A generation ago, cellular phones and computers were envisioned in episodes of Star Trek. Today, they are everywhere, and today's students have to learn technological skills, more so than the last generation. Previous generations were required to learn the basics: reading, writing, math, science, and history. ... We need to educate students with the future in mind, not only for the employment positions available today. ... Schools and teachers should have autonomy in order to create highly educated, innovative workers for the future. ...

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This will help me in the future to open up my own business. ... History shows us that the older generations did not need computers, for one, because they had not been invented yet. ... Just as I had incorporated the use of calculators in my studies so has the younger generation incorporated the use of computers. ... The point is that each generation is using the tools available at that time to help them learn. With each new generation the level and pace of education increases. ...

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They fail to see that this is the place where their children can succeed and have a chance at a better future. ... In my family my sister is the first from our entire generations to have received a bachelor's degree. ... Which is a great liberation for our future family and our past. ... Our future generations won't have to start from the bottom anymore. ...

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My view is if prohibition were to pass, we should brace ourselves for a huge new generation of Al Capones. This is why it is time to take the initiative to educate ourselves and the younger generation on the harmfulness of tobacco products. ... Sure, children need to pay attention to their English and Math courses, but will they be able to use them in the future if they are lying in a hospital bed with emphysema? ... As smoking decreases from generation to generation, the health of the American people will increase and life expectancies may rise also. ...

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Whether the connection is made through myths and stories or though real documents like the Declaration of Independence, humans use history both as a guide for the future and as a reference to the past. ... The Greek gods, as we see them, were fictitious characters, inventions of the pervious generations to teach moral lesson to the next generation. ... They need to take into account the diversity of how different cultures use history to educate the next generation of children. ...

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In conclusion, education is the foundation of every society; we can't jeopardize the future of our communities because political discrepancies. School districts, teacher associations and union representatives should work together with sectors that are willing to contribute and commit to education causes for a better future. All in all organizations that advocate for public and charter schools should find common ground and left aside Political barriers in order to make of education a better experience for young generations. ... The imbalanced support received by charter schools or quality...

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Summary Since women entered the academy over the generations, the academy itself has been transformed. ... What has been particularly intriguing and important is the way in which feminist sociological theories, methodologies and pedagogies have contributed to the complexity and diversity of the changes, challenging future developments (David, 2003). ...

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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. ... In past generations, many wanted an education just for the sake of learning--it was considered to be sacred. ... The motive for learning in students today is not out of pure interest; rather it is to be able to get into a good college in order to get a good job in the future. ... Most students ideology of schooling is that it is merely an opportunity to provide a pathway to a successful future rather that an opportunity to learn. ...

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These past and present groups fought for equality of future generations and they have made life easier for many minority groups. ... The education gap between these two generations is a sign that progress has been made in the educational system to give minorities a better chance in life. ...

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Their overnight successes are eradicating generations of poverty and second class citizenship. ... Our institutions of learning have been developed by a free society in order to educate and prepare future generations to become successful citizens. ...

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The values that I believe in play a very important role in my life. These important values have been greatly influenced by my family. My values include family, education, religion, and freedom. The beliefs I have are important because they shape the way I live my life in a way that I think is desir...

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Thornton concludes by suggesting that it is unlikely in the near future either cultural transmission or more critical version of social studies will monopolize the curriculum (Levstik 65). ... Even though, the voluntary-minority may have some difficulties in school, they do not fail generation after generation, as involuntary minorities. ...

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Thornton concludes by suggesting that it is unlikely in the near future either cultural transmission or more critical version of social studies will monopolize the curriculum (Levstik 65). ... Even though, the voluntary-minority may have some difficulties in school, they do not fail generation after generation, as involuntary minorities. ...

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You know that this test will dictate your college application, and ultimately your future. ... For example, they replace good teaching skills with "drill n' kill" teaching skills, skills that are needed to let our generation and the next generation thrive. ...

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Which occurance would be inevitable if not for the new ideas and efforts of the next generation. ... Vera Brittain's reading entitled "Testament of Youth" is also a biography regarding her "War Generation" era of schooling. ... According to her mother this was not an acceptable occupation to strive for and Sally was strongly advised against becoming an artist, with reason that "there's no future in it"(page 96). ...

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Arguably this generation enjoys better educational opportunities than did those of generations before. ... Over time, various academic institutions in the United States incorporated computer courses in to their academic curriculums to emphasize the need for developing the technology for future generations and to enhance the academic community's ability to create new services toward a more modern society. ...

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Learning from computers can have a great effect on the future of one's job placement as most job's use some sort of computer technology. ... In reference to using computers to learn, Emily Listfield, author of "Generation Wired," reports that "studies have shown multitasking can lead to faster response time, improved peripheral vision, and a greater ability to shift through information quickly.... Not all teachers are using the sites yet because it's not a traditional teaching method for most; but in the near future many will. ... There are many positive advantag...

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These things are becoming more prevalent as the technological future advances and society becomes more demanding for efficient ways to accomplish goals." ... As a matter of fact, an increasing number of schools are beginning to introduce at least one computer science class in their curriculums, with the purpose to make of students more comfortable and susceptible to computer uses as means for improvement in their future lives. ... This is different from older generations where they were forced to depend on computers later on in life." ...

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He successfully contends that creativity is necessary to the education system to prepare future generations for the unexpected challenges that lie ahead. ... A solution to the problems Robinson identifies is summarized when he says, "the only way we'll do that is by seeing our creative capacities for the richness they are and seeing our children for the hope that they are and our task is to educate their whole being so they can face this future....

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He changed the way the future of the world was being taught. ... It is music to this student's and future educators ears. ... Dewey repeatedly referred to the population and society's need and dire straights to educate their young to aid in the rise in prosperity not only as a generation or nation, but also as a people. ...

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In today's world, education can take someone a long way. According to a study done at the University of Hawaii, a person with an associate's degree makes $400k more in their lifetime than a person with a high school diploma would. This is just the income gap between two of the lowest education certi...

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Gradgrind in Charles Dickens' Hard Times established their schools to ensure that their own individual views and philosophies were passed on to the next generation. ... In Dickens' view, this classroom has been intentionally created as a factory whose express purpose is to manufacture future workers. ...

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Though it will take time for progressive ideas on the teaching of writing to take hold, the new generation of teachers will almost certainly complete the transition from the old school of thought to the new. This is an exciting prospect for the future of both teachers and students of writing. ...

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The teachers in the lower classes don't care about the children or their future, but instead, are just there to get their paychecks. ... Since many working class parents are first generation immigrants or never really went to school or learned the value of education, they don't know what they can do for their child. ...

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Autonomy concerns decisions that one has to make concerning the future direction of one's adult life. ... Civic education concerns the preparation of young people for their future roles as citizens. ... In modern Caribbean societies the onus is on the future generation to ensure sustainable development especially for developing nations. ...

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