Essays on Education

Adult illiteracy is defined as the percentage of the population aged 15 years and over who cannot read and write with understanding a short simple statement on his/her everyday life. A large number of Americans have trouble reading, speaking, writing, and listening. With this percentage…

Introduction Training is a learning process which implies that current performance needs to be improved and there is a gap between what we know and what we don’t know. We as an adult learn by many ways as we have tendency to learn in a…

African literature has a unique place amongst the various literatures of the world. It is political and embodies the collective sentiment of the people of the vast land. The “dark continent”, “the heart of darkness” became the playground of the many European forces that spread…

The article chosen is, ‘Perception and Experience of Transformative Learning and Faculty Authenticity Among North American Professors of Christian Education (NAPCE)’ by Hoykung Paul Kang examines the importance of authenticity of Christian professors who have had experience with the transformative model of learning and its…

The impact of educational theory on teaching practice must not be underestimated. During module one I learnt about the concept of transformative learning for the first time. Some elements of transformative learning theory I have encountered in my teaching in the past without truly being…

Introduction The physical “brick and mortar” classroom is starting to lose its monopoly as the place of learning. The Internet and the World Wide Web have made significant changes to almost all aspects of our lives ranging from a global economy, personal, and professional networks…

According to the book, Irl Solomon’s history class is described as the highlight of the school. The teacher, Mr. Solomon, who has been teaching in urban school for the past 30 years, mentioned that his original goal was to studied law but after a short…

Twenty eight years ago, Jonathan Kozol’s Savage Inequalities: Children In America’s Schools exposed educational disparities between schools. This book mentions the failures of public education, which he argues are the warnings of the broader case of urban degradation. The main argument of the book is…

The most traditional way of learning is ‘Regular Learning Education’. This means that student is always under the observation of a teacher, tutor or a lecturer. They always keep their eye on the students they are assigned with. Under this method of learning, most students…

Distance learning is a style of learning without being in systematic face to face contact with a teacher in the classroom. This method of studying has become a very important part of education in last decade. Due to never ending advancement in technology we are…