Changes need to occur in the school systems in order to better educate the students and prepare them for college. ... If teachers do not receive certification to instruct the subject they are teaching, it creates a sizeable setback in the school system by not providing students with the information they need to learn during that course. School districts should require certification for all teachers who wish to work in their school system. ... School systems brainwash their students into believing that as long as they have the information memorized on test day, they will not need to know it ...

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The Japanese educational system is one that differs greatly from the system implemented in the United States. ... When the Meiji Restoration took place in 1868 the Japanese school system was reformed and in 1872 a new educational system was implemented. ... The government plays an important role in the Japanese educational system. ... Even though much time is spent studying the information needed solely for passing the entrance exams, teachers also spend an amount of time helping students who are of "lower-than-average academic ability" to learn necessary things that would not be on the ent...

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I aim to walk through part of the journey of the education system. ... Then move into my own story as a student in the system. ... The story begins with Education System (Ed for short). ... If I struggled to fit into the system at my first school, I found this school even more difficult. ... I have completed courses and spent many hours catching up the skills to access the information technology that is available today. ...

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This challenge was brought about by the idea that America's public school system is failing as a whole. There are many opinions as to why the system is not performing as it once had. ... The most known component of NCLB is the requirement of the school systems to administer standardized tests in order to monitor the progress of both the students and the school system. ... It becomes less important for students to relate the information they learn to their everyday lives. ... However, the main question for school systems is what is a quality teacher? ...

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As basic education has been universalized, information explosion and knowledge growth highlight the need for innovative strategies and approaches in education. ... This study aims to analyse and compare the different educational systems. ... The educational systems in the three different schools will be analyzed for three particular schools- American International School that follows the American system, Carmel School Kuwait which follows the Indian system and Kuwait English School which follows the British system. ... The study will be limited to eleventh grade systems of these schools. ... T...

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Now that we've recognized what's wrong with the education system, what caused these problems? ... Well, as technology improves we have much more access to information through the internet. ... People are either corrupting the school system for themselves, or for someone who is threatening them to do it for them. ... This education system has been considered the most effective and most successful in North America. Many other systems start out strong but fall to the corruption that easily takes over. ...

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Abstract In this paper, Turkish Educational System will be described in detailed. ... " This research will try to answer these questions and illustrate the education system of Turkey in a detailed way. To achieve this, every part of education system will be illustrated separately. ... In the second year, they have the same courses with the first year and they add new information that they learnt before, additionally; they start to learn English as a foreign language. ... It is obvious that in primary schools, the information is taught by building up to old ones and it is achieved by eche...

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Wouldn't teaching to the test cause the teachers to miss out on important information that isn't on the test? ... Teaching to the test disables the teachers to actually teach the information of the era or subject. ... School systems start standardized testing on young children, as young as the age of eight all the way up to high school when the child has reached the age of eighteen. ... This inhibits the students from actually learning the information being taught. ... Testing was only used for the purpose of aiding the students to become better learners and better equipped for the...

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Middle and secondary school teachers help students explore more deeply into subjects introduced in elementary school and expose them to more information about the world. ... It is also very important for teachers to use films, slides, overhead projectors, and the latest technology in teaching, including computers, telecommunication systems, and video discs. ... Students also use the Internet for individual research projects and information gathering. ...

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The Philippine educational system has been assailed by various sectors of the society for its deficiencies, which have allegedly led to the deterioration of quality. ... For many years the national government has been focusing on the improvement of the education system in the country. ... The shift of students is an indication of a backlog in the system. ... PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES AND STRATEGIES A) Objectives The objectives of the Philippine educational system may be gathered from the Educational Act of 1982 , the Philippine Constitution and the Philippine Development Plan. ...

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The internet is the IT system. ... Online schooling would make access to information much easier. ... Instead of setting up a complex school system, a simple internet connection could be set up. The kids then could simply use the already existing school systems. ... Students are going to want to do as good as possible and cheating would be very easy with an online system. ...

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Imagine a college or university system that offers classes that are only based on majors, no more general education classes that are not relate. ... First, public school systems should take education more serious, there have been many incidents that I have seen a teacher not make an effort to motivate students into really applying themselves. ... Education systems should be changed for these reasons and many more.  ... Though it is important to learn the "basics" of information, there comes a time when it is no longer thought to be demanded- college.  ...

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Therefore, something must be done to change this unjust testing system because it proves nothing about an individual. ... During the course of a students 12 or 13 year career in school they pick up thousands of pieces of information. ... Abandoning the test would be the easiest way to solve this problem in our education system. ... Humans aren't perfect, minds forget information and there's nothing that can change that. ... A change in this system has been due for years. ...

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In the admission system of our society an important factor is the standardized testing. ... In my high school, the teachers had a mindset to "practice" and "cover" the information on standardized tests which made it difficult to understand. I felt that I was not learning the information, which made comprehending the information difficult. By limiting teachers in their ability to teach, it prevents our education system from being effective. Standardized tests make this system unproductive, as it lowers individual wisdom and insight given by teachers to their students....

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Michael Moore's "Idiot Nation" focuses on the failure of the educational system by using his own past experiences. ... Even though our educational system is not perfect and has flaws like any other system, it empowers citizens; it is helped by the aid of the private sector and it is in good standing compared to previous times. ... From early on, the human race has strived to acquire information, develop its own thinking, share ideas, and question its surroundings. ... It is the back bone of an educational system that provides education for those who want it. ... This meant los...

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Over the years, the educational system in America has improved immensely. ... This information is necessary for life. ... This system is very pointless. ... This is also a large flaw in the educational system. ... After all, most students come to college with the information that they need to know. ...

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As a fragment of the American Education system assimilates testing has been around since the mid-1800s. ... He wanted to make the education system more impartial so he decided to make an effort to uplift standards. ... (Debbie Thompson) As Mckinsey & Company said, " 20 school systems that have achieved significant, sustained, and widespread gains on national and international assessments used proficiency targets for each school and frequent, standardized testing to monitor system progress.... Furthermore, the fundamental intentions for these assessments are to present information require...

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Set the standard and the audit will become a must-do into the future so that the information to be presented in the report or audit gathered and tracked. The information can be presented as an Excel document that shows the daily collection and disbursement of funds. ... Schools ought to put systems are in place to have information available when needed and detail what the school anticipates back, so the auditors know when they have completed their job. The information can readily available as an Excel document or a signed report that the analysis what had been done and the accounts have been s...

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Although No Child Left Behind (NCLB) had admirable goals, it has actually resulted in dumbing down the American education system. ... This made standardized, bubble in, multiple choice learning a priority in the American public school system. ... Because of time constraints, teachers were hard-pressed to deliver the "test" information in a way that would reach the academic diversity of the classroom. ... It is dumbing down the American educational system. ... Teacher lectures that impart test information cause students to become bored and disengage in learning. ...

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While many of us would like a pass-fail system better, all of us worry about how we"re doing. One essay that intrigued me about this topic is Jerry Farber's "A Young Person's Guide to the Grading System." It is about his views on the grading system in our schools today. ... He says that to have no grades at all would be his ideal, but proposes the credit system as a more practical alternative. ... Businesses are looking at more information about the student, not only their GPA, but also their class rank and GPA of the graduating class. ...

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But by doing so, those institutions could not accurately judge potential students based entirely on a system that encourages memorization and in some instances cheating instead of learning for the sake of accumulating long-lasting knowledge that benefits ones" future. This is why colleges and universities should abolish the current grading system and replace it with one that would more accurately show and praise a student's abilities, creativities, strengths, and weaknesses as well as their unique qualities to stand out, lead, and direct control instead of just the cumulative GPA's....

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Another negative effect the internet may have is that the information an adolescent may view might be falsified. The information on the Internet is uncontrolled and there is no way to check its reliability or how acceptable references are. By experiencing all of this information, children are less able to discriminate between what is and is not real, and they are unable to differentiate reality in the virtual world. ... Just like everything else, new information spreads from child to child like wildfire. ... Drugs and alcohol are not the only issue that children are faced with their peers; one...

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There are many different things wrong with education. Some problems seem like they can't be fixed and that people argue over them all the time. Everyone wonders how things would be if these problems would be fixed. I think that the most important problems in education now would be "Is online learnin...

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Most will agree the public needs an educational system beneficial to all, but many people have different opinions on how this can be done and what a beneficial educational system is. ... In the documentary "Waiting for Superman," the public education system is viewed as broken. ... Public schools are not a perfect system, but many of the other systems are flawed as well. ... Charter schools are supposed to be the answer to this problem by creating rules that change the whole system. ... It's easy to say that Charter schools aren't standing up to their claims but when you really loo...

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We eventually decided GPA, high school information, and SAT score would be the most important criteria. ... Comparing this with the point system used by the University of Michigan we ended up choosing applicants two, four, six, and eight. ... As was mentioned in Henslin Chapter seven, inequality is built into the very social system of America. ... This was illustrated in our class activity by the applications which asked for alumni information. ... We were especially divided on how much to rely on high school information. ...

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