The Importance Of Education In Education

Letter 8, question 2: Why should an educator know the concrete world where their students live? Why does Freire use the expressive term “concrete” when describing the environment where students live?

According to the Census Bureau, PreK-12 teachers represent the largest occupational group in the nation, and the profession is becoming even larger. In recent years, the hiring of teachers has far outpaced student enrollment; from 1987-2008, total K-12 student enrollment in U.S. schools including public, private and charter schools combined — increased 19 percent. By comparison, the teaching force rose by 48 percent over that same period. Since 1950, America’s public schools in particular have seen a 96-percent increase in students that has been accompanied by a 252-percent rise in teaching staff.

Diversely, compulsory schools adopt a mission statement as their firm principle. The statements always emphasize a high-standard philosophy of supporting students’ success “needed for career and citizenship” (Wagner & Dintersmith, 44). But if you took a step back and took a long look, reality would hit you hard. Every aspect of schools pose the development of control. The strongest element of control beyond even the superintendents of every school lies within state scheduled learning, and it starts with the homogenized contents of a state curriculum along with its corresponding standardized tests. The contents exclude genuine exploration on “topical issues” from any discussions, causing the lesson to “lack rigor” (Wagner & Dintersmith, 121). Students are therefore not retaining any relevant information needed to “fill the young ...with knowledge and awaken their intelligence” (Gatto). As Tony and Dintersmith agree, students need to excel criterion of development in a variety of ways, but the methods that are used to measure such understanding leave students disengaged from their learning experiences. However, if this issue was seen as a true concern in school, the next step would be to find what “clearly identifiable aims and objectives with regard to our own day-to-day activities” are morally valued to “defend the right of any educational institute to exist” (Mannion, 143).

Very little is known about how many students went to these schools or the significance of the education given to students in these schools, but it is very certain that almost all of the teachers of these schools fled Iran after the Islamic revolution started and that others have been jailed or fired for not supporting the revolution. All of Iran’s schools are run by the government’s Ministry of Education and Training. Additionally, the political ruler of Iran, the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, didn’t restrict education for females as many Iranians feared he would, but he did proclaim sexual segregation on the Iranian school system; so now, all boys and girls are educated separately by their genders at all grade levels. All schooling is free, but students who wish to study at a college must be content with working for the government for an equal amount of time spent at the college. One field in which the shah improved greatly upon in Iran was in health care. Diseases like malaria, smallpox, amoebic dysentery, cholera, tuberculosis, typhoid fever, venereal disease , and other harmful infections that have run free through Iran since ancient times were finally being brought under control. During the 1960s, hospitals were constructed in many cities and a health organization composed of young physicians and trained secondary-school volunteers was created in 1964 and they set out to take basic medical care in mountain valleys and remote villages. By 1979, Iran had one doctor for

Throughout the years, there have been many concerns over the state of the American educational system regarding the academic performance of students. In addition, there have been other issues regarding education that need to be addressed; a few examples question the heavier involvement from the U.S. Federal Government and segregation amongst students. During my time volunteering at the Knox County Museum of Education, I’ve learned about the history of Knox County schools and have gained valuable insight on some of these pressing matters that have been affecting our community. As time unfolds, few realize the importance of educational systems and how they play a key role in early childhood development. Through research, we can gain a better understanding of how society functions because it is closely linked with our educational system.

It was the last week of my senior year in high school and my peers and I were on an emotional roller-coaster. Eager to receive well wishes and encouragement from the teachers I had spent the past four years with, I toted my yearbook from classroom to classroom requesting signatures from those in the building I had the highest of regards for. I approached my advanced placement physics instructor and handed him my yearbook, proudly reminding him that I was headed to Emory University, which was something relatively unheard of for students at my school. When he was done writing, I read the words “Young black girl at Emory. Please no babies” and had an immediate visceral reaction. Overflowing with emotions that I could not clearly articulate, I walked away, promising myself that I would do everything in my power to bury those words and prove to him, and others alike, that I would not grow to be the stereotype they viewed me as. I regard this moment as one of the most pivotal in my educational career because it was an important driving force in my decision to become an educator and continues to remind me of the immediate need for positive Black educators and role models for students of color. I am committed to being an educator in urban schools because I recognize a system that is failing students of color, worsened by the existing gaps in resources that continue to do them a disservice, within a system that should work to level the playing field for all. My goals as an educator

We have come a long way since the days of institutions for human beings with disabilities. We now know that individuals with disabilities are quite capable of learning and contributing to society. In the present day, however, the question is not should disabled people be educated, but how best to educate them. Many now believe that the inclusion classroom is the best learning environment for those who are disabled. Still others feel that a self-contained classroom is a better fit for their educational and social needs. In this paper, both types of classroom settings will be addressed, with emphasis on the self-contained classroom being the most effective of the two. It is important that a disabled child's educational needs are put before their social needs. Therefore, they must have their own classrooms that will allow them to learn at their own pace and way.

Amelia is a fourth-grade student at Parkade Elementary School. Amelia is identified as a student with Other Health Impairment and a Speech Impairment. Amelia’s Other Health Impairment and secondary qualification of Sound System Disorder adversely impacts her education. Amelia’s educational performance is impacted in basic reading skills, math calculation skills, written expression skills, executive functioning skills, speech skills, adaptive behavior skills, and physical education skills. Amelia is currently 9 years old and according to her IEP she receives special education services in physical education, adaptive behavior skills, basic reading skills, executive functioning skills, math calculation skills, math problem solving skills, and written expression. Outside of special education, she receives related services in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy. Amelia’s IEP states that she receives a total of 2100 minutes in her education setting. Amelia receives services during 648.75 of these minutes, 633.75 are spent in a special education setting.

Schools are not Teaching what is Necessary for Students to Succeed Outside of the Classroom

The United States of America is nowhere near being one of the most educated countries in the world. “The U.S. ranks No. 18 in perceptions of an educated population, just above South Korea and behind Italy” (https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2017-08-25/most-educated-countries-according-to-perception). There is no single solution that can cure the education system without causing other problems in the students and teachers lives. However, if the US were to have year round school, they would have more rigor to learn, and wouldn't be behind other countries.

Whether you are the wealthy, poor, or middle class, consider the many things that you have acquired in your lifetime. For example, accomplishments that can be attributed to you, money in your bank account, your home, your career, but most importantly your family and especially your children. Deciding to have these children brings a great responsibility to make multiple choices and decisions throughout their young lives, but deciding the basis of their educational journey is one of the most important. In today’s society, the choice of public school and homeschool is a major decision; but is one better than the other? Furthermore, what are the desirable and undesirable aspects of each of these?

We are in a point of education that change is inevitable. In the essays written by YoY o ma and by Graemer Wood a common position the both seemed to have was that education needs to be changed be it the way we approach teaching or learning. If we can improve the techniques then we are able to create a more successful life for future generations. The goal of education is to teach and to improve society as well as education. However, to improve an area one must work in that area and change the stability of that area such as how wood and Ma discuss.

What is the goal of the United States’ K-12 education system in the 21st century? While it may be worded in a variety of ways, it is well known that the main goal is essentially to equip our students with the skills necessary to succeed on their own after K-12 education. However, many of today’s high school graduates are not experiencing the achievement of this goal. In order for success after K-12 education to happen the students must possess the intrinsic motivation for overcoming obstacles, and the confidence in their ability to do so. With much of education involving a right and wrong answer it is easy for students to feel like they can either succeed or fail. In contrast, education through the arts with a design thinking approach allows students to have a learning experience where the best solution to a problem is not given to them, but rather found by them throughout the design process. This process gives students the opportunity to learn from their mistakes, gain confidence in their ideas, and develop a motivation that comes from within. Thus, through design thinking pedagogy and the integration of the arts with other disciplines, as seen in STEAM curriculums, educators are able to facilitate this type of learning experience and therefore better equip students with the tools for success.

There is no doubt that elementary school plays a big role in a child’s education. But how does that differ from students of different socioeconomic status? “Middle-class children gain advantages, including potential benefits in the world of work, from the experience of concerted cultivation” (Lareau 1). the lower class starts their academic career unequally compared to middle and upper class. Teachers need to realize that the student plays a role in their education as they do, students are not just passive recipients of knowledge. Whether its help-seeking or after school programs that don’t work, lower-class students in elementary school start their education off with unequal footing. School programs try to fix some of these inequalities

The purpose of this action plan is to ensure that girls around the nation are provided with better education opportunities. And ensure that education is available, accessible, acceptable and adaptable as stated in the 4a framework. In 2005 the world missed the first target agreed within the framework for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs): to eliminate gender disparity in primary and secondary education by that year. (ANON, 2017) With this plan of action, we can turn that around.