Essays on Education Page 391

Medieval writers, among them Giovanni Boccacio, Geoffrey Chaucer and Dante Aligheri, are notable for the moral tone of their works. Not surprisingly given that the great educator of their time was the Church. In any event Dante’s “Divine Comedy”, Boccacio’s “Decameron”, and Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” are made no less entertaining for their erudition. In fact,…

            The latest trend in the twenty first century in education is the online degree program.  According to elearners.com, “Nearly 3.2 million students were taking at least one online course during the fall 2005 term, a substantial increase over the 2.3 million reported the previous year.”  Pioneers such as University of Phoenix are now reaping…

I. Introduction: On the job training or OJT is one method by which students is given a chance to apply the theories and computations that they have learned from the school. It also helps the students to acquire relevant knowledge and skills by performing in actual work setting. Colleges and Universities require their students to…

In today’s time, technology dominates the lives of almost every people. Technology can be seen anywhere, may it be at home, in school, in the mall, in the grocery store, etc. A computer is one of the most popular devices where technology is greatly applied. Since technology plays an important role in our society, computers…

1. 0 INTRODUCTION On my first day in the establishment, I was taken to the Data processing department where I was to work for six months and was put in the category of the temporary workers. I was introduced to the heads of the data processing department and also most of the staffs that I…

The main responsibility of a teacher is to impart knowledge to students. The 2003 workload agreement (Woodward and Peart, 2013) not only established the acceptable workload for teachers but also outlined the different roles that offer support within the teaching profession. While this agreement primarily applies to secondary education, it can also serve as guidance…

Viewing Multiple Realities For me the movie ‘The eye of the beholder’ highlighted the importance of various factors that hinder us from perceiving a person’s personality accurately. If not handled appropriately factors like snap judgment, pre-occupation, self-projection, prejudice and pre-disposition completely alter our perception presenting us a much skewed version of the reality. I have…

At the end of the nineteenth century and into the early part of the twentieth century there were two predominant styles of dress and manner for women. The Gibson Girl was popular from about 1890 until the end of World War I which then gave rise to the Flapper Girl of the 1920’s. They were…

Given that money – wages, salaries, compensations – is the actual global reserve currency, its trading performance is extremely significant for any profession all over the globe to monitor. In several ways, money – wages, salaries, compensations – has turn out to be the vital key player of the whole global economy, counting all kinds…

Great institutes contribute toward the academic development and personal aura of the students. It produces professional confidence in the individual that enables one to speak out for a course of action even when others disagree.  It makes them to takes significant personal or professional risks to accomplish important goals. This behaviour is particularly important in…