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The Death of Art and Music
Music and art are important in almost every aspect of life—even if you don't realize it. Advertisements, movies, radio, children's toys, architecture, clothing—the arts are everywhere. So if they are so important to nearly every aspect of life, why are they the first things to be cut in schools?
Lorraine WoiakPublished 5 years ago in EducationCollege Offers to Pay Students Not to Attend
It seems as though more and more students want to attend college next semester. It also seems as though more students want to attend Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, commonly known as Virginia Tech.
Margaret MinnicksPublished 5 years ago in EducationCase Study Writing
Case study writing is a way of research investigation. The most common case reports are case studies in management, case study in marketing, and business case studies. It is not like writing about egalia's daughters online. They can be characterized as a detailed investigation of a group, individual, incident, or community. Scientists distinguish two types of case studies. They are factual and fictional. The first type depicts real people, situations, and organizations, when the second type is based on illustrating real people, situations, and organizations too, but avoids their names and details. The prerogatives of factual case study are that it demonstrates real outcomes and provides a wealth of detail, when the fictional case report seems to be less realistic; it is based on real facts which are, at the same time, little known to be widely proclaimed.
Martin ClevebsPublished 5 years ago in EducationWhy the Public Education System Is Failing
Everyone knows that kids do not like learning in school, but it is required. As a 19 year old who lives in Georgia, I had to attend school until I was 16, until I had the option to drop out; however, I chose not to because I knew I needed to stay in school and get a college degree in order to be successful. It is required by law that you attend school in some way; however, the people making and supporting this law are not the one's going to school. Adults look at schools and remember when they attended because it all looks familiar. Have you ever noticed a teacher in your high school that you find out attended the same school when he was in high school? So why does that teacher recognize the school, notice nothing has changed, eat the same meals as they did before, and use the same teaching methods as they were taught? Adults always say how much the world has changed and how different the technology is from when they were growing up. They remember sitting in rows of desks at their public school and learning about chemistry and taking exams on who the 23rd president was and what bills they passed. If you ask that same adult today, in 2019, I promise they will pull out their phone and search for it. Rows of desks were originally organized to get children in the mindset of having everything even, and the feel for lines for the assembly lines in the early 20th century. A lot of teachers today will tell students to think outside of their comfort zone and reach out to new ideas, but the desks are still the original idea and the same style from when school started in 1821 in Boston. The public education system forces kids to take classes they will never use and then shame them for not doing well in it. You teach a mathematician world history and they struggle with it. You tell them they are not smart enough, "Look at the person next to you who did really well," or, "You just aren't good enough." So why discourage people into thinking they are not intelligent enough for the world if they do not need that information to be successful? If that person was discouraged and started to believe that they are not good enough for the world, then they will never try to achieve their goals. Those goals could have saved lives of many or solved a cure for something fatal, but that one teacher told them they would never be successful since they couldn't learn something as fast as someone else. When an adult has a question about their job, or has a question about something they are going to, they ask someone or search for an answer on the internet, but phones and talking are not allowed during an exam. A standardized test was created by Alfred Binet to test knowledge on a certain subject matter. In the real world of 2019, tests are not taken, quizzes are not handed out, and if they are, you can use your resources. Almost every kid in high school in the United States has a device they can access the internet with, but are not allowed to use it when they have a question. They are forced to take classes which will not affect them in the future, and read books that are 2,000 pages long and filled with information that can only help them for the test they will take.
William LunsfordPublished 5 years ago in EducationEnglish Sentence Order and Structure
In a previous post, I covered ‘Personal Pronouns’ and ‘Singular and Plural Nouns’. I now would like to focus wholeheartedly on how the average English language learner can create a basic yet complete sentence that follows the SVO rule.
When to Use "Each Other" and "One Another"
No matter how long you have been out of an English class, you might still wonder when to speak or write "each other" and when to speak or write "one another." Only those who majored in English in college or have a fondness for the language will catch the mistake that so many people make, including news commentators and celebrities.
Margaret MinnicksPublished 5 years ago in EducationWhy College Is Hard
There are a lot of Seniors in High School that think that when they are done with school and receive their diploma, their life is going to be a lot easier. Also, some people might think that it will be easier because their parents are not there, and don't have anyone to bother or boss them around. Another reason why they are excited about college is that they can go to dorm shopping, and make their dorm look artsy.
Self-Esteem Activities for Children
The children of today are growing up in a world over-saturated with impossible beauty standards seen everywhere from photo-shopped celebrity images on social media to beauty and fitness ads on television. Kids, especially young girls, are being exposed to these fake images and are learning from younger and younger ages that they need to look a certain way, a way which might not even be possible for them. While some companies such as Aerie and American Eagle are embracing the "un-retouched" ad, there is still a long way to go before body positivity messages can become mainstream. In the meantime, there are things you can do with your kids, either in a classroom setting or at home, to help combat this cultural phenomenon and teach your children that they are worthy of respect.
Alina GallupePublished 5 years ago in EducationBenefits and Limitations of a Liberal Arts Degree
Humanities and liberal arts degrees are widely disparaged as useless for future jobs, it's said they're costly, and not worth your money in the long run.
Chris DrewPublished 5 years ago in Education6 Reasons Why You Should Study Business
You make decisions every day. Some decisions are simple, like what to have for dinner, or where to get your haircut. Others, however, can have a lasting effect on your life. Now that you are graduating from high school, one of those decisions needs to be which career path you will take.
Casey ChesterfieldPublished 5 years ago in EducationThe Best Teacher for the Student
A good teacher knows how to listen to their students and understand that, even though they appear young and carefree, they can have problems; some days are worse than others, they can have stress, or even become depressed. The teacher has to know how to get the students feeling better so that they can continue learning, so perhaps she can treat her students to something good for lunch like instant pot spaghetti squash or Mexican spaghetti. She knows that after a good lunch students will feel much better, and if anyone needs to talk to her some more she can arrange to meet them after class to find out what their problems are.
Alyssa DayPublished 5 years ago in EducationGames and Applications for Students
The technology boom of recent decades has brought an ever-increasing amount of technology into the hands of students. Educators are using technological innovations to improve the learning experience of students at all developmental levels. Younger children may benefit from games and apps that help with skills such as alphabet recall and recognition of numbers. As students get older, their subjects become more complex, and students require more help to learn the material. This article is going to discuss five of the many games and applications that have become popular with students.
Donald JeffersonPublished 5 years ago in Education