Education Exam Questions

1. How does education influence one's life?

2. Is standardized testing effective?

3. What is bullying and how can we prevent it?

4. What are the reasons for bullying and who is most vulnerable to it?

5. Do you think that a college degree is enough to get a good job and improve your life?

6. What are the pros and cons of online learning and do you think it will replace traditional education?

7. How can the standard of education be improved?

8. What are the main problems with schools in the US?

9. Should education be free?

10. Why does today's education system have a negative impact on our imagination and creativity?

11. Is too much pressure imposed upon students these days?

12. What are some of the Finnish education traits that other nations might imitate?

Education Presentation

Hey guys. Different articles for each class this week as you'll be having student presentations. Here's the articles for 2BA/3:
http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/problems/bullies.html
http://merseamusic.blogspot.com/2012/02/importance-of-education-in-society.html http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/11/12/first-lady-tells-students-my-story-can-be-your-story/?iref=allsearch

2BA/2, please read this article:
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-24/the-ipad-goes-to-school-the-rise-of-educational-tablets

See y'all Monday.

Education II

Hey there. For Monday's class I'd like you guys to take a look at the Issues textbook, read the 2 articles in the education chapter and I'd suggest doing the exercises and learning the vocabulary. The latter two are only suggestions that will help you with the exam and your writing. However, I'd like you to also read this article about Finland's education system: http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2011/12/what-americans-keep-ignoring-about-finlands-school-success/250564/

They didn't perform as well as normal in this year's PISA. If you don't know what that is you could take a quick look at this - http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/us-students-lag-around-average-on-international-science-math-and-reading-test/2013/12/02/2e510f26-5b92-11e3-a49b-90a0e156254b_story.html

There's lots more online if you're interested - http://theweek.com/article/index/249613/the-secret-of-finlands-stellar-schools
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/07/the-secret-to-finlands-success-with-schools-moms-kids-and-everything/277699/