Understanding of these accomplishments could only be reached by looking back and studying the works of antiquity. ... The development of Perspective, one of the most influential constructs to come from the Renaissance, was of most importance to Brunelleschi when he undertook the challenge of building his dome. Perspective would go on to shape many areas of geometry, engineering, and art. ... The birth of modern day higher education had come and the ideal of the "Renaissance man" was made available to almost all. ...

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Over 70 years back most thought going to college was something only the well-to-do did. ... The GI Bill allowed millions to go back to school, John Thelin, a professor at the University of Kentucky and author of, "A History of American Higher Education," stated that this could be one of the reasons that the cost of higher education began to rise. ... Contributions were reduced for higher education, and the recession cause the budgets to come disrupt leading the legislatures to cut the money spent on higher education by twenty-three percent. Gabriel says that with all this going on i...

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However, if the same idea were to be worded, women are more likely to go to college, and be prepared for higher paying jobs than men, this would personally affect all people as can be seen in the first article I read. ... Facts put forth in the assigned reading back up this statement. ... This hinders the child's chance of going to college, by limiting the resources financially, educationally, and socially. Besides just worrying over the decreased number of men not going to college, the college system itself has come under scrutiny. ... The students working on the newspaper have co...

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Granting participants with rewards is not the right way to go about a fund raiser and is just not morally acceptable. ... The children don't go out and bust their butts selling chocolate to do what's morally correct, they do it because they really want that amazing grand prize! ... Let's say there are two students, they are both phenomenally brilliant and have a ninety-nine percent average in Calculus, one of the students comes from a wealthy back ground and has loads of family money, while the other lives in a torn up apartment and raised by a single mother. A bonus point oppo...

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Nothing new is learned or introduced through an essay, nothing is gained by writing 3-5 pages of what mostly consists of utter bullshit, and nothing is accomplished by wasting hours of our childhood laboring away, both at the keyboard and on paper, to produce what people have come to term: an "Essay." ... A student hands in a paper containing his opinion on a topic assigned by his or her teacher, pours hours upon hours of precious time, effort and mental strain into an essay of 3-5 pages, hands it in on a date assigned by said teacher, and then waits for days to receive his graded opinion back...

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Since MPS relies mainly on its three funding sources above, small-large businesses, parents, taxpayers, and everyone in the community look forward to MPS graduates to finish college in order to put revenue back in Milwaukee, WI. ... Trying to come up with a proper budget for a public school has to be hard work, understandably, the budget seems to be based on how well the students are doing in school and if they seem to be learning anything. ... What I mean by this is that maybe if students had more they will do more, and the same goes for teachers but the public school officials insist to keep...

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This is the same for many students throughout the country whose families struggle to afford the costs of going to college. ... Fixing this problem and getting the United States back to the top of the rankings like we used to be will not be an easy fix. ... A ranking that comes from the "OECD", which tracks education investment and performance of democracies(Porter). ... Being a college graduate comes with many benefits, both personal and economical. ... On top of that we will have a greater overall status in the future, because the kids who are going through college right now, are go...

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Women worldwide are held back from equality due to their social responsibilities, including marriage and caring for a household, the lack of appropriate funds also holds many back from education. ... She comes from a small mining town, and after her father became unable to work the rest of her family began working in order to escape poverty (Robbins 2013). ... Universally, women are subjected to extreme social practices which often lead to them not going to school. ... Matt Forney goes on to argue that women who attend college are more likely to be sexually assaulted (Forney 2013). ... Million...

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Pell Grants do not have to be paid back, and one can receive a Pell Grant for each year they attend a post-secondary institution. ... A big factor that many people do not think of when it comes to education is lobbying, a type of legal bribery. ... If we're looking for ways to cut back our debt, the Department of Education is the first that should go. ... It is sad that so many taxpayer dollars are going into a system that really doesn't make their children any more educated. ... The last fifteen points come from the prioritization of STEM education. ...

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Referring back to my example in the last paragraph, "professors must make an effort to reach their students," in other words, professors should involve the students and make sure that each student is following along. From my experience so far I feel that when professors engages the students often in their lectures students actually learn more than just listening to a professor go through slides for hours. ... For the intended audience of this passage this allows the reader to look back on their own experiences on how the situation has affected them during their tenure in college. Th...

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After attacking politicians for having flaws, the author then goes on about how disappointed he is with the country and how he believes that corporate involvement with schools only damages the system and society. ... This motivation to expand our knowledge is the back bone of education. It is the back bone of an educational system that provides education for those who want it. ... When President Nixon changed the rules about how federal funding would be distributed to the states back in 1974, many states decided not to invest in the funding of school libraries. ... In order for America to impr...

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As media studies is a rather 'laid-back' subject, students come into class expecting no formal teaching to take place. As such, students find it quite hard to sit through a formal lesson when the theory teaching of media studies comes into place. ... Classroom Layout As mentioned before, Media Studies is considered more of a 'laid-back' subject, which makes it difficult for teachers as students expect a more relaxing environment in class. ... If the issue still continues, the teacher could then use ways such as having to sit back after class with the teacher. ... As mo...

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As the old saying goes, "those who don't know history are bound to repeat it." The students who have knowledge of there ancestors can prevent another Great Depression from occurring in America or they could learn a way to come to a solution instead of going to war. ... Multicultural education also has a large variety of authors, so learning many different perspectives of one event, like World War 1 or World War 11 comes easy to choose an opinion on the topic. ... The classical style is the history of America and has roots all the way back to Western Europe. ... Going one-way or the othe...

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Society would collapse if people did not go to school to become educated. ... Children go to school everyday not realizing that this place really serves a purpose in their life and future. ... When considering what the proper form of education is, many different concepts come to mind. ... There are also many different viewpoints when it comes to the proper classroom relationship. ... In regards to the teacher's responsibility, the teacher should always keep an open mind when it comes to education as a class. ...

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Brain drain is the flow of skilled professionals " engineers, physicians, scientists, and educators "from less developed (developing) countries to the more developed countries. In many cases, large scale migration to the developed countries of the west does serious damage to the communities left beh...

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At first I thought that it was going back along the lines of racism and segregation by singling out such things as having "all Greek-speaking parents" or Muslim parents come to the school for a meeting. ... Not every student in our classroom will come from this type of family, even though skin color may say differently on the surface. ...

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Now, most people carry around a ˜tiny computer' wherever they go and are able to use one device for many different tasks. ... One of the biggest challenges of education and the Internet going hand in hand, is that students lose the ability to think creatively on their own. ... My mind isn't going-so far as I can tell-but it's changing " (Carr 731). ... Students experience the same problem when it comes to their education. ... Nicholas Carr ends his paper with, "As we come to rely on computers to mediate our understanding of the world, it is our own intelligence that flatt...

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They are trying to get easy professors either by asking others students which professors to take and which professor not to take or go to website sites like who to take and rate my professors. ... I remember back in high school when I did an interview with teachers and students about cheating, I was surprised by the answers I got. ... When these students come to the stage of using alcohol to release the stress it means that they have tried everything and they failed, they want to use alcohol to escape from their reality. ... With all of these actions, cheating, drinking or doing drugs, ther...

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The MOOC uprising may have started merely a few years ago, but the original system of distance education dates back to the 18th century. ... In Pitman's class, students copied sections of the Bible in shorthand and sent the assignments back to Pitman through the mail, much like Phillips course. ... "Connectivism and Connective Knowledge" was the first MOOC to go live. ... Plenty of students aspire to attain an education, but, unfortunately, live in an area where education is only available to the affluent or they come from an underprivileged family barely able to afford daily m...

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Some people would argue that one of the key aspects of college life is the social interaction you receive by physically going to class and interacting with your fellow peers. ... Distance Education There are two schools of thought when it comes to education. ... The explosion of technology has allowed teachers to think outside of the box when it comes to coming up with new approaches on how to teach and reach their students. ... One demographic it has especially influenced is the adult population that is trying to go back to school and continue their education while climbing the corporate ladd...

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This comes from a variety of traits present in low-income schools, including inadequate funding and resources and low parental involvement. ... We can measure this in various ways, but, naturally, I come back to standardized test scores, a common indicator of academic success. ... If we go off of these numbers, the United States has a low relative value of education when compared to foreign countries. ... Local, state, and federal governments need to make it a top priority to keep this trend going by encouraging this diversification. ... Educational opportunity must be equal for all, and th...

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This is a prime example of what is going on in today's public schools teachers are either unqualified to teach these students because of the vast diversion in languages. ... If this is apparent then why do some of the second generation students who have had parents come to school in America before have such a hard time making the transition. ... Many students have gone through these type of programs in school and been taught English very well, but many have also learned to fear English and resort back to their own language for comfort not neglect. ...

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The administration only has so much control when it comes to offering services, but I think the State of New York should take control. ... A true example of this is my friend Liana, whom after she graduated was so overwhelmed by student debts that she ended up moving back in with her parents and staying there for approximately five years now, instead of renting or buying a small living space for herself. ... Okay, so by now you wonder, who is going to pay for all this debt free public education? ... My second solution comes from reading this article where it suggested to help people by cutti...

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A world of success, fame, and fortune awaits those who go through society's rite of passage: education. ... A person tends to go back over the notes if he or she misses out something while reading and this process consumes more time. ... The students need to access to the pre-reading material that are provided online before class and the students are supposed to come up with preparation in class and if they have any difficulty in understanding the concept will be discussed in traditional classroom with the help of provided activities. ...

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Before government got involved in school curriculum and prior to all the standardize testing the United States had a much more successful graduation rate with students going on to college and earning useful degrees. ... Sir Robinson believes this is the only way for the United States to get back on track and help create a promising future for the students and the country. ... All of this money could be better spent going directly into the schools and the time spent preparing for these tests could be used to actually educate the student. ... Sir Robinson has a passion for education that comes t...

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