Melinda Gates

The era we live in is so heavily influenced by technology that it can often times blur our understanding of reality. We as a society are more connected than any other era in this world. That idea in itself is very intimidating. In the blink of an eye a leaked image can reach millions of people. We see this happen all the time, artist or big corporate companies have images, sound bits, product details etc. leaked to the world in a matter of seconds. More times than not those images are false…

There have been many attempts to have a socialist society from countries all over the world. Looking at those governments abroad, we can see that a socialist society would lead to a undesirable living conditions. A true form of equality would not coerce citizens to pay a majority of their income to be distributed among others within a community. The principal of socialist equality of opportunity removes attempts to remove disadvantages that they are born into; therefore, individuals cannot…

used as the sole means of judging success, and test performance is being used to allocate funds to schools, review individual teacher performance, and determine college acceptance. Moreover, an analysis conducted by David Conley for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in 2007 estimated that up to 40 percent of new college students need at least one remedial course upon entering college. Clearly increasing the amount of homework students are given is not having the desired effect ("Students…

pre-primary schools, with nearly 1.8 million children currently enrolled in its 66,000 schools.” BRAC has done so much trying to help end poverty, but there have also been other organizations that have also helped such as the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. The gates foundation work with partnered organizations worldwide to tackle critical problems in third world countries. Such as training teachers to engage their students through more effective teaching practices. Coach parents and…

Customized Learning Theory How humans gain understanding, process new information, and retain knowledge have been studied across the globe. For decades, researchers have studied the processes of learning and stages of cognitive development. Research has led to learning theories that attempt to describe how cognition develops, how learning occurs, and how knowledge is retained. Effective teaching develops from an understanding of learning theory and how theory impacts classroom instruction and…

Why is leadership so important in society? When reflecting on what leadership really means and who represents it, many prominent figures may arise. For example, Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Great Britain curing World War II, was an astounding speaker who used his inspiring speeches to lead his people against Nazi Germany with this famous line: “I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat” (BBC, 2006). During the same period, another leader was able to successfully lead…

The Brown vs. Board of Education case of 1954 laid the official foundation to the long construction of racial equality in public schools. The ruling officially stated that all public schools in the United States must be desegregated. Although the decision did not exactly combine black and white students evenly, it leaned the Constitution more on the side of racial equality. America has progressed tremendously in the 21st century, compared to the horrendous amount of racism that occurred in the…

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY Ever-since the creation of man he always had a desire to control his reproductive life, that is to say that man’s desire to control his reproduction is as old as humanity. Giving birth is something in which mankind and animals are equal but rearing the young and especially educating them for many years is something which is a unique gift and responsibility of man. Its for this reason that it is important for human beings to put emphasis on caring for children and the…

Dear State Representatives and other supporters of the Common Core Standards, It was not until my junior year of high school that I had recognized the severe impact of your new standards on our education system. Initially, I had only thought a new standardized test was being introduced-- that the school district was simply transitioning into a new form of standardized testing. The reality was, however, that the traditional methods of teaching that have been applied to education systems all over…

Common Core Testing is Not Beneficial to Students Core Connection The administrators stuffed in suits strut through our school clenching clipboards, nod plastic smiles| Speak words like “common core,” like “standards” & “benchmarks”. But those of us who live in these rooms, who know each other's stories & share apples and granola bars because there was no food in the house after dad was arrested– We nod & smile back– Our secret knowing: Core is community Core is complex Core is connection.…