“Why college education is important to me?” Education is important to me because it’s the foundation to my life’s future accomplishments. Education is the process of gaining knowledge which provides both power and freedom. Nelson Mandela said in his speech lighting your way to a better future, “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world.” (Mandela, 2003) The world has so much to offer, that I cannot pick just one specific career. I hope someday that my ambitious path
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Why I am a good candidate to access scholarship funds I am applying for the Ashworth Community Scholarship in which I am presently pursuing a Bachelor’s Degree in Early Childhood Education at the institution. Attaining a college degree has always been my dream and in accessing this scholarship will enable me to get a step closer in realizing this dream.The need to be educated and qualified has always been of utmost important to me thus taking this bold step. Throughout my life I have sought to
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Worksheet 1.1 Reflect on These Success Factors Motivation: What motivates me most to pursue a college degree? My #1 motivation for pursuing my college degree is my family. I have now realized that the 3 little faces I have to look at everyday motivates me to continue and finish my education. I express to them how important education is but I too must be an example. I have to “practice what I preach.” I would also love to pursue my dream of becoming an Educator and not feel like I failed at earning
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Timoria Morgan English Comp 1 Mr. McDonald January 30, 2014 My reasons to be in college are probably just like anyone else. My two main reason for be in college is that I wanted my dream job of becoming a teacher and to get the whole college experience. Since I did not really have that whole high school experience, so this was my chance, to make up for it. A job can be simply defined as a regular activity performed in exchange for payment. I believe that today you have to be extremely
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believe. For me, this was these past few weeks. I sat down and really thought about my beliefs about education. I thought about my beliefs on children, the value of education, and the role of teachers. These thoughts helped me to form my own philosophy about education as a whole. This will be important for me becoming a teacher because there will be times when all of my beliefs may be questioned and/or tested by either myself or others. One of these beliefs (and the most important thing to know)
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The Value of a Higher Education Parents often look at the positive outcomes of sending their children off to college but never view the negativities. America is obsessed with college. In class, we read Kathleen Porter’s article, “The Value of a Higher Education” where she states no matter how much college is worth, in the end its worth going the extra mile, even for the people that can’t afford it. Never say never because dreams are always worth chasing for. In the other hand Linda Lee
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Andera-Cato Education in America In the words of American philosopher Will Durant, “Education is the transmission of civilization.” To me, this quote represents exactly what education should be in every society. Education is key to the expansion and prosperity of civilization and it is what keeps us, as a human race, growing. All over the world students are learning to improve themselves to eventually improve their society. The problem here is that not everyone values the importance of education as much
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other institutions that offer different types of programs for example to get a bachelor degree. Other prerequisites according to the CAAHEP require applicants to have satisfactory completion of college level physics, algebra, communication skills, and biological science. Besides this, it is very important for sonographers to have skills in critical thinking, active listening, instructional skills, reading comprehension, written and oral expression, learning strategies, and social perceptiveness (CAAHEP)
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assembly lines in a factory in New York City. Education, on-the-job-training, and medical care. Although it does not seem like it, these two lists of things have much more in common than one would think. Most people view the first set of items as forms of capital while hardly anyone has the same view of the second list. Despite what people think, things like education and on-the-job-training are in fact forms of capital. In fact, they are so important that they even have a special name in terms of
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My Reasons to go to College By XXX Prof. XXX XXX XXX It is very understandable that most parents dream sending their children to college so that they are well prepared for the competitive job market. In my personal case, I have had several obstacles in life that prevented me from finishing college when I was younger, single and childless. The reasons why I have decided to go back to college and get a degree is directly related with my personal and professional life
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