Elementary and Secondary Education Act

regarding where higher education began. Surprisingly enough, the confusion still exist today, although not as rampart and widespread as the early days. In the Early days, when you could count the number of pupils that proceeded to continue education after the primary level, higher education was often the word used to refer to secondary education. As more people begun pursing education beyond the primary education, there arose a need to distinguish the two. Higher education, simply put, is an…

Any Topic (Writer's Choice) The article “What’s Wrong with Vocational School?” by Charles Murray is a great article that highlights what ails the education system and the United States of America’s economy. Murray prods the readers to question why the vocational schools are not taken seriously in the United States of America. The American higher education system has been overrated to the extent that all parents would like their children to end up in the best colleges and universities even if…

When is College your Friend When growing up, college has been so ingrained in my family that the idea of not doing so never even occurred to me. However for others, attending college has become one of the most paramount decisions in our life as a result of its extensive potential for consequence of both favorable and not. Due to its deeply controversial nature, the answer is not just in black and white. In Caroline Bird’s article “College is a Waste of Time and Money”, she has created a…

In the United States becoming sixteen years old is a big milestone because that is the age teenagers are allowed to get their license and they are able to start working. Both of these things can give teenagers more independence because they bring teenagers one step closer to becoming an adult. Having a job while being in high school is very common among students. It’s just as common as participating in school sports, hanging out with peers, going to sporting events, or just staying home and…

Why some teenagers choose to have boyfriend or girlfriend while they study? Nowadays, teenager in school or university must have a boyfriend or girlfriend while they study. In places, I have seen many teenagers that choose to have a couple which is wearing uniform of their college. As Anatole France says "You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the same way, you learn to love by loving." That quote I agree that too because the…

factors, a student can make a confident decision on continuing their education. Many people believe there is no other option but to get a college degree. Even though there are many other career options out there, society has thought us that if you don’t go to college then you wont go far. In the essay Blue-Collar Brilliance by Mike Rose we learn about the education and intelligence obtained by life experiences, and not by formal education. Rose makes a good point by saying “To acknowledge a…

personally or statistically. Young girls are outperforming young boys in all levels of education: elementary, middle and high school. They are being held back less, being suspended less and outnumber boys in enrollment in a number of AP subjects. They are even being placed into gifted and talented education programs at a greater rate than young boys. All of this comes straight from the US Department of Education. I don’t and would never have a problem with encouraging young girls to succeed, but…

At the close of high school we have a very big decision to make. There are endless options and directions we can take. We can go to college, join the marines, start a trade, or, for some, simply find an entry level job. Some of us may even be too young to legally watch a rated R movie; yet we are told to make a life decision. Many of us will struggle deciding on our life plan. For me, I have always been a studious person with big college plans. I never thought I had to worry about what to do…

In our generations many college graduates hold wide expectations for jobs in their specialized fields, fully aware of the unemployment rate and job openings. With many graduates heading into certain fields, such as pharmacy, less jobs are open—or so it seems. Aiming his argument towards the general public, Eduardo Porter, author of Unemployment Is So 2009: Labor Shortage Gives Workers an Edge, goes against this claim, affirming that the United States is facing a shortage in the labor force,…

Summary: “Does Coming to College Mean Becoming Someone New?” In “Does Coming to College Mean Becoming Someone New?”, Kevin Davis argues students going to college may face the choice of changing into someone new, to join a discourse community, or select one more aligned with their beliefs and values. Davis uses his experience with an unsuccessful attempt to join the English discourse community as a basis for his argument. Initially, Davis “felt like an outsider” (80) when starting his studies as…