Bill Gates Foundation

Free enterprise allows for individuals to have large economic freedoms with some regulations from the government. Many entrepreneur have taken advantage of the system and gained immense wealth. A great example is Bill Gate who has made a huge contribution to the technological industry. His investments in companies like microsoft has helped make it one of the biggest companies in the world. Without a lot of restrictions from the government Bill Gates's fortune grew and without free enterprise his companies wouldn't be as huge as they are now.

Bill Gates made a lot of changes to the way the world operates through technology and made life at lot easier for other people around the world. Bill Gates (also known as William Henry III or Trey) is an American entrepreneur, business mogul, investor, philanthropist, and one of the most richest and influential people in the world. He was also known as the best businessman in the 20th century. In his years as a child, he had the attitude for math and science as well as showing interest in computer programming in his teenage years.

“People always fear change. People feared electricity when it was invented, didn't they? People feared coal, they feared gas-powered engines... There will always be ignorance, and ignorance leads to fear. But with time, people will come to accept their silicon masters,”Bill Gates. The world’s youngest billionaire is the hard working, intelligent Bill Gates. This man independently started his own computer company and built it up to a 230 billion dollar empire. Bill Gates changed the way the world uses computers by building his company, Microsoft, from the ground up,

Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Director of the Hutchins Center for African American Research at Harvard University, and an esteemed Alphonse Fletcher University Professor. According to his Harvard University profile he is an “Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic, institution builder…and the recipient of fifty-five honorary degrees and numerous prizes.” Professor Gates was also the first African American scholar to be awarded the National Humanities Medal. In 1973 he earned his Bachelors in English Language and Literature from Yale University, and in 1974-1979 he got his Master’s. and Ph.D. in English Literature from Clare College at the University of Cambridge (Department of African and African American Studies). Throughout many of his texts Gates provides examples of the ambiguity of language and identity, and the oppressive role ideology plays in the black community; allowing readers to apply the idea of deconstruction to our own daily experiences

Some however, such as Tom Scott, the executive director of the state superintendents association, believes “It’s [Common Core] much more about politics than it is about education” (Zernike). Tom argues that federal intervention has created a system which emphasizes easy to comparable results rather than an academically accelerated agenda. Opponents of the movement see the movement as an unnecessary disruption to the traditional state run education process. They argue that in the attempt to create

Although most senators, representatives and school officials support common core state standards (CCSS), they have not received or researched the history of how CCSS introduced itself. Furthermore, they do not understand that local control is being taken away, which results in the eventual destruction of excellent, local schools, students, and future generations. Two private trade organizations located in Washington, D.C, wrote the CCSS at the request of Achieve, a company created by Bill and Melinda Gates. Thus, CCSS did not arise from the state level but of an interested organization associated with education. Most Americans do not want their local school district sharing their kids’ personal, identifiable data with the federal

However, controversy began when political groups saw the Common Core as an encroachment of the federal government on States rights(Jost 850). In addition, teacher's union became concerned about consequences of evaluation standards on educators (Henderson

Politics and education have been intertwined since the establishment of public education in the United States. In other words, it is a well-known fact that public education is an extension of our political system. This has never been more apparent to the public than over the last three decades, beginning in 1983 with “A Nation at Risk” which is considered a significant event in modern American educational history. For the last few years, it has been the controversial topic of the Common Core State Standards Initiative in the headlines. One can hardly turn on the news or read a newspaper or web site without hearing something about Common Core State Standards (CCCS). People either seem to be adamantly for or against the standards. Educational reform and educational standards are not new and date back much further than many people realize. Furthermore, if the public understood what the standards actually encompass, there may be more support for Common Core State Standards. However, the public is being inundated with a multitude of reasons why states should not adopt Common Core by making it a political issue in order to gain votes. Regardless of what standards are adopted, common standards in education should be implemented in the United States to prepare students for college and career in order to compete and succeed in a global economy.

This very much contradicts what Ravitch said in her article “The Common Core Costs Billions and Hurts Students.” In her article, she focuses on the discrimination of races and how everyone should be learning the same curriculum no matter the race. Ravitch said that “Standardized tests are best at measuring family income” and that “The failure rates on the Common Core tests are staggeringly high for black and Hispanic children, students with disabilities and English-language learners.” She believes that the segregation gap amongst the children should be closed and everyone should be learning the same topics and taking the same tests. Ravitch thought that the new common core system was going to do just that, but it did not.

In reflecting on the arguments presented by Stossel and Gates in the videos. An argument that I agree with is with one of interviewees in the Stossel video, the man discussed how common core shows what each student should know at each grade level. I also agree with Bill Gates that common core is not a curriculum, it doesn't tell teachers how to teach etc. It's a framework, which I think people in education often fail to understand.

The collection of articles talked about how the government wants Common Core and the debate over the Common Core. One of the authors named Lindsey Burke (2015) talked about how the government wants a “national curriculum” to establish a standard education. The articles discussed how the Common Core is causing several problems and encourage competition . Some of the problems are how Common Core takes away rights from parents to decide what best for their children. The government seems to want Common Core for everyone to follow the system but government does not think of the consequence in a smaller level. The articles talked about the negative impacts of Common Core such as taking control of our own education. I think Common

The government has been involved wanting more states to adopt Common Core. ‘Race to the Top’ was a program developed by the Obama administration where states that have implemented Common Core will compete for funding (“The Facts on Common Core State Standards”). Race to the Top would also provide funding if a state changed over from their standards to Common Core State Standards. There has been implications with the Race to the Top program, with the forty-two states that have adopted Common Core. Delaware and Tennessee were the only states that actually received money from the program (“The Facts on Common Core State Standards”). This has lead many people to question how involved the federal government should be involved with local state education. Another solution was to use Provincial Standards, which would allow a variety of ways to get things done (“The Facts on Common Core State Standards”). In Canada they use Provincial Standards, and it is more flexible for the students. The Provincial Standards are much easier to comprehend, compared to Common Core State

The major foundation that I chose to talk about is the Bill Gates and Melinda Foundation. Their foundation is one of the world largest philanthropic organization. There is a 43.5-billion-dollar trust which 3 billion is given out yearly in grant payment to help the poor people in developing countries. The foundation place emphasis on getting rid of malaria, polio, and controlling the spread of TB and HIV. This is achieved through prevention, immunizations and vaccinations. In 2010 Gates added two more things to his list by investing in systems that can help remove long lasting planet-warming emission, from fuel that burns carbon dioxide, from the air ( ). He believes that we need to get the carbon dioxide level in the air down

A leader is someone that you can look up to, someone who has a conglomerate of attributes that motivate people to follow them. There are many reasons why you can find someone amusing, intriguing or interesting but the conglomerate of actions performed by them is what makes them stand over others. A global leader is someone who has transcends the geographical limits with their contributions not only to their field but to humanity as well. In this essay I will briefly discussed the attributes of the global leader I selected, his visions and his contributions to

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a foundation that supports other organizations who share its guiding belief that every life has equal value. Located in Seattle, Washington, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have an asset trust endowment of 36.2 billion dollars as of September 30, 2012. It supports grantees in all 50 states and 100 countries internationally in areas of global development, global health, United States program, and a smaller charitable support initiative sector. Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffett give direction to CEO Jeff Raikes and co-chairmen William H. Gates Sr. regarding grant allocation and investments. (Gates Foundation)