PARENTS TEACHERS PROGRESSIVE FORUM (PTPF) A MEMORNDON ON: THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPUTER AND COMPUTER EDUCATION. “First we thought the PC was a calculator. Then we found out how to turn numbers into letters with ASCII (Americas standard code for information interchange) — and we thought it was a typewriter. Then we discovered graphics‚ and we thought it was a television. With the World Wide Web‚ we’ve realized it’s a brochure and while we ponder‚ we discovered it has become a global community.” I
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slowly becoming a major issue in the United States of America. Some people in America believe tuition for college students should be free. Meanwhile‚ others don’t believe the U.S. can profit if we give out costless education. However‚ there are many reasons why we should be moving towards a more affordable tuition; eventually arranging complimentary education. Since the founding of America‚ the government has attempted to paint a picture of America being this place for life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit
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1. The advantages of being bilingual There are many advantages of being bilingual. It can get you many places in life and could help you in a time of need. Knowing English as a second language is a good thing in many western countries. There are many English-speaking people in western countries and knowing English will help you to communicate with people. Also‚ I travel to America a lot for vacations‚ so knowing English helps. The third is that if I want to have a conversation with foreigner it
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Personal Essay I came from a family where education is the utmost priority. Since childhood I was surrounded by books that my parent valued so much. In one of these books I came across the quote by Aristotle "the roots of education are bitter‚ but the fruit is sweet". Being a child of Western Ukrainian immigrants I came as a first grader to this country with no knowledge of English. I have learned that the roots of education are truly bitter‚ as my parents did not make it easy
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Argumentative Essay on Bilingual Education Bilingualism is the ability to speak two languages. Bilingual Education is being taught school subjects in two different languages. The United States is home to millions of immigrants each with their own native backgrounds. The United States require the immigrants to learn the full English languages when settling into the country. The schools should give the opportunity to bilingual students‚ or new student immigrants the advantage to learn the English
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Developmental Bilingual Versus Two-way Immersion Language Education The term “bilingual” education is “neither a single uniform program nor a consistent ‘methodology’… Rather‚ it is an approach that encompasses a variety of program models” (Ovando & Combs‚ 2012‚ p. 9). For some‚ the term “dual language” (DL) has replaced it— which‚ likewise‚ has a wide range of meanings. Depending on the source‚ the term DL sometimes is used to include developmental‚ also termed maintenance or late-exit‚ bilingual; heritage
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voting for presidents‚ state representatives‚ senators‚ and more but it’s just something that they do without thinking. When election time comes‚ they go to wherever they need to go to vote‚ they vote‚ and then they come home. I believe that the importance of voting should be taught everywhere. As Americans living in the democracy that we are living in‚ it’s usually our nature to vote‚ but many people choose not to vote because they don’t understand why it’s important. I feel that every American
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Transgressing Monolingualism and Bilingual Dualities: Translanguaging Pedagogies Ofelia García‚ Nelson Flores and Heather Homonoff Woodley A. Yiakoumetti (ed.). Harnessing Linguistic Variation for Better Education. Peter Lang. Throughout the world language minorities are most often educated in schools that have been designed for language majorities. Usually they are educated only through the medium of the dominant state language. But even when they are given the opportunity to be educated
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[pic] Importance of Education & Knowledge in Islam The Importance of Education To seek knowledge is a sacred duty; it is obligatory on every Muslim‚ male and female. The first word revealed of the Qur’an was "Iqra" READ! Seek knowledge! Educate yourselves! Be educated. Religious and Secular (not religious) Knowledge There are two kinds of knowledge which are very important for a human being. Secular knowledge (non-religious knowledge) is for day to day problem-solving
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Personally‚ I have never been to a conference where I could truly identify with the same ethnic background since finding someone who is Japanese or Buddhist is very rare in my community. Taking this experience of feeling excluded‚ I want to connect with others whether it be those who come from different or same ethnic group‚ social class‚ sexuality‚ and so on‚ to come together and share our personal experiences of being a minority. In the Student Diversity Leadership Conference (SDLC)‚ I hope to
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