Is access the real problem? Last week, during a presentation, the presenter said, "The internet should be given to everyone for free." This question then sparked a hot debate throughout the class. I feel the access to the internet is not a problem for our society. The issue is that many people...
"Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish, and you feed him for a life time". Every student's future is dependent on his/her teacher. A teacher shapes the life of a student in many ways. Since today's students are tomorrow's citizens, ...
A teacher is not only the person that teaches you everyday in class, but a friendly, kind and hardworking individual as well. There are many things that go on "behind the scenes" that many students never get the chance to witness, let alone give the time of day to even think about. There are lesson ...
Is the government in shallow water with their cutbacks? Students all around the province are constantly reminded of the decrepitude of the education system. More and more they're having to share textbooks, and it's becoming almost routine to find an empty paper towel roll in th...
High School: The Path to Losing Oneself It is fifth period in chemistry class, and students are sitting quietly waiting for the lunch bell to ring. In front of them, the teacher is sitting quietly and grading papers. Behind the teacher, the white board is covered with daily assignments, which c...
Like a virus spreads through the body and kills healthy cells, Head Master Nolan and his rule of conventionality slowly but thoroughly deteriorated the value of a well-rounded education and the idea of free spirit. Throughout the motion picture Dead Poet Society, starring Robin Williams as an Englis...
"American school children typically attend school for about six hours a day, 180 days per year. This schedule has not changed since public schools were founded nearly 200 years ago."" (Waldfogel). The idea of longer school days has taken on new urgency, thanks to the growing concerns about competing...
The salty, musty stench of Play-Doh, water color paints, and sack lunches is one of the only lingering memories I have of my early childhood education. I was born December 22, 1992, and first began attending school three years later at St. Elizabeth School. St. Elizabeth is a Catholic grade-school,...
Good teachers are imperative and are hard to come by. An instructor's methods and structure in the classroom can directly impact a pupil's attitude towards learning. Equally so, it can impact the students view of themselves, their self-worth in society and their potential to grow mentally. My favori...
