Essays on Education Page 3

Ever since I was a child, I was always taught that the most successful people were lawyers, scientists, or even doctors like my father. However, I never had a strong urge to pursue any of those professions. Rather, my dream was to become a singer. I may have been dreaming too big, but I knew…

Senator Obama emphasized the importance of implementing positive changes to the education system if elected President in September 2008. His speech effectively conveyed its main objective and reached the intended audience. I wholeheartedly support all of Obama’s suggested modifications to the education system and acknowledge their significance for our country. When evaluating the academic standings…

Schurman Commission besides known as the First Philippine Commission established by the US President William Mckinley on Jan. 20. 1899 headed by Dr. Jacob Schurman* recommended for the free public simple school. Taft Commission besides known as the Second Philippine Commission headed by Howard Taft created the Act No. 74 which established the Department of…

This paper aims to present my rationale for developing a personal philosophy of education and advocate for its implementation in contemporary classrooms. I firmly believe in creating a safe environment that promotes open expression for all children. Furthermore, I will explore key factors that can effectively reduce the number of “at-risk students” and cultivate more…

 The system of education in the Philippines was patterned both from the educational systems of Spain and the United States. However, after the liberation of the Philippines in 1946, the system has changed radically. The Department of Education (or DepEd) administers the whole educational system, which also includes the allocation of funds utilized for school…

The ability to prioritize and multicast enables these tasks to be accomplished efficiently and successfully. Home life has many tasks; taking care of the dogs, daily maintenance and fixing up the house. My handling the multiple tasks of home life allows my wife flexibility in her work schedule. When working in a team environment at…

Harold Garfinkel is a sociologist who had recently passed away in the year 2011. He was born in October of 1917 on the Eastern coast of the United States in New Jersey. Garfinkel’s interest in the study of human behaviors did not come to be until sometime shortly after his college years. Harold Garfinkel was…

A detailed person can be defined as that person who is gifted in reducing the complexity of issues by coming up with clearly interpreted and manageable solutions. Such people can create order out of a messy situation and are often very specific, analytical, organized and will rarely overlook such details as statistics, punctuation outcome or…

Last spring, in the writing class I teach at USC, my students and I discussed Turnitin.com a website at which many high school students and college undergraduates are now required to vet their work. In the digital age, copying others’ research is as simple as hitting Ctrl-C. To ensure that students resist temptation, Turnitin .com…

In his essay, Mike Rose recounts his upbringing and observations of his mother and uncle performing blue collar work with great skill and ingenuity. He also shares personal experiences of working as a teacher after college, before embarking on a study exploring the cognitive aspects of blue collar work. Although there are undoubtedly exceptional individuals…