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Education Approach: The Subject-Centered vs The Child-Centered
Mastery of the subject matter plays a vital role when a student pursues higher education and comes in handy when factual information is desired. The child-centered education approach is invaluable because it assists student to develop his learning potential. To get the best of both concepts, a middle ground curriculum has to be reached and regards it equally important. -
The Significance of Vocational Education
Vocational education in comprehensive high school and high school career academies serves as college and occupational skills training ground, which is discernible in the K-12 program. It is most beneficial to students, who by some constraints, may not be able to go to college right away or opted not to. The students will be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and trainings needed to prepare them for higher education and gainful employment -
Inclusion and Special Education
Education is a fundamental human right and it should not be curtailed because of disability. The passage of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in 1975 gave disable children every right to receive what is due to them with regards to learning. The Act provides equal access to the curriculum that paves way to equity and equality in the education system. -
A Nation at Risk: Desperately Seeking Reforms
A Nation at Risk report may not be conclusive but the criticisms entailed spurred policy-makers into action. Mastery of the basic skills come in handy where students can check into their stored knowledge and give automatic responses when taking a test. Public schools should re-evaluate their mission and vision, and implement curriculum policies accordingly to produce students who would be on par with or above par in performance from students in other schools in and out of state. -
No Child Left Behind Act: High Stakes Accountability
No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) holds the states, districts, and schools responsible for student's achievement. The purpose of the legislation is to impel all concerns to strive hard, and to equalize achievement level in all areas of the student body by placing great emphasis on proficiency of the academic content. The law punishes schools in one state for achievement level results that are determine as great accomplishments in another, thus giving false sense of competence to students.
