Education is a central aspect of life. It determines one’s future and socioeconomic status. Since 1980 the tuitions and fees for higher education have increased by over 400 percent, as a result, there has been a high dropout rate. The reason is that students simply...
Changing patterns of fertility in the country and the immigration in the country has led to population diversity. The demographic difference has led to the racial disparity between various ethnic communities. The differences in education will be manifested in different ways for example in Academic...
My Declaration of Independence from Unnecessary and Gratuitous Homework, The opportunities the American education system has provided to me, my peers, and my parents before me have bettered our lives immeasurably. The opinion of many officials in the system is that rigor amounts to success...
In most high schools, students in the Junior year usually face up to the challenge of a test called the “American College Test” or the ACT. This is a standardized test designed for college admissions in the United States. Many students believe this test shows...
Throughout the history of America, the United States has been one of the most developed countries in the international community. Success through economics and diplomacy has improved America as a political entity and a social one. However, it is very surprising that English has not...
After eleven years of post-soviet education, I had to adjust to a new paradigm of learning. For the very first time, I was introduced to self-education and independent research, principles which lie at the heart of western thought but were not encouraged by my teachers...
Standardized testing is a form of test that involves all test takers to answer the same question and scores them in a consistent manner wherein it is possible for those who gave the tests to compare and evaluate the performance of each students. Multiple-choice questions,...
Introduction Immigrant domestic life has its own particularities beyond cultural and language differences. It is not uncommon that immigrant families live together with extended family members, all contributing to surviving harsh living conditions. Many times, families are comprised of mixed legal statuses; some members are...
In an age where information is as accessible as air, the narrative of education extends beyond its traditional boundaries, weaving a complex tale that reflects societal transformations, technological advancements, and evolving human needs. Education, once confined within the austere walls of institutions, now spills over...
This was a very interesting article. I feel education is presently at the face of the nation’s political agenda: everyone, regardless of political persuasion, wants to see an improvement in the performance of America’s schools. This accord ends suddenly though when seeking ways to determine...
Introduction In Mike Roses’s “I Just Wanna Be Average,” he reflects on when he was in vocational school, where he saw it as the lowest of the low classes. Despite accidentally being placed on the wrong “track” for school Rose chose to stay. Mike Rose...
Introduction In the eyes of the education system, students are no more than the test score they receive. The narrative “I Just Wanna Be Average,” follows young Mike Rose as he recounts his high school career and how he developed as a student under different...
Introduction Since the beginning of time, education has been the foundation of human development, not only as human beings but as a society too. Education has always been the key to a blooming society: from experiments to discoveries, hypotheses to theories, and imagination to reality....
America’s societal values often prioritize athleticism and popularity over intellectual pursuits, resulting in the marginalization of “nerds.” In his essay “America Needs Its Nerds,” Leonid Fridman argues that this cultural bias against intellectualism is detrimental to the nation’s progress and development. He contends that valuing...
The cost of education in the United States has risen exponentially over the past few decades, with the average cost of tuition and fees at public universities increasing by 212% since 1987. Additionally, the student loan debt in the country has reached $1.7 trillion. Despite...
Abstract Standardized testing has been a long-standing practice in the American education system, dating back to the Industrial Revolution. However, recent studies have raised concerns about the effectiveness and impact of these tests on students and educators. This paper aims to explore the history of...
Teachers’ Standards (2011) state that teachers should demonstrate an awareness of a child’s physical, social and intellectual development, while learning how to differentiate teaching to provide pupils’ with an education that is adapted to the individual’s stage of development. Likewise, The Department of Education (2015)...
When it comes to the views of role of education, there are two views with different interest that there are in American society. ‘the traditional view linked closely to the order, or functionalist, perspective in sociology, is that education provides a source of social mobility...