Legal Education In The US
.... accounting, and the
sciences. Most pre-law students earn their undergraduate degrees in one of the
social sciences, rounding out their general preparation with courses from other
disciplines. All these subjects may be studied at virtually any university. Law
schools in the US do not require that students complete their Bachelor's degree
in America, but because of fierce competition for places in law schools, few
students are accepted from overseas universities. At the beginning of the final
year of undergraduate study, JD applicants should take the LSAT. No knowledge of
law is needed to do well on this exam; it is a standar .....
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A Liberal Arts Education
.... can build and
expand from what others have learned rather than wasting time and effort on what
has already been discovered. While it is true that the factual information
about each subject is very important, the most useful tool liberal arts students
can possess is the knowledge of the strengths and capabilities of each
individual field, as well as the weaknesses and restrictions. With this
knowledge, the students can mesh attributes of different subjects to formulate
new and more brilliant concepts; the brilliance being a function of the
strengths and compatibility of the chosen subjects. As in mixing colors, a new
colo .....
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Managing Classroom Behavior
.... Although there are other types of developmentally significant
behaviors, most will fall into four primary categories: academic failure,
aggression, depression, and problems with peers. The fifth question to ask is,
"Should I concentrate on a behavior excess or deficiency?" A behavioral excess
is something you usually want the child to stop doing. A behavior deficiency is
a behavior a student should do but doesn't. The last question to ask yourself
is if a resolution is met, will it solve anything else? The more difficult the
management problem, the more important it is to address first things first.
Keep in mi .....
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Multicultural Education: Piecing Together The Puzzle
.... ideals. A final argument is the claim that
multiculturalism will divide our presumably united nation. Although critics of
multicultural education may feel they have valid arguments against the issue, I
feel that the goals of multicultural education make it an important part of the
curriculum that every student should experience.
I agree with Wurzel (1988) and Noel (1995) when they stress awareness as
a key component to multiculturalism. Students must become aware of their own
culture and how they are similar and different from others. Awareness also
involves an understanding of issues involving differences in culture an .....
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My College Plans
.... till then
when I decided that I wanted to be a journalist. I guess I just hadn't had my
call until then. This was the year that probably changed my whole life. It was
the year that I took my first year of newspaper class. I really chose the class
not knowing what I was about to encounter. But, after I got to know everyone and
how the class worked I knew that I found my calling. I really enjoyed the class
that year because I really liked the teacher and the student editor. They made
learning how the newspaper class worked and how to work together as a team fun.
I am now in my second year of the Pacer Post and looking forward .....
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My Quality Education
.... get along with others
with minimal conflict. This could perhaps be the single most element of
education. Education also provides us with an education of our own culture. In
a school setting the extent of the information often varies depending on which
culture is being studied. Much of the time, if not all, the primary focus is on
European and Western civilization. Asian, African, Indian, and South American
civilization ten to be ignored in comparison to European cultures which we are
required to learn from the time we enter school and many times beyond the time
we leave school. Since these cultures are often ignored much of .....
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Mystification
.... would also teach the student not to rely on
the school as there only main source of education and would also teach them to
think on a higher level, thinking and questioning more independently. Would
this not broaden a the education of a child? It is often known that what
children do not know, or what they find mysterious, they often seek to find.
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O'Neill's Debate On Education
.... then humans. In church
we stray away from that kind of talk "that is the devil trying to score your
mind" that's what they would say.
O'Neill says "I broke the rules of this time-honored gam when I
presented my English-composition students with an 86 question test the first day
of class." Know that all students think of doing the first day of class.
Concentrating on a 86 question test is a common students retinal. The student
always for every question read it through out and back and forward. O'Neill
told the students that the students that it wouldn't be graded. Any time you
tell students that, automatically that means .....
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OBE: The Restructuring Of American Society.
.... has moved to measuring what students can do, rather than what
they understand. This is the core principle of Outcomes Based Education (OBE).
An outcome, by definition, is something that follows as a result or consequence.
So OBE then, is an approach to education where the end result is the most
important factor. This is very important in understanding what OBE is, and what
it intends to do. In the OBE classroom, every aspect of the curriculum is geared
toward achieving a small group of specific goals. To gain an insight into OBE,
it is necessary to learn something about its origins and those promoting it.
B. F. Skinner, a ps .....
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Political Correctness In The Classroom
.... at play have come to believe that rough
play which might look innocent can and often does lead to real violence. The
goodness of teaching political correctness in the classroom is its ability to
protect our children from violence, discrimination, and the unfairness that
exist in this world.
Political correctness is a good thing for kids to learn. I think that
being politically correct is just being polite and considerate for the feelings
of others. I encourage parents and teachers to teach children about the fairness
and equality that political correctness implies. However If teachers and parents
allow political correctnes .....
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Primary Education & Post Plowden Legacy
.... and 'labour'. Workmanship,
it is argued, has been replaced by unskilled labour and people now work as a
means to an end seeking enjoyment through other avenues such as hobbies and
recreation.
Teaching methods and school ethos' in general are seen as outmoded and alien to
the cultural and social influences on pupils. Therefore, there is greater
responsibility on the teacher to make work seem more utilitarian and attractive.
Research revealed that many pupils felt that work was pointless and invalid
unless it was undertaken in preparation for forthcoming exams. However, work
that may be deemed pointless or onerous by both .....
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Private Schools
.... public
control that tries to avoid offending others. Private schools are considered to
be more experimental because they try and accept new ideas faster. The American
public generally seems to support private education, according to this position.
The second position of chapter three favors public schools. This
position feels that private schools are an unnecessary burden and expense to the
public. Private schools have the tendency to tarnish the image and reputations
of good public schools. Magnet, or theme-oriented, schools are public schools
that provide various, specific programs of study for their students to choose
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