Pearson Education

the country is susceptible to failure. Thus, it is imperative for each generation to be educated. Pearson is the world’s largest publishing company and based on their extensive market and resources the magnitude of their impact…

their children using peripatetic tutors or sent them to small local private schools. Historians point out that reading and writing were two important skills in the colonial era. Writing was mostly taught to boys, but some privileged girls as well. Education in early american history…

Dr. Janice Hillard, PhD, LMHC “Whatever you do, work at it wholeheartedly as though you were doing it for the Lord and not merely for people” Collosians 3:23 Dr. Hillard is a female, African American, Christian, and Counselor Educator that has persisted through the rigor of doctoral studies, and is teaching Human Services – Mental Health Counseling program serving “nontraditional” learners. There are common themes surrounding success strategies, trends in the field, obstacles to avoid in…

Press Boddy, D., Boonstra, A., Kennedy, G., (2008). Managing Information Systems. 3rd ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Bonnett, A., (2001). How to argue. Harlow : Prentice Hall Cameron, S., (2009). The Business Student’s Handbook: Skills for Study and Employment. 5th ed. Harlow: Financial Times/ Prentice Hall Grauer, R.T., Mulberry, K. & Scheeren, J., (2008). Exploring Microsoft Excel 2007. Harlow: Pearson/Prentice Hall Moon, J.A., (2007). Critical Thinking: An Exploration of Theory and…

A factor that ties into ill-funded schools and LEP students is race and socioeconomic status. The bottom line is “children who are given opportunities for more and better education tend to do better on the standardized tests that measure the learning that such education produces” (Sternberg). It’s obvious that students who come from low-income backgrounds are not able to afford the extra support that these exams offer such as textbooks, classes, apps, and tutors that are all geared towards the…

courses, can also better demonstrate the student’s abilities and intelligence. This would enable educators to use multiple measures to evaluate higher order thinking skills and deeper knowledge rather than standardized tests. Isn’t the goal of education to get students to develop higher level thinking and problem solve for themselves…

passed in 2001 standardized testing, and teaching to a test have become the new normal. The two are quickly robbing students of a true education. Today we will look into why we should do away with standardized testing due to the stress it puts on teachers and students, the amount of money that companies are making off of our education system, and that it is hurting education and everyone who is involved. The pressures of standardized testing put immense stress on students and teachers. Teachers…

summer break.”(Pearson) “Year-round schools let kids engage in their learnings for the majority of the year,” says Pearson. Year-round school has approximately the same days of class as traditional school.…

The year-round schooling program often receives a thumbs-down due to the additional burden it places on parents. With frequent breaks under the year-round education system, working parents will have to scramble for daycare arrangements. According to Pearson and Geier (2014), families can end up having siblings on different attendance schedules. If children in one family are not on the same school schedule, it will not be possible to arrange family vacations. A community member interviewed by the…

Freire developed his interest in education while pursuing an advanced education at the University of Recife in 1943. After graduating, Freire pursued a teaching career and while doing so, he became quite disturbed by the large number of illiterate students. Due to his heavy concern, he began creating studies to help understand why so many of these students were illiterate. He discovered hat there was two types of learning, the banking method and the problem-posing education. The banking method…