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Its a Lie: Education Industry Says College Degree Leads to Social, Economic Privilege -
Jeff Brown (9,928)     
Jeff Brown   
Joe Kellum, who majored in law, knows that those who are sucked into the education dream soon find it turning into a financial nightmare. Because of the expense, he couldn't pay the $36,000 annual cost of attending the University of Virginia with financial aid and part time work so he took out a... ( added 12 days 17 hours ago.) |
Sorry Folks, Education is Not Institutional But Rather Individual -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
Jeff Brown
Certainly, for a child or youth, what to learn and how it is be taught should be left up to the adult, the child being too inexperienced and young to know better.
But if a child is to learn, spending at least the required twelve years in school in America, why this "education"?
For one... ( added 18 days 11 hours ago.) |
Take a Tour of the University of Texas at Austin -
 - Joe Cline (320) 
The University of Texas at Austin, with its main campus no more than a mile away from the State Capitol of Texas, is the famous research university at the heart of Texas. As part of the University of Texas System, UT Austin is consistently well attended since its founding in 1883. In 2007, it had... ( added 16 days 15 hours ago.) |
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Weapons of Mass Instruction Insightful, but . . . -
John Weber (158)  
John Weber
Okay, class: quick pop quiz. Compulsory education is:
a) Responsible for "dumbing down" the population.
b) A tool used by the ruling class to control the labor force.
c) Responsible for society's every conceivable malaise, from economic woes to diabetes.
d) The best way to get a... ( added 17 days 13 hours ago.) |
List of Top 6 Most Affordable Colleges -
armughan (230)
Given below is the list of top 6 most affordable colleges in the US. Education for those who find ways to spend money, wasting thousands of dollars every year, just for the sake of prestige is different from deserving students who get their diplomas after a great struggle. This article is... ( added 3 hours 52 minutes ago.) |
The LBJ Library: Rooms of Knowledge -
- Joe Cline (320)
Every city has a library. There is one building dedicated solely to preserving the thoughts and ideas of the writers and composers of the world. The shelves in this building are lined with book after book, arranged by genre and author, waiting for someone to wander in and gobble up the words in a... ( added 11 days 16 hours ago.) |
College Tuition Assistance: How to Pay for Post-Secondary Schooling -
Julianna Trenton (1,289) 
The stress and burden of having to pay for college is becoming increasingly difficult, especially during these tough economic times. Most Americans are struggling to pay for everyday necessities, never mind thousands of dollars for post-secondary education. Regardless, many Americans still... ( added 17 days 17 hours ago.) |
High School and College Grads Inspired to Seek Extraordinary Lives and Careers -
- Jean Purcell (1,945) 
Jean Purcell
A recent local high school graduation included impressive personal and academic statements by grads.
After that event, I paid more
attention to television coverage of college and university commencement
programs. Many speakers told graduates "the world's future is depending on you," "'you... ( added 1 year 148 days ago.) |
How To Find The Area Between Tangent Circles - The Easy Way -
- Mark Sanford (168)
My grandson posed an interesting problem to me the other day that involved geometry. He was trying to find the area between circles that touch each other at single points, sometimes called tangent circles. It has been a long time since I was in school and the same for studying geometry, so I went... ( added 22 days 20 hours ago.) |
Education Reform: What Works, What Doesn't, and What's Missing -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
Jeff Brown
One of the main issues regarding education reform is the extent of what that really means. In order to understand the full thrust of the problem, one has to understand the playing field first and foremost.
The term "No child left behind" is often bandied about by politicians when talking... ( added 24 days 17 hours ago.) |
No Amount of Education Reform Addresses Deeper Issues -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
Jeff Brown
A point to consider when talking education reform is that to the greatest degree it comes down to money. There are over 15,000 individually run school districts. Some rich. Some poor. And others in-between. Those districts of the well-to-do benefit the schools in which they live more than those... ( added 33 days 17 hours ago.) |
"As Teacher, I Merely Encourage, Package & Summarize Knowledge; Students Do the Other 95%" -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
Jeff Brown
I once had a student tell me that she really liked my teaching style that it was very informative, entertaining, and engaging; however, she said, "You really didn't teach us how to write."
I responded by saying, "95% of it is your job. As teacher, I merely encourage, package and summarize... ( added 53 days 11 hours ago.) |
College Tips to Help Save Time, Money, & Aggravation: Success -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
Jeff Brown
In college, very rarely is success spoken to. Students gain knowledge and insight into theory, but little is given them in the way of dealing with some of life's biggest concerns: problem solving and critical thinking on a practical day to day basis, relationship management (personal /... ( added 67 days 14 hours ago.) |
College Tips to Help Save Time, Money, Aggravation, and Your Sanity: Career -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
Jeff Brown
Let's begin with what you're all shooting for in the first place (I hope): Career satisfaction and success
In college, generally one thing is acquired: knowledge. Very rarely will you learn the critical skills and attitudes needed for success in your career or, for that matter, life (family... ( added 82 days 10 hours ago.) |
Why is College for Most Just a Crap Shoot -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
Jeff Brown
As I've mentioned several times before, within 5 to 10 years 70% of students no longer work in a field related to their major, a stat no one's talking about. (One of the many reasons I get so miffed at the myth that education is the end-all and cure-all to the American Dream and, ugh! "job... ( added 88 days 15 hours ago.) |
Colleges Have Their Own Best Interest in Mind Not Your Child's -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
Jeff Brown
What exactly does "colleges" mean? Here we're not talking about faculty or staff but those who make the decisions. They are trustees (board members) and presidents. And this is a problem. Why? Because they do not live lives similar to that of students, faculty, or staff. Most live in comparative... ( added 93 days 13 hours ago.) |
Can't Find A Job? Maybe You Should Sue Your College -
Stephany Springer (43,257)  
Stephany Springer
As more and more Americans get desperate for work, should suing colleges be an option for not being able to find work. One woman believes it is an option. The BBC is reporting that Trina Thompson, 27, filed a lawsuit against Monroe College in Bronx Supreme Court. She is hoping to recover the $70... ( added 96 days 20 hours ago.) |
What Is Your College Student's Focus?: MySpace, Email, Texting, and Computer Games -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
Jeff Brown
Back in the day when I was a big-college-professor on campus, as I walked through the basement computer lab of a particular college library week after week, semester after semester, year after year, on the way to teach, I noticed one thing, that most students were not working but playing.
For... ( added 109 days 15 hours ago.) |
Best Advice for Success? Build An Unrelenting Passion For Questioning Then Drop Out of College -
Jeff Brown (9,928)
Jeff Brown
Why do so many fall into the "I gotta go to college" matrix? If every high school student is taught to think this way, then our children are in grave danger. First of all, few and far between are ready for the rigors of academia upon first attending. The academic abyss between high school and... ( added 152 days 18 hours ago.) |
Parental Responsibilities: Instilling in Their Children the Will for Continuing Education -
Sandra E. Graham (7,883) 
Sandra E. Graham
As a young parent, I am ashamed to admit that I did not realize the importance of continuing education for my children. My life seemed over-whelmed with just working to help support my family and supplying them with their daily needs. It never really occurred to me at the time when it was most... ( added 166 days 15 hours ago.) |
Hope Your Education Pays the Bills -
Mogama (15,965)  
Mogama
In our high school math class we suspected that we would never need at least 90% of what our math teacher was teaching us, though he kept warning us that our lives would tank if we didn't pass trigonometry. Well, our suspicions were 100% correct, and our teacher, bless his good heart, was all... ( added 167 days 16 hours ago.) |
Can Your Facebook Usage Costs Your College An Athletic Recruit? -
Asher Ricard (14,077) 
Asher Ricard
It seems the NCAA is on a power trip once again. In an effort to make sure all colleges are exercising fair recruiting practices, they are starting to censor Facebook. It is an absurd attempt to limit the first amendment right of free speech. ESPN is reporting that freshman student Taylor Moseley... ( added 210 days 10 hours ago.) |
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Writing A Personal Statement -
Sara O'Rourke (791) 
Sara O'Rourke
If an article had existed when it was my turn to write my personal statement, I would not have believed my luck. I have personally been through the university application system twice, and the personal statement, in my opinion, is hands down your ticket in or out.
Very briefly, admissions... ( added 276 days 20 hours ago.) |
Abolishing Grammar Schools -
Sara O'Rourke (791)
Sara O'Rourke
I remember the day very distinctly. My dad shook me awake at dawn and drove me to a secondary school somewhere far away where I was made to sit and take a written exam I knew nothing about. It was all over very quickly. What I didn't realise, at the time, was that hundreds of thousands of kids my... ( added 276 days 20 hours ago.) |
The Teacher -
Sara O'Rourke (791)
Sara O'Rourke
"A society of persistent inequality" is how the UK school system has been described by the Social Mobility Commission. The answer they propose is showering the lower-ranked schools with yet more money. No surprise there. The truth is, we can kit out every laboratory with the latest microscopes... ( added 293 days 19 hours ago.) |
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