this system was to make men able to be "obedient to the word of command, capable of enduring hardships and victories in battle." The Spartan system of education was organized by the state and each boy was assigned to a group known as the agela. They lived in a communal style and were made to undergo a program of training that was rigorous and often a bit painful. A Lot of discipline was placed on these children as they passed through the hands of teachers, gymnastic coaches and military instructors. The goal of this program was to produce men who were not only physically fit but psychologically...
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...What Outdoor Education done for me….by Abdul Kahlid, 25 May 2010 As I ponder on the question that stares into me, I sit writing this piece of reflection with the knowledge that I benefitted from an institution which the late Dr Goh Keng Swee created – Outward Bound School of Singapore – in 1967, as a form of holy order that all young Singapore pre-National Servicemen had to undergo as a preparation before the actual military service. He was certainly ahead of his time and who would have thought the institution he created in 1967 is now one of the leading institutions that shape character and leadership for people of all walks of life and age. My early experiences and exposure of the outdoors was through Boy Scouts. I was conscripted into the boy scouts unit when I was in secondary 2, though there was no scout unit in my secondary school. This was to be made possible as I joined an Open unit, which was open to students of secondary school who had no scout unit in its premises. My very simple reason for wanting to join the Boy Scouts unit were to have a chance to experience the outdoors, get close to nature, be skilled in craftsmanship (I learnt that I would learn to tie knots, pitch tents, use a stove, operate kerosene lamps, learn some survival skills and many more), as well as forge friendship and brotherhood with others. I was curious about expeditions, mountain climbing trips and wondered what it would be like to trek through one. My years in Scouts opened my eyes...
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...“To what extent is the British education system fair?” In this essay I will be discussing, how fair the British education system is. I will be considering factors such as social class, ethnicity and gender. These factors will allow me to come about with a just opinion. The child’s parent’s occupation has a huge impact on the child’s success through the education system. Initially if the parents are middle class and occupy jobs like a Dentist or are owners of a business, there children are supposedly better off and will achieve better grades on average. However the fraction of people that are working-class and send their children to state school, unfortunately perform poorer than those children who attend private education. Also classes within private schools are more than half the size of classes inside state schools, allowing pupils to receive more attention from the teacher resulting in higher grades but this comes at an expensive price that would be very costly for working class parents. Furthermore there are other factors that could be affecting students from working-class backgrounds externally. For instance they may live in a council flat which does not provide a lot of privacy, causing disruptions when trying to complete revision or homework. These factors can subsequently effect there grades. In addition to this some ethnicities have an advantage from their cultural background, specifically Asians who have been taught constantly to work hard and study no matter...
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...“To what extent is the British education system fair?” The British education system has positives and negatives. A positive being that in A/level courses you can re-take exams for example you can do an exam in January and be able to re-take in June, this gives students a better understanding of the exam and they become more familiar with the exam and can improve for next time. Also a course can include coursework and exam for example a course could have 60% coursework and 40% exam this means for people whom aren’t very good at exams can put a lot of effort into their coursework to ensure a high grade like and A and then try in the exam get a C and overall they’ll come out with a B giving them a chance to up their grade. In my opinion I don’t believe private schools have an unfair advantage, as they do the same courses and exams as public schools, they just have better teachers and facilities as most liking a more secure building, I believe u can afford for your child to attend a private school then they should go, but if you can’t you shouldn’t stress about it, because if your child wants to learn they can if they have the mind set saying they can’t then they won’t because they’re already dough ting themselves. But its not only down to the students its also about the school and its reputation, you do come across bad teachers who don’t explain work properly or rush things but before sending your child to a school its your job to do research into that school and see how man A*-C...
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...Duval “What can I gain by having an education?” Gaining an education can enhance your life as an act of defiance and assertion of power. As we all know going to school isn’t always for everybody, but you decide what you want to do. As for Sherman Alexie, (author of “Superman and Me”), he described his life as an Indian boy living on the Spokane Indian Reserve in eastern Washington state and how reading and writing greatly affected his life. As an Indian child, the he was expected to fail. But although failure is what was expected of him, Alexie refused to do so. He wanted to make his point, that his culture was able to get an education and value reading. Now he teaches creative writing to Indian children and has many students described as students who are “trying to save their lives”. Therefore having this quote, “I refused to fail. I was smart. I was arrogant. I was lucky”. (p. 91). (Alexie, 83-91) inspired me to take on this challenge in life. An education in law provides me with skills, knowledge, perseverance, and wisdom. It allows me to open my heart and mind to helping others; it enhances my understanding of how the world really works; it provides the possibilities for growth and joy in my life. Education challenges me to become a dedicated, productive, and relevant member of my American society. I decided to attend midlands technical college for an education in some kind of law to gain a greater life. A year ago my life took a huge turn and change for what I say was...
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...What would be to your mind an ideal education system? A country is weak or powerful, which depends on its education system. Realizing the important role of education in life, Ho Chi Minh, in one of his speeches on education, said: “For the sake of ten years’ benefits, plant trees; for the sake of one hundred years’ benefits, educate people.” An ideal education system must try to carry out the following aims. First, training human personality both mentally and physically is important. It is said that a sound mind is in a healthy body. The morality and the quality of a man must be the main concern of the Department of Education. Second, schools must be connected closely with families and society. Schools must always encourage pupils’ families to cooperate in educating their children. Third, the practical side of education must be emphasized. An ideal education system must not be entirely theoretical; on the contrary, theory must be linked up with practice. Besides the cultivation of knowledge for young generations, ideal education must train them to have great capacity and skills so that they are ready to make steady progress in life. Fourth, society is more and more developed; therefore, textbooks and curriculums must be often supplemented in accordance with present and future needs. Fifth, training and tempering a passionate love for one’s country in every citizen’s heart, ready to serve their country in peacetime and to fight courageously to protect their fatherland...
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...that I am being forced to take algebra, but when I found out that it was one of the subjects that are required in my degree program, I was a little hesitant to start school. I made my mind up to come back and face my fear of this subject because I felt that if I could overcome the loss of my grandmother, then I could succeed in algebra. Mathematics is part of the liberal arts curriculum, as well as the curriculum for any STEM field. Describe what you think of when you hear the phrase “liberal arts.” What about “STEM?”...
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...What influenced me to further my education? AT COLORADO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY MY life wasn’t going no where I been in and out of jail my life was going no where. After my last incarceration I decided I had to do something with my life I didn’t want To live the way I was living. I grew up on the westside of Chicago and growing up on The street I learned how to survive. I dropped out of school in my freshmen year I were A good student in grade school I was in gifted programs so I thought that I knew everything Started running the streets getting into all type of trouble.But my last incarceration my eyes Were open that’s when god came into my life and spoke to me and from that day forward I Wanted more for myself I knew my life had meaning that I could do better .SO after my awaking...
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...What Does Making Excellence Inclusive in Education Mean? Student’s Name Institution What Does Making Excellence Inclusive in Education Mean? In the current education system, the performance of students is to some extent influenced by their background. This influence is in terms of race, region, social class, language, and ethnicity. Students from underserved social backgrounds often perform poorly as compared to those in highly regarded social contexts (Kuh, 2008). To this end, there is no equality in the current education system. This act precipitates a growing need for making education excellence inclusive. Education excellence inclusive means that all students are guided and given room to prove they're potential irrespective of their social backing (Clayton-Pedersen, O'Neill, and Musil, 2009). Making excellence inclusive in the education system, therefore, means that race, cultural diversity, language, the color of the skin and ethnicity are disregarded. As variables for influencing education performance and achievement in schools (Tierney, 2007). Performance is solely based on merit and not on cultural background as it is been the tradition. Cultural diversity has always had negative impacts on the education system, as race and background have been used to gauge the potential of certain students (Tierney, 2007). This fact means that it is erroneous to pronounce a particular student who hails from a minority group or culture as the top performer...
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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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...Why shoot us down with bad grades? You want to see us succeed, right? In the article “What our education system needs is more F’s,” by Carl Singleton, he argues why he feels that students should receive more F’s instead of passing grades. He gives a great argument about his position, and he points out things such as, why teachers don’t give F’s to students and How that is affecting kids from elementary school to post-graduates. Although some may feel the education system may need more F’s, the grades that replace the F’s are more important to the students’ confidence and self-esteem as a person outside of school. Carl Singleton makes a great argument, and quickly establishes a position getting started. In the beginning of the writing he states,...
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