Prison or Education? Mrs. Kolb Comp. II 12 March 2014 America is ranked number one in the world in the amount of people they incarcerate. On average for every 100‚000 U.S citizens there are 500 citizens incarcerated (Tsai). A high percentage of the inmates are illiterate and about seventy percent of them dropped out of high school (Tsai). The government continues to increase funding for prisons as their population grows and at the same time the funds for education decline. As one might see there
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Education vs. Incarceration Since 1980‚ the U.S. prison population has grown exponentially‚ expanding from approximately 500‚000 to 2.3 million people in just three decades. America now has the distinction of leading the world in prison population: We account for 25 percent of all prisoners but only 5 percent of the global population. We spend almost $70 billion annually to place adults in prison and jails‚ to confine youth in detention centers‚ and to supervise 7.3 million individuals on probation
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Online Education vs. Traditional Education LaShundra Foster COM/170 2-20-2013 Mrs. Denise Bailey Online Education vs. Traditional Education Have you ever enrolled in an online class and a traditional class at the same time? Kaleb has tried both unfortunately one was more successful than the other. Kaleb is taking Anatomy and English‚ Anatomy is an online class and English is a traditional class. He excels in his English class due the face-to-face interaction and swift feedback from the instructor
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greater through the eighteen some years that I have been learning the different components of the English language. It wasn’t actually learning how to speak English that bothered me‚ my dislike for English began to form when I began getting English education in a formal learning environment. That’s when I remember elementary school. I don’t recall disliking English then. It was more like I was learning new things - things that I did not learn at home or in pre-school - like reading‚ writing‚ and grammar
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Education vs. Schooling By George A. Goens The debate about public education misses a critical issue. Are students attending the public schools becoming well-educated or well-schooled? There’s a difference; one that is seminal in determining almost every other discussion about public education. The current emphasis on test scores to determine whether a child is getting a good education has narrowed the definition of education. The assumption is: if children do well on standardized tests‚ then they
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Chastity Education vs. Sex Education Just a few years ago‚ sex education is the most debated issue in the country. It was argued that it would be taught in all schools and universities for it was believed to be a useful tool in alleviating teenage pregnancy and abortion. The students as well as the members of the academe debated that sex education be infused in the curiculum. It is due to the increasing number of cases involving teenage pregnancies over the years . By just looking at
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Education is easily one of the most important things in life. But‚ it seems that the environment that kids are learning in affects the possible outcomes and achievement. Lately it seems that the private schools are getting whatever they desire to improve their school‚ when public schools seem to only receive grants when health risks are at stake. Private schools get a huge amount of funding‚ whereas Public schools struggle to manage to even get half of what Private schools receive. These days
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Job’s vs. Education The controversy between jobs and education has always been out there but now it seems to be more noticeable by the community. Many civilians feel that the best way to persuade a career or job is by becoming an apprentice first‚ others disagreed and believe that apprenticeships reduce opportunities. Experts also came up with a very logic idea‚ they say that if America grows bigger in innovation‚ research and education that there will be more job opportunities fulfill. No one
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Schooling vs. EducationThe Battle Continues Mark Twain did indeed say the words‚ "I never let my schooling interfere with my education‚" but what exactly does that mean? One cannot simply put a definition on these wordsit’s not in Webster’sthere is no definition. One can however‚ conform this statement to his/her own thoughts‚ and when we‚ as human beings‚ do so‚ numerous meanings are derived‚ which causes for multiple explanations and infinite interpretations. There is a vital difference
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Online education vs. traditional education a compare and contrast Traditional education used to be the primary means of furthering ones education. However‚ in recent years online education has become more popular and is currently the preferred means of education. When concerning the convenience of the education‚ and resources online education has surpassed its opponent. Did you know that According to the U.S. Department of Education‚ National Center for Education Statistics Enrollment in degree-granting
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