making a person employable, but if that's true, why are we learning about poetry? Wouldn't something like learning how to fix a TV be more, "employable"? I say, the true purpose of education is not only making a man employable but also making him/her civilized and being able to contribute to the progress of human civilization. Culture is what defines humans, and knowledge is what differentiates us from other animals. The goal of education certainly sounds very enlightened, but, it's an ideology
Even though Malaysia’s economy grew very fast which helped them become the 20th most competitive economy in the world in 2015, it suffers certain difficulties such as social problems including
heights of creativity and problem solving skills, identity, self-reliance in learners and gets them to take an active part in the learning process. It makes teaching techniques far more effective than those of the traditional teaching methods as it is used for presenting information, testing, evaluation, and providing comments or feedbacks. CBI provides materials for the students to proceed at their own pace and it serve to control lots of variables having an impact on learning which cannot be controlled
face-to-face and there were lot of benefits of this style of teaching. 3. The environment provided to the student was made sure the he would come out an artist. Western Education in India The western education in India was introduced by the Britishers in the 1813. The Charter Act of 1813 decreed that English would be taught in the Indian education system although not as a replacement for indigenous languages. Instead, it was anticipated that English would co-exist with Oriental studies as a means by which
The genesis of my intense interest in education, an interest which has now evolved into an aspiration and a pursuit for a career in the field, happened during my undergraduate studies. A Basic Training Program delivered by the graduates from Yale University (as part of an exchange program) changed my understanding of education and, together with it, the course of my life. Those graduate students were young, vigorous, and highly intelligent, demonstrating impressive teaching expertise. In particular
their weaknesses. One more positive side of the blended-learning environments is declining main cost driven
Women get paid less than men, It’s a fact ! The issue of the inequality between men and women is an unsolved problem that is really sensitive. Some recent studies have shown that Women get paid less than men. This is clearly what is happening all around the world, and Morocco is one of those countries who pay men more than women for a same job. There are many criteria and many reasons of why women get paid less than men. It is true that for some exceptional jobs (military for example)
Student’s academic learning and performances can be affected by many factors such as gender, age, teaching staff, father/ family’s economic condition, family’s social status, total study hours, and accommodation of them as hostelries or day scholars (Pritchard, 1996). Many researchers have done some researchs on finding the factors of sress affects academic performance. A study that was conducted by Phinney ang Haas (2003) emphasized and elaborated that the students encounters a unique set of stressful
An Analysis of Race as Biology Is Fiction, Racism as a Social Problem Is Real For centuries, the concept of race has been a major social issue in the United States and its definition has changed over time. Today, the concept of race is defined as "a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits" (e.g., "Race," n.d., para.1). The article "Race as Biology Is Fiction, Racism as a Social Problem Is Real: Anthropological and Historical Perspectives on the Social Construction of
Exhibit 4.4: The vicarious learning circle The starting point of vicarious learning is generalized knowledge and skills that are required for undertaking a job. These generalized skills have to be transferred according to the job-specific situation. It must be noted that vicarious learning process is just the reverse of virtuous learning cycle, as shown in Exhibit 4.4. While in the former, training reinforces learning, in this the whole learning exercise can become a futile effort. The role of trainer