... One child had a superior score, whereas the other had an average score. However, the average child ends up thriving in his career as a mechanical engineer while the superior child struggles as a writer. These IQ tests predict school performance, but are only an indifferent predictor of performance in a profession outside of formal schooling (506). The curriculum taught in schools is restricted to ... a range of problem solving which holds nomight hold little relevance to a students career or future. Gardner believes that the purpose of schooling "should be to develop intelligences and to...

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... especially if they are Hispanic or African American. This is simply reflecting statistics that even though more minorities are enrolling in college, the rates of success for these students are still shockingly lower than those of their Asian or white counterparts. It then becomes a domino ... caught up in life and never went back. John Benson argues that the biggest fight with closing achievement and opportunity gaps is getting over the stereotypes that minorities are unintelligent and incapable of doing higher level classes. He quotes the Education Trust president Kati Haycock; "Many .....

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... justice issues. As mentioned above, I was used to working with students of younger age than these students at HYPE and I arrived at the space with some baggage of ideas and things that I utilized when working with those younger students, after soon realizing that many of those techniques ... of the most daunting tasks for this project was to find a topic or idea to focus on while completing our studies. As an aspiring educator, I would say my main claim and idea in a way found me, instead of me going out to find it. After taking careful field notes ... Tony's guidance, exceeded what they...

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... are not involved. The overall results suggest that students involved in the arts develop attention skills and long term memory that also apply to other subjects in school (The Dana Foundation, 2008). One of the studies performed concluded that students involved/experienced in music performance scored 53 points higher on the verbal portion on the SAT and 39 points higher on the math portion than ... students that are not involved/experienced in the arts (The Dana Foundation, 2008). Since the arts programs are optional courses in high levels ... of education, less students take those class...

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... -Reading Skills of Elementary Students" analyzes the use of color in music. George L. Rogers researched how the use of color affected the learning abilities of young children to read and interpret music symbols. Rogers found that the use of color did not only improve the skills of the children, but they also found the material more fun and enjoyable when the notes were in color. Rogers stated that ... there is a " considerable body of educational research outside music suggesting that the use of color in instrumental materials can improve student performance and ... . Roger's findings, ...

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... the construction of the school with a platform. The platform creates a sense of power relationship between the teachers and the students, "A platform was perhaps useful to the relationship between teacher and pupils. As he looked at it, the teacher should dominate the pupils, speak to them from high, as it were. This must be the way to go about it: place the teacher higher than the students."(Roy, 39) It gives the power to the ... the construction of the school with a platform. The platform creates a sense of power relationship between the teachers and the students, "A platform was perhap...

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... really matters in the proper teaching method? The overuse of the computer may be associated with lowering the abilities such as math skills of its users. The author David Gelernter in this article Unplugged: The Myth of computers in the classroom believes so and has several supporting facts to back his beliefs. Gelernter's article succeeds in its attempt to persuade the reader, but also seems indifferent about the topic of ... weather computers should take a permanent place in the learning process. Altogether this indifference is a flaw that could consequentially cause Gelernter's reade...

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... were 39,312 public schools compared with the previous school year's 39,011. On the other hand there is also an increase of 107 schools in the secondary level. Establishment of new schools coincides with higher government expenditures. It means that the government is expecting higher expenditures for the education sector annually. The big problem is that even if the government accounts a big part of the budget for education the rapid ... increase of enrollment always makes the allocation deficient. The increase ... ...

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... these applications are normally used to download educational contents such as lecture notes or tutorial questions. In this digital world, online learning is open for everyone especially for those who are doing it alongside work or other social responsibility. However, the concern raised with online learning is in regards to the efficiency of this method compared to face-to-face learning. Therefore ... discomfort or depressed. Apart from that, online learning requires more time than the traditional learning because the online environment is text-based. The time taken for the students to r...

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... eroticism, and distorted facts. In the last few years, the deluge of eroticism and the prevalence of horror over the Internet have already vitiated people and particular students" spirits and soul, and it is really harmful to the health of community and individuals.  Always being in the information environment, it is easy to result in self-obturation, indifferent to future, and cause narrow view ... . As time passes, it easily leads people to depressed and dusky mentality, and even become hypochondria. As the popularization of Internet has not achieved the same degree as the televisio...

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... justice activists. Neoliberals aim toward the prosperity of the nation's economy. On the other hand, social justice activist such as John Dewey, intended to build a socially just society. Today, there still isn't a firm conclusion to the disagreements between what the purpose of education should be. However, the ideals of our modern society has gradually affected the system of our public education and ... receive education that would help them succeed. On the contrary, John Dewey's principle insists that the purpose of public education is to help students create a socially just society. ...

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... explaining how much of an emotional toll teaching can take on new teachers. He notes that although they believe they realize what they are getting into, such as low salaries, large class sizes, and diminishing funding for supplies, what they are not aware of is the main issue. Unfortunately there remains little support from parents, colleagues, and school administration. ... instruction. Professors rely on teaching K-12 educators and, if public schools filled up these with these seasoned, long time teachers that could be the end of the "gravy train." His point is this: People at the top ...

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... and they are also closely linked to low educational attainment and unhealthy lifestyles (Michalos, 2005 p.39) ". Regards to this study drawn from Hayward, the statistics showed that people with lower education had insecure jobs that didn't fit their satisfaction, and without as much education the wage is set to be low. With their statistical research in Canada, it proved that ... basic); 3 (lower secondary or second stage of basic); 4 (upper secondary); 5 (post-secondary ¸ non tertiary); 6 ( first stage of tertiary); 7 (second stage of tertiary) " (Gracia 2011). The findings show, " fir...

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... and students with technology, some argue that these advancements will soon backfire. From online learning to interactive white boards to social media, technology continues to positively reshape the school experience. The progress of technology has had many positive effects and outcomes for education. Technology provides greater access to information, supports learning, and motivates and enhances students' self-esteem ... even share their work with others for guidance. Auditory feedback is reinforced to the writing process; letters, words, sentences, or entire documents can be read aloud ...

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... drastically one-sided schools of all low-income Black and Latino or all middle to upper-class whites. Current trends show that there is less "white flight" to the suburbs each year from major cities, and that many suburbs themselves are becoming increasingly majority-minority (Ryan 282). Local, state, and federal governments need to make it a top priority to ... by primarily low-income minority groups) more readily available in their neighborhoods. Cities can help reduce white flight by making the living environment more enjoyable and suitable for the average citizen; Ryan notes efforts...

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... affect students' productivity and concentration. Although the internet is useful as an educational tool, it can become a distraction. Students are often interrupted throughout class by their devices, whether it be push notifications or a new message. Although many researchers claim that the internet can provide students with course information and help them in taking notes, during lectures, discussions, or class ... presentations, students using laptops may be distracted by surfing on the internet or instant messaging with classmates or friends, leaving instructors and presenters to comp...

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... areas of learning, like reading, writing, and critical thinking skills. The easier access to the Internet can lead to problems such as cheating by using someone else's work or using their technological device to cheat during a major quiz, test, or exam. Students can store notes and look them up or use the internet during the process of taking one of these, hindering a students ability to ... rely on their own mind to produce the answer for them. Losing focus is also another problem. While there is no long-term study on whether ... assignments. Schools are starting to buy laptops for th...

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... system, there is still difficulty in exercising freedom to express exactly one's own opinion of works and have unique responses to it, and share those responses. It is as though the teachers/professors are simply copying and pasting information from book to mind without allowing discussion and freedom of thought. Ever since innovation, numerous people failed and failed again to come ... to the conclusion that a certain way, thought, or equation does not work. And what ever came of trial and error? Creativity. Humans have gained such a concept for the mere fact that sitting and taking no...

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... way of intelligently assessing experienced values, making judgmental conclusions about these values, and exploring the methodology of reaching those conclusions. It is easy to see why Dewey focused so much effort on attempting to analyze and explain the importance of education, including the moral principles of children. John Dewey's Moral Principles in Education was an analysis of moral education in schools and society ... . For Dewey, the moral development of children and adults was a never ending process. Dewey allowed that every societal ill ... probably rely on education to reinfo...

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... lives in hundreds of aspects, and we are able to truly learn them from that repetition. Yet, as I grew up, I saw many other instances of the "banking" concept where teachers were simply giving me facts or formulas or various other types of information that they expected me to memorize. A lot of it ... was useless, and I admit that I only learned a lot of things just for the exams, and then forgot about them afterwards. However, there are many pieces of information, including different techniques and interesting facts, that I "learned" in these classes ... or common compounds and their ...

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... the concepts other years I had the best teachers imaginable and felt really lucky. I would love to go to those classes because I was challenged to think and associate my learning with the real world, and wasn't solely sitting there taking in facts. In "Idiot Nation," and "Against School," Michael Moore and John ... Taylor Gatto disagree with the American School System and believe it has set students ... to fail. I concur with their idea because there are many problems with the public education system today. Schools are not preparing us enough, ... . In order to improve our school system...

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"The Idea of University" John Henry Newman's The Idea of a University is an attempt to define a liberal arts education. Newman describes liberal education as all around useful knowledge, "In one case it is called Useful Knowledge, in the other Liberal" (1121). Another definition about higher learning liberal arts at a university is for someone to learn who he or she really is or really wants to ... states, "He is at home in any society, he has common ground with every class;" (1122) to express that there aren't any barriers between fellow students, faculty, or anyone at the university. There ...

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Introduction John Dewey (1859 - 1944) was convinced that to learn comes from the individual learners' needs, and the learner should be involved in planning, executing, and evaluating activities. Wyett (1998) comments that education differs from many other human endeavors in that it is a common experience. Because almost everyone in the United States has been to school, almost everyone believes that ... of increase only as it utilizes them, and as it gradually rebuilds from their crude indifference an environment genially civilized" (PG). Halliburton (1997) explains Dewey through the metaphor...

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... a foreign language such as English because at a young age it is easier to learn a new language, so they should start learning English for three years in high school. Therefore, the three main advantages of studying a foreign language are communicating with foreigners, working with future career and using for further education. First of all, students use English for communication. Students have ... to use English to communicate with foreigners because the English language is an international language. If students speak English fluently, it will help them to contact other people more easi...

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... out of Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling published in 1992, John Taylor Gatto warns against the debilitating curriculum to which America's children are being exposed and the degenerative state it is leaving our nation. The seven lessons Gatto presents are able to elaborate the very ironic, but honest function school has in society. Gatto mentions the lack of wholeness in education. He ... Gatto feels that apathy is what is rendered by this disconnectedness and discusses what short-term enthusiasm is held by students in the classroom within the lesson of "Ind...

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