The term educational technology refers to the use of technology in educational settings‚ whether it be elementary and secondary schools‚ colleges and universities‚ corporate training sites‚ or independent study at home. This discussion‚ however‚ will focus on educational technology in grades K—12. Educational technology has both general and specialized meanings. To the lay public and to a majority of educators‚ the term refers to the instructional use of computers‚ television‚ and other kinds of
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Assess the view that ethnic differences in educational achievement are primarily the result of external factors. It has been found that someone’s ethnicity can have an effect on their educational achievement‚ as in 2006 73% of pupils of Indian origin gained 5 A*– C passes at GCSE compared with 56% of white and 47% of black pupils. It has been found that African students tend to underachieving in the educational system compared to others‚ with them being below average reading ability and tend to
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Elizabethan Poor Laws and the Unworthy Poor Tara McFadden Indiana University School of Social Work Abstract Beginning in the Elizabethan Era‚ unworthy poor was a label placed on able bodied people that appeared to choose to not work. They were often treated harshly and in extreme cases‚ put to death (Shelly‚ 2011). In today’s society such treatment would be unheard of. The act of even labeling this group of people or other groups is discouraged and even against the NASW’s The Code of Ethics
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I found that diversity issues are rising in numbers at institutes of higher education on a profoundly widespread basis. Some issues that I will explore will be: 1. What role has racism as well as sexism and classism played in the American educational system? 2. Are educators receiving more education concerning diversity issues now than in the last 10 years and if so why? 3. Is this training consistent and widespread? 4. How does diversity affect the students learning abiltity from both the
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Discuss the view that social class differences in educational achievement are the result of cultural factors. Social class background has a powerful influence on a child’s chances of success in the education system. Children from middle-class families on average perform better than children from working-class families and the gap between middle and working class educational achievement gets bigger as children get older. External factors‚ also known as cultural factors‚ these are factors outside
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Results and Conclusion: Childhood Obesity As previously discussed childhood obesity is a major illness in the United States mainly but also all over the world. While childhood obesity has increased rapidly over the years‚ many wonder what can be done in order to fix this issue. Can a child`s cafeteria at school make a difference? If so‚ are there healthier options for children to choose from? Throughout the paper‚ the author will touch base on how the results of the data collection method‚ the
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The Working Poor travels into the forgotten America. It is a book about people and places that most us have never thought about. We have our debates about these people‚ their lifestyles‚ how they raise their children and where they work but we don’t really know them and for the most part don’t care. How many of us notice "the man who washes cars but does not own one‚ the clerk who files cancelled checks at the bank but has $2.02 in her own account or the woman who copyedits medical textbooks but
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High school is the best time to me. High school helps students enrich knowlegde‚ make friends and participate in many school activitees. Although I enjoy going to school‚ there are three problems that my school should solve as soon as possible. First‚ the buildings in my school were under unacceptable condition for students to study. Despite the new shiny yellow paint‚ the leaky ceilings in the classroom of the fourth floor bothered everyone. When it rained‚ the water dropped through the leak
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The subject of inequality has been realized in many spheres of life. The education sector is not an exception. Educational inequality is the disparity seen in learning efficacy and results as encountered by students with varying backgrounds. Efficacy in education is mainly determined through test scores‚ grades‚ college entrance statistics‚ drop-our rates and the completion rates amongst learners in college. Most of the education inequality seen today comes from economic differences that usually
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School is Bad for Children In “School Is Bad for Children‚” John Holt talks about the faults and failures of modern education. He says that most children are more aware and smarter on the first day of school than at any other time during the process of their education. Holt identifies that the teachers feel like the children don’t understand anything. They treat them as if they were uneducated people who knew nothing. Holt also feels that the children should be able to explore their learning and
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