...Report on the ways in which school prepares us, the students, for the world outside Introduction This report is about the ways in which our school prepares us, the students, for the world outside of school. I have researched this by asking numerous students of their opinions, and also by asking some of the teachers how they try to prepare students for their later lives. I also gave teachers an opinion poll where they selected how much they did/did not agree with statements made. Findings * From asking the opinions of students of how well school prepares them for later life, I have found that the general view is that school does not prepare you for later life on the whole and that it only prepares you for work life and teaches you nothing about other crucial elements of life, such as managing money. * Teachers, on the whole as seen from the opinion poll, strongly agree that the current education system, and how it is delivered, prepares you fully for future life. * Some students believe that teachers have the opinion that school fully prepares you for life outside of school because they have not experienced a career like they are teaching their students because they came straight from university and went into working * Despite the general consensus from teachers that the school prepares students for later life fully, some teachers believe that the education system on the whole does not prepare students for life at all because as the students go further...
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...Cons of Single Gender Schools Single gender schools are a bad idea for an educational system because they don’t prepare their students with the necessary skills to be thoroughly ready to face the world after high school. In any educational institution, we are expected to learn some of the most crucial skills needed to survive in a world where its important to know how to strive for success and the different ways you can do it. Some of these skills we acquire them on our own, however some of them we learn by being exposed to different situations or we learn them in school which is the place where we are prepared for what’s to come after high school. Now, single gender schools do not fully fulfill this demand as they do not have the same advantages coed schools may have. Correspondingly, single gender schools do not prepare their students to interact with the opposite sex which is something they will need as they will not always be around the same gender. Aside from that, specific genders are not exposed to the different ways of learning that one must know in order to succeed in the later stages of life. But also, the outside world is a rough place for individuals who are not realistic of the misconceptions of the opposite gender and the stereotypes that go accordingly to their sex, and its important to be aware of them, as it builds your confidence and you are more knowledgeable. Furthermore, this essay will prove that single gender schools do not prepare their students with the...
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...becoming a pro athlete. According to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (2013), only 2% of college athletes are talented enough to play at the professional level. Logically thinking, this means that 98% of student athletes should be preparing themselves in college with a back-up plan for life after collegiate sports, right? Unfortunately, this is not the case. In fact, some people actually support the idea that student athletes should be able to major in the sport they play, and not study for a major that would be more beneficial to them in life. Student athletes that enter college directly after high school lack life experience, and they need guidance when making such decisions that will impact their life so dramatically. It is in these times when we should push students to their limits in order to make them grow to be the best they can be, not let them take the path of least resistance and settle for mediocrity. Allowing student athletes to choose their sport as a major may be the obvious choice for some, but doing so would actually hurt them instead of benefitting them. If we truly care about the futures of student athletes we will encourage them to prepare for life after sports, whenever that may be, and not enable them to take the easy way out. Two excellent examples of college’s incompetence involving the education of student athletes were given in the article “Educating College Athletes” by David Petina. Petina talks about the quality of education received...
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...How academic experience prepares you for college and reaching career goals The key to a child striving to obtain a degree is for his or her parents to really teach the importance of having one. Getting a degree is probably the only thing that I look at totally different as the years has passed. My parents were real old school and they didn’t come from a family of scholars so I was not really pushed in that direction. They made sure I did well in grade school but all I really was told was to get a job. All children should be explained how better life will be for them and their children if they get that degree. I realize it now but I’m not in the situation I would be in if I started fresh out of high school. More opportunities would’ve been available because I would be more mobile. I have children now but back then I didn’t have any. I could have easily moved to another state if I needed to do that for my career. The long term results and values of completing a degree is a sense of accomplishment. Some people do it to make their family proud. Some may do it so that they can personal see their achievements. Whatever pushes and drives you to reach for the stars is positive motivation. When you get a degree you stand a better chance at getting hired for jobs. Once you get hired it doesn’t stop there. With that degree you will get looked at for promotions versus someone who doesn’t have one. The biggest difference that a degree makes once you start working in your career of choice...
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...Some would argue that the education system mainly exists to select and prepare students for their future work roles and careers. Marxists believe that the education system’s role is the ideological apparatus of the state; it spreads ruling-class ideology and favours the middle class. Marxists such as Althusser, Bowels & Gintus and Bourdieu disagree with this statement as they argue working class children get a second class education compared to middle class and are given an unrealistic expectation for the future. This is further highlighted by Althusser (1971) who believed that educations main function is to reproduce an efficient and obedient workforce, Althusser believes that the education system has taken over from the Church as the main agent of ideological transition. For example, in the past most people accepted their positions in life, no matter how unbearable, because they believed it was Gods will. They were poor because God wished it so, they were hungry because God wished it so, and they were powerless because God wished it so. Such beliefs are now in decline, although many still hold them, much more common is the belief that everything boils down to the God of education. Those who are smart and hardworking do well in education and gain educational qualifications and in turn do well in the world of work. Those who are unemployed and working in low paid jobs did not gain educational qualifications and were probably not academically gifted. This is, however, an ideological...
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...xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx Professor xxxxx September 14, 2014 Who Moved My Cheese During everyone’s life, there are changes that are bound to happen. Whether it be starting a new job, moving away, or going to school. Change can be exciting, but it can also be very frightening. The beauty and curse about change, is that you don’t know what is going to happen next. The book Who Moved My Cheese illustrates this concept very well, and I learned many things from this story that I can apply towards myself. I have recently had two new changes in my life. I have moved away from home and I have started college. Both of these changes are interconnected, since I moved away for college, but that doesn’t make them any easier. At first I was nervous about this new change, and I still am a little bit. Everything was essentially handed to me at home and high school was never a challenge for me. Now I have to remember to go grocery shopping, do dishes, pay bills, and keep up with school work at the same time. However, I knew this was something that I had to do, and it was, deep down, something I really wanted to do. After reading this story I think one of the biggest lessons that I could have utilized for myself, for this change, was the preparation. Hem and Haw were not ready to move on when their cheese ran out and I was not ready either. They kept going back to the station each day with the mindset that the cheese would be there forever, while I kept going home each day with the mindset...
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...New Students in the School Counseling Program New Students in the School Counseling Program Counseling and Special Populations CNDV 5380 Section A: Career Position Becoming a Professional School Counselor is the career position I have always wanted to pursue. Having been an Elementary School P.E. teacher and a Middle School Social Studies teacher for over seventeen years, I have encountered all types of students. Today’s students come to school with a lot of pressure and baggage including but not limited to financial stresses, illness, family issues, and others. In my experience, what I have found to be most true is that it does not matter what pressures and issues students may have, we all have a responsibility to educate them. Sometimes that “one” person can change another person’s whole direction in life. As a school counselor, I plan on being an advocate for students. I plan on improving the educational processes for struggling students and for those on the bubble. I plan on making a difference in many lives while giving purpose and meaning to my own life. I believe that now is the time to pursue my goal of being a professional school counselor. I have insight, knowledge, and forethought that will enable me to be successful and in return enable my students to be successful. Section B: Statement of Purpose The purpose of obtaining a Master’s Degree in School Counseling not only furthers my education, but also will open doors and allow for professional...
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...personal change into a person’s life and also transforms an individual into a more effective person who contributes to a more positive, energetic and dynamic organizational culture. When one fails to be personally responsible, the necessary effort falls to others. Personal responsibility to me means that you (personally) accept the consequences for your actions and facing the music. Personal responsibility generally also refers to get your stuff done. You cannot rely on someone else to get your job done. It is different for everyone for example. A mother needs to make sure her children are taken care of and healthy. A father has to provide for his family. A child has to make sure not to get into trouble at school. I agree that we do have a responsibility to take care of ourselves and those in our immediate circle. Also, we need to be responsible for our actions, beliefs, and our behavior and we also need to be for our responsible in life. Without personal responsibility, we would have personal blame. Everyone wants to blame someone or something for their actions and behavior. * I also think the relationship between college success and personal responsibility is that you are doing something to better yourself in the future, and taking charge of responsibility. Opening yourself to more career opportunities brings college obtainable. It is possible to be successful in the world without a college education. College prepares you in all walks of life, not just academic, but emotional...
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...been an important influence on your life and how that person's influence has helped to prepare you for your college experience at Mercer University. There is always that one person who has made a difference in our lives. Even though changes become part of our lives it’s sometimes hard to get through. The person who has been so influential in my life is the person that birth me, my mother. She is a very helpful and generous person. She helped me prepare for elementary, middle, high, and now she getting me college ready. She really helped me throughout high school, that’s when she help me prepare for my for my graduation test. I’ll say a month or two before my graduation test. I told her that I think it’s going to be difficult for me to pass the Social Studies portion of the Georgia High School Graduation Test and I wasn’t sure of what was going to be on it, Her being a single mom, a college student, and a parent that works, put time side for me at least three times a week. She studied with me on nights she didn’t have school. Seeing her do the things she does to support herself and family made me realize that I need to focus on a lot more things in life and not the material things. My mother has always told me since I was a little girl that “I could be anything I want if I put my mind to it,” and I believed that. My mother, being my role model showed me right from wrong. Seeing her be successful and doing successful things, makes me want my life to be even better than what she is...
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...Discussion Questions Assignment (1) Imagine your 16-year-old daughter wants to attend a Friday night high school party, and you do not know who will be attending. Using three parenting styles discussed in the lesson, how would an authoritarian parent respond? A democratic parent? A permissive parent? An authoritarian parent would respond by not letting her go at all, or having a very strict curfew. The parent would also state all the rules that the daughter should obey.If she did not come home on time, break the rules, or be reckless she would not be able to go out on the weekends for a long time. The daughter would be grounded if she did not obey any of the rules. A democratic parent would respond by sitting down with her and letting her voice her opinions. The parent would listen to her point of view of how she wants to go to the party. Then the parent and daughter...
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...Reflective Journal Diana McKenzie ECE 205 Introductions to Child Development Instructor: Elizabeth Vanausdeln October 16, 2015 Reflective Journal This course has really helped me to have a better understanding of how to prepare myself as an educator in providing the best developmentally appropriate practices for the necessary child development. Not only prepare me for that but prepare for all the challenges that will take place during routine transitioning time in the classroom and making sure that the classroom is a save learning environment for every child. As the educator I have to making sure that I am in control of my classroom at all times and making sure that my curriculum planning is according to NAEYC-developmental appropriate practices by referring to their guidelines at all times. I believe that every child is unique and they are our future. We must allow every child to develop and grow with maturity in these stages, emotionally, physically, and socially. Therefore as an educator I will supply them with a safe environment and help them meet their full potential with the eagerness to learn. Then teach them how to communicate with each other making them a community of learners. What has impacted your learning the most throughout this course? There are several things that have impacted my learning the most throughout this course. First, the different theories are guidelines to follow and to have a better understanding in how a child learns according to...
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...as a dedicated person that does the necessary actions to accomplish the personal preference of the goal desired. One who exemplifies this internal drive receives advancements in the work place. Promotions and added responsibilities are usually given to this type of person. This drive for improvements does not stop at work. This person usually has a very nice home life. The advancements in the home life are shown in the materialistic things such as the clothes you wear and the house one possesses. In fact, continuing education can open up previously closed doors and lead to better opportunities (“Benefits of Continuing Education”, 2016). Educational and Career Goals As I have begun my online college journey, I have changed the desire of just wanting a degree. The adventures of studying over the past several weeks has opened my eyes to the fact that the educational goal of wanting my Bachelor’s Degree is not the only reason that I now want to complete school. I have learned how to better myself through different learning activities and discovered personality traits that will help me advance in my career and in my life decisions. I lost a good paying job because of economic factors. In trying to get another job I have discovered that experience is just one factor in the resume. High paying jobs require a degree. This was the primary career goal that started my online school path but I know now that the teachings that are here in the online school will make me a better person...
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...route of Education” What effect does standardized testing have on student performance? Since the 1800’s standardized testing has been a part of the American education system, and today it’s a way of life for students. Studies have been performed to determine the effects of standardized testing on students, as well as teachers, yielding both positive and negative effects. Regardless of the effects, one thing is certain, standardized testing has been awhile for years and is not going anywhere. Cons on testing are pretty much obvious, with the first being stress, from the child as well as the teacher. As a student who has taken many standardized test, I know how stressful this experience can be. Studying all night for the test, worrying about it all day, second guessing answers I know are correct and then the wait for the results, to see how you scored against EVERY other kid in the tristate area. Tests like ACT and SAT are the most stressful, because they determine your life. What college you get and even possibly your career are on the line at the results of a test you take one day in your life. Let’s not forget these results are public record, any school and or prospective job could view them, any one could view them. Imagine not getting a job because of test scores you get when you’re a teenager in highschool. Everyday more and more stress are added to the teachers to prepare these students for this test. Many a teacher and school have come under scrutiny with these...
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...School Kills My Cereal Ken Robinson, an educationalist, sums up the issues of the current education system in a very nice way by saying that the most useful subjects for work are at the top of the hierarchy in education. This means that probably the biggest part of education system is there to prepare you for a job. The job however, is a job that will let you earn your life in a very basic sense. It is understood as some kind of a security, a buffer that is provided by your education so that you have something you can use, even if it is not something you are passionate about. This gives me the impression that the education system prepares you for “survival” or for being a “worker” as we have discussed in the class. This is not really ideal in a world where almost our entire knowledge can be changed by a new invention or discovery at any given minute. Creativity, exploration, discovery, invention are the things that move us forward. Repeating the same thing over and over again does not get us anywhere. Most jobs are however still algorithmic and require certain skills instead of interdisciplinary education or creative ideas. How is one to pursue creativity as a cashier who is repeating the same process all the time? Since, as Robinson puts it forth, education system is based on preparing you for the current environment, the change can only radically come from the work environment. As jobs and work environment require more and more creative and diversely talented people, and...
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...the people who prepare for it today.” There are many different options available when it comes to educating the future men and women of America. Since private schools can be a heavy burden on one’s wallet, most people are left choosing between public education and home schooling. They both have their own advantages, and disadvantages, making it difficult to choose between the two. There are many factors that must be considered while deciding which is more suitable. However, some of the most important would be the instructors, how well the students’ needs are met, and the overall effectiveness of each. Where a student’s learning takes place is not nearly as important as who is educating them. It is of great importance that the person entrusted with the task of educating students be well qualified to do so. Some parents enjoy the idea of home schooling because they can teach their children themselves, or choose who does. However, the task of ensuring the chosen instructor is of sound credibility can be a daunting one. Although home schooling allows for the opportunity to choose a student’s instructor, the teachers within the public education system are all guaranteed to be certified. They also have a set curriculum for their students that they are comfortable with. However, home schooling gives you the opportunity to oversee the student’s curriculum, giving you the chance to change it as you see fit. Another benefit of home schooling is that the student does not need to change...
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