Education theory

Pratt’s and Freire’s idea on the Educational System The education many Americans receive today isn’t very helpful. When there is a test that needs to be studied for teachers tell the kids what they are going to need to know. Therefore, kids simply memorize the information for that one test and once it’s over the information quickly leaves the students’ heads. This is what our education has been reduced to. We no longer take the time to understand or realize what we’re reading. We just memorize…

Learning, what is it? Is it only, how it is defined, as the “acquisition of knowledge or skills through experience, study, or by being taught?” Is education something we can only obtain through our school system? Education actually begins when we are born; a voyage that has commenced, as we experience new things we develop and learn spiritually and intellectually. Socrates questioned what no man had before, rather than writing books he passed on his knowledge orally. Socrates pursued wisdom in…

important in multicultural education because it can improve positive socialization behaviors in young children. This book has easy to understand vocabulary and pictures that make it inviting and fun for children. It fosters encouraging descriptions of culture and positive attitudes toward one’s differences of others. It also fosters the ability to function harmoniously and effectively in our multicultural society. Our textbook, Comprehensive Multicultural Education: Theory and Practice, is…

They believe in theories such as: “The Vaccination Theory of Education”, “Adopt The Kung Fu Theory of Education” or “The Easy Listening Theory of Learning” which treats education as a heavy load on their shoulder. In my point of view, education is the skills that individuals learning to be better human-being. This essay will talk about my own theories, the problems which truly exist in the education system of China and my experiences of schooling. Firstly, I believe that education is the key to…

Implications of Transactional Distance Theory for Online Competency-Based Education Competency-based education (CBE) has a long history, having been used for at least 30 years in vocational training (Garfolo & L’Huillier, 2016). With the increase in adult students using online education to earn credentials and enter or advance in career paths, some online programs are turning to CBE (Weise, 2014). Institutions using CBE in online programs must consider how the interaction made possible online…

1. Choose at least two (2) relevant ethical theories/framework and cite its views and as well as the importance in educational context, especially to teachers/educators. Discuss thoroughly and cite examples. ETHICAL THEORIES Virtue Ethics Explains that character is essential in everything. An individual decides for his own personality that will define his actions. To follow ethical life one should be empowered with qualities such as compassion, patience, self-control and rightful intelligence…

My personal theory of religious education is the biblical family centered education. 1. The purpose of religious education 1) Deliver the biblical values through family life The Bible mirrors every dimension of the world, so the biblical values can help people form constructive and balanced characteristics to be whole persons. However, the biblical values will not be fully transmitted by only teaching in the church on a limited time because values are not knowledge to get by just teaching.…

is the support a teacher might need while teaching. Some teachers might be fearful of changing to a Creative Curriculum for fear of testing scores and might be unwilling to help you. The support you receive from your fellow coworkers is key in an education workforce. The administration may withhold support due to the materials required outside of the school. With the cost of materials increasing this might push them to not support what you are trying to do in your classroom. Finally the last…

Jean Watson’s theory was chosen by acknowledging that it will guide the students in developing their competence in caring-healing approach in the clinical setting. Clark (2016) declared, "Students feel more successful and express higher levels of satisfaction when they are supported in using holistic-caring modalities to support their role development"(p. 7). More precisely, the educators need to support the students in the transpersonal caring competencies (Clark, 2016, p. 8). The faculty…

engaging in structural assimilation which occurs when minority group members physically become members of the larger society by working for companies, attending big universities, joining mainstream clubs/sports, etc. Anon broke the cycle of “under-education” by becoming the first person to attend college in her family. Unfortunately her mother, who was the only parental figure in her home, never got to celebrate the accomplishment due to her passing earlier in Anon’s life. Even though Anon was…