...Introduction Since history, education has been always considered as the foundation of a country’s long term development. Generally speaking, education includes primary, secondary and higher education. Higher education can develop more talents, but secondary and higher education are foundation stones of higher education and plays very important roles in improving citizens’ comprehensive qualities. It has been said that “education is a right, not a privilege”. Right means nearly all of the children in the countries have the opportunities to accept primary and secondary education; while privilege means a certain part of the children in the countries don’t have the opportunities. However, this statement is unrealistic for all of countries. So, this essay aims to discuss to what extent is primary and secondary education a right, not a privilege. In the main part, it mainly analyzes this issue from three aspects: the extent of a country’s economic strength, the extent of a country’s emphasis on education, and the extent of a country’s emphasis on primary & secondary education and higher education. Discussion Firstly, whether primary and secondary education is a right not a privilege depends on a country’s economic strength. Government’s investment on education plays key roles in the development of education; while whether government can invest enough funds to enable primary and secondary education become a right mainly depends on its economic strength. America is the NO. 1 economic...
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...Is education a right or a privilege? In my own perspective, Education should be treated as a right of every person. Every person has the right to know everything he needs to know. But as seen in today’s context, it seems that Education is becoming a privilege of certain students especially those that have the resources to be able to stay at school. It is no doubt that Education plays a very important role in every person’s life. That is why every parent or must I say almost all parents strive to give their sons and daughters the education that will partake in every child’s future. But as I see my society nowadays, there are really times that even though certain parents break their bones just to be able to send their children to school, the money they gain is just not enough to sustain the needs a student/pupil must meet in school. Moreover, some of them don’t even have the capability to provide the basic necessities of their own family. Logically, how can they send their children to school if they can’t even give healthy foods, safe shelter, acceptable clothing, and basic needs to their family? But, of course there are still families who are able to send their children to school be it on private or in public schools. In this case, the inability of the student to attend school is a major problem. It is caused by several factors we can’t even enumerate. Hence, the right of every student to Education is widely being the privilege of those students who are financially capable...
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...IRJC International Journal of Social Science & Interdisciplinary Research Vol.1 Issue 8, August 2012, ISSN 2277 3630 SCENARIO OF PRESENT EDUCATION SYSTEM: A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF HARYANA AND ITS NEIGHBOURING STATES KAMLESH GAKHAR*; HARJEET KOUR** *Associate Professor, Institute of Management Studies and Research, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India. **Junior Research Fellow, Institute of Management Studies and Research, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India. ABSTRACT Education has been made too easy for the students so that more and more students can enter into the scope of education system of the country. The announcements like abolishing compulsory CBSE board exams for class 10th from the session 2010-11, introduction of grading system, the passage of Right of Children to free and Compulsory Education Bill, reservation policies etc. are a few among them. Now the question arises as to what extent such efforts in the field of education have succeeded in different states of the country. Haryana is the state with a contribution of 3.7% in the total GDP of India. This present study will throw light on the education system of Haryana, with a comparative eye on its neighbouring states. An analysis of the educational achievements of these states from different angles will help the experts and the researchers to know how far we have gone in achieving our targets and what needs to be done. Along with this, a comparison of the literacy rates and...
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...Online Application System http://www.csab.in/ Central Seat Allocation Board (CSAB) - 2013 JEE(Main) Seat Allotment Spot Round and Extra Spot Round seat allotment has been published. Information Brochure Information Brochure (Earlier Versions) Important dates revised on 23 July 2013 List of participating institutes List of reporting and help centres JEE(Main)-2013 Rank Frequently asked questions(FAQ) CBSE Normalization Procedure for JEE Main 2013 Revised Spot Round And Extra Spot Round Schedule Closing Ranks[AIR(CML)-Category Wise] After 3rd Round Allotment Closing Ranks[AIR(CML)-Category Wise] (Spot Round) Closing Ranks[AIR(CML)-Category Wise] (Extra Spot Round) Notice for CSAB website regarding CSAB completion The refund process have started for the following candidates From Chairman CSAB Rollback Notice Detailed 23-July-2013 CSAB Rollback Notice 22-July-2013 Message Dear Candidates CSAB had tried to refund the initial fee deposited by you. However, the NEFT transaction was unsuccessful due to rejection from Bank side even after several trials. In view of this, CSAB would like to seek your opinion on how the refund will be transferred to you: 1. If you wish, CSAB will again try to refund through NEFT either in the same account details which you have already provided to CSAB or in any other account that will be provided by you against this mail. 2. Alternatively, if you wish CSAB can transfer the amount through A/C payee at par cheque. The cheque will be sent to you...
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...Human Right: Education Every man, woman, or child should be granted the rights to an education. For one, education is an essential human right that should be enforced globally because it is a key to understanding all other human rights. When one talks about education, the significance of education is considered. An education plays an important part in the society; it is evolving rapidly and better still creating a world where people can understand each other without conflicts. The purpose of education is to provide students with the opportunity to critically think about the world in such a way that it shape how they live. Education explores new ideas and teaches students how to think critically about the world. As students are introduced to new concepts their worldview changes and expands. Students look at the starry night differently after learning about constellations and the galaxies. The meaning and possibilities of what is before their eyes have expanded. The media is bursting with propaganda and prejudices. Education at its best, teaches students not to merely memorize and accept information, but to examine and see many sides of an issue. It is important to be able to question your own and other peoples positions in the process of making a decision. This enables people to see through discriminations and biases in media and in the world around them. We are all entitled to an education and because a family does not have enough money for school or because there are...
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...The right to education is protected under international law and specific requirements have been proposed to ensure reasonable accommodation of people with disabilities in accessing services such as training and education. However, people with intellectual disabilities still experience mammoth barriers in getting mainstream training and education. The right to education is protected by an international human rights framework and is included in UN Covenants and a number of UN Conventions. There were several structural barriers identified and perhaps the most significant was the lack of availability in mainstream providers of appropriate levels of training programs to suit the mental capacity of intellectually disabled individuals. Although post leaving certificate courses (PLCs) have been around to become an alternative to higher education, they are still not enough support for these programs to flourish. People with intellectual disabilities cannot be considered as a homogeneous group. They certainly do not have the same...
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...Rights to Edcuation The importance of learning is to enable the individual to put his potentials to optimal use. Education makes man a right thinker and a correct decision-maker. It achieves this by bringing him knowledge from the external world, teaching him to reason and acquainting him with past history, so that he can be a better judge of the present. With education, he finds himself in a room with all its windows open to the outside world. A well educated man is a more dependable worker, a better citizen, a centre of wholesome influence, pride to his community and honour to his country. A nation is great only in proportion of its advancement in education. Over the years, the demand for children’s education has grown by leaps and bounds. Everybody from the poorest of the poor to the well off acknowledges the value of education in the overall development of children. Basically, the object of education is threefold i.e. physical, mental and spiritual. A perfect system of education must do full justice to all those three above. If we take a look at the Education Structure existing in India, we would find that, it is divided broadly in five stages: Pre-primary, Primary, Upper Primary, Secondary and Higher Secondary. Schooling in India follows the “10+2 pattern”. Moreover, if we take into consideration the Indian Education Scenario, we would find that, in the post-independence period, the pace of educational development has been unprecedented by any standards. The Govt. was...
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...We are at a point in history where fake news is quickly becoming a crisis. Even though I believe that false information should be regulated to prevent the propagation of disinformation, the government is responsible for educating its citizens about persuasive techniques and advertising. The Consumer Bill of Rights asserts the people’s right to be informed and their right to consumer education. Public opinion must be logical in order for us to properly evaluate our Democracy. Our current educational system produces uneducated citizens who are unprepared to analyze persuasive messages in such a logical manner. The government is responsible for educating its citizens about persuasive techniques and advertising because the Consumer Bill of Rights asserts the people’s right to be informed and their right to consumer education. President John F. Kennedy introduced the Consumer Bill of Rights in 1962. This legislation asserts that the American people have four fundamental consumer rights: the right to safety, the right to choose, the right to be heard, and the right to be informed. The right to be informed protects against misleading...
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...Human rights education is all learning that develops the knowledge, skills, and values of human rights. The United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education (1995-2004) has defined Human Rights Education as "training, dissemination, and information efforts aimed at the building of a universal culture of human rights through the imparting of knowledge and skills and the moulding of attitudes which are directed to: (a) The strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; (b) The full development of the human personality and the sense of its dignity; (c) The promotion of understanding, respect, gender equality, and friendship among all nations, indigenous peoples and racial, national, ethnic, religious and linguistic groups; (d) The enabling of all persons to participate effectively in a free society; (e) The furtherance of the activities of the United Nations for the Maintenance of Peace." (Adapted from the Plan of Action of the United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education (1995-2004), paragraph 2) During this Decade, the UN is urging and supporting all member states to make knowledge about human rights available to everyone through both the formal school system and through popular and adult education. Human rights education teaches both about human rights and for human rights. Its goal is to help people understand human rights, value human rights, and take responsibility for respecting, defending, and promoting human rights. An important outcome...
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...Assess the New Right theory of Education New Right believe that the role of education is to encourage and inspire young people towards drive, initiative and enterprise. The New Right believe this will arise through competition between schools and colleges as this would motivate teachers to improve their standards. It would also allow parents and students to have a choice in which schools they would like to send their children. This would be through analysing league tables and discussing OFSTED reports from different schools. New right assert that important institutions in society are becoming dysfunctional because of left wing social policy and are need of protection and reform. For example, the welfare state stops the stratification system from fulfilling the function of incentivising people to work, as diversity and divorce are destroying the nuclear family. New right also believe that education can only perform its role effectively if it’s organised on market principles rather than the state. As marketization will increase competition, ensure choice and raise standards. New right support maintains the traditional standards of learning and teaching reading writing and arithmetic. In this essay the following topics will be discussed, 1988 Education Act, Traditional Education and Stronger links between the workplace and education. Before the 1988 Education Act, if students didn’t do well then it wouldn’t of mattered as there was many different stereotypes based upon a students’...
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...Yes children should have a moral right to an education free of commercial indoctrination. Unfortunately, everything is based on making money. Businesses will do anything to make money. One of their targets is children. They target young children because they are more vulnerable. Just recently I purchased $70 worth of candies from my nieces and nephews. There teachers give them to sell for a company, not sure what the teachers will achieve from this. The candies did not even worth $20, but just to support my nieces and nephew I purchase them. At first we told them they were too expensive, but we still purchased them. These children think they are a failure or worthless if they cannot get the candies to sell. These company know that the children do not want to let down there teachers. Parents, family and friends of these children do not want them to looks like a failure. So we support the children’s. Companies have all different types of market strategy and they will do anything to market their product, whether it is ethical are not. B) What are some of the ethical issues relevant to this case? Why? Some of the ethical issue is trust, credibility and bias. An example is the marketing of the drugs spice. Spice is selling in a packet, that would entice any teenager are young adult to purchase. The packets have children friendly pictures eg, cartoon characters, humor, teddy bears, hearts and butterflies. This packet will attract the attention to young teenagers. This is a...
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...Examine the New Right view of the role of education. (20 marks) The New Right perspective have a more political view on education which could be named as old fashioned compared to functionalists. They believed that education is for socialising and preparing young children for the world of work however they say that the state cannot meet peoples needs. The New Right are similar in many ways to functionalists as they believe that some people are naturally more talented than others. They believe that education should socialise pupils into shared values, such as competition so the most talented people can get the best jobs and instil a sense of national identity. They broadly favour an education system run on meritocratic principles of open competition, and one that serves the needs of the economy by preparing young people for work. However, unlike functionalists, the New Right do not believe that the current education system is achieving these goals as according to New Right, the reason for their failure is that its run by state and that instead we should be encouraging competition through different forms of private education. A central principle of the New Right is the belief that the state cannot meet people’s needs and that people are best left to meet their own needs and that people are best left to meet their own needs through the free market. A number of the principles of the New Right are based on the theories of market forces. They felt that the British economy was...
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...The New Right perspective have a more political view on education which could be named as old fashioned compared to functionalists. They believed that education is for socialising and preparing young children for the world of work however they say that the state cannot meet peoples needs. The New Right are similar in many ways to functionalists as they believe that some people are naturally more talented than others. They believe that education should socialise pupils into shared values, such as competition so the most talented people can get the best jobs and instil a sense of national identity. They broadly favour an education system run on meritocratic principles of open competition, and one that serves the needs of the economy by preparing young people for work. However, unlike functionalists, the New Right do not believe that the current education system is achieving these goals as according to New Right, the reason for their failure is that its run by state and that instead we should be encouraging competition through different forms of private education. A central principle of the New Right is the belief that the state cannot meet people’s needs and that people are best left to meet their own needs and that people are best left to meet their own needs through the free market. A number of the principles of the New Right are based on the theories of market forces. They felt that the British economy was in decline and something needed to be done to change the situation...
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...Free College Education: Right vs Privilege In one of his speeches, Leonard L. Boswell, a former U.S. Representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district, quotes “The American Dream is one of success, home ownership, college education for one's children, and have a secure job to provide these and other goals” (Ersoy). Over the years, college tuition fees have increased immensely. Statistics show that the average in-state tuition fees at public four-year schools increased from $8,646 in 2012-13 to $8,893 in 2013-2014. In 2013-14, the percentage increase in tuition fee prices for out-of-state students was 3.1% which was slightly higher than that for state residents at public four-year institutions. There was an increase from $12,887 to $13,310. The $110 increase in average tuition and fees for full-time students in a public two-year colleges reflected a 3.5% increase from $3,154 in the years 2012-2013 to $3,264 in 2013-14. The $1,105 increase in average published tuition and fees for full-time students at private nonprofit four-year institutions reflected a 3.8% increase from $28,989 in 2012-13 to $30,094 in 2013-2014 (“Trends in Higher Education”). Furthermore, between the years 2001 to 2011, at least a third of states experienced funding cuts. During the recent recession in 2008, total public funding for higher education has declined by 14.6 percent (O'Shaughnessy). Consequently, the escalating cost of college tuition has threatened educational opportunities for...
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...Education is an elemental human right and essential for all other human rights. It is a powerful tool by which socially and economically marginalized children and adults can lift themselves out of poverty. It also consists of the right to freedom of education. Freedom education is the right given to human beings to have access to the education of their preference without any constrictions. Right to education is a human right recognized by the United States. It includes the entire compulsion to eliminate inequity at all levels of the educational system. What is right to education? Education is the most important thing in life, it makes sense, it effect on mind, it change the character. The right to education is an inherent right. Right to education is the right which deals with the right to know and right to change their life and life style. The various types of right to education are primary education, secondary education, vocational education and higher education. “Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit”. Education shall be free for development of human personality. The human rights are developing of understanding, gender quality and make a friendship among all nations. Human rights education is provided information...
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