Education Essay

I believe that education is the foundation of every society, the stronger the foundation the more stable, moral and peaceful the society and the weaker the foundation the less stable, corrupt and chaotic the society. If I were to describe education I would say it is co-discovery or co-inquiry of reality/truth about anything and everything though the passing on of ideas, experience, knowledge, skills and beliefs in hope of achieving an ideal life in togetherness. 1.1. Background In Freire’s time…

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…

In “Four Defining Purposes of Citizenship Education”, Clark and Case (2008) discuss a “citizenship education matrix” (Clark & Case, 2008). In this matrix, someone can determine in which quadrant they fall under based on their rationale for teaching citizenship education (Clark & Case, 2008). For example, a teacher who believes the classroom should focus on “personal development” and “social reformation”…

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…

knowledge systems.” (pg. 49). Another way found in this article to include Indigenous knowledges in a respectful way is to create “programs that are community driven with inclusive curriculum is an important step for negotiating a place in science education where Indigenous knowledge heritage is empowered and not further harmed.” (pg. 50). This is important because it is a step that allows Indigenous knowledges to be included in the science curriculum…

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…

that the quality of the education in the United States is down compared to other countries or how students are better prepared in other countries. In the U.S., we allow everyone who wants to go to attend. I do believe that teachers are not engaging their students to learn as they should, and I enjoyed hearing the part about ADHD. I do believe that we medicate students when they don’t need to be. I also believe that we will label underrepresented students in special education, but we don’t…

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.…