Essays on Education

“Educating the mind without educating the heart is no education at all.”- Aristotle. In their works, Alan Bennett and Charles Dickens explore how a narrow purely rational education based upon facts or just passing exams is actually ‘no education at all’. Both writers celebrate the...

Over the past several decades, roughly 35,000 Syrian refugees have been accepted into Canada. As the refugee population increases, it is becoming more important to understand the factors that promote and foster pre- and post arrival mental health of children and their academic achievement. Experiencing...

Introduction “In the twenty-first century, we use a nineteenth-century school model with twentieth-century values. There is clearly something wrong with this picture.” Like Zander Sherman, the author of this quote, Jonathan Kozol focuses on the disparities that exist within the education system, highlighting many of...

Writer, educator, and activist, Jonathan Kozol, in his famous novel, Savage Inequalities, recounts on the extensive problems in America’s schools. Kozol’s purpose was to bring attention to and evaluate the disparities in education between schools of different classes and races. These issues vary in potential...

Philosophy as an area of study and quest for truth was based solely on objective, logical approaches right before the 1840’s, where the influential Danish philosopher Soren Kierkegaard revolutionized the field with his contributions. He is commonly regarded as the “father of existentialism,” a concept...

Abstract This essay will try to explain why John Dewey’s theory on democracy and education are still relevant in 2019 and how looking back on his theories can improve the overall well-being of our citizens. The world we live in has become such a divided...

Introduction When one thinks of the curriculum it can be looked at from a school, subject, co-curricular or the experienced curriculum which Michael Littledyke (1996) refers to as the learning students actually receive as a result of the whole educational experience the school provides. This...

John Dewey was arguably the most prominent educational thinker of the 20th century. His principles set off a series of changes that have impacted what is globally considered best practices in education today. He was of the view that the way education was organized in...

“You say there’s a problem with sexism, and instead of addressing the sexism, you just remove one sex.’ says Rebecca Bigler, a psychologist at the University of Texas. She was referring to ‘all boys’ and ‘all girls’ schools, or single-sex schools. As you know, these...

As adolescent children start their first step in education, they don’t question whether they’ll be secluded from the opposite gender or not. Many have started or transitioned into single-sex education schools or classes more frequently since parents have been exposed to researched benefits. Although many...

Despite those who argue that in today’s society men and women are treated equally, gender inequalities still exist. When it comes to the subject of education, some are convinced that it should not be divided in terms of sex; meanwhile, others believe that both sexes...

The concept of having a growth and fixed mindset could change one’s life tremendously. In life it is not ones choice to pick and choose which mindset one wants to have, especially as a young child. In the article “Schools Matters” they stated that a...

Carol S. Dweck’s Brainology discussion has changed our mentality on how we think about learning and teaching towards the next generation. Dweck’s article discusses the importance of learning from a young age and how to improve children’s mindset to not have a better understanding of...

The gap year consists of age requirements that young athletes have to reach to be eligible to participate. The gap year rule has been implemented in order to physically and psychologically prepare the young athletes for major league sports. Various major sporting leagues have age...

As a senior in secondary school did you ever worry about your future? Making arrangements for school? An approach to alleviate pressure could be to take a gap year. The life of the normal senior comprise of making arrangements for school, by taking a year...

Introduction More and more students are taking their time out of formal education to go work or travel around the world. There aren’t any exact numbers but according to different researches, the number of gap year participants keeps rising and rising every year. They get...

For a long time, many have argued that children should not be taught two languages because it could affect their cognitive abilities and confuse them. Another argument is that bilingual children will have academic difficulties when they start school and may fall behind. Children in...

Frank Smith, a psycholinguist who was acknowledged for his contributions in linguistics and cognitive psychology, once said, “One language sets you in a corridor for life. Two languages open every door along the way.” Today, the world is full of different languages and cultures who...

A dual language (DL) program is more than simply teaching content in two languages. It’s about seeing cultural, social and linguistic differences and similarities as means to develop connections and appreciation for other cultures as well as our own. The three core pillars of DL...