“Literacy With an Attitude” by Patrick J. Finn Review

During the course of recent decades, the quality of educational standards in American high schools has been undermined to such an extent that, even upon being graduated, many of today’s students still have a hard time while trying to locate America on the world’s map. This statement correlates rather well...

Classroom Practices Are Best Learned by Experience

Classroom practices are best learnt by experience due to the myriad of details involved in teaching. However, there exist some guidelines on how to get the best of classroom time. In this essay, we categorically suggest classroom methods and analyze the importance of each specific detail (Drummond 2002, para. 1)....

Career Management in Business: Plan

“This section asks you to outline your current career aspirations. You should identify your chosen occupation and job role within that. You may choose to differentiate between short, medium and long term aspirations.” “You should also identify the types of skills/competences that are required to be successful in this role...

Learning and Developmental Theory in Education

Learning is thus the main process that occurs in education, and scholars have paid much attention to studying this process and explaining its major moving forces (Behavioral Psychology, 2008). Albert Bandura’s social learning theory, put in the context of the developmental, environmental, and crossover theories, is one of the most...

The Learning Activity Management System

At the University, the need for change was caused by old-fashioned technology and equipment which prevented students from effective learning and knowledge acquisition in distance education. The objectives of LAMS (the Learning Activity Management) project are consistent with the strategies that the entire organization LAMS aims to support educational facilities...

Students With Learning Disabilities: Educational Strategy

Setting Setting for the survey is the High School. Students of this category is one of the most interesting categories for social research, as it is the least homogenous stratum of the society on the one hand, and it is the most solidly united on the other. Originally, students are...

Writing Is Difficult in Any Language

The issue of writing in any language is a core element of teaching. The thing is that the researches in many countries and among many educational establishments showed that writing classes are difficult for students. In this respect, the analysis in the paper is intended to work out the problem...

Michael Collins “Adult Education as Vocation”: Theoretical Positions

Introduction Michael Collins, the author of the book ‘Adult Education as Vocation’, managed to investigate the learning process of the adult environment through the presentation of the education process as a distinguishable field of practice. The principal purpose of the book review is aimed at providing a critical evaluation of...

Peer Review in Academia: Rationale, Process, and Implications

Introduction On a global scale, the academic fraternity has for a long time now relied upon a collection of peer for purposes of assisting in the review of the work of other authors. This is a necessary process, as it enables an author to realize certain flows in their work...

How Can We Do ESL Better? Pedagogical and Ethical Issues

Executive Summary The paper is about how ESL is perceived and in what context throughout the globe. The paper starts with applying various ESL concepts to housekeeping employees, at their workplace. The increasing workplace diversity has developed a need to improve the ability of workers to communicate in English. Many...

The No Child Left Behind Policy

The No Child Left behind Policy or NCLB came into being because of ex-president, George W. Bush in 2001. It reauthorized various federal programs that aimed to develop the functioning of the secondary and primary schools in United States by providing the parents with more adaptability of being able to...

Educational Program Training for Federal Government Adult Learners

The training program for federal employees reflects current administrative needs and demands of a new political anal economic environment. Change Leadership program is developed and introduced by Cornell University. “The courses in the Certificate in Change Leadership series, part of Cornell’s Proactive Leadership™ program, are based on Professor Samuel Bacharach’s...

Education Reform Plan in California

The current California state propositions deal with educational reforms and additional funding provided for public education. The proposed plan implies additional spending on public education and support of local district schools. The funds will come from the Budget Stabilization Fund. It is supposed that “these payments would replace any payments...

Hiring a High Quality Educator

Each person holds his own set of beliefs on how life is to be lived. Teachers derive their behaviors, attitudes and ethics from their own personal and professional philosophies on teaching. Gore (1997) analyzes how such a philosophy leads to one’s development of a pedagogical approach. A school having its...

Educational Effectiveness: Basis of the USA System

Introduction How can one measure if an education being served is effective or not? The answer is very simple. Having students who have and are still learning successfully is one of the great measures of the effectiveness of an educational system, however students’ successful learning, of whatever age and on...

The Adult Learning: Key Points

A summary of the chief ideas of the work This article examines whether adult learning has connections with learning during childhood by exploring 4 major areas of Self-directed learning, which mainly stresses on the procedures through which adults coordinate their personal learning by setting goals and methods and then evaluating...

Classroom Practices and Students’ Attitudes Toward Science

Introduction The aim of this article is to review major scholarly literature concerning the attitudes of students towards science subjects. The literature are from the last two decades and the studies have been conducted in different parts of the world such as the United States, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Africa....

E-Government and Knowledge Management

Introduction The development of the mankind in the modern era of technological progress becomes more and more connected to the ideas of digital technologies and computerization in all spheres of social and political life. With the proliferation of science and technology, people acquire deeper and more substantial knowledge in various...

Socially Responsible Leadership in Education

The article “Discerning Professional Identity” discusses socially responsible leadership in education and teaching profession. The author claims that education represents a unique educational environment for children and teens. In this case, the philosophy of education endorses both the intrinsic value and the importance of knowledge. Strict moral and ethical principles...

College Survival Skills for the Older Student

Introduction Today, the demographics of college classrooms look much different than they did twenty years ago. College isn’t just for recent high school graduates, but for any individuals who want to extend their learning, earn a promotion, or finish a degree started many years ago. As more “older” students, meaning...

The Study of the Construction Methods for Firefighters

Introduction The profession of the firefighter is rather difficult. It implies not only an excellent physical form of a person but also some additional profound knowledge about the building design and the methods of construction. The study of the construction methods allows the fire officers to predict the effects of...

The Holistic Development of the Child

Leading scholars have not yet come to the consensus as to what technique is the most conducive to the holistic development of the child. Such term as holistic development is multidimensional; this notion comprise two constituent parts: intellectual and moral growth. Overall, it is quite possible to single out the...

Program Planning Models for Adult

Introduction Let us start by saying, that planning on the whole and planning educational process in particular is a very complex thing due to a number of reasons that are characteristic for this type of activity. It must be mentioned that the context of planning and social factors connected with...

Learning With Interactive and Visual Representations

Introduction Effective learning does not take place by the use of a single method only. For efficient learning, therefore, the instructor must use a combination of several presentation methods. We have a diversity of these methods which include lecturing, organizing group discussion, and experimentations. Of all these methods it is...

Plagiarism and the Ways to Avoid Plagiarism

Plagiarism has been given different definitions by many institutions. According to Merriam (2009), plagiarism can be defined as stealing another person’s ideas and passing them as one’s own without crediting the original source. Plagiarism is committing a literary theft where one may derive an idea from another author and present...

Sight Words Method: Teaching Strategy

The topic that is chosen for the present work is about vocabulary enhancement with the application of the visual method (Sight words, environmental print, etc.). The choice of the current topic has been made on studying the booklet “A Focus on Vocabulary” (Lehr et al. 2004). The booklet provides necessary...

Management Skills Course Reflections

The Context of Culture Before coming to the lecture “The Context of Culture” some notions in the culture of organizations were familiar for me, in addition, general knowledge were also understood, such as that every organization has its own culture, which identifies its specific norms and ethics. The lecture was...

The Puente Project: A National Model for Student Success

Puente Project was introduced by Felix Galaviz and Patricia McGrath in 1981 when they found that there were a lot of disadvantaged students in America who did not even attend academic counseling. It was started in Chabot College where Galawiz and McGrath worked as Counselors and English professors. “In an...

Methodology of Piracy of Clothes and Goods in China

Summary of Project Purpose The main purpose of this research is to undertake a literature review of what is known about the piracy of clothes in China, and its consequence on the legitimate international trade in branded clothing products. Both primary and secondary methods of data collection shall be employed....

The Financial Awareness of Overseas Students

Abstract The high number of foreign students studying abroad implies that these students are introduced to large sums of money without having any knowledge of personal financial management. This paper investigates the overseas students’ awareness of money management in Glasgow International College (GIC) or English as a Foreign Language Unit...

The Growing Popularity of Home Schooling

Introduction There is considerable dissatisfaction with the American public-school scheme, and such censure is not new. Since the 1950s, in reaction to the rising criticism of the public-school system, the educational organization started to begin improvements. Those included a variety of school reforming agendas, teacher responsibility programs, and new supervision...

Principles of Good Citizenship in International Academic Research

This paper frames some of the considerations to be made when designing a research on principles of good citizenship in international research. From the considerations, it is clear that the relevancy of the topic itself has to be questioned before designing a research methodology or writing anything in relation to...

Quality of Reading of Two Children

Introduction While listening to the reading of children, I was to contrast and to compare the quality of reading of two children who a good level of reading skills and a bad one. This kind of descriptive analysis is aimed at defining the major concepts of training and at a...

Effectiveness of the Learning Process: Study Skills Concepts

Introduction Within increasingly higher educational standards and expectations throughout the country, there is great pressure on students to study and perform well. Yet, Americans often fail to equip their children with fundamental study skills that are needed for academic achievement. A national survey of school guidance counselors by the American...

Aboriginal Education in Canada: Retrospective

Present conditions, the residential school for aboriginal education in Canada Education is the foundation that creates the overall development of an individual. It is a generally agreed fact that education is the birthright of a person. If an individual lacks it, his/her life will be meaningless. Aboriginal education is the...

Three Theories: Piagetian, Gestalt, and Behavioral Ones

The world of education and science is far huge in methods and means for effective and efficient learning and teaching. In present days the educational environment is rich in methodology and approaches to how the efficiency can be achieved in terms of contemporary stage of scientific progress. Owing to this...

Program Outcomes and Learning Objectives

The issue of the investigation is knowledge, skills and attitudes that can be apprehended by employees by means of different educational programs: autodidactism (self-directed learning or self-education), andragogy, and transformational learning. Thus certain employee training programs can be compiled in order to improve the overall effectiveness of a university’s enrollment...

Partnership in Character Education Grant

Project overview The program began with the introduction of the newspaper articles on the topic of bullying. On reading the articles, the discussion between students was organized; its subject was the bullying in other schools and the major problems it caused. More research was needed on their part, it helped...

Negotiation Strategy: Miami School Negotiations

According to the Zoning Board, with the congestion of the school districts, it is advisable to rezone to mitigate the issue of overcrowding of the districts (Carnahan, 2003). The board also thinks that rezoning is considered more cost effective as compared to building new school blocks more cost effective than...

Preparing Students for Tomorrow, Caring for Them Today

Introduction Teaching is a process that involves the whole being of a teacher. Unbeknownst to the learners before her, she has undergone a lot of learning, experience as a learner, and training herself, which involves her whole being to the point of merging her personal and professional self into one...

Learning Paradigms: On-Line Education

On-line education is an effective way to get the necessary knowledge and to obtain the online certificate of degree. It is also the easiest way to get some additional education in case you want to be qualified at the upper level. Online education offers more possibilities in time flexibility and...

Dedication as an Element of Personality Formation

Introduction Everyone has observed in life the fact that true dedication is the background of success in business, education or any social activities. The system of education requires complete involvement and active participation of the students to reach success and obtain necessary qualifications. Dedication is considered to be an integral...

Making Math Success Happen

Introduction First of all, it should be stated that the matters of equal opportunities in the context of teaching math in math classes and socio-economic classes differ essentially. Researches, dedicated to this issue point out several most important factors, which influence the allover teaching process and the matters of understanding...

Online Education: Case Analysis, Technology and School Change

Introduction Information technology has brought a new wave to our education system. This availability has changed the education system in such a way that people do not have to be physically present in school to learn. The availability of number of online classes and schools has also increased lately and...

10-Hour Training Course for Teachers on Conflict Management

Abstract The study of conflict management is very crucial in the career of teaching since it helps to identify the psychological aspects and the nature of the conflict. Therefore, the study will help to avoid the conflict situation in class and to teach how to create a positive approach to...

Plagiarism: Definition and Plagiarism Ethics

The Ethics of Plagiarism This paper discusses a personal unethical experience that is so common these days that this issue is bound to hit many people every day. Due to this high frequency, I’ve decided to write this paper on the issue of ‘plagiarism’. Throughout my high school years, every...

Charter Schools Impact on the US Educational System

Introduction Charter schools are established in the United States not so long ago (since 1991). However, today these establishments make significant impacts on the educational system of the country. In this respect, it is vital to admit that even with a spread of less than one percent, these schools are...

How to Attract the Best Teachers into Teaching

Nowadays, there is an extreme shortage of trained and qualified teachers is a real problem even in the developed countries such as the United Kingdom and Great Britain. Good teachers have been always in demand since they are the basis of the high educational level of their students. They are...

Workers’ Education and Training in New Zealand

Introduction New Zealand has experienced a global economic downturn and recession, and this has led to the loss of jobs. For New Zealand to be successful economically it must ensure that each member of its workforce produces at their maximum. This can only be done by making it easy to...

Mandatory School Uniforms Rule in L.A. Schools Introduction

Introduction Whether to make school uniform mandatory for schools particularly in Los Angeles has been a matter of debate in the recent years. The introduction of uniform as mandatory attire has attracted heated debate with both the pro and anti-compulsory school uniform activists taking strong positions and validating their points...

Meeting Varying Learners’ Needs Concepts

Introduction Although teachers may have same curricula targets to achieve in learners, it is necessary to use varying teaching methodologies, which will ensure they meet all learner needs. Different learners have varying ways of acquiring knowledge that depends on their intellectual giftedness. Inclusion of value and diversity in teaching strategies...

Franklin University: Plagiarism Issue

This paper will define what plagiarism is and highlight the problems regarding the increasing incidents of the practice which is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with especially in the context of the increasing influence of the World Wide Web is enabling the availability of information that can be easily accessed...

The Role of Parents Within the Education System

Author’s argument From the article ‘How African American parents understand their teachers role in children’s schooling and what this means for pre-service teachers,’ the author tries to illustrate the importance of parent involvement in the transition of their children into early childhood education. This means that the education of the...

Educational Issues: Fractions and Rational Numbers

Representing Fractions with Standard Notation: A Developmental Analysis In order to deeply understand a given concept or phenomenon, one must carry out an intensive research. This study was aimed at investigating the developmental relationship between how to use fractions notations and their understandings of part-whole relations. It also aimed to...

Douglas C. Engelbart: Precis of an Article

Douglas C. Engelbart was born on 30 January 1925 in Oregon. Now he is mostly famous for inventing the first computer mouse and his pioneering works in human-computer interactions, networking, graphic user interface and other IT-related spheres. During World War II, Engelbart worked as a radio technician. After its end,...

“School Choice: The Moral Debate” by Alan Wolfe

Introduction The book by Alan Wolfe School choice: the moral debate in chapter two provides a discussion over the governmental approach toward the education and provision of opportunities to study in school for the population. In this respect, the social irrelevance in capacities of different layers within the society is...

“Charter School: A Primer to the Issues” by S. Vergari

Introduction The article by Sandra Vergari Charter School: A primer to the Issues promotes an innovative idea about a new type of school with more privileges for the students. The article finds out the solution in a wide discussion of the problem related to the charter school, as one more...

Anti-Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco Education Programs

Introduction Concerns about drugs, alcohol and tobacco use have existed for a long time. Apart from looking for means to treat those who have suffered from their use, other measures have been employed in an attempt to prevent more people from falling victim to drugs and alcohol use. Most of...

The UK Education System: Differential Patterns of Attainment

The purpose of this paper is to examine the UK education system and how it distinguishes amongst children as being an integral element of the social procedure and what makes them to be differentially absorbed into the broader sections of society. Although such a differentiation is important, the established processes...

Teaching Percussion and the Middle School Band Organization

Music is one of the parts of the people’s life. The modern world is rather fast and depressive, and people need some relax after a busy day. It is a common knowledge that instrumental music is the best in term of relaxation. Every field of knowledge has its classification. Instruments,...

The Real Value of a College Education

Introduction Millennia after the Athenians first limited their democracy only to voters who were educated, the titanic waves of innovation that engulf society decade by decade continue to strike at the question of what college education should accomplish. On College Education as Skills Training Occupational Skills are Vital College should...

Muslim Holidays in the United States Schools

Muslim groups in New York have asked the city council to have schools closed in observance of two Muslim holy days–Eid Ul-Fitr and Eid Ul-Adha. The governments have complied with similar requests that are made in other parts of the country. But there has been an argument on whether these...

Funds of Knowledge, the Book for Teachers

The book “Funds of knowledge,” is intended to be useful for teachers and it will help them in formulating a set of courses for the students to make them perform well in their studies. According to researchers Luis Moll, Cathy Amanti, Deborah Neff, and Norma Gonzalez (2001), Funds of knowledge...

Weekly Journal – Week Four. Week’s Reading

The main points in the week’s reading can be summarized by emphasizing the promotion of reading in students who resist and the way such practice can be achieved. Additionally, it can be said that the reading was formed as an essential guide, through which a teacher can assess, analyze, and...

Youth as a Social Class and Phenomenon Review

The given selection of the articles has been chosen based on two criteria: they deal with the youth and they explain different aspects and issues connected with media education. There is no denying the fact, that technological progress and the changes in political, economic and cultural spheres of society affect...

“Charter Schools: Hope or Hype?” by Jack Buckley

In their book Jack Buckley and Mark Schneider attempt to assess the effectiveness of charter schools. The authors try to determine whether they are a real breakthrough in American education or just the result of a well-staged advertising campaign. The major peculiarity of these institutions is that they are accountable...

Physical Education and Self-Esteem of Children

Introduction The language and framework that investigates the priorities to consider theoretical perspectives, address epistemologies and methodologies to highlight critical perspectives behind the ability to measure physical education outcomes. The literature starts focusing on the behavior analysis that not only values the student from a traditional perspective, but also recognizes...

Children Education. Federal Funding of Preschool

Introduction The direction taken in offering preschool education has attracted a lot of debate. With 40% of US 4-year olds receiving preschool education either through Head Start, pre-kindergarten or special school, there have been proposals to offer this service to 100% of kids in the US. The question remains should...

Metacognitive Strategies in Reading Comprehension

Metacognition Metacognition is basically an individual’s thoughtful vis-à-vis one’s personal cognitive modus operandi and products or anything associated to them. According to Walker B (1978), metacognition integrates the full of zip examination and resultant guideline and coordination of intellectual capacity dispensation behaviors. Divergent research maxims have been inclined on these...

A Juggling Scenario: Middle-Class Standard of Living

Introduction In today’s world, students do not always manage to get to university right out of high school, and many families simply cannot help with the costs. Some university students do not even realize that they need or want more education until they are older, wiser and more encumbered. Therefore,...

Remembering Who You Were: The Profession of the Teacher

Introduction “A teacher… a schoolteacher…” – frequently pronouncing these words, we do not think, what role in our difficult life they play. The profession of teacher connects together the capability for contact, understanding and knowledge of people. From the early years the child learns to get to know its surrounding...

Career Counseling Overview: Accounting Career

The career counseling session is devoted to the appropriate career intervention developed for the group of students with common interests and skills. The principal task of the counseling process is centralized around accounting career making. The group of students is to understand the main goals and professionalism they have to...

Resources That Support Underperforming Students

Introduction Some of the major issues that should be looked at in solving the issue of underperforming students are to create a conducive environment that supports all the students, assess the culture and climate of the school, community, and the families, encourage the establishment of strong relationships among teachers, administrators,...

Writing Class for a Chinese English Learner

The analysis of the necessary writing activities is considered to be a complicated process influencing the level of language knowledge obtained by a student. Taking into account the fact that the native language of the student under consideration is Chinese, one should stick to the methods and strategies being suitable...

Alternative School Programs: Comparative Study

Effective education which is the purpose of various school programs depends on several factors and it is on the basis of the programs introduced in a specific school system that effectiveness of education is rated. The school programs, therefore, takes into consideration several of such factors that define the quality...

The Legal Position of Free Appropriate Public Education

In 2004 the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was enacted to cater to children with disabilities. Under IDEA a free appropriate public education consists of educational instruction specially designed to meet the unique needs of children with disabilities supported by such services that are necessary to permit the child to...

Cheating in College and Its Forms

Introduction College cheating is as old as organized learning. Since organized learning was introduced, students started cheating in order to acquire their grades for what they have learned. This tradition has been on the increase over the years and currently, it has taken a higher level due to the use...

Sociology of Education: Teaching Methodology in UK and Poland

Introduction In accordance with established laws in the UK children of between 5 and 16 years receive compulsory education. This is the same case in Poland especially after undergoing reforms in the education sector. In the British system secondary education is programmed to last for seven years. (Schoolzone) Summary The...

Teaching Profession and Career Possibilities

Executive Summary Choosing a career involves consideration of many factors both internal and external to the individual. One needs to introspect to determine where his true passion lies – be it providing service to others, expressing oneself through art, coaching others to optimize their potentials, etc. It also takes assessing...

“No Child Left Behind” School Program

Introduction Texas had a very low rating for education when Bush was governor, and it s educational policy was the model for the No Child Left Behind program that is plaguing our schools. This faulty program is seriously damaging education, schools and our kids. Scarce educational funds are being spent...

Graduation Rate Between SEC vs. ACC Schools

Introduction The graduation rate surveys were done by the AFCA (American Football Coaches Association) to honor nine ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) schools. The schools had graduated over seventy percent of their football student athletes in the annual Academic Achievement Awards. Boston and Duke Colleges emerged in the top a hundred...

Lesson Plan Issues: Term Definition

Sounds are the bases for the further word formation and sentence compiling. Accordingly, at the K-3 level, sounds, i. e. phonics, should be studied first of all. To start the lesson, it is necessary to define the approach used. For my class, I will use the word-building approach. Thus, introducing...

Electronic Publishing and American Education System

Abstract There is a great debate on whether electronic publishing and networks have been the technological answer are making great advances in learning or whether computers in the classroom will sound the death knell on education as we know it. Without a doubt, the world is rapidly going digital and...

Extra Support for English Language Learners

Introduction From looking and examining the results of the program’s participants it can be seen that there is obvious progress in the students’ performance. From a series of tests that assesses students on how well they listen, speak, comprehend and write in English it is seen that from a total...

Teacher Career and Personal Philosophy of Education

Coming up with personal philosophy about life and other things we value in life is the foundation of coming up with a plan that makes our desires successful. The personal philosophy of education of a teacher acts as a very significant aspect in his or her advance to guiding children...

Analysis of Puzzle, Quize, and Sports Game

Small PC games are aimed to train, entertain and have a pastime, as they may assist in developing attention, logic memory and so on. It is stated, that Computer games have been used for learning and training in lots of various spheres, such as academic, business, military, and medical. Investigators...

Philosophical Underpinnings Impacting Educational Practice

Introduction Educational theories concerns with the development process of the student or a child in any education curriculum. They are concern with student’s growth and changes that occur when they are in education institutions. The theories also focus on the impact of change and growth on their achievement on specific...

Cultural Issues in Education

Introduction Cooperative learning is a method of learning that encourages student participation and activity. It results in high levels of satisfaction amongst students with a high degree of retention of the learning content and increased student productivity. In addition, it leads to an improvement in the self-esteem of the individual...

The Value of the Knowledge Attained Through a Liberal Arts Education

Liberal Arts education represents a unique sphere of knowledge involving the best achievements of painting and literature, music, and philosophy. A liberal arts setting includes a college or a university: a given campus, administration, faculty, students, curriculum, written and unwritten rules of conduct which apply in every quarter of the...

Teaching Students with Mild Disabilities: Instructional Technique

Introduction Nowadays approximately 130,000 somehow disabled children are born within the USA. (Debbie Tipton, 2002) The disabilities these babies have vary in their degree, progression and they also vary in their form. The researches, done in this sphere include the publications, devoted to the methods of teaching and developing special...

College-Level Academic Skills Test: A Waste of Time

Introduction CLAST Exam is a waste of time. Testing a student for reading, writing, and maths skills as a requirement for graduation is a waste of time. This is because throughout high school the teachers monitor the ability of the students. The students who have a problem area are identified...

Introduction to Operations Management Course

The course of “Introduction to management” built a strong foundation of knowledge connected with the organization’s peculiarities, management strategies, and organization operations. Due to active participation in the classroom each week, the information and study material helped to understand all the details of management professions. The assignments submitted were quite...

Required College Degree for Correctional Officers

Introduction Correctional officers are people who are in charge of those individuals who have been arrested and waiting trial or those who have already been tried and found guilty. Those that are found guilty are usually put in jail. The main responsibility of correctional officers is to ensure security within...

“Peacemaker”: Analysis of Simulation Game

Introduction It is an open secret that games have always been an inseparable part of human activities but as far as learning is concerned their role has always been a subject of heated debate. What is the reason for this controversy? First it should be mentioned that in the overwhelming...

Does School Teach Children to Think?

It is said that thinking is a skill. It is learned and developed but is mostly just taken for granted especially when it comes to children (Zonnios, 2007). Children are activated in their thinking based on what they see the adults in their lives do. Definitely, thinking is a tool...

Preschool Education Versus Tertiary Education

Introduction Preschool is where children especially between the ages of two and five are provided with education to prepare them to join ordinary level. Some of the terms commonly used to refer to preschool are; kindergarten, baby care or nursery school. On the other hand, tertiary education is provided when...

Role-Playing Games as a Learning Tool

Introduction Role-playing games have according to DeKanter (2006), proved to have a very significant place in invoking critical thinking and the ability to induce and develop diversified approaches in life and class. The element of lack is relatively minimal with players being rewarded for their creativity and intelligence in playing...

Educational Strategies for English Learners

Abstract The paper presents a education strategy for the teaching and learning of the English language. The learning model has been framed within conceptual and philosophical precincts of the various theoretical contributions on the related domains of education. Among other sources of influence the model has been done in cognisance...

Parental Involvement in Urban School District

Introduction This is a critical review of a collection of five articles, related to education and the involvement of parents in schools. The various effects of education on children and the administrative interactions of school personnel and parents are discussed concisely. Over the past few years, parental involvement in schools...

Teacher as Researcher: Cross-Age Peer Tutoring

Introduction Tutorials are considered an effective form for teaching a student, especially in cases when the student has been determined to have special needs. Tutoring incorporates instructional materials and information that are custom-made to the student’s learning rate and level of comprehension. In addition, tutoring allows the tutor to determine...

Best Missing Homework Excuse Ever

Home works are assigned to students because it enhances various educational objectives. Homework inculcates discipline and students would be able to set up study habits. It also helps students to get rid of over strain in classroom education and enables students to become more responsible in their studies. It also...

Disability and Information Technology Education

Introduction This proposal is about the study of Disability and ICT education. It proposes to study how the disabled can be taught ICT and the benefits of introducing ICT education to the disabled. ICT has no universally accepted definition because the concepts, methods and applications involved constantly evolves every day.ICT...

The Impact of Parent’s Educational Level on College Students

Introduction The article, named “The Impact of Parent’s Educational Level on College Students: An Analysis Using the Beginning Post-secondary Students Longitudinal Study 1990-92/94”, written by Debbie Hahs-Vaughn, is a collection of material pertaining to the effect of parents being educated, on the outcomes of students performances. It has generally never...

Higher Education in the USA: Company of Educated Women

Introduction The issues of equality of rights and adequate division of rights and obligations of both sexes in society have always been rather important for mankind. The whole history of human society is filled with different conflicts that were caused by inequality and possible oppression. Among the most important aspects...

“A Case Study of Online Collaboration” by Ling Thompson

The main purpose of the article “A CASE STUDY of Online Collaboration” is to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of such a relatively new phenomenon as distance education and methods of improving it. This article describes the experiment which was conducted on the degree of online collaboration between online students...

Philosophy of Education Review

As a secondary teacher, I hope to be the kind of educator that students remember as challenging, fair, engaging, and caring. As I look at our society, I see the need for courses in family and consumer science. In order to combat increasing obesity rates and obesity-related diseases, like diabetes...

Literacy from the Perspective of Social Theory

Introduction The ability to perceive information and communicate with others using different means is undoubtedly among the essential skills a human being has to possess. While reading and writing are crucial, the standard strategies that relate to literacy fail to consider the implications of the information technology age and its...

Rules and Requirements for the English Lesson

Introduction Background There are four most notable traits that a reader should agree up. They include the aggressive practical and entrepreneurial outlook; the sense of compassion and fierce democratic social conscience; the showing ness; and lastly the cruel streak. Each of these four dominant character traits should receive its own...

School Improvement. Professional Learning Community

Introduction The concept of a “professional learning community,” perhaps most ubiquitously understood at present within the framework proposed by Richard Dufour and Robert Eaker (1998), has captured the collective imagination of North American educators with its promise of fundamentally altering teaching, learning, and the generally stifling bureaucracy and individualism that...

Arithmetical Problem-Solving Difficulties of Students

One of the most common complaints among students at all levels has to be one that involves difficulty comprehending the concepts and constructs of mathematics. Each day students are struggling when attempting to arrive at solutions for mathematical problems. Educators and laypersons alike attribute these difficulties to several causes. Among...

Mathematic Course In Arithmetical Problem Solving

In writing this letter, I am seeking to address students who will be taking a mathematic course in Arithmetical problem Solving, in the future, with the sole intention of enlightening them on what the course is all about. Personally, my initial perception of the course was that the course was...

The Black-White Test Score Gap

Introduction Traditionally the differences have always existed in the quality of education between black and white students. In South Carolina in 1920, for instance, black students attended schools with class sizes twice those of white schools. Partly as an outcome of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Elementary and...

Using Bloom’s Taxonomy as a Pedagogical Tool to Improve Literature Reviews

Without a doubt, one of the most fundamental expectations of any student within a university setting is the ability to read and comprehend empirical research. When a student enters into a graduate setting, he/she is expected to be able to extend a basic understanding of empirical research to a more...

Master of Business Administration in Changing World

Globalization and technologies are rapidly changing the world of business. This change of technology leading to globalization is greatly affecting many sectors and departments of organizations as well as governments. Thus the education sector in most developing and developed countries is not spared by these transitions. Many schools are being...

Cheating – Changing Moral Standards?

Introduction Great philosophers, thinkers, and scholars have left behind a legacy for the future to thrive on and to contribute fruitfully to the development of moral, ethical, scientific, and social standards. Sadly, the modern scenario is witnessing a steady and gradual decline of the values once upheld. What I would...

Nurse Education Design and Planning of Learning

In his Teaching For Quality Learning at University J. Beggs claims: “Through reflective practice, teachers can create an improved teaching environment suited to their own context.” (Beggs 2) Sharing his position the accuracy of which my practice has shown now I will focus on my teaching activities making a reflection...

Classroom Analysis of a Recorded Class

Class Background Information The recorded audio represents a literature class for high-school students. The topic of the class is empathy in literature, which aims at educating the students about the notion of empathy and how writers might use it in their attempts to engage their readers. The teacher’s task is...

Holistic Thinking in Leadership

Introduction Since educational leadership involves a great number of tasks and competencies, success is impossible without continuous improvement. To contribute to positive change in their teams, educational leaders should make decisions thoughtfully and foresee potential problems, and the development of data synthesis skills remains crucial in this regard. The purpose...

Yorktown Elementary School Improvement Plan

Introduction Yorktown Elementary School (YES) is specialized in math and science and provides education services to approximately 600 multiculturally diverse children attending kindergarten and elementary school grades from one to five (YES, 2018). The school is situated in York County, VA, and is part of the York County School Division...

Special Education: Term Definition

Introduction Today, the reform of education is getting a great portion of awareness from the mass media, from officials, from government and local school heads, and from parents. A great nationwide discuss has appeared around the matters of how to advance schools and particularly how to progress results for undergraduates....

English (ELL) Teacher Tasks: Legal Framework & Instruction Models

Introduction The legal environment has a significant impact on education because it establishes requirements and standards for schools and educational programs. When it comes to English language learners’ education, the United States legislation provides many regulatory mechanisms that affect how ELL programs are designed and implemented. The present paper will...

Robinsons’ Statements About Changing the Education Paradigm

Introduction In his TED Talk, Sir Ken Robinson shares his observations regarding recent changes in the education paradigm. According to the speaker, there are two reasons for considering a transformation: economic and cultural. The new generation lives in an ever-changing world where making predictions is oftentimes nigh on impossible. In...

Enhancing STEM Education Through Civil Science Initiatives

Abstract Civil science remains instrumental in bridging the gap in the acquisition and development of adequate competencies in science education. This learning process allows learners to have first-hand experiences and observations on scientific issues and developments. In this paper, a detailed research study is proposed that can guide schools and...

Career-Related Service for College Dropouts and CCIS Model

Introduction Not all school children and their parents can afford further education because it requires many financial resources as well as significant mental and psychological efforts. It is a severe problem because higher education is considered essential for a person’s professional success in the future. Even though they enroll in...

Theories of Cognitive Approaches to Teaching and Learning

The process of cognitive development is highly complex, and various scholars sought to propose their view on how this process occurs. Cognitive development is usually defined as the process when a child acquires and learns various thinking processes (Galotti, 2015). Understanding cognitive development is crucial for educators because it enables...

Effective Attributes of an Expert Teacher

Becoming an expert teacher has never been an easy task since it requires a lot of practice and readiness to engage in continuous learning instead of resting on one’s laurels. Despite multiple difficulties associated with gaining helpful experience and growing as a professional, specialists in education are expected to travel...

Social Workers’ Effectiveness and Professional Skills

How Could We Do Better? The insufficiently high outcomes of social workers’ activities compared with the power of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors may be due to a number of causes. Promoting individual educational and practical growth can help improve the results of interventions. Cournoyer (2016) suggests paying attention...

Training Presentation Methods: Lecture vs. PowerPoint

Introduction There is no shortage of debate on which training presentation method is the most effective. In my opinion, the majority of them can be successfully delivered if thoughtfully used and planned ahead. Thus, the method of training I chose is a lecture with a PowerPoint. This essay aims to...

Use of Active Language as a Writing Focus

My writing focus for the given week was using active language in my writings. It is a highly essential lesson since it outlines the critical idea of presenting written information more vigorously and interestingly. Using functional language in writing allowed me to realize that I can give my knowledge with...

Translating Research into Practice

Despite the growing preoccupation with the issue of translating scientific research into practice, the process of implementing theoretical framework of knowledge into clinical evidence base remains slow. When reflecting upon the matter, healthcare professionals share individual concerns as well as generalized comments, describing the barriers within their professional area of...

Community Work Mandate in High Schools

Introduction There is no shortage of debate on whether community service must be compulsory for high school students in order to graduate. Educational institutions across the country require students to complete a particular number of hours of volunteer work. On the one hand, compulsory community service supporter claim that it...

“Rich, Entitled People in College Scandal” by Singletary

Introduction The matter of educational costs in the United States is widely discussed in modern media, and there are many materials and sources criticizing the ever-increasing student loan debt in the country. The article “Rich, Entitled People in College Scandal Aren’t Only Ones Mired in Access Mania” by Michelle Singletary...

The Impact of HBCUs (Black Colleges) on Racial Diversity in STEM Fields

Workforce In the modern world, it becomes hard to neglect the need for the workforce in such fields as science, technology, engineering, and math, also known as STEM. Many communities and specific organizations pay their attention to the development of this sphere and the necessity to improve the level of...

Leadership Behavior and Problem-Solving Skills in Headteachers: Correlations

Introduction Headteachers’ leadership skills are of extreme importance for the efficient cooperation of teaching staff. At the same time, problem-solving skills are also vital since they help to decrease the amount of stress put in headteachers. The present paper offers a review of an article by Izgar (2008) with the...

Tools to Develop the Best Teaching Strategy

Educators can use a variety of resources, frameworks, instructional guidelines, and other approaches to develop the best teaching strategy tailored to the needs of their students. Apart from the knowledge and skills necessary to carry out classroom activities, teachers have to show their leadership capacity in an educational setting to...

Levels of Reading Comprehension in Low-Achieving Adolescents

This paper presents a review of the article that assesses the levels of reading comprehension in low-achieving adolescents from the perspective of subskills identification and the specificity of tasks. The report features the main points of the study, as well as the authors’ assumptions, views, and arguments. The paper presents...

Consequences of Plagiarism: Punishments and Reduction of Plagiarism

Plagiarism, much like the phenomenon of ghostwriting, has evolved and expanded in popularity over the past few decades. Plagiarism involves stealing other people’s ideas without acknowledging the authors correctly. In the age of the prime value and importance of intellectual property, plagiarism is seemingly becoming a widely recognized disease of...

Visual Learners’ Capabilities and Strategies

Having an understanding of the style of learning that an individual has is crucial for achieving adequate results. Some individuals benefit from having information conveyed through audio, while others remember better when they can visualize objects. Having sufficient knowledge of these different approaches can help create educational programs and personal...

Academic Achievement Gap and Teachers’ Perceptions

The article by Ratcliff et al. (2016) was aimed at discussing the issue of the achievement gap in terms of the problem’s causes and solutions as well as teachers’ perceptions. The researchers conducted a survey of 874 educators that included questions regarding the achievement gap, such as its importance, causes,...

Inclusive Teaching and Training: Project Analysis

The Context Due to the growing demand for mainstream students with disabilities, many general education teachers are forced to become inclusion teachers without appropriate training and experience. Students with special needs often disrupt the learning process, which negatively affects the learners’ outcomes. Additionally, teachers become frustrated with the matter due...

Plagiarism and Proposed Strategy for Improvement

Introduction Plagiarism can be defined as the act of representing another person’s intellectual property as belonging to oneself (Walden University, n.d.a). Avoiding plagiarism is mandatory for academic integrity (Laureate Education, 2012), but it may be difficult because plagiarism is not always done on purpose. The present paper will consider the...

Inclusion Training for Teachers: MOOC (Online Course) Outcomes

The Identified Problem/ Challenge Inclusion teachers without specialized education training or experience do not know how to deal with students who have disabilities. The Outcomes 50% reduced anxiety and stress from the absence of inclusion training in 6 months; 20% improved learners’ outcomes in students with disabilities in 6 months;...

Teaching Multiplication in Hybrid Learning Environment

Target Outcomes The hybrid learning environment described in the present paper aims at teaching multiplication using base ten blocks. These blocks are mathematical manipulatives that are divided into three groups Represented in Figure 1: single blocks, rows of ten blocks, and ten rows of blocks. While these blocks are often...

Addressing Cheating: Reporting and Consequences in Education

When students see their peers cheating, they need to take immediate action. In the studied scenario, two students saw another student use his phone during an exam. Assuming that they did not misunderstand or misjudge the event, they witnessed a common type of classroom cheating, which consists of obtaining answers...

Online Courses by Traditional Universities

Abstract Online learning is one of the fastest-growing subsectors of education. It refers to the use of information communication technology (ICT) tools in the provision of education services. Its use in higher learning has revolutionized how students access educational materials and created the need to rethink how traditional universities provide...

Note-Taking Styles of College Students

There is a variety of note-taking styles, out of which every learner can pick the most suitable one. The overall aim of the note-taking process is to grasp the main ideas of what one hears so that one could restore the information later. Structuring one’s writing may be enhanced via...

Personal Future Career Goal

I would like to work as a human resources manager in a medium-to-large-sized organization (one with 100 to 1000 employees). The position would enable me to leverage my leadership and communication competencies as well as my abilities to plan and allocate resources, all of which are necessary for the job...

Post-Secondary Education Versus Job Requirements

Introduction: Post-Secondary Education and Job Expectations Starting a post-secondary education (PSE), be it in a college or university, students typically seek to expand the range of knowledge and skills acquired at high school to create the platform for the professional growth. However, when entering a job market, college and university...