Education Essay

Gender disadvantage in education has been highly contested issue in Australia over the last three decades, debate still remains and policies developed by government continue to change. As the educational climate can be seen to have transformed overtime there are changing views as to which gender is identified as disadvantaged. Historically schools have provided differently for students according to their sex since early colonisation. In which time differentiated educational practices based…

value of a capitalistic education system worth the cost of not having an education system where everybody is working together? As I went through high school I noticed that people’s attitude about what they were learning were unhealthy in creating a truly…

Understanding Multiculturalism: In the Context of the American Educational System Learning about multiculturalism within the context of education was quite informative. But before we can get into why multiculturalism is important, let’s first define the idea of multiculturalism and there must be a push for multiculturalism with the public school system. The definition of one 's culture is created by a history of experiences. At many times, one 's culture can be misinterpreted by others who…

In recent years, there has been a great change in higher education for women across America. However, considering the careers in math and in the sciences, the underrepresentation of women has long been evident. It is reasonable to think the increase in higher education leads to an increase in STEM education, but sadly that is not the case. Today, the underrepresentation remains stagnant even with the increase in higher education. As of. Women make up 47% of the overall workforce, but only 27% of…

Challenges in Education and Inequality The challenges of providing equal access to citizens in suburban, rural, and urban areas can be seen in various categories, and education is not an exception by any means. There have been countless attempts made to help create an equal playing field for school districts across the nation. Grants have been provided to school systems, academic core standards have been administrated nationwide, and even legal acts have been passed in hopes of providing…

Is Finland’s Education a Model for the Future, or a Model of the Past? Upon first assumption, school systems are believed to be most successful when students are assaulted with hours and hours of time in school combined with another couple hours outside the classroom. Makes sense right? The more time one spends practicing material, the better students will be able to comprehend and apply the material to real world situations. Viewing very objectively, this is true in most cases; however, one…

universities alike. As I come the end of my undergraduate degree, and tumble head first into the job hunting phase of life, I reflect on the ever pestering question, did I really get a “good” education? While I may not be a qualified academic or teacher, as a student I have observed throughout my learning years that education is often about expanding knowledge and establishing comparative systems. Whether we like to admit it or not, if this is usually the case, how does an individual make their…

Annamarie Kohlman EDU 200.02 Fall 2015 Personal Philosophy of Education There are currently many different philosophies in education today, including but not limited to Montessori, progressivism, humanism, and many more. Through the class Foundations of Education my personal education philosophy has started to take form. I believe that a philosophy cannot stay the same through the course of ones teaching career, but as new findings are talked about an educators philosophy can change as well.…

Former president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela, once said that “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” (Mandela). Education has been something that throughout history has been greatly valued, and highly sought after by a majority of people. This is due to the fact that if a person obtains a proper education, they can ultimately dictate their own path in life. The education system as we know it today in the United States is an incredibly dynamic system,…

Education is a profession and like all professions, we know that practicing a profession is both an art and a science. The science is the knowledge base. I strove and reached the pinnacle of academic achievement in my profession. I stay informed and current in my field. I support the philosophy of the art and science of education because it makes a difference in the practice of teaching. The art part of my profession…