Essays on Education

Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky were two influential psychologists with a clear developmental goal, to show the world how knowledge can grow in a young mind, to an adult mind. Piaget was mainly focused on realism approaches and logical thinking ideas and models. Piaget, the...

There are many reasons that we should not have year-round school, including it can actually be a problem for people’s health. Some childhood development experts believe that for some kids it’s vital to have time off. It is also important for kids to be close...

The article Hidden Intellectualism by Graff is rhetoric that highlights why colleges and schools have failed to link life-related intelligence to academic intellectual abilities. Thus, the author was inspired to create the topic and explore some of the contentious issues based on why colleges belittle...

I choose to respond to the article “Hidden Intellectualism”, located in Chapter 17 of “They Say, I Say”. The author of the article; Gerald Graff, is relating to the reader by using language to express similarities between what he thinks, and a certain situation the...

Michael Moore is an American writer and filmmaker known for creating controversial documentaries and texts. Moore is also acknowledged for voicing his opinion in high grossing movies which is difficult for other filmmakers to do. Some of his larger works include “Fahrenheit 9/11” and “Bowling...

Single-gender education that’s also known as unmarried-gender schooling is a system in which training technique is carried out one at a time for boys and women; either in separate establishments or in separate classes within the identical organization. In some cases we can note that...

In the language and behavior of various Universities and Colleges, sexual assault and harassment on campus are easily one of the biggest issues in school currently. Rape culture is actively rising and were becoming less aware and sexual assault continues to increase. College campus, events,...

Universities are to blame for such high rates of rape and sexual assault on their campuses due to their negligence and lack of action towards offenders. Universities have frequently failed to support victims of sexual assault and harassment. Too often, universities have dealt with sexual...

Displaying increasing prevalence in the United States, recent years have sparked an area of widespread research on sexual assault in the college and university campuses. According to the Rape, Abuse, and Incest National Network (RAINN), the United States’ largest anti-sexual violence organization, the likelihood of...

How do you define sexual assault? According to womenshealth.gov, “sexual assault is any type of sexual activity or contact that you do not consent to”. Not everyone knows what sexual assault means, and how it does affect people’s lives more than they think it does,...

If we were to make a schedule for a high-school student, a schedule full of ‘averages,’ ‘shoulds,’ and ‘ideals,’ we would need a 26 hour day to fit in every activity. However, we don’t have 26 hours in the day, which is why schools should...

80% of school students agree that they’re often, if not always stressed by homework. Homework is work given out by teachers to complete at home after school hours, used to further the pupils knowledge. However, research suggests there are more disadvantages to assigning homework than...

Has the insatiable urge to shred to pieces a never-ending tsunami of words on paper ever seem familiar? The name given to this self afflicting torture is homework. One would think that students leave the classroom with a sense of accomplishment gained due to the...

A school is a place where students go to learn different things that they may use later on in life or use in their future careers. It is a place where you have the opportunity to get an education or a degree. Growing up, I...

Most highschool students will ‘t sit up for their year to be over as a result of they feel exhausted by the seven long periods of categories and to not mention ennui. John Taylor Gatto, a former New York state teacher of the year wrote...

According to a study, 1 in 5 students ages 12-18 get bullied during the school year, yet not much is done about bullying. Bullying is considered a form of violence against those who are weaker and less dominant than those with power. It can take...

The topic of sex and sexuality has been giggled at for generations by many classes of 11-12 year old’s in primary public school. Even young and fully developed adults still snicker and are uncomfortable by the topic. For this reason, it is incredibly important for...

Sex is a topic that cannot be avoided when it comes to curious young teens. As children grow, they accumulate knowledge over the years about various subjects to prepare them for the future. Children learn from schools, parent, life experiences, friend and what they watch,...

Have you ever went to school completely starving and the food looks like it’s been sitting there for hours? The generic school lunch is that greasy hard pizza, those mystery meat burgers or “chicken” sandwiches, nachos with cheese that doesn’t even look or taste like...