Secondary education

further your education you will need it.Getting more education than your average high school diploma or a set of skills is the key to be successful. It’s time to stop pushing all of our students to go to college, and instead push them towards the path that is right for them.(Jillian Gordon). There’s many students that go on to college when it is not for them and end up dropping out. Some believe that the associates will be equal to a high school diploma in the future and that the education you…

students. My education consisted of confused stares and not so subtle comments about “where I belonged”…

twelfth grade education by requiring United States’ schools to describe their success in terms of students’ attainment of academic standards and performance on standardized tests” (Hyun, 2003). The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which evidently replaced the NCLB is a US law passed in December 2015 that governs the country’s K-12 public education policy. “Under the Every Student Succeeds Act, states would get significant leeway in a wide range of areas, with the US Department of Education…

Meet Jozina Campbell. She’s a high achiever finishing her years in high school, and she joined the Gateway program for successful, college-bound African-American and Hispanic students. To Jozina, Gateway was an opportunity to seize—the first step onto the path that would take her to success. But it took up a lot of time from the things she enjoyed most, like her academics or her leadership roles in the community. The speakers at the program told Jozina everything she should do to get ready for…

From as early as middle school the educational system begins to ingrain how important going to college is for each individual, whether they attend a trade school, community college, or university. Students take tests that suggest where they are more knowledgeable, what they are more interested in, what field they are more likely to succeed in. This sets up each individual to discover their interests and hone the necessary skills to ultimately get accepted into the college of their choice. For…

Graduating High School I had several Ideas on how life was going to work. I would finish high school then off to college and a high paying job after. In high school no one had a practical conversation with me on the inner workings of life such has how to apply for college and what was the job availability for by chosen career. You see no one in my family had attended college, therefore I had no ideas about college and career planning. The first year out of school I attending a community college…

For a higher level salary, some form of college degree is required. With dedication, time, and effort everyone can and will succeed regardless of the situation a person is experiencing. A large amount of high school graduates would like to attend college, unfortunately the majority of students are worried they aren’t capable of handling the stress, and wonder how they are supposed to do all of the homework, essays, and research projects that 's asked of them. There are several tips to help calm…

Education is the number one important impact in a child’s life. Education can provide information about the past and how to overcome the struggle in life by having the best education you can get to help their family with support after finishing college. Since the 17th century, schooling changed over the century with positive and negative outcomes. Being a student, I have noticed that the educational system changed over the years. Back when I was in the elementary in the 90s, we would use our…

type of creativity has been discovered. “Little-c” creativity is everyday creativity that takes place. This form of creativity can be practiced by anyone (Iowa State University). In addition to creativity, the arts play a major role in student education. Fine arts are all forms of art that can typically be taught in a school setting. Some examples of fine arts include painting, singing, and playing an instrument (Upitis 1). Arts in general, however, provide a way for students to express…

Is Finland’s Education a Model for the Future, or a Model of the Past? Upon first assumption, school systems are believed to be most successful when students are assaulted with hours and hours of time in school combined with another couple hours outside the classroom. Makes sense right? The more time one spends practicing material, the better students will be able to comprehend and apply the material to real world situations. Viewing very objectively, this is true in most cases; however, one…