if we do not know English. Higher education is impossible for those who do not know English well as all the important books for higher education are written in English. Today more than 80% of all information in the world’s computers and internet is in English. Learning English acts as a gateway to higher education. Most of the renowned magazines and newspapers of the world are written in English. If we want to have knowledge about current international affairs‚ we must learn English. Besides‚ English
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GCO has helped me better understand empowerment and accountability jin higher education by offering me alternative ways of understanding and valuing knowledge within my own experience as well as offering other ways‚ imagined and real‚ that academia can and should be acting in relation to their position in society. First I think GCO has helped me understand empowerment through valuing experiential knowledge and other ways of knowing the world besides what is determined as academically worthy through
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“Our schools must Do Better” Herbert brilliantly states that teacher quality and/or effectiveness is not adequately gauged by certification. Indeed‚ Herbert was onto something when he said “teacher certification has very little to do with whatever it is that makes good teachers effective”. While this idea is vaguely explored by Herbert‚ it has promising grounds‚ which could yield significant results in improving schools. The concern‚ however‚ should firstly be directed to improving teacher effectiveness
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India has travelled a long way in education‚ from the “Guru -Shishya” practice of learning under the shade of a tree in medieval times‚ to becoming the second largest in the field of higher education world over after United States! Today‚ all high school students start thinking about career options but the question is whether our country has the facilities to help our dreams soar in the sky or whether we have to go abroad to make our dreams come true. After extensive research on this topic‚ it
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PRIVATIZATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION – S.Divya Abirami Our university system is‚ in many parts‚ in a state of disrepair...In almost half the districts in the country‚ higher education enrolments are abysmally low‚ almost two-third of our universities and 90 per cent of our colleges are rated as below average on quality parameters... I am concerned that in many states university appointments‚ including that of vice-chancellors‚ have been politicised and have become
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The article “The Higher Life” featured in The New Yorker‚ by Lizzie Widdicombe‚ confers the ideas of mindfulness and meditation. Buddhism derived the idea of mindfulness and the act of meditation. In today’s society‚ the concept of mindfulness is prominent. Andy Puddicombe‚ a Buddhist monk‚ and other meditation enthusiasts initiated the spread of their beliefs and abilities through the creation of iPhone apps‚ various courses‚ and guided lessons. These creations have made understanding and experimenting
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Physical Education Teacher “As the time came‚ I started to ponder. What could I possibly do five days a week‚ year-round‚ and not get bored with it.” As her hands were flipping she said‚ “My brain was rushing with thoughts and ideas.” It then hit me‚ choose something you love doing. Be something you’re good at and perfect it. Never slack. At this moment what I love doing most is playing sports and working out. With that being said‚ what better job than a physical education teacher? Five days a
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ASSIGNMENT TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY AND HIGHER EDUCATION COHORT 10 NAME: Mohammed Farhaan Khaleel STUDENT NO. : 1425841 Course: MBA/Set 2 DATE- 26/10/2014 INTRODUCTION This essay is about the role of Technology in Higher Education. As we all know technology is advancing day by day and it has a huge impact on our everyday life. What is Technology? Technology is organized knowledge for practical purposes. . [Herschbach‚ D. (1995‚ January 1). Technology as Knowledge: Implications for Instruction]
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Matthew Eliason Nicholas Young LITR221 January 26‚ 2014 All Good Things Must Come to an End A Course Review of 2013-2014 Winter Semester of LITR 221 The amazing thing about literature is that it can be interrupted differently by each person who reads it. Which means that while one piece of writing is amazing‚ creative‚ and witty to one person to another person it could be the most boring‚ uninteresting‚ and redundant piece of literature they have ever read. In this semester of Literature
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WASHINGTON: Every child must be educated and equipped with the skills that will let him thrive in the economy of the future‚ said Education Minister Heng Swee Keat. While Singapore has built an education system admired for its high student achievement rates and top-notch teaching force‚ it must now align its system to cope with the fast pace of globalisation‚ technological change and innovation. The world economy will become even more complex and jobs do not have clearly defined boundaries‚ Mr
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