What is an Educated Filipino? -Francisco Benitez 1 What is an educated Filipino and what qualities should distinguish him today? The conception of education and of what an educated man is varied in response to fundamental changes in the details and aims of society. In our country and during this transition stage in our national life‚ what are the qualities which an educated man should possess? Alterations in Our Social Life Great changes have taken place in the nature of our social life during
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What Is an Educated Filipino? (Francisco Benitez) (From an address before the General Assembly of the University of the Philippines‚ 1923.) The educated Filipino should‚ first‚ be distinguished by the power to do. The Oriental excels in reflective thinking: he is a philosopher. The Occidental is a doer; he manages things‚ men and affairs. The Filipino of today needs more of this power to translate reflection into action. I believe we are coming more and more to the conviction that no Filipino
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What it means to be Educated To be educated is to be taught in a way that I believe will help you to succeed in the real world. Education is the idea that is supposed to be taught in schools all across the World‚ but is it really being taught? Education means something and is defined differently by many different people. A few people who have different views on what the meaning of education is are Paolo Friere‚ Bell Hooks‚ and Theodore Sizer. In the words of Paolo Friere‚ professor at Harvard
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Well Educated When I am asked the question “What does being an educated person mean?” I am torn in several directions. Does it mean that you had to go to the most prestigious school and receive the highest honors? Does it mean you have a College education vs. only a high school education? Does it mean you possess the required skills for the career that you chose in life? What does it mean to be an educated person? This is perhaps one of the toughest questions I have had to answer in my collegiate
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college‚ learned and studied in their field‚ and graduated. A person‚ in all reality‚ can have a multitude of degrees and not really be educated. When a person is educated‚ they have thought processes of their own‚ they think independently‚ they do not need a teacher because they are their own‚ and they fully comprehend their field of study. When a person is educated‚ they have their own thoughts and ideas‚ as Booth discusses. Ideas are complex thoughts that lead to other ideas‚ generate other ideas
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does Eric’s personal background assist in his assessment of the problems he faces ? During a private fundraiser earlier this year‚ Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney told a small group of wealthy contributors what he truly thinks of all the voters who support President Barack Obama. He dismissed these Americans as freeloaders who pay no taxes‚ who don’t assume responsibility for their lives‚ and who think government should take care of them. Fielding a question from a donor about how
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I think that the problem of youth employment is very actual and must be solved as quick as possible. Most of young people in Russia nowadays get higher education chiefly because it is in basion now. They all go to institutes or universities and even academies. But the quality of education nowadays leaves much to be desired. As a result the country will have a lot of specialists especially doctors‚ managers and lowers. But their quality will be very low. It is one problem. The other problem
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Combat Boredom and Isolation: Inexpensive Tactile Games for People of All Ages Who Are Deaf-Blind and/or Have Hearing Problems with Low Vision Written By: Heather Schoenwald‚ M.S and Stephanie Brumbaugh June 29‚ 2010 Over time‚ we have heard the expression: “I am so bored” from various people who are Deaf-Blind or Deaf/ Hard-of-Hearing with Low Vision. Many are unable to play games with others because of their vision problems. Our solution was to establish “Deaf-Blind Game Night” at Chestnut
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Why be an educated person? The term education’ can mean many things. An education is the collective knowledge a person has‚ but what does an education mean? Although an education can be paid for‚ no one can physically give you an education‚ so it is not a gift. There are societal situations where an education is a necessity‚ but not many globally. Education is a tool to be utilized differently in every part of the world. Knowledge is power‚ but some knowledge is more powerful depending on
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FRAUD FACTS Issue 12 April 2011 INFORMATION FOR ORGANISATIONS An introduction to fraud detection Fraud detection should form part of an organisation’s overall anti-fraud strategy to identify and stop new or historical fraud at the earliest opportunity. Effective fraud detection saves money and protects businesses and their employees‚ shareholders and customers. What is fraud detection? Fraud detection is the identification of actual or potential fraud within an organisation. It relies upon the implementation
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