General Certificate of Secondary Education

funding an adequate system for public education. Currently, in the United States, a portion of the taxes collected by federal and local governments is allocated to the free education every child between the ages of five and eighteen. The current laws that only require education to be free to students until the end of secondary (high) school, were written based on outdated standards. Decades ago, when most federal laws regarding the funding of public education were written, the average adult only…

A college education is the essential key to success as told this while growing up; it can open up many doors of opportunities and allow them to explore the multiple possibilities out there. It is common for a high school student to wonder if it is worth going to college due to the cost and simply not wanting to do more schooling after graduating from high school. And since it is not required by law that students have to go to college, some people do not care as much or even feel like going…

My understanding and perception of personal responsibility involves being accountable for my actions and being responsible for everything I do and say at all times. According to Haskins (2009), “when applied to education, personal responsibility means that students accept the responsibility to study hard and to learn as much as they can in courses that press against the limits of their capacity.” Having spent 20 years in the United States Air Force, I have learned that being personally…

Studies have shown that just about 50% of first generation college students’ parents have had a high school education or received a lower education than that (Trombley). First generation college students have a harder time throughout their years in school compared to non-first generation college students as showed in a study. Michael Stebleton and Krista Soria conducted a study…

Take a moment to think about education from, let’s say, thirty years ago. When a student finished high school said student was able to get a good job maybe have a family. In the past a high school diploma was not taken for granted, a high school diploma was a big deal. Sadly over the last decade or so the value of a high school education has fallen. Next college was a valuable level of education for a young person. College was considered valuable and employers stressed having a college degree…

on both will make all the difference. There are many issues but maintaining both and by making sure that these issues are efficient as can be. The issues with higher education is that the students are first generation students, these students are coming from poverty, and need academic support. The gaps we find in our higher education are continuing to widen, and even though the numbers continue to change in a very small amount they are still showing the difference with whites. Is it the fact…

which the communications revolution has flooded consumers with more information than ever, meaning that we have been transformed into a knowledge based economy. “And these better educated young adults are more likely to say they have the necessary education and training to advance in their careers (63% vs. 41%)” (“The Rising Cost of Not Going to College”). In today’s society, along with the future, if we do not have a college degree it can be…

There are three main levels of school starting with Primary, than Secondary, and lastly Tertiary. In the U.S. there are five main levels of education. There is first Primary like in Argentina, than Middle, Secondary, Vocational, and lastly Tertiary. Primary Education starts off in first grade and goes to sixth grade for six years. When kids start off in first grade they are usually at the age of six and by the time…

On 10 December 2014, Malala gave her Nobel Peace Prize Lecture in Oslo, Norway. According to Malala, the award is not only for her, but also for those “voiceless children” (Yousafzai), who don’t receive education. Malala is from Swat, Pakistan. Her name was inspired by “Malalai of Maiwand, who is the Pashtun Joan of Arc” (Yousafzai), and Malala means “grief stricken, sad.”(Yousafzai) She is the first Pashtun and the youngest Pakistani to ever receive the Nobel Peace Prize. She and Kailash…

Education has become an elusive process since it’s no longer possible to teach at a constant pace for every student. As a result, advanced placement (AP) courses have allowed for gifted high school students to participate at the collegiate level. However, with increasing amounts of AP courses and their incentives of earning college credit in high school has constructed a false sensation that students are benefiting greatly, when in reality, they’re causing massive amounts of stress for little…