Posted in School and Schooling on Apr 12th, 2011 Comments Off on
Throughout ones education I believe that most of what you learn is repeated and just become a little more descriptive and complicated as you get older. It is important for the families to support a childs emergent literacy and numercy skills in order for them to grasp further concepts that are taught in school. The experience and influences […]
Posted in School and Schooling on Apr 12th, 2011 Comments Off on US Education and it’s Shortcomings
There has been great debate over which teaching styles and methods maximize educational results. Many studies have proven that typical methods implemented in schools throughout the United States are in fact obsolete. There are many shortcomings of the elementary education within the US, and after reading chapter 12 I feel that there are many changes […]
Posted in School and Schooling on Apr 12th, 2011 Comments Off on The Shortcomings of the U.S. Education System
There is a general consensus that the United States education system is one of the best in the world. We have some of the best and most prestigious universities and college, even so that students from various countries all over the globe compete to attend them. However, this is not the same view people have […]
Posted in School and Schooling on Apr 12th, 2011 Comments Off on Insufficiencies of the schooling system
Education is the social process in which adults engage in explicit instruction of the young in order to transmit specialized knowledge and skills of their culture. This is the whole concept behind our education systems where we have one adult (the teacher) giving instructions to children in order to give them the concepts and knowledge […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 12th, 2011 Comments Off on Education in the US
Our education system today has many flaws that are detrimental to the students in the US. One of the biggest problems is the lack of individual attention given to the students. Teachers tend to have a fixed way of teaching children to pass the state tests instead of tailoring their teaching techniques to fit a […]
Posted in Social and Emotional Development, Uncategorized on Apr 12th, 2011 Comments Off on Shortcomings of Schools
The United States has a reputation for a successful educational system. People on the outside do not know, however, that this reputation is mainly intact due to the successful colleges and universities that we have here. The government and even the people have turned a blind eye for too long to the status of elementary […]
Posted in School and Schooling on Apr 12th, 2011 Comments Off on School and Schooling
Initially one might focus on shortcomings occurring in secondary school, but there are some that are prevalent in elementary school also. The shortcoming I am specifically talking about may not be readily seen. It involves the quality of knowledge in America compared to that of foreign countries. In countries other than the U.S., the standard […]
Posted in School and Schooling on Apr 12th, 2011 Comments Off on School and Schooling
As our modern day society continues to grow and evolve, the modern education system must adapt to these changing conditions. The continued influx of immigrants, and an increased sensitivity to cultural norms and values, has created a need for diverse teaching skills. American schools face a difficult task in identifying and responding to the needs […]
Posted in School and Schooling on Apr 12th, 2011 Comments Off on shortcomings of the education system
The education system in the United States is well respected throughout the world mainly because of the super power country it belongs to. Although many people do come here to study and enrich their minds, it is more often for college. When it comes to certain subjects, mainly math and science, which are the two […]
Posted in School and Schooling on Apr 12th, 2011 Comments Off on Shortcomings of American Education
In American society formal schooling begins at the age of 5 or 6 by this time children are expected to know their alphabet, be able to count to a certain point, read simple things and have certain social interaction mannerisms. In my opinion the elementary education needs a stronger curriculum. In elementary schools which I think includes […]
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