The Athenians were better than the Spartans on so many different levels‚ education being one of them. The primary purpose if the Athenian education system was to produce thinkers‚ people who where well trained in art and science as well as military practices‚ people who were prepared for peace and war. On the other hand‚ Sparta educators were focused on one thing‚ creating soldiers‚ people who didn’t think for themselves and did what they were told. Athenian boys were tutored at home until they were
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Name of case: Cantu v. Central Education Agency Court: Court of Appeals Houston‚ Texas. Citation: 844 S. W. 2d 565 (Tex. App. 1994) Parties and their roles: San Benito Consolidated Independent School District (defendant); Maria Cantu (plaintiff). Facts: During the 1990-91 school year Cantu was under a one-year contract to teach at the San Benito Consolidated Independent School District. On August 17‚ Cantu wrote a resignation letter. On August 18 Cantu hand-delivered the letter to her supervisor
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Online education and traditional education have similarities and differences in the flexibility‚ interaction with teachers and peers‚ and the learning aspects of school. All of these points are important when considering whether to take classes online or to go to a college to take classes. Everyone learns differently; some may prefer sitting in a class with a professor giving a lecture. Others will prefer to learn on their own at home on their own time. For example‚ many people have to work
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Home school versus public education Misty Daily COM/155 1/20/13 Denise Axtell | Home school versus public education How important is a child’s education to a parent? With children starting school every fall‚ parents have to decide whether homeschooling or public education is better for their child. It is best for the parent to fully understand the pros and cons of homeschooling and public education. Homeschooling and public education both provide the same education. Some parents believe
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Education Compare between China and Australia Hui Zheng (Tina) 10/12/2012 Australia and China all are big country on the world‚ but cause of geographical factor and the economics‚ these many differences and similarities. Especially in education‚ there are express in teaching content‚ education method and learning atmosphere. Firstly‚ there are many factors of teaching content in the two countries. The subjects of study in the school are very similar. For
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were regarded as some of the best public schools in the world up to the 1970’s. Compared to the educational development of Asian and European students‚ American students and the education system are ranked embarrassingly low. "In a 2003 study conducted by UNICEF that took the averages from five different international education studies‚ the researchers ranked the United States number 18 out of 24 nations in terms of the relative effectiveness of its educational system" (Wu 2). Some students are graduating
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dimension study environments. What is missing is a true classroom experience. A learning environment where students can participate in a classroom‚ look into each others eyes and share that wonderful moment of idea exchange. A U.S. Department of Education report (2007) shows that homeschooling has doubled in the last ten years (nces.ed.gov). One of the major reasons cited for the increase in homeschooling was the parental disappointment with the school environment in general. Parents are not particularly
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Angelica Punla Professor Bhattacharya COM 125-128 16 February 2009 Interpersonal Communications We almost constantly hear parents complaining about their child not listening to them‚ that their kids are being stubborn and will not talkto them. There are masses of books or websites dedicated to helping parents find ways to communicate better with their children. However‚ it is not just the children who had to listen‚ it the parents too. Communication is a two way street. My cousin‚ Austin‚ was
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First Man in Space Topic: Yuri Gagarin General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about first man who escaped Earth’s gravity and appeared in space. Thesis: Gagarin was to be the very first man being in space. Introduction Attention Getter: What would you think if I ask who was the first man in space? First idea is Neil Armstrong? Isn’t it? But what if I say that there was cosmonaut from Soviet Union who traveled in space one year earlier? Significance of Topic:
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Education in America vs. Education in Third World Countries A few weeks ago‚ I was walking downtown‚ when this random came up to me and said “You in school? That’s good‚ that’s good. Education is important.” From the state of her hair and clothes‚ and the smell of her breath‚ I assumed she was homeless. I didn’t really pay much attention to her‚ because homeless people are so common in downtown Atlanta. I was just hoping that she wasn’t going to ask me for any money! After a while‚ I started
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