Education : My Experience : The Value Of Education

For generations African Americans have been disadvantaged in America and effects of these injustices have made a lasting impression. Education is one of the leading problems in the black community. Though there have many reforms in education over the years, racial injustices still exist because no attention in placed on how legislature affects people of color. I was raised in a middle-class family of educators. My entire life I’ve been told to “stay in school, get an education, and work hard so that you can beat the system.” Recognizing the structural forces in my life has helped me understand my place in society. Being able to “understand everyday life, not through personal circumstances but through the broader historical forces that

As a child, I never particularly liked school. I recall in elementary school, I always dreaded reading time the most. I would see all the students in the class pulling out their “Magic Tree House” books and sitting back spending time practicing their reading. I didn’t really understand why during this time I was pulled out of class to read aloud with a small group. I have always had a harder time reading and writing than most of my peers. As a young child, I was told that some people just have to try a little harder, and I always was always one of “those people”. When it came time for reading homework I would get assignments that were should have taken 30 minutes at night. It usually involved reading a section out loud to one of my parents and having them sign off that

I preferred listening to storied by others rather than do it on my own. At time of course I would do some reading on my own but I always found it extremely challenging. It wasn’t until about the second grade; whenever I was first exposed to brick and mortar schooling that my ability to read became the most challenging. This is about the time I started to notice that all the other kids were excelling with their reading abilities at a much faster rate than I was. I wasn’t fitting in with the normal standards for my age. I felt stupid. I was bumped down into reading lower level books than the majority of the class and this whole time I never understood why. The only thing I understood was that people looked at me differently. People judged me base on my ability to do what seemed like a very simple task to so many. But little did they know, I was

Education is a necessary asset as it prepares children for adult life teaching them critical thinking skills as well as providing access to knowledge about the world they live in. Education imparts life tools, developing intellect as well as personal character, largely impacting many students lives, biasing their roles and lifestyles as adults. Black children suffer from an inadequate education as a result of an issue we legally eliminated sixty years ago, race. Since whites have been given the upper hand black children struggle for equal access to quality education. Over the years white influence has caused hardships that limit blacks from access to equal education. Black children are deprived of a quality education because of the lack of choice available to them caused by the restrictions associated with their race, lowering their likelihood to succeed. Being in this predicament ignites little belief and causes profuse sacrifices, resulting in defining freedom in a country where freedom is supposedly accessible to all, rather as something that is not complimentary but must be worked for.

Having an education is one of the most important things to have no matter where you are. My entire life I have envisioned myself as a teacher. When I was young I would line up my stuff animals and give them math problems to solve. As I grew older my passion never faded. In middle school I began volunteering as an assistant soccer coach where I would sit and help teach new skills, from there in high school I did my student internship at a local middle school. Not only did I have experience in these classes, I also was able to sit in my Mothers middle school math classes. So when I got to college I knew that I wanted to follow in my mom’s footsteps. Currently, being in my field study and middle education classes I have learned that becoming a teacher is one of the most rewarding and influential careers someone could choose. Middle school aged students are going through the transitional years of their lives. These students are changing provocatively, whether it be physical, intellectually morally, psychologically or socially, these changes will impact who they will be in the future. While students are going through these changes they need a role model in their lives to represent and guide them through these challenges. Each student is changing at different rates. Boys and girls are both beginning puberty at this point of their life, their bodies are changing rapidly physically, and new things are going on with their bodies that they have not experienced before. These changes

There is a famous quote by Miles Kingston that states, "knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad." Often people use the words Knowledge, Wisdom, and Education interchangeably. However, this is far from appropriate. Currently, being an educated individual does not necessarily mean that that individual is wise or knowledgeable but simply that he or she has had an "education" and therefore carries a level of status and qualification.

Education is the main source to gain knowledge, to begin a successful journey to life's opportunities and advantages. The true value of an education is only what the students, teachers, and administrators make of it to create a foundation for the learners of today and tomorrow. I was born and raised in Pakistan. The education system is very different compared to the United States. Everything about America’s Education system was very new to me. It was shocking to learn about the racial injustices that persist here, even though education is free for all students in K-12. If it was not then one man can assume that the wealthy student that attends private and earn a higher quality education. Whereas, a poor student goes to public school where they cannot earn a great education. I was dismayed when I heard and read about injustice in schools. It is important for society to learn the ways students are funneled to prison from school, so that future generations will be prevented from this great injustice. Although the values of having equal rights in public school education have been diminished due to certain school policy rules. Relatively new school policies such as the Zero Tolerance Policy and the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) have influenced more too, "School to Prison Pipeline". No Child Left Behind Act was passed in 2002 for students in grades kindergarten through twelfth. According to Posey, “It was designed to introduce national standards to a system in which students in

Throughout my time here at UW Green Bay, I have learned many things about my education and about myself. While I have learned that you can get a degree, and a job, by gliding your way through classes and applying no effort, I have acquired the belief that you get out of college what you put into it. I believe that if I apply myself and try to challenge myself I will be far more successful in my educational pursuits. Through this realization, I have learned the two most important lesson of all; fearing failure is a waste of energy, and anyone can make a difference in the world.

According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, knowledge is “information acquired by a person through experience or education.” I am no English philosopher or expert, but I feel the experiences people face, sets a goal for them to achieve. My life consisted of just that. Growing up, I found myself challenging my brain to become more alert and aware of things. This came with various activities, such as, reading the labels on air fresheners and lotions in the bathroom, constructing catchy songs or phrases to remember important studies, or simply flipping through pages of the dictionary and pointing out the words that sound interesting. I loved learning, not only because I wanted to make my loved ones proud of the “baby of the family”, but because I always envisioned myself lined up in the work of something great. I wasn’t always the coolest or most beautiful, or even first picked in sports, but in the race of learning, I was destined to be on top.

Education is a powerful thing. There’s thousands of articles about education, how it’s being teached and how it should be changed. A problem with education is that students don’t know how to have self-generated thoughts. “Being a Self-Regulated Learner” explains how students in this era lack the key principles of academic success such as goal setting, self motivation, time management, learning strategies and self attributions. A problems that most students have is the fact that they have unlimited access to electronics such as cell phones, television, computers, etc. Having the interment at the palm of their hands in school has made students able to look up all of the answers, not putting in any actual work. They don’t develop study habits because we have apps such as The Spanish Dictionary and Quizlet. Although these apps help. Students are practicing memorization skills which later, results in failing tests and quizzes. Zimmerman talks about self-regulation and how it helps students achieve success. Time-management and self-regulation are two key concepts in learning. As a student, time management is important because most people have to balance between a job, school and extracurricular activities. A student would have to plan out which day/hours they would be able to get their work done. Self-regulation and structure is important because schools give individuals so much work that they need to get done by a certain deadline and it could become stressful. This is where

People all around the world are deprived of an education. Whether it is due to lack of resources, money, race, religious belief, or anything of that nature. Clearly, the UN states in their Human Rights document, that no person should be kept from an education because of race, gender, religious belief, or anything of the sorts. So why have people in lesser developed countries all over the world, been denied the privilege of education? Education is an essential part of human life, without it, the world would be filled with stupid people. With a world full of stupid people, the earth would be destroyed so fast, that no one could save it.

A school is a system designed to provide a learning space for people under the influence of educational professionals. For centuries, education has played a major role in developing and changing the world. Therefore, children are obligated to go to school at a very young age to expose them to new skills, ideas, and knowledge. School is to provide the individual with the opportunity to further develop and learn their purpose in society. All around the world people are taught the same thing but feel unsatisfied and useless, are judged and labeled as a letter or number, yet for some people this system is beneficial for them.

English is the primary language that the family speaks in the home and no other languages are known by either family members at this point.

Why school? Throughout life, we always tend to wonder whether or not having an education is beneficial and can end up leading to a life of success. As students, we always search for the deliverance that will help us to answer this question. When we are young, we view school as a place to meet new people and a place that we go to have fun. But once we grow out of this stage, we wonder what the true reasoning behind education actually is. We as students tend to outgrow the day to day lifestyle of forcing ourselves out of bed every morning to go to a place we have no idea to interpret what we are learning and how to apply it to our lives. We are lost, and this guidance that we are in search of, comes from educators who believe that school is

For generations my family has devoted their lives to actual survival and finding contentment. As Armenians, we have struggled through genocide and economical devastation. My family’s lives were focused on their livelihood as human beings. Survival was their first priority and thus education was not really an issue. For my grandparents, it was not even possible to attend school in any form. When my family chose to come to the US, they gave my brother and me the most amazing gift, the opportunity to gain a real education. I was given the chance to not have to struggle with attaining the best education possible. The struggles my family faced helped me realize that education is a true privilege. My family’s lack of education helps me