The basic tenant of education encompasses more than just the teaching of what we know to our young. As well as passing on essential skills like language and the basic functions of living, education passes on the culture of a society. These are the intangible patterns of behavior that distinguish each group of people as a unique set. Education is designed to show how the information learned can be used to make judgment decisions and thereby construct new ways of combining that information into a basis of wisdom.

Education of the young begins at infancy with the teaching of basic activity. Most early education involved physical activity and coordination. With time, language skills are added and the beginnings of socialization take place as the toddler is instructed on what is considered proper behavior for their society. This early, at-home, education may include not only the practical aspects of life but religious or spiritual instruction as well.

Since the education of the young is of utmost importance to the continued health of a society, most governing bodies have a schooling system in place where a standardized series of instruction can be presented. In the formal educational system teaching is the primary form of delivering the instruction to the students. Specific skills and knowledge are passed on in the form of lectures, work sessions and reading material. The hands-on approach to learning is a very effective form of education. By performing the selected task themselves, students are more likely to gain a deeper understanding of how the instruction they have been given actually relates to the task.

The cultures of the modern industrialized world generally divide the levels of education for their young into several specific groupings. Primary education deals with the more fundamental knowledge topics. Here language skills of reading and writing are supplemented with mathematics, science and history. Once the student has obtained a firm base of information they are promoted to a secondary level where more individualized or specialized skills are acquired. Mathematics will be extended to geometry and calculus. General science will branch out to separate fields of biology, health and chemistry. In the United States particularly, these first two levels of education are required of all citizens as a base education to be a functioning member of society.

Beyond the initial required educational levels are the university levels of education. These institutions provide voluntary education in which it is the student’s responsibility to further their education in the specific fields of knowledge they require finding their selected occupation in life. Many skilled occupations require at least one degree from an institution of higher learning and some will demand even longer periods of educational study.

Besides the academic fields of education, there are numerous trade schools that are designed to train individuals in the intricacies of a specific trade or occupation. These schools are not designed for general educational pursuits but focus directly on one area or career. With the availability of scholarships and student loans, a solid education is within the range of most citizens.

The increased focus on re-training has opened up the opportunities for even older people to start a new series of educational studies for more flexibility in their career choices. Truly education is a process that the active mind will continue throughout their entire life as new experiences daily add to the wealth of knowledge that can be obtained.



By: Daniel Millions

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Education begins at home and has been looked upon as the progressive medium to open the so called doors of our ignorance. In other words, the process of education in the truest sense needs to be limited to the concerned man who insists on knowing more –the rest is mere sheep-herding. However, these days, leading a smooth life seems to be very difficult. If you earn a handsome amount after the end of a month then the most important aspect of your life can get ignored. But the hard toll of expenses have not even spared this domain out of its spell. As a matter of fact, the process of education has become a real swine business which means our dreams for higher education would definitely depend upon our earnings.

In any situation, any parent would not like to gift a illiterate life to his children. To solve this grim cases, various types of loans have been conceptualised. The expenses of higher education can, however, be easily borne with the support of the so called student education loans. These loans have been specially crafted, keeping in mind the bright prospect of higher education. These days, a wide variety of subjects such as science, social science, English etc., form the basis of our education system. The children can be let loose to explore the subjects and get education from the most preferred universities with the support of such special loans. These loans would responsibly take care of all the educational expenses such as hostel fees, tuition fees etc., at ease.

With these educational loans, people can easily case their dreams of reaching an eminent position in high-profile companies, offices etc. Today the education scenario looks only brighter to those people who come blessed with sufficient amount of money. However, otherwise the students are forced to either indulge into certain part-time jobs or quit studies. But with the introduction of these types of loans, it seems like nothing can stop the parents now from offering a bright future to their children.

The education loans are the most preferred loans these days due to various reasons. In fact, the repayment mode of these type of loans are very attractive. Almost every educational loan has to be repaid only after the concerned borrower starts earning. Of course, such loans are specially made for students who are opting for professional courses. Apart from the professional courses, other courses come with the option of equal monthly instalments. Which means in such a case, the concerned borrower or the parents of the student should repay the amount on the basis of monthly instalments. As such, both these cases can be summarised as follows – the repayment period of the professional courses usually starts after the completion of the course while the repayment period of other courses starts instantly after the loan gets sanctioned.

Apart from the student education loans, one can even avail personal loans at flexible terms and conditions. Due to the low personal loan interest rates, the Indian loan market has been on an all-time high. The economic reforms of 1991 introduced by the PV Narasimha government have been able to positively stimulate the Indian economy to a considerable extent. The positive trends can be still noticed, with the economy of India turning itself from a debtor to a creditor of the IMF (International Monetary Fund).

However, the eligibility criteria for getting student education loans are not very scary. The applicant of the loan should be at least of the age of 18 years or above 18 years of age. The concerned borrower should have a current bank account. Moreover, the repayment options and the terms of qualification are just adding more points to such special types of loans. These type of loans come both in secured and unsecured forms. Secured loans are quite easy to avail as the security pledged validates the authenticity of the borrower. However, these form of loans come boosted with low interest interest rates, hassle-free terms and conditions and stress free repayment options. The unsecured loans on the other hand requires a pledged security from the concerned borrower. As in these type of loans, almost 75 per cent of the risk needs to be borne by the lender and certain strict terms and conditions enhance the lending amount safety and repayment. The rates of interest which come associated with these loans are slightly high yet affordable. The students have every right and power now to get their focus right and study for their own betterment as well as for the society.



By: Addi

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With all things that are done intentionally as a real estate investor your education comes first. A real estate investing education is primary to your success in business, and in all circumstances there is an identifiable pattern of learning that leads from thought to action. When experiencing something new, first you hear about it or learn of its existence. Next you learn what it is. Then you learn how it works. And finally, you practice it, which is where experiential learning begins. This article is intended to discuss education, separate from experiential learning (but a little more on that below).

Your real estate education should not be looked at as a phase you go through, but rather as an ongoing process. This is a requirement to stay in the real estate business and to excel. There are at least three very good reasons why your real estate investing education should be continuous and ongoing.

One is that having new information can allow you to improve the process of what you’re already doing, so that you can do it better. Another is that having new information can allow you to do new things that you’re not already doing, such as implementing new profit centers in your real estate business. A third is that the world is always changing so that knowledge needs to be continually updated to be useful.

The fastest way to develop yourself educationally is to actively seek out as many sources of education as possible on a continuing basis. There are three common modes of education to be aware of that can help inform your search.

One is private education that you digest on your own, which can include books, audio recordings, video recordings, websites, and online and offline real estate investing newsletters. Another is participatory education, which involves some sort of interaction with an educator, and can include seminars or boot camps, conference calls, and webcasts. Yet one more is hands on education, which can be gotten by working with others already in the business.

This could take the form of a mentorship or an apprenticeship with another investor. You could also take advantages of all the resources of a local real estate club, either online or offline, which is dedicated to helping investors further their education in all sorts of ways.

As an ongoing business activity, your real estate education deserves management and balancing against the other ongoing activities of your business as well as all of the other demands on your time. You should work it out however is best so as to ensure that a dedicated portion of your time and resources on a regular basis go to furthering your real estate and business education.

A final word on education from experience, or experiential learning, comes last. Education can be overrated by beginning real estate investors. While it does have a large role to play in your overall progress and success, the amount you actually learn from studying educational materials is negligible compared to the amount you learn from actually performing an action or having an experience. Keep this in perspective if you feel paralyzed by an insufficient real estate investing education.



By: Omar Johnson

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Character Education: Whose Job Is It? While elementary and middle school teachers often work with students on critical but non-academic issues of Character and Values education, such as getting along, behaving appropriately, being respectful, honesty, cooperating, and so forth, high school teachers have a tendency not to work on these issues.

According to Dr. Andrew Milson in the Journal of Research in Character Education (Vol. 1, Number 2,2003), many elementary school teachers feel that values and character based teaching should be combined along with subject-oriented teaching and learning. High school teachers on the other hand, tend not to have a strong sense of self-efficacy in relation to teaching character education. They often feel that they don’t know how to “do” character education and if they did try it, they feel they probably would not have a real impact on their students.

Milson (2003) cites studies which indicate that high school teachers who have only had character education pedagogy during their pre-service training, or who only have university-delivered character education training, feel less confident about being able to teach character development. In contrast, teachers who have attended conferences or had staff development sessions on character education express a greater sense of confidence about being able to teach these critical skills to their students.

It makes sense, then, that schools and districts attempt to provide sessions on character education in the form of staff development, in particular focusing on strategies and programs that address issues that teachers are currently experiencing in their classrooms, rather than theory or abstract ideas.

Teachers can also benefit from learning how to incorporate elements of character education through their regular curriculum. Character education can contribute to a psychologically healthy classroom environment as well as increased achievement among students. It can also set the stage for mutual respect in the classroom. This respect can reduce the amount of time usually spent on disciplinary issues, and focus the class time back on learning the curriculum.

When teachers get practical information on how to incorporate character education into what they already do, they can become more confident about following through and reaping the benefits of character education.

Hal Urban, a successful teacher in a multiethnic public school for 35 years shares the importance of character education at home and in the classroom. He begins his presentation by quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Intelligence is not enough. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.”

Urban states, “The best news of all is that we now have solid research to prove that schools with an effective character education program promote higher academic standards. Yes, this even means higher scores on standardized tests. The reason is simple: an environment of mutual respect results in a better place for teachers to teach and a better place for students to learn.”

Utilizing an integrated character education program that emphasizes modeling and incorporating character education throughout the day is the best way to teach the students the value of character. Just as important is a support system for teachers that included staff development training and sessions that focus on specific implementation strategies, demonstrating how character traits can be integrated into the curriculum.



By: Marilyn Etzel

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President-elect Obama has a background in community service that frequently put him in touch with individuals whose K12 education was lacking.  His compassion to implement strategies that bring about access to the best education for all students is critical to our nation’s future.  With all of the talk about the financial crisis the president-elect needs to make education a major priority.  We are fast approaching a significant period where large numbers of professionals will retire.  There is potential for a largely underutilized workforce that needs more education to help the country will remain unemployable in corporate level jobs.  As the states continue to struggle due to a loss of tax revenue more must be done to keep education funding afloat.  Losses in financial resources to educate the youth who are the rising workforce will put many companies in jeopardy.

More needs to be done to highlight the education issues that students and parents face today.  Education is not affordable at all levels.  There needs to be a road map that leads to creative solutions.  Many of the larger cities and rural school districts are underfunding the education investment that should be received for each student. One idea is to have corporations to receive some type of tax credit for investing their finances in local schools.  This type of innovative idea would provide two benefits.  First it could raise corporate involvement in making school better.  Secondly it would help more students to prepare for the world of work.  More mentors are also needed in all of the schools because students are unaware of how companies work.

President-elect Obama must not back away from the education crisis.  If the country backs down from addressing the education crisis we will suffer severely.  Students already come to school unprepared to learn.  Their parents are unaware of the role that they play in their child’s future.  Obama and his wife Michelle have an opportunity to participate as supporters of parents who need guidance to effectively educate their children.  There needs to be encouragement so that parents talk to their children about where they will go to college rather than if they will go to college.  Their must be a definite response that reaffirms that college is possible.  This tone should be set at the beginning of Obama’s presidency.

It would be great to say that after the presidents first 100 days in office education gained ground in the war against economic instability.  There should be a plan in place that outlines how education in this country must change.  Just like we have witnessed what a weak infrastructure can do to a country we are witnessing a national school system that needs repair.  The president must diligently hear messages that demonstrate that the education of every citizen is important.  The country needs more adult learners to pursue additional education.  Obama must emphasize that it is never too late to renew your desire for education.

President-elect Obama has an opportunity to create a lot of good will within the education  community.  There are K12 schools and colleges that need to know that there contributions to society are valued.  Obama could work with the congress to require banks who are receiving money to invest 5 percent of their stimulus dollars to improve resources for local schools.  Our country needs an education revolution that raises the inspiration of students, parents and teachers to expect the best from the American education system.



By: Dr. Stephen Jones

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ortant to draw justification for a study abroad program from the college/university mission statement. Look for excerpts from mission statements and senior level administration for internationalizing the curriculum, developing students with a global perspective, preparing students for a global workforce, etc.

Write a mission statement for study abroad that makes it a priority to integrate international education services into the foundation of the college/university mission. A study abroad office mission includes an academic enhancement role and student support services. It is essential to include with your mission statement, some measurable intended outcomes for study abroad. Your statements of intended outcomes will guide your policies and practice.

It is also important to understand that every institution invests dollars and staff in endeavors that support and enhance the institutional mission and outcomes. Just as we see different levels of support for campus housing on various campuses, we also see different levels of support for international education.

Study abroad has long been considered an elective or “luxury” experience and thus has not been tied to the core values (and therefore finances) of most institutions. The closer you correlate study abroad with institutional priorities, the more leverage you will have in gaining support for your endeavors.

An example of a campus mission statement that is easily identifiable with education abroad.

Mission Statement:

We educate students to put the liberal arts into action as citizens in a global society.

And they go on to describe their core values as:

Academic Excellence, Diversity, Equity, and Shared Governance, Education of the Entire Person, Adherence to Common Ethical and Moral Standards Community Service and Global Citizenship, Environmental Stewardship.

This makes it easy to integrate study abroad into the core values of the institution.

Another example of a university mission statement is:

Our mission is to educate and nurture students, to create knowledge, and to provide service to our community and beyond. Committed to excellence and proud of the diversity of our University family, we strive to develop future leaders of our nation and the world.

However, some university mission statements require a little more work to integrate international education into the core values. For example consider the following mission statement

Our mission is to discover, create, transmit, and apply knowledge to address the needs of individuals and society. This mission is accomplished through instruction, which communicates the knowledge and values and imparts the skills necessary for individuals to lead responsible, productive, and personally satisfying lives; through research, scholarship, and creative activities, which advance knowledge and enhance the educational process; and through public service, which contributes to the solution of societal problems and enriches the quality of life in the State.

And yet other university mission statements do not lend themselves easily to integrating international education as a core value.

Our mission as a multipurpose public institution is to develop educated persons of inquiring, creative, and disciplined intelligence to be competent in careers that are fulfilling and to be socially responsible contributors to society. This University strives, therefore, to graduate people on the bachelor’s and master’s level who have had sound education in the arts and sciences and relevant specialized training built upon that base.

A study abroad office mission statement can also come in many diverse forms and visions. The following mission statement is an example of a diverse vision:

The Office for Study Abroad promotes opportunities for global education to all eligible students in order for them to gain an understanding of other countries, regions, languages, and cultures through direct overseas experience.

Some universities have taken the approach of being very explicit about their connection to the institution’s core values:

In support of the University’s mission to "promote the process of lifelong learning from both global and integrative perspectives," the Office for Study Abroad offers international education opportunities to students through the University’s overseas study centers, international exchange partners, and affiliated organizations. As an extension of the University’s academic program, we promote academic excellence and provide access to high quality international education programs in expanding geographic destinations to serve a diverse student population representing a wide array of academic disciplines. As educators, we facilitate the academic, personal, professional, and intercultural development of students through the programs and services we provide.

And one more example of a carefully crafted mission statement that not only integrates international education into the university core value, but also sets criteria and objectives for policy:

We are a world leader in research, teaching, and public engagement. Many hands – at home and abroad – make it so, and many benefit. Study abroad is one of the ways in which our students and others build and benefit from our University’s international engagement.

Our mission is to provide and facilitate a range of study and education opportunities abroad consonant in breadth and quality with on-campus curricula, offered for short or long duration according to curricular objectives and in consideration of students’ obligations, at a range of costs and with opportunities for scholarship or subvention such that study abroad opportunity is available to all students in good standing. Attention to students’ health, safety, and well-being abroad underlies all other considerations.

Our intention is that through study abroad we and our partners prepare students for global citizenship, guiding them to a greater understanding of world and domestic cultures and encouraging them to share that understanding with their hosts abroad and communities at home; that students gain or enhance area, linguistic, subject, and cultural knowledge and competence; that students contribute to their host communities; and that students emerge wiser and more engaged citizens

 



By: Dr. Mohan Dewan

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An introduction to adult education – and the role of the private sector in it

The concept of postsecondary education aimed specifically at adults has a long and at times controversial history.

In the nineteenth-century, institutions began to offer programs that would form the foundations of contemporary night school and distance education offerings. These programs led to the concept of the “external degree”, whereby a student could prepare at teaching colleges or privately for a degree which was then earned by sitting formal examinations audited by the degree-awarding university.

The external degree concept offered opportunities for the working adult, who had perhaps missed out on a chance to attend university after leaving school, to obtain a qualification that would otherwise have entailed an impossible compromise between campus attendance, career and family responsibilities. This was the beginning of a revolution that would go on to embrace non-traditional education and much else besides.

During the 1990s, the number of external degree programs on offer from private providers increased sharply with the advent of the Internet, and those programs began to concentrate on distance learning and correspondence instruction as their modes of delivery. This has resulted in a wide choice for consumers and a spectrum of offerings in terms of their program type, cost, delivery methods and quality.

In this paper we will give an overview of some universal considerations of adult postsecondary education, and then examine the role of the self-regulating private sector in fulfilling them.

Adults seeking education

Some of the many types of adults seeking postsecondary education include the following:

? Working adults seeking an award to consolidate experience and education gained through informal sources, or through formal sources that has not led to an award;

? Working adults seeking to update their skills and move up to the next educational level, often through a graduate level degree or diploma;

? Working adults seeking to change career;

? Adults who are taking a career break or who are unemployed and seek to improve their prospects in the workplace;

? Adults who do not work but want to study in furtherance of their interests, hobbies and enthusiasms;

? The retired and those who want to “finish what they started”;

? Those who seek a title that has personal and professional significance to them and offers a competitive advantage in the marketplace, such as a professional doctorate.

Adults seeking educational opportunity do not fit into as easy categorization as do school-leavers. The main reason for this is that, except for those who are seeking to change careers, many will be already experienced in their fields and seeking to study either to consolidate this experience (“to validate what I know”) or to move ahead to the next level, often via a graduate-level program. This means that although adults will often have very clear aims as to what they want to achieve and how to achieve it, those aims will be precisely focussed and will differ a good deal from one person to the next.

Offering educational programs to this constituency is therefore not a simple matter. Motivated adults show a wish to customize their program to include exactly what they want and need and no more, and an understandable wish to reach their goal through the most economical and efficient route. Although a school-leaver is often happy to see their college experience in terms of four years of varied and sometimes digressive academic life, the adult learner rarely has the patience or willingness to sit through classes repeating what they already know. They demand an individualized educational experience that is tailored to them and them alone.

The challenge of educating adults

Many institutions seeking to serve adults are faced with difficulties in meeting these needs. Where an institution is large and has a substantial bureaucracy, it cannot easily individualize the educational experience, and instead must serve the needs of the majority over those of the individual. Furthermore, accreditation agencies and government overseers of education do not generally take kindly to program individualization, regarding it as impossible to assess and therefore as inherently difficult to subject to consistency measures and standardization – the core aims of such bodies. Perfect programs for such institutions are those that follow a set pattern and where everyone does the same thing at the same time or chooses from a limited range of options. These programs are also the most readily commodified as a set “product”.

One reason why private providers have met with such success in serving the adult market is precisely because they are free from the control of government and quasi-government regulators, and can therefore pursue program individualization. In short, they are capable of evolving new program methodologies that meet the needs of the market directly. This is controversial since it threatens the vested interests of public sector providers, who have instead been determined to restrict the market only to what they were prepared and able to supply. In the process, the public sector has sought to attack the freedom of the self-regulating sector and to either restrain that freedom or destroy the competition altogether, often using arguments about quality as a cover for its actions. Such arguments have uniformly failed to make the distinction between diploma mills and legitimate self-regulating schools, instead acting anti-competitively to exclude both.

The result of this policy has been that the self-regulating sector is now extremely small compared to its heyday ten and more years ago. Many private institutions have accepted public sector control or have been driven out of business as the public sector has persuaded legislators to act to reinforce its commercial monopoly. However, legitimate individualized self-regulating sector options do remain for the discerning consumer so long as he or she is prepared to work to seek them out, to assess them carefully to establish whether they meet their needs, and to see behind the false arguments provided by public sector opponents in order to discredit them.

Where can the self-regulating adult education sector meet market need?

The justification for the self-regulating sector in postsecondary adult education is in its unique ability to meet market need. There are several key areas in which it can do this, by offering:

? Programs at a more affordable cost than public sector controlled institutions;

? Programs that are individualized and tailored to the student rather than being constructed according to the social engineering preferences of government, or the conservative outlooks of mainstream academia and its accreditation agencies;

? Program methodologies that are flexible and designed on nontraditional principles of empowering the student as the center of their own learning;

? Greater flexibility in admissions, including open enrolment policies, based on what the applicant can prove they can do rather than the possession of a specific credential;

? A smaller, less bureaucratic approach that imposes fewer costs on the student and embraces technology fully rather than being tied to outdated campus-based models, thus actively promoting the evolution of the university concept into the Information Age;

? Progressive and experimental programs in specific program areas and in interdisciplinary modes that are not offered within the public sector;

? Openness to the transfer of credits at the graduate level, in contrast to almost all public sector institutions;

? Programs at the doctoral level by totally non-residential study;

? An openness to ideologies that are no longer welcome in much of academia, which has become dominated by authoritarian and politically correct ideas;

? Transnational and cross-cultural philosophies of education rather than being restricted by the educational norms of a single nation or system;

? Education that resists restrictions that are the outcome of vested commercial interests, that work against the interests of students and that serve as a block on progress within the postsecondary sector;

? Direct accountability to the market (without intermediaries) and facilitating consumer choice within diverse options.

This is a long list, and it could be a lot longer still. Where there is a need, or a gap in the market, the self-regulating sector exists to fill it. If there were no need – if the public sector were perfectly responsive and performed to a level where it met demand – there would be nothing more for the self-regulating sector to do other than compete on price and quality (which in themselves would, of course, be valid criteria). As the situation stands, the self-regulating sector is excellently positioned, not only to highlight the multiple areas that have gone wrong within our current system, but also to offer real solutions to that crisis.



By: John Kersey

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Why Online Education?

After a hectic time in high school, most graduates want to take some time off and have plenty of fun and unwind. A few also take jobs in order to pay for their education later – and others just want take the time to find out what they want to do. However, all of these delays are only hindrances to obtaining a degree and can have a negative effect on economic stability and future prospects.

It is well known that a bachelor’s degree is prerequisite to getting a lucrative job in any industry – and the earlier one has it, the better it is in terms of career growth. So with all these choices to make, online undergraduate programs are becoming more popular than ever.

The Advantages

With the Internet maturing day by day, the quality of online education is improving, removing all possible barriers to higher education. The primary benefit of an undergraduate online education program is that physical presence is not required to take a course. So with a busy lifestyle for a time consuming job, if a person has the zeal to pursue further education, the online option gives students the opportunity to do both.

When work takes up most of your time, even after a few hours of socializing and doing chores a few hours to spare, online education makes it easy to progress in your chosen career field. For those who cannot pursue a degree because of geographical constraints, pursuing an undergraduate education online enables them to attend classes from their home computer and saves them time and gas.

Other Advantages

Pursuing an undergraduate online education offers a similar level of education that is provided in regular classes. Students can work on their program of study at their convenience. Studies never interfere with travel plans, employment and basically any activity that couldn’t be done on the campus. Undergraduate online education is unique. They are more facilitative, as discussions are quick and easy to understand. Classes are held through chat, Internet meetings and email, as well with the subject coordinator and other students. There are virtually no shortcomings in online interactions.



Another advantage of undergraduate online education is that it is different from traditional education and benefits students by giving them access to develop technological competencies and exposure to telecommunication technologies. Also, online education gives students an exceptional experience in education, irrespective of age and geographic location. It provides psychological support by shedding introvert behavior and slow learning processes. With online education, students have time to prepare notes and other information discussed in the virtual classroom because all the subjects discussed will be posted online.



The best and most valid advantage of undergraduate online education is that there are a limitless number of courses by many educational institutes. From courses in fine arts to medical science, most are provided online and these e-learning courses are as simplified as possible.



By: Tony Jacowski

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Thoughts on College Education

So we have finished our college phase and ready to tackle our “careers.” Ten to twenty years down the line, you still have your career but you are not getting anywhere. Perhaps a question should be asked… Is this it? While this may not be a question of doom, the “it” factor can bring worries to a lot of people. Having to go to work every living day, ending in a bi-monthly payment, and getting on with life must have been the ideal life when you were in college. At this time reality has set in, and your ideals have been betrayed. It seems like you have been living in the past.

However, here comes a new idea: 21st century education. What is it? Is it the hoopla of courses? Maybe a new hip trend? Well whatever it is, revolutionary seems to be the right word.

21st Century Education as the New Standard

21st century education is a tag name for people that challenges what classical education is. It dissects the purpose of education and its value to the well-being of a person. 21st century education is the gamut of current learning. It is the application of now rather than what could have been. 21st century education is a continuing change in mindset in a fast changing world. It is a tool not only to be with the times, but to be ahead of the trend.

Thus, in the subject of financial freedom, wealth creation, and personal management, 21st century education is our guide. However, it should not be merely a commodity. This learning comes with a cost, whether we talk money, effort, and time. In the end, it might be the best investment in your life.

The value of online education as a tool to spread 21st century education is the essence of continuing internet-based education. The wonders of the internet from a pod of entertainment to a reliable source of life changing information has allowed great people such as Jamie McIntyre to share their knowledge of wealth creation and financial freedom. Through these medium of online education classes, professionals and fresh graduates can find the most significant material in their 21st century perspective shift.

The New Way

Learning the 21st century way is the essence of internet-based education. Online education gives students the flexibility of time that allows us to choose and evaluate information without being spoon fed by real faculty. At the same time, online learning allows us a choice of pace. We can wiz through these lessons or allow days to meditate on the topics such as the “right attitude about money.” In the end, this allows us to be accountable with our studies and the time that is left free for us. This practice is training in itself in achieving the value of 21st century education in the real world.

Continuing education online courses should not be a burden for us. However, we must not also take these things for granted. A missed lesson is wasted time, and in achieving financial freedom, time is money. Online learning is therefore an outlet for training and principled shaping of our belief to become wealth creators.

Online learning and training is the trend. 21st century education is another trend. Together, they are trends that won’t go away. What they offer is values that successful people have. Therefore, continuing online education courses about 21st century perspective is our choice to make. It is a choice that is definitely getting easier by the minute.



By: Bryan Smith

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What really works in character education? What techniques teacher should adopt to teach character education? These are couple of questions that most teachers and parents ask when they start to teach the Character Education. Most children are very non serious in the attitude, their behaviour and the treatment to others.Over the past few decades, educators have become increasingly interested in implementing character education in their districts, schools, and classrooms, and the pace of this expansion seems to be accelerating. There is a rapidly growing, but still quite inadequate, level of funding available for both practice and research in character education. There are also a bewildering variety of programs, vendors, consultants, and concepts for educators to choose from in their search to improve their schools and positively impact the development and learning of their students.

Following are some ideas which can be given to the students for building their character. First, Appreciation is the most powerful weapon. Many times middle school students do not realize how great efforts from their parents, teachers, friends and family have affected them. As an activity, students needed to first decide on one person who they see as a positive role model. Second, Special thank you notes. Let some very special people know how much you appreciate them! This is a writing activity that can fit in at any time of year. Character education is all about teaching young people how to make responsible choices and helping them to develop the internal controls necessary to make those choices. As such, character education must do more than impart information, it must also inspire and strengthen students to act nobly—even when every inducement conspires to encourage them to act otherwise. This is the point at which character is manifest, for in these circumstances, if the will to act nobly does not exist within, it does not exist at all.

The Persians who taught virtue as a liberal art or science in their public schools, declared that the ability to govern one’s passions in spite of temptation, to be just in one’s dealings, and to be temperate in one’s pleasures were qualities of far more real advantage to a person than being “master of all the arts and sciences in the world besides.” Character education is far easier to implement when the lessons are easy to slide into your daily routine and are mutually supportive of the academic concepts you are teaching. The stories and activities in The Seven C’s of Thinking Clearly are truly teacher friendly. Schools often have character education programs that focus on the qualities of character that are honored by most cultures and traditions. Character education is the development of knowledge, skills, and abilities that encourage children and young adults to make informed and responsible choices. Ethics are a philosophical reflection of moral beliefs and practices. The Greek and Roman philosophers were particularly interested in discussions related to ethics. Religions and faiths each have their own ethical systems to guide their people. Ethical decision making involves the process of making informed decisions when faced with difficult dilemmas with many alternative solutions.

The School which are interested in implementing character education programs. Must follow the safety programs that are implement by some schools. These effective school safety programs include a balance of strategies focused on school climate, firm and fair discipline, prevention and intervention programs, strong academic and extracurricular programs, community involvement, proactive security measures, and crisis preparedness guidelines.  Character education issues can clearly play a role in enhancing the school climate component of overall comprehensive safe schools plans.

In the modern education, The character counts programs hold SIX pillars of Character:

1. Trustworthiness

2. Respect

3. Responsibility

4. Fairness

5. Caring

6. Citizenship



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