This has certainly made me more aware of how many changes I have had in my life, how often I rebelled against them only to find that they were never as bad as I had thought. ... The field of education is far from exempt from change, yet we find it is a field most resistant to it. We find more Hems in education than we do in government. ... I began to look at how teachers taught and how other teachers viewed them. ... The book really makes you think about how you and your school fit into unique categories. ...

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I could not understand why I had to memorize the names of all the cities even if I can know whenever I want. ... Secondly, I must learn how-to-think even though, in school, we learn how to memorize or be taught. Learning how to think frees our dependency on others for knowledge. ... Everyone can get a good grade if they change their mind from lowered standards to higher standards by thinking and self-esteem. ... If we do, we"ll not only produce students who can not think, but also students who do not know what thinking is. ...

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Yes, it can be. ... Yet, what we don't think about is that being literate can mean being able to use the navigation on your phone to go to the zoo. ... Its crazy how as you grow older and more educated, your perspective on simple things such as this change, and how the younger generation seems to not notice the importance of reading and writing. ... How can I help these people and do my job when I cant access the tools or materials needed because of my own lack of education? Literacy can play a huge part in many career fields, some that you may not even think of until you're in tha...

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Even if these are banned, you"d have to be foolish to think this is going to phase such a problem, since kids can just go home and drink sodas and snack on candy. ... This will limit how much is bought at the school, while still making some money for the school. ... If our society actually wants to take on obesity, we are going to have to think of something better than this, the proposal seemed like more of a joke to me than anything. ... Since obesity isn't even caused by certain foods or drinks, rather by lack of physical activity, why would somebody even think of this without examin...

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I"ve spent some hours together with some other students collecting information on such issues, we discussed about the information we had collected, we visited embassies and organizations such as Greenpeace or the U.N. and we learned more from people that are experienced with world affairs. After the research, we conducted debates and used our critical thinking and imagination of how "we the students..." could - even virtually - change the world. ... This can turn many academics against M.U.N. Have you ever thought that in Geography or History one learns about a country's politics, histo...

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Lots of teenagers feel all their homework can be pointless. ... What 13-year-old thinks like that? ... It will not change their personality or sense of reality. ... We never thought about it. Maybe we should start now. ...

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Creativity empowers the mind to think beyond restrictions. ... Every device and necessity we utilize today originated from a creative thought, on how to improve society. ... For instance by developing a more creative and vibrant lesson plan teachers can help change the mind of student through creative standards. ... Sometimes we get to express our creative aspects through drawing or writing in a descriptive way on how we feel. ... What I think is creative, someone may not think so. ...

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Why are we here? ... The phrase "He is educated", can stir up many different thoughts in ones' mind. ... To me, this phrase at its roots means that Worley 2 this person can read, write, do basic math, think critically and make informed decisions. ... I had no clue how I was going to do this but I thought college would be a great place to start. ... Seeing how other people think and act gives you the opportunity to examine yourself. ...

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Silvestri has completely changed my life. ... I jumped in at anytime I could to work with the students on any instrument (even if I didn't know anything about it) and to warm-up the band before we began our work for that day. ... College is coming up and my future ahead of me, but I cannot help but think about the methods I have learned through my time with Mr. ... The quote, "You can change the world, but you must decide.... Silvestri has doubled my thoughts in that in order to change the world, you don't have to have a huge position in the workplace or be the richest person on...

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The main topic of this article is the study performed, yet a large percentage of it also deals with "how" should we influence the attitudes of teachers set in a culturally diverse setting to teach in a culturally appropriate way? ... Changes have to be made. ... They say that we need to understand our place in society before we learn about other's places. ... I feel that I could sit in a class and learn how to teach diverse classes, but without getting out there and actually doing it, I will never know if I can. ... Maybe that is because it related to me, but I thought it was well done....

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The most logical explanation I can think of is that the teachers I was "learning" from were making use of the "banking" concept and its habit of putting forth the information, but never actually building upon it and actively teaching it. ... To begin, I had an interest in science for several years and even considered going into pharmacy, so I expected that I would learn a lot of useful information in my first Chemistry class. ... We never asked why things happen or what would happen if we changed a factor in an experiment. ... When the class was over, I came to the conclusion that Chemistry...

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Where is the ability to think for oneself in the situation? ... It is as though we become zombies filled with dates, names, and opinions of others, not of ourselves and only being able to regurgitate what was taught. ... Freire is implying that the teachers are not even trying to associate what they are teaching with something in the real world that the students can identify with. ... By using the word "receptacle", it can be assumed that Freire is comparing them to trash bins. ... When they do not get to sit down and critically analyze why the facts are the way that they are, the...

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I at first did not care about this program because I only knew English, and my Dad, who speaks Spanish fluently, did not like the program because he thought it was a waste of money and was ineffective, so I kind of followed his word, but my sophomore year of high school, I met someone who changed that opinion. ... She has inspired me to learn Spanish so I can talk with her relatives. Even though she was taught to learn English she still kept her language. I think in many ways I can understand what Angelo Gonzalez means in his article titled "Bilingual Education: the Key To Basic Skills...

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Malala was shot in the head by the Taliban and today can live to tell her story. ... Some of the girls think he might be a journalist. They were not expecting because we never thought it would happen" Bryant, B. (2013, October 13). ... "If there is any opportunity we can target, she would be on our hit list again" Whitefield, P. (2013, October 8). ... She stands up for what is right day-by-day and even though she continues to receive death threats, she defies all odds. ...

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As the readers moves forward in the text they start to see how Carson starts to develop this idea by giving the reader a historical look on what actually happened because of the result of this case, and the racial dilemmas that came with it. ... When starting to get deeper into the text the reader starts to see how the author use of supporting facts start to sway the reader to think more deeply as to why it took so long to achieve this major goal of the segregations of schools, the author shows the person reading how our state and local authorities responded to this case such as wanting to bri...

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Nelson Mandela says "education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.... " It fascinates me how the teaching system has changed over the past 10 years. The use of technology has really replaced most of the personal teaching experience we used back in the days. ... Going back to school can be challenging for anyone. ... It is your negative thoughts, poor strategiesthat determines whether you succeed or fail" TJ Hoisington, of you think you can! ...

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The pros and cons of implementing school voucher systems stem from the kind of society we want. ... We cannot fault children for growing up in a lower socio-economic class. 4). ... This possibility is quite drastic because the government will never act upon it so it is probable that my stance would never change. ... However, my anger does seem to run my thoughts in the beginning, yet after some time passes I think of ways around political decisions and how to combat them. My ethical belief when it comes to education is that without equal chances amongst adolescents, how can they even ge...

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It also helps us understand what education is, how it functions and what are its aims. ... Peter Brook (1968) who was a very influential theater director suggested in one of his books a thought experiment. ... This economical demand can go as far as to impair the freedom of the students because it imposes two approaches one can take to education: conform and get educated thus losing your sense of identity which doesn't even lead to an assured career given the fact that a degree is no insurance of success on the job market. ... One can conclude that the more educated they became the less d...

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She had me reading and writing at a very young age and often thought I was excelled in many areas. ... He saw how much they struggled; he didn't want to grow up to live like that. ... There are many times that I can think back on, and see where I was not at the same level of emotion as many of my friends, things that really would not affect them would often times really affect me. ... Even though he had both parents to raise him, they still struggled. Coming from a one-parent home, we also struggled too. ...

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How is the banking style of education oppressive? ... Some of the main points were that "the teacher thinks and the students are thought about; the teacher chooses and enforces his choice, and the students comply; the teacher chooses the program content, and the students (who were not consulted) adopt to it- (Freire, 2003, p. 58). ... To begin, it is a widely used model and therefore influences even those who seek to abolish it (Freire, 2003, p. 62). ... Additionally, Freire states that it can be challenging to teach of the problem-posing method without using the tactics of banking. ... If we...

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We are to summarize Rodriguez's essay and then expand on it using a recent personal experience. I am looking for help with proofreading and any ideas you may have on how to expand this essay further. ... They knew first hand how hard it was to get by with little schooling. ... A scholarship boy does not comprehend his studies but is rather, "the great mimic; a collector of thoughts, not a thinker; the very last person in class to have an opinion of his own" (560). ... There can be a struggle to find the proper balance for the new student. ...

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Jesus" teachings have influenced many people and have changed mankind. ... The historical Jesus was nonmessiac, which means that we do not know if He thought of himself as the Messiah or the Son of God. ... For example, Jesus was a right and left-brained thinker. ... In teaching people the Kingdom of God and how He led His life, Jesus led people to God. ... He said that through exercise of faith we can experience God's kingdom. ...

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Jesus" teachings have influenced many people and have changed mankind. ... The historical Jesus was nonmessiac, which means that we do not know if He thought of himself as the Messiah or the Son of God. ... For example, Jesus was a right and left-brained thinker. ... In teaching people the Kingdom of God and how He led His life, Jesus led people to God. ... He said that through exercise of faith we can experience God's kingdom. ...

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