Education is a complex subject which appears to elude definition. With the passage of time it has gathered new dimensions and stirred the human mind in unpredictable ways. Intelligent and well-meaning men have‚ at al tlimes‚ attempted to define the ideals of education in their own way. While some have emphasized its physical or moral aspects‚ other have laid greater stress on its intellectual or social role. John Stuart Mill holds: Whatever helps to shape the human being; to make the human being
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In our modern days‚ higher education is becoming more accessible as people are provided with different ways of learning. Along with the traditional classroom settings with a teacher‚ a distance-learning course through a computer is also an interesting option. In my opinion‚ taking online courses is more favorable. Undeniably‚ a traditional course has its certain benefits. Teachers are available to answer the students’ questions right after each lecture. Also‚ for any problem unanswered yet‚ you
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My Vision for the Future of Public Education: All Students‚ Regardless of Social Status‚ Race‚ Gender‚ or Minority‚ Have Equal Opportunity to Pursue a High Quality Education Western Governors University Robbie Weaver SCA1 March 12‚ 2014 My Vision for the Future of Public Education: All Students‚ Regardless of Social Status‚ Race‚ Gender‚ or Minority‚ Have Equal Opportunity to Pursue a High Quality Education Equal Opportunity has been an important facet of our society in America
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Subsumption Theory (David Ausubel) Ausubel’s theory is concerned with how individuals learn large amounts of meaningful material from verbal/textual presentations in a school setting (in contrast to theories developed in the context of laboratory experiments). According to Ausubel‚ learning is based upon the kinds of superordinate‚ representational‚ and combinatorial processes that occur during the reception of information. A primary process in learning is subsumption in which new material is related
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Excellence in Education The concept of excellence in education is one that‚ on the surface‚ seems to be unquestionable. After all‚ who would not accede that students within our schools should‚ in fact‚ excel? Certainly teachers‚ parents‚ and administrators can agree on excellence as an aim to shoot for. The interpretation of the term “excellence” is‚ however‚ less obvious. How do we regard excellence? Is it the college bound student with a broad liberal arts education? Is it the
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Disproportionality is Present Special Education has been a widely-debated topic by many different accounts from its very beginnings in the mid-1970s. Still‚ one component of this topic that often goes overlooked is the issue of disproportionality‚ sometimes known as overrepresentation‚ in Special Education. Today in American Public Schools there is a disproportionate representation of minority groups vs the majority Caucasian groups of students that make up our Special Education classes in public schools. So
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this whole new language of medical and special education terms (Overton‚ 2005). Parents enter this new world where navigating for the best interest of their child is riddled with challenges and obstacles that they need to somehow overcome. This is especially true when parents are dealing with the special education program in their child’s school. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) requires parental involvement in the education of children with disabilities (Smith‚ Hilton‚ Murdick
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Online class compared to a traditional class [University] Online class compared to a traditional class Gone are the days when knowledge and information as regard specific areas of study are concealed only within the circle of elites and affluent; when skills are passed from one person to another through apprenticeship; and when reading books and going to schools or universities are the only modalities of earning an education or degree. Current rapid information propagation
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Essay 6. Using Educational Technology to Enhance Learning and Teaching Introduction Information technology (IT) offers tremendous promise for enhancing the academic experience. Educational technologies include not only the Internet‚ which provides access to university websites directly tied to courses as well as to resources around the world‚ but also innovations in recording‚ collaborating‚ and responding technologies that offer enhanced environments for scholarly interaction and intellectual pursuit
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more after September 16‚ 1940 (Reagan “Roosevelt Signs”). This made higher education accessible to a wide variety of people. Veterans recognized the importance of college education and‚ as a result‚ the number of veterans who took advantage of the educational benefits of the GI Bill exceeded all expectations (Olson 597). More specifically‚ 7.8 million veterans out of the 15.6 million eligible veterans gained a higher education because of GI Bill benefits (Reagan “Roosevelt Signs”). The massive amount
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