Character education

Liz Bowie of The Baltimore Sun authored a 2016 news article on an etiquette program developed by a guidance counselor for a Baltimore area elementary school.  The program, known as “Guys with Ties, Girls with Pearls,” is part of a mentoring initiative designed to cultivate leadership, ethics, and proper social behavior in Baltimore County schools. … Read more

St. Dominic’s college Ballyfermot

St. Dominic’s college Ballyfermot first opened its doors in 1956 and has celebrated a long period of providing education in Ballyfermot. Opened by the Dominican sisters of Cabra, it has been a pillar of education in both a primary and secondary setting. St. Dominic’s College Ballyfermot is an all-girls secondary school located in Ballyfermot a … Read more

Use of tablet computers in education

The purpose of this report is to investigate the use of tablet computers in education, developing apps and methods to integrate the use of technology within the classroom. The report will also recommend the use of smart devices in education. Smart devices such as tablets and smartphones are the most commonly used forms of technologies of the 21st century, in … Read more

Policy statements for each age group in childcare centres

In this contemporary Australian society, working parents are gradually becoming a commonality. In the same way, the demand of childcare centres are increasing to meet the needs. An educator has the role and responsibility to provide a high quality of service and care to children that are left under their care, as children are parents’ … Read more

Texas Administrative Code (TAC) / Wallace Foundations view

While reading the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), there are striking similarities to the Wallace Foundations view. The Wallace Foundation believes that an efficient principal does five things well: “shaping a vision of academic success for all students, creating a climate hospitable to education, cultivating leadership in others, improving instruction, and managing people, data, and processes … Read more

Benefit of life experiences to your teaching career

There is, without a doubt, a substantial section of the young adult population when poised with the common question ‘what is something you would like to achieve during your twenties’ that would respond with travel. The concept of taking a tour of parts of the world you have yet to see or experience is exhilarating … Read more

Measuring school levels of practice on various factors

INTRODUCTION Over the past years the country had implemented reforms to improve the quality of education. Despite many problems facing our educational system today, our government do its best to pull out our sinking educational system. The implementation of the School Based Management based on RA 9155 known as “Governance of Basic Education Act of … Read more

Deeply engaged learning

The United States has gained great momentum as an evolving educational landscape; more than ever the U.S. educational system is teacher-centric, didactic-instruction, and lecture-based. In fact, it has become clearer that U.S. educators need to incorporate pedagogical approaches to involve so much more. The aforementioned commitment to integrate learning platforms for a multilingual society permits … Read more

Why are recesses important for students and adolescents?

Elementary Schools across America offer recesses daily, giving kids an opportunity to take an academic break and get some exercise. These recesses combined with physical education classes are often many kids first exposure to sports. But why are these important to students and adolescents? Why are we scheduling time away from learning to go outside … Read more

Our education system is a waste of time and resources

Many are quick to denounce and point fingers at individuals and corporations that waste food, plastic and any other resource. Yet we often fail to realize that one of the most wasteful institutions across the globe might just be education. In this essay, looking specifically at the context of Singapore and schools as the main … Read more

Gender inequalities among children at school

Every individual’s experiences during their school life largely shape their perspectives on who they want to be or how their life would look like in the rest of their life. They learn from every aspect of their experiences in school, such as the way they are treated, what they learn in class, what the teachers … Read more

Technical and Vocational Education and Training

Planning for a future career is tough. There are a thousand and one things to consider. From the cost of education, interests, job satisfaction, pay and managing social expectations; it is not an easy undertaking. Thankfully, there are many career paths and one compelling route is Technical and Vocational Education and Training or TVET for … Read more

Liberal arts colleges

As descendents of the traditions of Western civilization, Americans naturally hoped to continue the educational traditions established in Greece and Rome during classical antiquity; the “ars liberalis,” literally “arts or principled practices worthy of a free person,” were understood to be the subjects necessary for fulfilling participation in civic life. These subjects were divided into … Read more

Reflection on learning styles

My assumption for this module was to help myself becoming more interactive and a better communicator. Known as the simple act of transmitting and receiving information, communication is also one of the most important and demanding requisites for the growing and friendly cooperation development of humanity. Brian Kazingu (2014) As stated by Trevor A. Ambrose … Read more