School examinations

theme in I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai is education. Females were denied an education all throughout Pakistani history. In the recent century, females were granted the right to go to school but they were still persecuted for going to school. Then the Taliban took over and slowly prevented girls from attending school. Many girls, like Malala, were enraged because they were not allowed to better themselves through schooling. Unlike the other girls, Malala made it her life’s mission to fight for…

Standardized testing, although this was not its original purpose, became a way for school boards to measure the success rates of students at those schools and the teachers’ ability to teach the required material. This process became known as the “test and punish” approach, and can lead to an indirect bias towards teachers. If, for example, a teacher has a poor reputation among students at a school, students could purposely score lower on that particular section of a standardized test simply…

different answer from the previous one. When I was younger, I wanted to be a teacher, but then it started changing as I grew older from a singer to a pharmacist and now back to a teacher. Throughout high school, most of my volunteer work dealt with teaching children how to swim or being a Sunday school teacher. While looking at my volunteer work on my college application, I realized that I really enjoyed the spontaneity and jocularity that stems from being in the presence of children and decided…

Standardized tests are assessments mandated by the government that all students are required to take. These examinations are compulsory to graduate and attain your diploma. The scores students get on these tests are used to assess the level they are at in the particular areas in school, and mainly define a student as either a failure or a success. Standardized tests are extensively harmful to a student’s academic development. They contribute to the evident increase of students’ anxiety levels…

becoming mandatory in schools throughout the United States. Standardize test is any test in which the same test is given in the same manner to all test takers. Almost every teacher, parent and student have an opinion on the subject. Herbert J. Walberg “Standardized Testing is a Good Way to Measure Student Learning,” and Don W. Hooper “Standardized Testing and Assessment improves Education,” agree that standardized testing is effective and will improve the performance in schools, in teachers, and…

how many people decide to pursue PhD because they love doing research, but I am one of those people. I was raised in a learning oriented family, my father went to graduate school many years ago, and he kept doing research through his whole career life. Even in his age, he still want to pursue another degree in graduate school. My parents always educated me that, one life is short, only by making contribution to your own field can you make your life meaningful. The thought of being a researcher…

doctor... 'All of 'em'" (Vonnegut 2). This evidence proves that attending Whitehill was not an option for Eli, it was a set expectation that he would go. His parents never bothered to ask him if he was even interested in attending the preparatory school, which made Eli feel uncomfortable telling them that he wasn't accepted to Whitehill. This led to major problems later in…

general what comes to mind when one thinks about the average public High School? First there's the cinderblock walls, ironically mimicking that of prisons, if not for their colorful hand-print wall art. Then you have the boring lunches, which tend to trick the masses into being tasteful with their overload of caloric salt and oil content. When comparing America's public high schools to that of the most elite boarding school in the nation, the differences are far beyond singular. For the…

There are many striking contrasts between schools in the United States and Japan such as their views and visions on education. The central purpose for education in Japan has been for “building national unity, developing a technically competent labor force, and identifying and educating its future leaders. (p. 12)” While the American education system was intended more on responding to “local and individual needs,” and enhancing the “efficiency and enjoyment of the individual. (p.12)” Overall,…

Introduction Every pupil is unique, with different aptitudes, capabilities and talents. It is important for schools to provide an education that caters to pupils’ differing abilities and prepares them for life. Thus, Subject-based Banding (SbB) has been introduced to ensure that pupil’s interests and strengths are taken into consideration. Schools are able to offer pupils a mix of Standard or Foundation subjects depending on their aptitude in each subject. The policy provides pupils with…