Vocational education

employability as a vehicle mechanic. I have met with his father on a regular basis to discuss his grades, social skills, and to develop his Individualized Educational Plan (IEP). I have observed Steve in other core academic classes as well as his vocational classes, while attending sporting events, and during his independent work around the school. Research questions developed to focus and guide this case study include: 1) What effective social skill strategies increase development of…

A liberal education is believed to offer a more expanded range of studies that is supposed to offer its students more wide range knowledge rather than what is gained from a traditional University. Newman talks about how much more is beneficial from Liberal arts which one gets form attending. Although I do agree with Newman’s definition of liberal education I don’t agree that having a liberal education is the only way to gain a accomplished mind of knowledge because a person can become…

Throughout our adolescent years, many of us received constant bombardment about attending college after high school. Those with the willpower and motivation in most cases tend to go down the college path; others will see little to no value in the vast expense of college for their chosen trade. Over the years, thru various studies it has been proven that college graduates in most cases earn more over their lifetime compared to high school graduates. On the other hand, you have the occasional high…

much formal education, they all were “intelligent” due to the lessons they learned at work. Given my family’s own experience, I can attest to that. Throughout all of the generations of my family, half have attended a traditional university, while the others went to work or had a different experience, some even had both. In the recent decade though, my cousins and I have leaned towards traditional classroom learning because that is what was taught to us in a class. At same time,…

students with special education needs is also greater than that of male ones. Surprisingly, the score of extremely physically challenged students in convectional pattern is higher than those with less extreme disabilities. The difference in choice of academic group also has an effect on career development patterns…

In the article “Zero Tolerance for Zero Tolerance” by Richard L. Curwin and Allen N. Mednler the authors start by discussing how schools should not use the zero tolerance policy with every student. The Zero tolerance policy was first originally established to help improve safety in schools. This can be done by making sure that all children regardless of their age, race, athletic ability, and or parental influence. The authors explain how the schools used this as an excuse to treat all the…

In this paper, I will demonstrate that how and why I followed some rules as a Chinese high school student. During the high school student life in China, we were required to wear uniforms whenever at school. Also, we could not wear any accessories such as rings and necklace. A uniform is an object that represents the student status, which means the uniform is a symbol of school and student. Since every school have different uniforms, I was the symbol of my school whenever I wear the uniform.…

The way students act outside of the classroom, is the way that they also act in the classroom. It may take time to show it, but the character traits of each student will resemble how they are in a learning environment. Each student is a different person, and they all have different ways of learning, however, if they don’t have good character traits it will start to affect the way of learning. Character traits of high school students will effect them later on in their life. Having good character…

their talents, learn valuable life lessons, and stay active in their years of adolescence. “In The Case Against High School Sports,” Amanda Ripley argues that high school sports should be terminated because they are expensive and prioritized over education and safety. The author argues that high schools should get rid of sports because they are too expensive. In the article, Ripley discusses the cost of sports at Premont High School, a small high school located in Premont, Texas. The annual cost…

There are two different ways of achieving a college education: taking either online or traditional classes. I have experienced both online and traditional classes and have found they both have their benefits and drawbacks. I graduated high school twentieth in my class of one hundred and thirty-two students, from Whitesboro High School in the spring of 2008. The following fall, I started college at Grayson County College. At the time I was working full time at Lunar Golf at Midway Mall in Sherman…