General Certificate of Secondary Education

the article “College Calculus: What’s the value of higher education?” by John Cassidy, Cassidy discusses the values and drawbacks of receiving a higher college education. Cassidy claims that college education is one of the most valued things by Americans today and despite the cost continuing to increase families still feel the pressure to provide their kids with a better education. Cassidy claims these families know that a higher education will allow their children to have better lives, better…

I think more deeply about the student populations I serve as part of my fellowship, one of the things I have started to wonder more about is how student affinity groups may share different characteristics from the general student body. While I have been quick to assume that the general student body at Merrimack tends to come from more affluent backgrounds, I am starting to find that the same idea cannot be applied to commuter students and graduate students in the same way. For instance, as I…

labor, making it relatively resistant to automation and hence to productivity increases (Lane). When you get a higher education, you will get a better paying job that will help you pay back your student loans. The article states that with free tuition being offered colleges will get a huge group of students coming in and driving the cost up. Centralized budgeting by state education authorities is key to that country’s system (Lane). Germany has a less number of students to finish college than…

“One of the most damaging messages of educational romanticism has been that everyone should go to college.” – Charles Murray. Growing up neither of my parents graduated college, while it was a struggle to make their way into the job market due to the recession, they were able to do it. While my mother eventually went back to college, my father was able to find a job that didn’t require a college degree but was able to support a family of five. Nearly everyone knows someone who didn’t graduate…

of STEM, demand for engineers, and programs for women have been essential to the development of keeping the attention from women. Consequently, the problem for a career in secondary education in math is the lack of interest from young women. Since there is a large demand for women in STEM careers, jobs in secondary education specializing in math can become a vital step in the development of young women pursuing a career in engineering. Currently, the demand for…

On this earth, most people are forced to get an education at a young age. We think that children need to start learning early on in life instead of waiting until adulthood. As a society, we want our young people to be as intelligent and creative as they can be. That’s why there are elementary schools and preschools to help children develop learning skills early on. This can benefit a person greatly in the long run. That’s why I believe that education is an effective and easy way for an…

to Moneycrashers.com students are expected to save at least twelve thousand dollars when attending Community College over the course of a two year degree (Eneriz). Everybody receives essentially the same high school education however what people chose to do to further their education can be a major deciding factor in their quality of life. Community College offers an inexpensive stepping stone for those who may be afraid to leave the cave and see if they 're able to enlighten themselves.…

aspect. Young adults see college as an opportunity to move out of mom and dad’s house, meet new people, and party all the time, but going away to college can also cause emotional stress on families. However college should be where you go to gain an education to better your future. Due to this reason I believe the people who chose to go straight into the work force are much better off because they immediately start a career in which they can make money instead of spending four years partying and…

The essays in Chapter 13 discussed the role of colleges in society today. There are many expectations students have of college, and there are many expectations that college place on prospective and current student. Unfortunately, gaining college education can be quite challenging, and one of the biggest obstacles that most college students face is student-loan debt, especially so soon after graduation. College plays a huge role in society especially in today’s time. There are so many…

Maharashtra state in India and started working when she was pregnant with me. She began her job only because she wanted me to be highly educated and hence by earning money she could pay the fees for my education in future. I was born in October,1988 in small village of Maharashtra (state), India. My education started when I was 3 years of age with nursery class followed by the lower kindergarten and upper kindergarten. Further I was transferred to the Hindu convent school where…