Today, there are many questions as to whether the Japanese educational system is an effective one and to whether it should or should not be reformed. ... In a book titled Japanese Society Today Tadashi Fukutake summed up the effects that the past had on the Japanese educational system of today. ... The Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Japan compiled a book called The Japan of Today and in the book it is stated that, "The central concept in Japanese education today is to produce self-reliant citizens of a peaceful and democratic state and community with respect for human rights and a love f...

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The Value of a College Degree The importance of Academic Credentials In the society that we live, having a college degree is very important. ... In the past, many years of service made one untouchable, but that does not hold true today. ... Sue Kirchhoff of USA Today stated in an article written in June of 2003, that these changes are indicative of decade-long shift from a manufacturing to a knowledge-based economy. ... Years ago many workers expected to be in the same career for most of their lives; people today face multiple careers throughout the course of their lives An example ...

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In our society today teachers don't get the credit they should or get paid like they should. ... I think that the status you get in our society today and the amount of money you earn turns people away from going into the teaching profession. ... Our society today is based largely on money and that is the reason that so many people break the law. ... I think that if our society today had no greed or jealousy it would be like Bellamy's society in the way that everyone got along and everyone treated everyone with respect and the world would be a lot more peaceful. ... Having read th...

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But society comes in and tells you to be man and that second chance is gone". ... Today's teen try's to reach this unreachable goal. They fall into the stereotypes that society puts on them, like the stereotypical male. ... In today's society Homosexuals are still not generally accepted. ... While abuse has been widely accepted today, in the 1950's it was kept secret. ...

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These two legal citations have played an instrumental part in achieving a desegregated society. ... However there lies a problem in the continuing affects of these laws as they are being practiced today in a society that does not have such an overwhelming use for them. ... Not an admirable feature of today's affirmative action. ... In this paper we have seen how affirmative action in today's desegregated society has discriminated against innocent students who are fully capable of meeting academic standards to be accepted into certain public schools. ... It seems that in today...

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Stereotypes of Literacy In today's society it seems as if everyone is given the same opportunity at receiving an education. Yet the fact is that more students in today's society do not have the choice of pursuing a higher education. ... It seems that society is taking away the only way of liberation. ... It is the ultimate way that literacy will inspire society as a whole. ... Society is inspired by literacy, but only to a certain point. ...

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Today's hottest-selling video games are the ones depicting violent acts with almost no consequences. ... Those numbers would most surely be higher if surveyed today. With so much violence being sold as entertainment, children have come to see violence as having a place in our society. ... Today's children have easy access to guns either through legal or illegal means. ... We live in a violent society. ...

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With out giving much thought for or against it, youth go to college because society expects it of them. ... Individuals that make decisions based on their own personal beliefs and not on societies expectations. ... The author tells us of how women were hurt in previous years because society told them that there place was in the home. ... (Bird 465) Society says that 18-year-olds are too young to know what is best for them, so they"re sent to college. ... Today students are misled into thinking that a diploma is a sure-fire ticket to having a good job provided them. ...

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In today's society, students are more developed in their maturity levels and what they see, learn, and hear in their everyday lives. ... In today's society, it is not rare to hear of rape and other serious crimes occurring. ... Today's movies, music, and magazines throw profanity around as if it were included in everyday vocabulary. ... Students begin to learn harsh words at much younger ages, from the people around them, such as parents, because it is what society has placed upon them. ... (ALA.org) The argument holds an excellent point, but is simply not valid due to toda...

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Take The Money and Run Today high school and collegiate athletes are leaving school in record numbers; the race for the almighty dollar has reached supersonic speeds. ... These young athletes are receiving lucrative deals worth millions of dollars when they are still in the developmental stage of their life, still very nave to the ways of the capitalistic society in which they live. They become caught up in a society that has placed the value of the dollar ahead of social development and are not prepared to turn down such offers. ... Today, as the job market becomes ever more competitive, co...

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As they interface with new individuals from diverse societies, they figure out how to grasp differences, and evacuate a few generalizations connected with a few societies. ... At the same time, with the expanding dropout rate today, understudies appear to be less inspired by learning at school and their needs transform from their unique objective of graduating. The significance of instruction today is a developing variable in light of the fact that the fate of this nation relies on upon the understudies in school today. ... School matters in light of the fact that without an altogether instr...

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Today, opportunity is available for those who can afford it. ... College specifically is one obstacle that is extremely important in advancing ones status in society. ... The importance of a good education has become absolutely crucial in moving up in society. ... In the U.S today, someone without a college education can expect positions such as a cashier, or an employee at either McDonalds or Wal-Mart. ... As Americans, we need to ask ourselves what we really value in our society. ...

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"Disability is a natural part of the human experience and in no way diminishes the right of individuals to participate in or contribute to society. ... IDEA "97 Individuals with Disabilities Act Amendment of 1997 (IDEA) is one of the most recent and updated law that is out there today that support children with disabilities and their education. ... Today mainly everyone is affected by someone that has a disability, whether it's at a grocery store, movie theater, or restaurant. ... IDEA sees children with disabilities as a part of our society and that they shouldn't be exc...

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Role expectations have been a part of our society for hundreds of years. ... However, some questioned the roles in society, which took bravery and determination. ... Today, women are allowed to work at many jobs formerly dominated my men. ... However, if it were not for simple conflicts like the water one in this story, our society likely would not be where it is today. ...

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After attacking politicians for having flaws, the author then goes on about how disappointed he is with the country and how he believes that corporate involvement with schools only damages the system and society. ... It is no surprise that most of the leaders throughout history, almost all the entrepreneurs and even the villains in society, were only able to succeed in their field because they had to acquire knowledge; they had educated themselves one way or another. ... However, this doesn't mean that the entire educational system fails to give students the fundamental skills that they n...

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Supporters of school decision and the voucher framework feel that the absence of satisfactory decision will realize an end to general society school framework. ... We all should rather help a development that will have a positive impact on the instruction of our childhood versus viewing the adolescent of today disappointment due to deficient training. ... Every one of these approaches concentrates on enhancing the training of today (Rand). ... Supporters of school decision and the voucher framework feel that the absence of satisfactory decision will realize an end to general society school...

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Learning to be Myself Looking at society through a biased scope can make many see minorities as a lesser form of life. Being born into a minority in today's world has shaped me very differently in comparison to the majority. ... Today, after having numerous friends and meeting their very great and influential personalities, I have learned to speak in public. ... It helped me understand the importance of it in society and how important it is to communicate correctly. ... Today, I talk them in the form of chit chat? ...

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Society, identity, and reality are subjectively crystallized in the same process of internalization. ... Personal interaction with peers and elders gave me an even better idea of where I stood in society. ... The same support followed into my secondary socialization where I remain today. ... The more you learn, the more you are able to contribute to society. ... I can only hope to be considered a positive contributor to society one day....

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Society, identity, and reality are subjectively crystallized in the same process of internalization. ... Personal interaction with peers and elders gave me an even better idea of where I stood in society. ... The same support followed into my secondary socialization where I remain today. ... The more you learn, the more you are able to contribute to society. ... I can only hope to be considered a positive contributor to society one day....

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Society, identity, and reality are subjectively crystallized in the same process of internalization. ... Personal interaction with peers and elders gave me an even better idea of where I stood in society. ... The same support followed into my secondary socialization where I remain today. ... The more you learn, the more you are able to contribute to society. ... I can only hope to be considered a positive contributor to society one day....

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Teachers in today's classrooms have a wider vocabulary consisting of words such as "group-work" and "brainstorming". ... In his book The School and Society, Dewey expresses his belief in how a proper educational environment at a young age enriches social and mature behaviors in each student. ... As an effort to meet the needs of the new society that is forming, as are changes in modes of industry and commerce"(p 4). ... The theory that the mind needs to expand and evolve not only with society and environment, but with mankind is astounding and intriguing. In a lot of schools today, i...

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Today's youth cannot hope to be tomorrow's leaders, if they do not attain a superior education. ... The main problem with private schools is that they are out of reach to so many of today's families. The fact that so many children are denied the opportunity to attend the school of their choice simply because they cannot afford it, is one of the predominant shortfalls of our society. ... She wrote, "Private schools perform a needed service in our society, but there is no substitute for a strong public school system which is capable of accommodating the broad-based needs and wishe...

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What is the importance of education in our society today? ... In our world today, a college degree is essential to start a career or hold a well paying job. Education is the most important thing in our world today, and it can't be stressed enough. ... The requirement to attend college, and a significant college at that is a must do in this society, and for many of the people who do not, it will plague them for the rest of their lives. ...

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I will also explain about what he thinks should happen and the problems that he sees in today's school system. But basically I will tell all of his points and ideas, to make/help education in today's world. ... The children of today, he says, "Must learn how to make a living and what to love. ... "The shape of our society, the fate of your country, depends on our young men and women who know these things. ... In this paper I have discussed Bush's plan to help the federal government with the education today. ...

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Almost every school has a reasonable code of conduct, but it is particularly difficult to understand why some schools today are so plagued by indiscipline. ... Some schools today have completely cut the teacher's leadership and authority role by taking away his disciplinary powers. ... Foolishly we remain ignorant to the changes in our society today Restructure this first sentence). . ... Every institution and society at large is governed by basic rules and laws When children are away from parents and beyond their control, the responsibility of discipline falls on the school and namel...

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