...“ WHY COLLEGE IS IMPORTANT TO ME” Education is one of the most important activities that we must have to go through in our life. It is the reason why the world is here today.College education is a stage in ones life that the person seek higher education beyond the high school education.All these progressess and interventions would have never been achieved if it was not for educated people.College education helped the society to make smarter and better choices.Almost all of the interventions that make our life easier today are the outcome of college education.Scientist,politicians,teachers etc are all emerged from college education.Due to the importance of college education that is the reason why countries all over the world are trying to make college education accessible for all citizens . In the educational ladder from the from the word go to the time one reached his or her educational vision.The best time to make the right and inform decision is when you get to college.That is where you start thinking I need to plan and prepare for the future According to Manali Oak”The first thing that strikes me about education is the knowledge gain” Education gives us the knowledge about the world around us and helps us to build on opinions and and have point of view on things in life. Many people has different point of view on having college Education but to me the following are the reasons why college education is important to me. The first reason why college education is important...
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...this paper I will discuss my three ambition’s and dreams which include graduating with a masters to become a teacher, getting married to start a family of my own, and 2016 being my year with opulence of fortitude. First of all, my ambition is to graduate with my masters and become a teacher for the elementary school. My mother who has been and still is a 2nd grade elementary teacher for the past 25 years. My aunts and uncles also take a part in teaching the elementary level and so I think becoming an elementary teacher will be the best experience yet. Only because I have a lot of support from experienced teachers. Aiming for a master’s degree for teaching is my best bet is the advice my mother gives me. I’ll tell you why. I have placed a chart of the differences between the salaries for a bachelor’s degree compared to one with a master’s degree. Teacher Salaries: Bachelor's vs. Master's Degree. Master/Bachelor of Education salary comparison. National Center for Education Statistics 2012. Furthermore, on top of higher earnings, teachers who have their masters can more easily transition into senior and administrative positions in education. An educator who aspires, for example, to a position as a principal or school counselor might pursue a masters in. So with a masters I can have many options in education careers and invest my time wisely. Source: Indiana Department of Education STEPHEN J. BEARD / THE STAR As one can see, I have placed a chart to why new teachers...
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...Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program as the Trending Issue in the Philippine Education Christelle Jane C. Alto University of the Philippines Los Baños, Laguna Abstract This research paper discussed the reasons why Enhanced K+12 Basic Education Program is seen as an inappropriate implementation in a developing country like the Philippines. The current status of the education in our country is declining. Few noticeable facts about our educational system are broad elementary education, limited secondary schools, and unstable collegiate education. We take pride in the fact that 30% of our annual budget is allocated for education, mainly elementary education. But beyond this level, the national government participation and support is diminishing sharply. The support from the national government is negligible. The main reasons why K+12 program is inappropriate to be implemented in the Philippines are the education budget shortage, poverty, and incompetent teachers. It can be concluded that the national government influences the capability of the Philippines to adapt to the implementation of K+12 program. The government must allocate more educational budget to be able to achieve quality education. Enhanced K+12 basic education system as the trending issue in the Philippine education Despite the necessity of improvement in quality education through implementing...
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...Almost every college students has gone through the process of taking classes their first semester that will have nothing to do with what they want to do with their life. There are two types of incoming freshmen at college; the first is the freshman that has an exact plan in terms of a major and career they want to pursue. The second is the college student that has no idea or plan when they come to college. All freshmen have to take “gen eds” and you can tell which students might find these pointless. I, however, did not find these pointless, and I am here to tell you why these “gen eds” and a liberal education are important whether you have a plan or not. When I first came to UWO I pretty much had my future mapped out. I was set out to be an elementary school teacher. At first I thought the paired classes idea was ridiculous and pointless. Why do I need learn...
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...the art of writing. It was soul enriching, whenever I read various literary texts or critiques, and discovered some established writers in the country where I live. These writers all had something in common: They were humbled by their respective experiences of achieving success in an industry where writers are now less valued as builders of society. Initially, some writers had secretarial or other jobs not particularly appropriate for English majors. Some were fortunate enough to work as editors or writers. While some of these situations saddened me, I felt proud of those who patiently worked hard to earn a living and finally did make it as professors of literature. I have known some English professors who went to graduate school for their Master’s degree in Education major in Literature while teaching, showing their undying passion for the field. I was very lucky to grow up in a family that had the financial capability and resources to support my college education and would also be able to support my desired Master’s degree later on. Having this financial capability is a privilege. I could not easily throw away this opportunity to further my studies. I view this opportunity as a stepping stone to helping me become a literary scholar, professor and researcher. I understand that the way to the top is straight and difficult. This is why I have come to love different challenges that have come my way. I have told myself that I was born prepared for anything that could happen and...
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...eight time-bound, concrete and specific goals that 189 world leaders committed to achieving for their nations by 2015 at the UN in September 2000 namely: 1) end extreme poverty and hunger; 2) achieve universal primary education; 3) promote gender equality and empower women; 4) reduce child mortality; 5) improve maternal health; 6) combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases; 7) ensure environmental sustainability and 8) develop a global partnership for development. Dr. Jacqueline Badcock, UN resident coordinator in the Philippines, underscored that the bigger problem in the education situation is the increasing dropout rate in elementary levels as reported by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB). Based on the 2006 to 2007 NSCB statistics, the dropout rate increased from 8.6 percent to 9 percent, far from the 2006 target of decreasing it to 5.5 percent and 2009 target of 4.3 percent. “A targeted program that will identify causes and solutions for high dropout rates is urgently needed to reverse this alarming trend,” Badcock said. Badcock cited that case of the province of Sulu wherein only 62 percent of the children there are enrolled in public elementary schools, way behind the national average of 81.7 percent. “Efforts to promote primary education enrolment should be concentrated in identifiable high-priority regions such as Sulu,” Badcock pointed out. In addition, the UN linked poverty to the unemployment problem which makes poverty reduction and endangered...
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...to the many opportunities that are out in the world that I just shut out because I think I need to be set on one profession right away. Although that is completely and utterly false, this was my wake up call to realize it is my freshman year in college and I don’t need to know these things right off the bat. Time needs to be taken to evaluate the different things that I can put my heart and soul into and really strive to do my best in. While taking the different types of assessment and test on MyPlan.com it was strange how accurate the results were of me, every single one came back and hit the nail on the head. I took the personal interests’ test, the personality test, and the skills profile test. Each of these tests gave me insight to things that I could look into as a career that would spark my interests. Anything in the medical field really interests me, which it has been that way ever since I can remember. While on the other hand I have recently been thinking about becoming a teacher then moving up into an administration job, such as Principal or Vice Principal. I’m interested in so many types of occupations, all which revolve around either meeting tons of new people, traveling, or both. People always say, “Do what you can see yourself doing for the rest of your life and be able to stay happy while doing that.” Although at this point in my life I can honestly see myself finding happiness in everything I do and I can see things in a very colorful perspective and love...
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...individualized education program (IEP) goal, improving communication and social skills, increasing positive peer interactions, many educational outcomes, and post school adjustments. Positive effects on children without disabilities include the development of positive attitudes and perceptions of persons with disabilities and the enhancement of social status with nondisabled peers. Several studies have been done on the effects of inclusion of children with disabilities in general education classrooms. A study on inclusion compared integrated and segregated (special education only) preschool students. The study determined that children in the integrated sites progressed in social skills development while the segregated children actually regressed. Another study shows the effect on inclusion in grades 2 to 5. The study determined that students with specific learning disabilities made some academic and affective gains at a pace comparable to that of normal achieving students. Specific learning disabilities students also showed an improvement in self-esteem and in some cases improved motivation. Now a day’s many Filipino’s had a lessen IQ. They cannot understand well in a short day, and in a short year of education so, I think K+12 programs are boon. Why boon? It simple because Filipino’s should learn many things and have maturation and learning in terms of getting right education. We must be prepared and know the reality that every person has to gain the right education and the right...
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...Students and Access To Higher Education in America Juan M. Galvan Liberty University Abstract This paper exposes the urgency to implement an immigration reform that would eliminate educational and occupational barriers to millions of undocumented students that want to pursue a postsecondary education. The information in this research examines the impact undocumented students may have in society and the economy of this country. There are thousands of undocumented students that graduate high school every year and have no opportunities to pursue a higher education degree, thus increasing the chances of poverty in this country, increase in unemployment and a serious negative shift in the economy. Given the increase role that immigrants and their children play in American society in the coming years, it is essential to give as many young people as possible the opportunity to enroll an succeed in postsecondary education. This should push for policy makers and educators to focus on increasing immigrants’ participation in postsecondary education to ensure the long-run strength of the U.S economy. By providing legal residency or working permit as a condition to earn a degree to contribute to society it will definitely increase this nation’s economy and reduce unemployment and poverty. UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS AND HIGHER EDUCATION The educational system in the United States offers the opportunity to millions of students to receive an education from preschool to high school...
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...against my favor regarding my education. When I graduated from middle school, I had my education plan all set. My goal was to take as many AP classes as I could in high school, and graduate with honors, to facilitate maters to get into a great university. Being a Hispanic, I have parents that came to the United States at a young age, in order to seek a better life. They were not able to finish school and were constantly telling my brothers and I the importance of getting a proper education, so that we didn’t have to struggle the way they did. This is a mindset I always grew up with, wanting to pursue my degree, to honor my parents, for everything they sacrificed for our family. When I finished the ninth grade, my life went through a radical change. I distinctly remember the day our parents sat my brothers and I down in the living room to give us the news that we were going to be moving to Mexico. Not only where we going to be moving to...
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...the belief that only certain people should go to college, while others believe that everybody should go to college. Two prime examples of these opinions are the opinions of Sanford Ungar and Charles Murray. Ungar believes that everyone should go to college and receive some form of liberal arts degree, while Charles Murray believes that only students in to 90 percentile should go to college. Both men agree that a liberal arts degree is a great thing, but their opinions on when it should be taught and who it should be taught too are very different. While Murray’s points are somewhat accurate I believe that Ungar’s ideas are more persuasive because he recommends that everybody gets a liberal arts degree helping increase the amount of people with the critical thinking and communication skills businesses are looking for. Sanford Ungar wrote the essay 7 Major Misperceptions About the Liberal Arts. In this essay Ungar describes the benefits of getting a liberal arts degree. In misperception 2, Ungar states how even though people believe the notion of “who wants to hire someone with an irrelevant degree?” most businesses actually prefer students to have liberal arts degrees. The businesses want this because they know liberal arts schools mainly focuses on the key factors that they look for. For example, 89% of businesses included in a 2009 survey said that they were looking for more people to communicate orally and in writing more effectively. (Ungar) Ungar also...
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...Research Methodology for Public Administration PA 213 SY 2014-2015 2nd sem CORRELATES TO CAREER PREFERENCE OF GRADUATING STUDENTS OF THE CLSU SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL INTRODUCTION Education is often regarded as passport to social mobility. This simply means that education can pave the way to an individual’s better and promising future. This is the very reason why the Philippine Constitution provides for at least free formal basic education, more particularly in public schools Formal basic education under the new educational system in the country is now popularly known as K-12, which begins with the kindergarten and proceeds to 12 years in the elementary and secondary level. Unlike the old educational system which emphasized the value of a college degree before employment, the new program which begun to be implemented in 2014, hopes to equip every learner who graduates after senior high school (Grade 12) with the opportunity for improved employment and entrepreneurship while ensuring that the high school graduate has the needed competencies to pursue a college degree either immediately or at some later stage (Luistro, 2012). Students who will be finishing their high school education under the new educational program may therefore be better enlightened as to what college degree to pursue after graduation, or if they so decide to immediately work, will have more opportunities as their technical skills are better honed. But what about the last batch of high school graduates...
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...from poverty stricken areas, where most students do not succeed and drop out of school. There is a clear link to their music education and their success compared with other students in similar surroundings. There have also been many studies which prove that music education can help to increase students’ IQs. Hammond discusses a study where Jessica Grahn, a cognitive scientist at Western University, claimed that “she discovered a year of piano lessons, combined with regular practice can increase IQ by as much as three points” (Hammond). Another study, described by Brown, by E. Glenn Schellenberg at the University of Toronto at Mississauga, found “a small increase in the IQs of six-year-olds who were given weekly voice and piano lessons” (Brown). Not only has it been proved that music education can help raise one’s base IQ, but it is proven that students who receive music education do better overall in school. A study published in 2007 by Christopher Johnson, professor of music education and therapy at the University of Kansas, discovered that students in elementary schools with strong music education programs scored 22 percent higher in English and 20 percent higher in math scores on standardized tests, than schools with low-quality music programs (Brown). There is ample evidence that music can positively affect children. But, why does music education have such positive effects on the brain? Locker describes how making music involves more skills than simply the playing of an...
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...Sanford J. Ungar takes a stance for why having a liberal-arts education is beneficial for all college bound students by stating his claims against the misperceptions of the public about a liberal-arts college. Some of the misperceptions discussed were, college graduates with a liberal-arts degree are finding it much more difficult to find jobs and the liberal Democrats are the reason the country is in trouble and should not be influencing college students. The first misperception discussed was a liberal-arts education becoming a luxury that most families cannot afford as the years go on. He argues this with this type of education...
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...Achieving Our Potential The majority of individuals recognize that education allows us to analyze, understand and appreciate our environment while giving us the life skills to survive in this globalized world. According to Merriam’s Dictionary, the definition of education is “any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character, or physical ability of an individual.” Although most people have similar ideas as to what education is to them, I learned that not everyone’s opinion is comparable. As a student changes over from middle school to high school, they are given more of a voice because they are able to choose classes, although it is only a select amount. Allowing high school students to select a class gives them the opportunity to explore and learn a different subject. Also, students begin to discover their hidden talents. Tied together, required core classes and the classes students may choose from, help expand their prospect. Also, classes join into each other and benefit one another, sparking student interests and understanding of the classes themselves. I wondered what a high school student’s outlook on education would be and senior, Esther Herrera, gave me her opinion. “I am 17 and I think education is extremely important. I will admit that I do not always find school the most fascinating way to spend my time, but it is necessary.” The students begin to define themselves by the subjects and areas they are most interested in and their desire to expand...
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