Essays on Education Page 379

            Learning is a joyful experience as the learner comes to know many things he has not known before. As the famous quotation says ‘Knowledge is power’ the learner feels more powerful as he learns more things. Knowledge does not mean just having an idea about something. It is experiencing what one reads in the…

Explain how practitioners promote children’s learning within the Early years framework. The E. Y. F emphasises a personal & individual approach to learning, this is because all children develop at their own rate and learn in different ways, come from different backgrounds whether social or religious & therefore have different needs and interests. Emotionally children…

“The German Refugee” by Bernard Malamud is a true-to-life story depicting the struggles of many victims, during and after the 2nd World War. This particular story takes place in the USA, Broadway some time during the Polish invasion, 1939. The main characters Oscar Gassner and Martin Goldberg show just how difficult those times must have…

During my initial day of college, I was amazed by the fresh and extraordinary experience. Before this, I had contemplated the differences between high school and college classes. One aspect that fascinated me was the mandatory study material for earning credit and the assignments we would receive. The shift from high school to college unsettled…

1. What is Enron Scandal? Formed in 1985 from a merger of Houston Natural Gas and Internorth, Enron Corp. was the first nationwide natural gas pipeline network. Over time, the firm’s business focus shifted from the regulated transportation of natural gas to unregulated energy trading markets. The guiding principle seems to have been that there…

CHAPTER 1: You, the Teacher as a Person in Society – Brenda B. Corpuz, Ph. D. “Teachers… are the most responsible and important member of society because their professional efforts affect the fate of the earth. ” – Helen Caldicott Our thoughts, values and actions are somehow shaped by events and by the people with…

In general, the term “culture” refers to the behavior, attitudes, practices and norms of a given group of people in a localized geographic area. In particular, the culture of students attending a college together is a unique phenomenon. (Person, 1990)  Student culture in a college setting is established and passed on through the classes. Members…

Teachers, have you ever wonder actually how much homework some of you give students? Well, it is a lot. Students need shorter school days to finish homework assignments and to go to bed on time. Students have other activities to do outside of school. These students need time to rest after their activities and homework…

The discussion in the Meno revolves around the analogy of two traveling men, one who possesses knowledge of the correct path to Larissa and the other who simply holds a true belief about it (Meno 97a-c). Socrates argues that if both men reach the same outcome, then true belief is just as advantageous as knowledge…

My College Life Ups and Downs For us to be able to grow we must step out of our comfort zone. High School life, was always been my comfort zone. It is a time of my life when I was absolutely carefree about anything. But college is a different thing. People say that collage life…