Alexie vs Douglass Growing up, kids are given opportunities to gain knowledge when they hit a certain age to go to school. Going to school to get an education is something most, if not all parents want for their child. Every parent wants the best for their child in any way possible, to be accepted for who they are and to learn to the best of their ability like every kid their age. However, in this day and time there are many families with children that are not as privileged receiving an education. Now days going to school and learning are expected.…
School is the beginning of our adventure through life. It not only teaches us the mandatory lessons needed but also ones that stick to us throughout life. Whether it was that one extraordinary teacher or the one everyone hated, students would still learn and use it to their advantage. Unfortunately, this was the mindset of teenagers/ young adult’s years ago; now the students of today aren’t understanding the value of their education and how far it can take them.…
Gatto also talks about how the US schooling system works. He says that it is based on the Prussian system. The Prussian System is a system of education established in Prussia because of educational reforms in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. "Our Schools are...factories in which the raw products (children) are to be shaped and fashioned." in Gatto’s article.…
After high school, what is next? A lot of high school graduates are in doubt in what to do after high school. Many students decide to go continue on to college. Others are undecided on what they should do after high school. Nowadays having a high school diploma will not get you anywhere good.…
Learning is a very important aspect of our lives. From the moment we enter this world, until we die, we are always learning. Besides our parents, the educational component of our learning is left up to the school systems. As a matter of fact, most people go to school for at least 13 years, excluding post-secondary education which means we learn a lot of different information within those years.…
For the most part school is generalized until you progress farther into your studies. For example: In middle school everything is by the book, and you have no individuality about your learning. Then high school is a journey to explore who you can be or want to be, but you still have restrictions. Lastly college where you are free to express who you are as an individual and presented the opportunity to show any intelligence you may have, but also limited because of the generalized subjects. This is the issue Graff insists needs to be changed, it is the issue of schools and professors not focusing on what the students like or have deep interests in.…
Fallacies of the Common Core Draft People in society are expected to learn the same material in school as everyone else in society. Although teachers and administrators try to teach the most basic information and facts, they also try to let kids advance in the field they are most strong. Many people and children have strengths in certain subjects and weaknesses in other subjects. In most states, there are a set of rules called Common Core State Standards that are being implemented in public schools. These standards are meant to be a guide for teachers to allow students to gain knowledge to continue their education past high school and become a member of the working society.…
College is definitely not a bad thing, but what would happen if every high school student who graduated attended college? Is college the right choice for everyone? I personally do not believe that college is the right choice for everyone because, all high schoolers have a different aptitude for learning, with every graduate attending it might cause overcrowding, and lastly there are many different options after high school that graduates can choose from that works for them. Every single person is different, so that means everyone's brains work differently.…
Reading a passage from the book Education for Profit, Education for Democracy by Martha Nussbaum. Going to school for a good part of your early life is basically need. The average rate of people going from high school into college and actually finishing is not at the highest averages, in relative terms it is actually getting smaller. If you want the country to grow or have a “economic growth” is how Nussbaum explain in Education for Profit, Education for Democracy; the priorities really should land in were basic math, English, computer skills and so on, History and Arts and Humanities are not on the high side for an economic growth. I’m speaking of these type of courses to be on a rather simpler side and basically everyone will be able…
Some people struggle the decision of going to college or not, due to not knowing what career they want to follow or because they are not financially able to pay for their college tuition due prices going up. College is not worth it based on these reasons: they don’t have hands on experiences, the wages haven’t grown much over the years, and it doesn’t help discover your career of interest. Each year the tuition rates go up more and more which is making students go into debt at a early age of life because they can’t afford to pay back their student loans they take out to pay back for college which leads them to bankruptcy. Things like this makes going to college more of a question and not a decision. Now nobody wants to go to school to get a education and learn about the career of their dreams to then stay in debt because they have to spend their life paying everything back.…
The one thing employers look for on a résumé is an applicant's college education. Nowadays, it is harder to land a position unless you have at least your bachelor's degree. Just knowing that you graduated puts you above anyone who is straight out of high school. But why is this considered such a big deal? Isn't college just a continuation of high school?…
The idea of school is to go and get an education. Millions of students in the United States do exactly that every day. The curriculum consists of language arts, math, and science along with, two electives. During grade school students are preparing for college and career readiness. To help measure the performance of every children the state gives out a standardized test.…
One way that the college experience surpasses the high school experience is that students have more class options. In high school, students have set mandate classes that each student must take in order to graduate. For example, high school students are required to take a physical education class such as Health Opportunities through Physical Education (HOPE) or to take a…
Every person that you know is or has attended a type of school, whether they advance farther into the educational spectrum is a different topic. There are different levels of education; the two that I will be contrasting are High School and College. Although both have similar aspects I will be discussing the differences between the two. College is not mandatory while High School is. Colleges are expensive while High Schools are usually free and lastly Colleges are more self-managed than High School.…
They do not realize that these courses offer them many skills that are needed in order to succeed in their future careers. One of these important skills is the ability to analyze a task and determine how to successfully complete it. In addition, learning the basic skills of writing, reading, art, science, and math will provide students with a universal education. General education courses are also very important to the transition from college to the working world. Many students see general education classes as costly and time-consuming.…