Education — Page 2

Invest in your child’s education with a personal tutor

January 17, 2014 by George Campbell 3 Comments

Throughout your child’s education, they will face a multitude of standardised tests. These tests are pivotal with regards to your child’s future as many employers hold these academic qualifications in high esteem. In order to protect your child’s academic and subsequent working future, it is advisable to invest in a personal tutor.

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By granting your child access to a personal tutor, you are providing them with the advantage of being taught by a highly qualified professional with a wealth of experience, personal knowledge and history.… [Read more]

Filed Under: We Say This Tagged With: Education, Standardized Tests

My Wish for 2014

December 30, 2013 by Ernest R. Heyward Leave a Comment

As I look back at 2013, the posts I’ve written in the Marketplace, the articles we’ve shared on our Facebook page, and our Twitter messages, I’ve come to appreciate the power of social media. I am convinced now more than ever that our vision of leveraging social media to effect change is one worthy of continuing, one we must push forward.… [Read more]

Filed Under: We Say This Tagged With: Education, Parenting

Banning books is crude, pointless, and alive and well

September 25, 2013 by M.D. Anderson Leave a Comment

I read The Bluest Eye many years ago. It was a painful, uncomfortable read. The story of 11-year-old Pecola Breedlove is haunting and raw. A little black girl living in Ohio in 1941, Pecola is a victim of rape and incest, and her life is corroded by low self-esteem and racial self-loathing. This child prays for her eyes to turn blue so that people will look at her as truly beautiful – by mirroring the dominant image of acceptable beauty.… [Read more]

Filed Under: WTLF*?!? Tagged With: Banned Books, Censorship, Education, Invisible Man, The Bluest Eye

College Tuition Costs and You

August 27, 2013 by Marcela De Vivo 2 Comments

Politics has its hands in everything. It even affects college and who attends and who doesn’t. Schools are inherently biased about who they will and will not accept as admissions is a selectivity game. As a result, prospective college students often feel as though they must throw everything noteworthy about themselves in their applications and, still, there is a possibility that they won’t be admitted to their higher education institution of choice.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: College Tuition, Education

Laws Cool: Shorten the Paper Chase?

August 26, 2013 by Charlie Meyer Leave a Comment

The nice part of being a second-term President is you never have to worry about being elected again. The tired, lame refrains of the birthers and impeachers aside, a bulletproof President Obama is using part of his second term to lead in reducing the staggering cost of a law school education. Enter the bully pulpit.

We’re not talking about Texas Gov.… [Read more]

Filed Under: We Say This Tagged With: Education, Law School, President Obama, Student Loan Debt

Summer School

June 18, 2013 by Katie Sluiter 10 Comments

It’s summertime and, as a teacher, that means I am home with my two boys for the next two-and-a-half months. Most people assume this means I have oodles of free time to just sit and kick it on my back deck with a book.

While I do have more time now than I did when my days were 7:30am-5:00pm, I still have a lot of “teacherly” things going on.… [Read more]

Filed Under: We Say This Tagged With: Certification, Education, Public School, Summer School, Teachers, Teaching License

Surviving the Summer Holidays

June 15, 2013 by Dominique Goh 3 Comments

The summer holidays are on us again. School is out and the kids are free to run wild. It need not be all chaos at your household this summer as there are many different activities which you can do with your children to occupy their time meaningfully.

Sign them up for art camps, or do painting/drawing at home: It would be great for them to capture their surroundings down in print using different mediums in art.

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Filed Under: Lifestyle & Op-Ed Tagged With: child development, Education, Parenting, Political Parties

History 101—One way WWII had a positive impact for women

May 31, 2013 by Admin Leave a Comment

In my spare time {groan} I’ve been reading Tom Brokaw’s The Greatest Generation. I enjoy reading about and studying history, and WWII is one of my favorite subjects. You remember WWII , you know, that war we fought to clean up the mess from WWI. You remember WWI, the ‘war to end all wars’. As the men went to war, women went to the workplace and, even though they were ‘fired’ at the end of the war, their presence in the workplace created more opportunities for women.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Technology Tagged With: Education, History, Medical Research, Science, STEM, Women, WW II

Closed Schools. Distraught Students. Stunned Teachers. Shocked Community. Buena Vista: An Education Fiasco

May 13, 2013 by M.D. Anderson 20 Comments

“How can you close school…isn’t that against the law?”

This question has been rolling around in my mind for a few days, as I come to the painful realization that we really don’t value education at all. We don’t take it seriously. We pay it lip service. Education is a long-term goal. We worship short-term gain.… [Read more]

Filed Under: We Say This Tagged With: Buena Vista, Education, Michigan, Rick Snyder, Saginaw, Schools Closed

The next big financial bubble can be popped.

May 9, 2013 by Brooklyn Dame 3 Comments

Education can be an individual’s or a nation’s greatest investment. We talk about the disparity between the public education provided to students with fewer economic resources and those who have greater financial means. We also talk about gender differences in that young women are often steered away from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields of study.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Finance Tagged With: Education, Elizabeth Warren, Student Loans

Libraries: Budget Cut Casualties

April 15, 2013 by Brooklyn Dame 3 Comments

Budgets reflect priorities. As a nation we often state that our priorities begin and end with the health, safety and well-being of citizens, especially our children as they are represent the future of the country. Education is part of ensuring well-being, and a well-educated populace enables the nation to compete globally among developing countries that are rapidly advancing their social agendas that are supported, in large part, by their technological developments.… [Read more]

Filed Under: The BK Dame Says Tagged With: American Library Asssociation, Budget cuts, Education, Public Library, Technology

The Politics of ‘Food Insecurity’

April 6, 2013 by Brooklyn Dame 5 Comments

Hungry children are less likely to develop properly and they are far less likely to be able to pay attention and focus on educational pursuits. So, given how pervasive hunger is for children in this nation, doesn’t it seem all the more incredible that children would be forced to throw out school lunches because of an inability to pay?… [Read more]

Filed Under: The BK Dame Says Tagged With: Education, Food insecurity, Hunger, Living Wage, Minimum Wage, poverty, Welfare

Keep Religion in Schools

March 31, 2013 by Katie Sluiter 3 Comments

I’m a HUGE supporter of the separation of church and state. Huge.

But as a public school teacher, that doesn’t mean I can’t teach about religion. It just means I can’t tell my students that one or any religion is the RIGHT religion.

As a high school American literature teacher, it is absolutely impossible for me to teach any of the books in my curriculum without my students having some working knowledge of the Bible.… [Read more]

Filed Under: We Say This Tagged With: American literature, Bible, Education, Public School, Religion, Separation of Church and State

Common (Core Educational Standards) for a Reason

March 28, 2013 by Katie Sluiter 6 Comments

I’m really not sure how much the non-teacher public know about the Common Core State Standards Initiative that has been brewing over the past few years and has gone into effect this school year.

The idea behind the Common Core is that instead of every state making up their own public school standards and benchmarks for grades K-12 and then giving their own state test to check on the progress of those standards, all the states will have the same…ahem…COMMON…set of standards for each grade level.… [Read more]

Filed Under: We Say This Tagged With: Common Core Standards, Education, Michigan, Public School, Teaching

Equalizing Education, Equalizing Pay

March 19, 2013 by Brooklyn Dame 2 Comments

Here’s a sobering thought as we pass the mid-way point of Women’s History Month: we’re still too far apart in closing the gender wage gap.

Even with moves toward equalizing pay between men and women, and the passage of the Lily Ledbetter Act requiring equal pay, men still make almost 20% more than women in nearly all industries.… [Read more]

Filed Under: The BK Dame Says Tagged With: Education, Equal Employment Opportunities, Gender Wage Gap, income gap, Inequality, War on Women, Women's History Month

Arts Education, Chinese Food and Matt Yglesias’ Tale of Non Sequiturs

February 27, 2013 by M.D. Anderson Leave a Comment

You know the saying: one is a coincidence, two is a pattern, three makes you a certified glutton for punishment.

For months I’ve watched Slate writer Matt Yglesias flail away, writing on education issues. First, he tried to pit teachers unions against taxpayers in a smug piece on the Chicago Teachers Union strike. Then he analyzed the phony StudentsFirst report card, treating it like an objective measure of state education policy rather than an ideological wish list of Michelle Rhee‘s pet priorities.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Social Change Tagged With: Arts Education, cultural arts, Dana Goldstein, Education, Education Policy, Matt Yglesias, School Choice

The Value of Teachers’ Time

February 26, 2013 by Katie Sluiter 4 Comments

There it is again. The comparison of teaching salaries of the United States to those around the world.

We are at the top of the list for hours teachers spend working, yet almost at the bottom of the list for pay. The rest of the countries are much more evenly matched with hours worked versus how much pay teachers get.… [Read more]

Filed Under: We Say This Tagged With: Education, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Salaries, Teachers Union

Teaching Kids about Love, post Valentine’s

February 16, 2013 by Dominique Goh Leave a Comment

This week is the week of Love as we celebrated Valentine’s Day on the 14th of February. Love is not just for people who are dating but also between friends, siblings and relations.

Love: An intense feeling of deep affection

It is something that we feel, an attachment for a person or an object. If you teach children how to respect and love they will act in kind.… [Read more]

Filed Under: Lifestyle & Op-Ed Tagged With: Education, love, Parenting, Understanding, Valentine's Day