Essays on Education Page 189

            The advent of the modern world has seen a significant emergence in the manner by which people interact with each other. This is specifically evident in how the contemporary generation has regarded what is called the computer-mediated communication or CMC. In fact, many researches of CMC have generally presented an idea that the technology…

English words have been traditionally classified into eight lexical categories or parts of speech (and are still done so in most dictionaries): Noun-Any abstract or concrete entity; a person (police officer, Michael), place coastline, London), thing (necktie, television), idea (happiness), or quality (bravery) Pronoun-Any substitute for a noun or noun phrase (them) Adjective-Any qualifier of…

ntsAn Assessment of Learning Disabled Bilingual StudentsWhen speaking of the learning disabled, bilingual student, one must consider some dimensions to the issue of assessment within a particularly specialized light. This special population reflects both the learning disabled (LD) and the bilingual student. For purposes of this discussion, it is presumed that most all members of…

             Cultural anthropologist and author Rebekah Nathan noted with an alarming tone in her book, My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student, that even though students and professors interact with each other on a regular basis, they do not really understand each other. Both groups appear to be unaware or ignorant…

“An Introduction” by Kamala Das is a renowned poem from her first book, Summer in Calcutta (1965), that serves as a powerful critique of the patriarchal society still prevalent today. With a reflective and confessional tone, the poem enlightens us about the hardships and oppression faced by women. Although the poet disclaims any political inclination,…

Introduction             Many students in American schools today speak English as a foreign language. The English language learner (ELL) finds that English contains words and phrases that may seem confusing because of the disparity between the literal and figurative meanings. These words and phrases are used in everyday conversations by native speakers but ELL students…

Judith Ortiz Cofer discusses the numerous stereotypes that exist against Hispanic women. She begins by recounting an incident in London, where a drunk man impersonated “Maria” from West Side Story. Despite feeling irritated, Cofer remained composed, even as everyone around her laughed and applauded. She proceeds to share her personal experiences of growing up in…

Is college really worth it? A question many students start to ask as the college cost increases and jobs are tougher to get. When considering college you have to reflect more about what you want out of it rather than what you have to do to complete it. Although getting accepted into a good college…

The most interesting information I’ve gained within this chapter is how a persons emotions, described as E. I. can directly affect general moods. “Emotional Intelligence” in a positive way can lead us into rewarding performances throughout our lives. This opportunity to learn how to influence my abilities will always benefit in coping with life’s pressures…

The Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary (1980) defines culture as “the incorporated pattern of human behavior that includes thought, speech, action, and artifacts and depends on man’s competence for learning and transmitting knowledge to succeeding generations” and “the customary beliefs, social forms, and material behavior of a racial, religious, or social group.” These definitions point to…