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    American Education vs. Foreign Education The structures of foreign education programs are seen by some as being superior to the American education program due to differences in laws and preparation of material. It might be that education in non-U.S lands is dictated through more strict laws concerning what can be taught to the public youth‚ and even that can be interpreted in a different manner than its original intention. The level of unification in foreign systems causes a strong central backbone

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    Paskevichyan ENGWR 300 Prof. Sapra 2/5/14 The American Dream of Education Have you ever wondered how far your education can take you? Everyone wants to live The American Dream‚ and with that dream comes The American Dream of Education. Society expects us to do well in school and graduate with the highest degree in college. This does not come easy to most Americans. John Taylor Gatto the author of “Against School” says “help kids take an education rather than merely receive a schooling.” (143)

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    Santa María Dr. Jason Buchanan September 28th‚ 2012 “Peruvian Education System should follow one of the most efficient education systems of the World: The Finland education system‚ hoping to achieve a better position in the list of world education rankings”. Abiding in the words of the Spanish philosopher Jose Ortega y Gasset‚ is not a new story to acknowledge that “There is not great nation‚ without good education”. Considering statistics‚ (that we wish they will be biased)‚ it’s

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    Americans Take Their Education For Granted Americans take their education for granted. Education has become one of the most important aspects of a person’s. With seventeen years of formal education‚ a person can do almost anything he or she wants to do. Yet many in America take this for granted. Some American students today would rather not be in school. They would be much happier at home or going someplace with their friends. Once in school‚ many students forget why they are there—to get

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    The education system in America is a topic that I have put much thought into. I have several friends who aspire to be teachers‚ and occasionally I hear about the flaws in the teaching system similar to the issues Henslin explained. I come from an upper-middle class town with an award winning public education system‚ and many of my classmates moved from neighboring towns so that they could be a part of our school system. Reading this chapter made me reflect on the education I was given‚ and it was

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    Education and The American Dream The American Dream was defined by James Truslow Adams in 1931 as‚ "Life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone‚ with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement"(Clark). Today‚ a college degree‚ owning your own home and achieving more success than the generation prior has become synonymous with the American Dream‚ with most believing it is an attainable goal for anyone who puts in the effort. Barack Obama has recently fueled this belief

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    obtain in the American Education arena. Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia reports that‚ “Jim Crow laws were state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States. Enacted after the Reconstruction period‚ these laws continued in force until 1965. They mandated de jure racial segregation in all public facilities in states of the former Confederate States of America‚ starting in 1890 with a "separate but equal" status for African Americans. Conditions for African Americans were consistently

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    morals is to create a menace in society.”- Theodore Roosevelt. Education is a pillar of modern‚ post-industrial society. Education has been the crown jewel coveted by individuals looking to make their mark on society; such as Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington. Education is also the means by which individuals have become enlightened‚ such as Martin Luther‚ instigator of the Protestant Reformation. Recently‚ the focus of education in our country has changed. President Bush’s No Child Left Behind

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    The American Dream is the equil ability to achieve wealth if one works hard enough. In James Truslow Adams book The Epic of America he says that the American Dream is a dream of a richer fuller land where everyone has an equal opportunity according to their achievements. Today some people are born with more wealth than others they inherit from their elders thus making them start from a different point than others. These people have a head start compared to people of the lower class‚ they get into

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    American vs. Finland Education In different continents the value of education is placed differently. Americans sets high standards for their nation‚ but do not set their educational value to where they are placed highly in international standards. Finland is a country that deeply believes in the rule of equality‚ so no one is better than each other. Finland’s educational system is the most different from all other educational system in the entire world. Every kids wants to move to Finland because

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