At a public/state college, the chances of a student, perhaps, getting pregnant are much higher since the moral expectations for the student are much lower. ... While students at a public/state college may go out and get high or drunk, or perhaps do something dangerous; students at a Christian college are less likely to do such things because they tend to be looked down upon. ... "(4) While Christian colleges make that there goal for students, others, such as Evergreen State College, say this about their goals for students: "OUR MISSION: The mission of The Evergreen State College is to help...

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Sir Ken Robinson argues in a conference that education is the same, the core components being the student and the teacher. ... Teaching is really an art form it's not enough to know the stuff you are teaching if you can't excite students, engage them, drive their passion for the subject. ... The educational system managed to do this task pretty well in the past, when a college degree was a sure ticket for employment. Today this is no longer true, a college degree although it helps it's no longer a guarantee that one could get a job. ... This kind of lose lose situation could be ...

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However, students who take a year off before entering college are able to improve their financial situations. ... For the students who have not yet been accepted into colleges, they will have more time to evaluate different colleges, improve their test scores, and take college preparatory classes. ... Instead of heading straight to college, students who have already been accepted into colleges may defer enrollment and take a year off or "gap year". ... Moreover, out of the large number of students who opt to take a year off only a few end up never going to college. In the same way some student...

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The research focussed on the factors responsible for selecting specialist colleges, instead of, mainstream colleges by the disabled students. ... The results of the research clearly showed, that the students were left with no option other than specialist college, when the question arises about the quality of education and their accessibility within the college. ... The factors responsible for this drawback are, firstly, the participants chosen for the study projects an 'unrepresentative sample', (Pitt and Curtin, p.398), that is, it interviews the disabled students studying only i...

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Home schooling however forces too many gaps into a child's education, that later leaves high school graduates unprepared when entering college. ... But more importantly schoolwork is at the mercy of a parent's teaching skills and motivation, forcing children to become depended on their parents and not self a dependent and ready for college. ... Becoming a self-dependent learner should be the goal of every student, if they are willing to rise to the occasion .Home schooling in all becomes a lottery in which children can misinterpret the lax attitude towards schoolwork. ... Home ...

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Student athletes have multiple financial streams they must feed such as; paying for equipment, tuition, food, and all the other bills associated with living as a college student. ... Athletes are like any other college student, most have to struggle through the difficulties of being cash strapped, and as a result of their demanding athletic and scholastic schedules, cannot carry the extra load of a job. ... Athletics are a huge part of the university or college's income. ... An example of how college athletes struggle financially happened recently. ... The main objective of any college or...

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It is this attitude and decreased allocation of resources for the male students that leave them behind their female classmates, which then affect their performance in learning on through high school and into college. ... As a result, male students are more likely to drop out of high school and not continue on to college. ... The college experience not only provides higher education, but also provides a strong foundation that provides a setting for students to learn essential interacting skills and gain maturity. Jeff Grabmeier states, "55 percent of students enrolling in 4-years colleg...

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Public School Systems Currently, public school districts are doing a very poor job of providing students with the education that is essential to excel in college courses. Changes need to occur in the school systems in order to better educate the students and prepare them for college. ... These beliefs only end up hurting the students. If the state were to require a standardized exit test for each core subject in every grade level, students would have to pay attention in class in order to actually learn the information that is imperative if they wish to succeed in college courses. ... I...

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Since MPS relies mainly on its three funding sources above, small-large businesses, parents, taxpayers, and everyone in the community look forward to MPS graduates to finish college in order to put revenue back in Milwaukee, WI. ... Students and Staff deserve the proper necessities they need to do their jobs and when they don't have those materials, this makes it harder for them to do their jobs; however, the budget for supplies and other materials is very low and students and staff have to deal with this on a regular basis. ... What I mean by this is that maybe if students had more they ...

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A recent article addressed the affect these standardized tests have on students' college success. ... Transition into college life becomes more difficult for the students accustomed to the test orientation of their former education. Most college classes emphasize higher levels of thinking. ... Graduation requirements and college application take center stage. ... While student teaching, candidates should practice involving students in various ways (315). ...

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MSU College of Education Portable Computer Technology Award Technologically proficient teachers are in great demand and many schools have begun to look for teacher candidates who can use technology appropriately for teaching. Michigan State University's College of Education is committed to preparing high quality teachers who are also technologically competent. As part of this commitment, for the 2002-2003 year, laptops will be distributed to students in the College of Education based on applications submitted by juniors, seniors, and Interns. ... Who: This grant will be distribute...

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*Freire suggests in The Banking Concept of Education that the teacher-student relationship nowadays, inside or outside the school, appears to be more like a narration practice, which means the teacher only focuses on how many given facts the students can memorize. ... Not until my first college history class had I known that history itself could be so "alive." ... During the discussions, the teacher and the students thoroughly practiced the so-called "reversible learning" - learning from one another, which harmonized the contradicting ideas among the teacher and the students. ... Therefore as ...

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Millions of people, businesses and organizations take full advantage the endless possibilities that come with being part of the "global community"; and many colleges and universities are no exception. ... This is because not only can professors not instantly respond to students' supplementary questions, but they tend to give very general advice to students due to the lack of their information. ... As a result, students can obtain advice tailored for each of them as well as they will be more likely to be successful in the courses than students who take online courses. In addition, st...

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Russon (61) found a similarity between predictive formulas for general college achievement and those for college achievement in business education. ... In his attempt to determine the effectiveness of various types of laboratory treatment for beginning college accounting students, Larson (39) found that students assigned to "enriched" laboratory treatment obtained insignificantly higher mean achievement scores in accounting than those students assigned to the "regular" or to the neglected laboratory treatments. ... From the data of 128 college men and women enrolled in the first quarter of ...

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There should be a number of different courses or curricula in secondary schools and colleges designed for people with different abilities and different vocational goals. The high school should offer commercial, homemaking, mechanical arts, agriculture, and college-preparatory courses. ... In this common core there should be no sectioning of students by vocational aim or social position. ... The students' aptitudes, abilities, and expectations in life should be assessed and considered by wise and well-trained counselors who should then give the students and their parents their honest and f...

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There is also a difference in cultural capital and student involvement that implies high-class students are more likely to advocate for themselves while lower class students are not. These factors can set back a group of students while push others far ahead (Lareau, 2000). ... Latino students have also remained apart of this increasing segregation (Orfield 2000). ... Statistics on educational achievement by race or ethnicity show that white, black and Asian children have better school rediness skills than Hispanics ages 3-6.Inlater education, Asian and white students still achieve higher scor...

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The middle-class teacher may not be able to communicate as well with the lower-class student as she could with a middle class student. ... Poor and minority students are more likely to be placed in low tracks (Oakes, 64) than middle-class children, probably because teachers misinterpret certain students' abilities. ... Teachers who couldn't relate to lower-class students weren't respected by those students. ... For instance, a middle-class father who is an environmental engineer with a college degree in environmental science can help his daughter with her science classes and sci...

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No matter what the reason adults are choosing to enter or re-enter college, the numbers speak loudly and clearly as to the motivation of this population. In terms of re-entry to college to receive a Master's or higher, the numbers are telling. The number of graduate students older than 50 grew by 38 percent between 2001 and 2005, to about 173,000 from 125,000, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. That's more than twice the rate of growth for graduate students overall (Larson, 2008). ... Employers, as well, are encouraging distance learning as an acceptable ...

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Already, there have been too many injuries and deaths of students in schools. ... I am interested in this issue because I believe that greater discipline in schools will decrease the student violence and the growing crime rate. ... This may be a result of innocent students being mentally and physically bullied in schools. I would like to see young teenagers enjoy their education and to leave high school with a firm foundation for college and soaring dreams for their futures. ... I understand that students do not enjoy serving the consequences of discipline, but I do believe it is the best way ...

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Monbusho provides a national curriculum that identifies what students and teachers need to know to prepare themselves for the national entrance exams. ... That over 94 percent of Japanese students go on to high school education and that there are over 960 universities and colleges including junior colleges - these facts are no guarantee of the positive development of education. ... In 1968-1969 there were campus disputes by students who were against the then present conditions of research and education. ... It is the later high school years of students and the entrance exams they must take ...

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This generalization created by The Regents Board has sparked a flame of fury amongst the families of special needs children, especially since the commencement credential could potentially hinder their child's chances of employment or going to college in the future. ... The skills credential will only be offered to students with the uttermost level of special needs (students with poor language skills and no ability to write or take a test), which is criteria that only fits about one percent of students currently in special education. ... This means that those students' individual need...

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The recent Raffles Institution students not able to enter Junior Colleges has sparked a buzz about IP and DSA schools. I do agree with the author's point of view about students entering branded schools that the DSA routes to branded schools are tough and arduous, and might bring about many negative impacts to the student, one of which has been displayed by the RI students who did not perform to standards. ... This is a stereotype that students entering branded schools would have better results, but, it is not about the school, but about the students. ... They might not have the right qu...

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Most secondary schools and colleges teach by this manner. ... A classical education will get a student through college better than a multicultural education will, but a multicultural education will get a person further in life that a classical education will. ... A multicultural education better prepares a student for life in America. ... Leaving out many other views that may better answer some of the questions students have. ... Not all of the students would understand all the different cultures being taught. ...

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Before government got involved in school curriculum and prior to all the standardize testing the United States had a much more successful graduation rate with students going on to college and earning useful degrees. The value of college degrees is quickly diminishing and teachers are just as concerned, but are too afraid to fight the machine that is creating the problems. ... Schools are no longer teaching to the student, they are teaching to test. ... In the same form, students need to be educated, not prepared for a test. ... More often doctors are prescribing drugs to keep students from h...

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If colleges prepared teachers at higher levels, principals showed aggressive support, administration received bonuses when teachers passed a 3 or 4 year mark, and there was a clear social contract between schools and their communities, progress may ensue. ... The potential impact this information has on students can be extremely detrimental. Teachers that feel stressed and unappreciated can have inadvertent negative effects on their students. ... Negative classroom energy can directly affect not only student learning, but behavior as well. ... Underappreciated, unenthusiastic teachers can i...

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