Category: Education
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The Concept of Twice-Exceptional Learners
The term twice-exceptional, often abbreviated as 2e, entered the lexicon of researchers and practitioners in the field of education in the mid-1990s. The expression refers to children who are special in two different ways: they demonstrate outstanding intelligence and solid performance in school but have a learning issue of a sort. This co-occurrence of academic…
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Bettelheim’s Views on Fairy-Tales
Table of Contents Introduction How Fairy-Tales Guide Children’s Development Credibility of Bettelheim’s Arguments Conclusion Introduction Bettelheim argues that fairy-tales offer important lessons for children’s development. In the book, The Uses of Enchantment: the Meaning and Importance of Fairy-Tales, he argues that fairy-tales help to improve children’s cognitive development. Although some people disagree with this fact,…
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Vygotsky and Piaget: Scientific Concepts
Table of Contents Introduction Setting Overview Experience Summary Key Understandings of Student Learning Exploration of Observations Insights into Student Learning Importance of Diversity in Classrooms Conclusion References Introduction Education of young children plays an important role in family wellbeing and social development. It is not enough to provide some opportunities for students but to make…
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American College Graduates’ Dilemma
Table of Contents Introduction Paying for college education Conclusion Works Cited Introduction For many high school students, joining the college of choice and graduating with a degree is a dream that comes true. Parents also appear to have an influence on their children that college is the ultimate experience and a ticket to a quality…
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Learning, Its Types and Relation to Cognition
Table of Contents Role of Behavior in Learning The Two Types of Learning Relationship between Learning and Cognition References Learning can be well-defined as the process of attaining knowledge or ability by working, experiencing something,, or gaining new information. In psychology, learning is defined as a rather lifelong alteration in conduct as a consequence of…
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When an Individual Approach Must Be Undertaken
Teaching is one of those spheres where it is comparatively hard to come up with innovative approaches – with the existing variety of learning theories and strategies, inventing a brand new concept is quite complicated. However, with the rapid pace of technical progress and the appearance of computers and Internet, the existing teaching theories have…
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No Budgetary Disbursement on Educating Disabled Persons
Numerous people have engaged in the debate about what education persons with disabilities should be provided. For many years, such persons had received diminutive consideration in terms of their education needs. Numerous individuals still wonder whether the numerous efforts by the government to spend considerable resources on such persons are justifiable. The notion that such…
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Overrepresentation of Minorities and English Language Learners in Special Education
Introduction The amendments made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act led to the emergence of a new crisis in most American schools. Currently, most American schools suffer from an unbalanced representation of learners from linguistically and racially different settings in special education programs. Overrepresentation of minorities and English language learners in special education is…
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Online Courses: The Future or the End of the University
In the world of nowadays the power of technologies, their popularity and influence are very impressive. The technological progress has created a significant impact on various spheres of people’s lives. Life without the Internet today is simply impossible to imagine. Internet serves as means of connection people, it allows the businessmen arrange their deals and…
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“The Shame of the Nation” by Jonathan Kozol
Table of Contents Background “Industry Embedded” Schools Analysis Work Cited Background In his book The Shame of the Nation, Jonathan Kozol speaks about educational issues. Chapters 4 and 7 are devoted to the comparison of urban and suburban, public, and private schools. The author underlines that the deprived student population faces a range of problems…