Essays on History of Education

Despite those who argue that in today’s society men and women are treated equally, gender inequalities still exist. When it comes to the subject of education, some are convinced that it should not be divided in terms of sex; meanwhile, others believe that both sexes…

“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” (Mandela). Unfortunately, during the 1790s in America, education was not as significant or available to the public, but eventually over time, became more recognized. As the Industrial Revolution began in America,…

Two Hundred Forty-six. This number represents the number of years that Africans spent as slaves in America. During this time-period, slaves would endure physical and mental abuse designed to keep them as a source of free labor primarily in the American South. It would take…

Introduction Why is our history so important? History tells us where we come from, what happened and what worked and did not work in order to understand why we are where we are at this point. History has a profound influence on our present and…

Introduction Paulo Freire was born and grew up in the Northeast of Brazil where his experiences deeply influenced his life work. The world economic crisis forced Freire to know hunger and poverty at a young age. Because Freire lived among poor rural families and laborers,…

The Life of Our Ancestors Thousands of years ago, without science, technology, engineering, and math or simply STEM education, our ancestors did receive all the basic physiological needs: air, food, water and reproduction. However, I can’t imagine it was an easy life. Without a knowing…

The workforce today is utterly and undeniably competitive. STEM affects our everyday lives in one shape or form. Luckily, employment in jobs related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics is expected to grow above 9 million between 2012 and 2022, which means that over 1…

Women Jobs Now and Today Let us stop and think, would you say that a lot has changed for women since 1950s? The Cold War; Civil Rights; Elvis Presley; and yet, despite how different America may seem on so many levels from the 1950s, one…

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics are inarguably the foundation and backbone of our world and life as we know it. They are constantly interfacing tools of evolution, globalization and interconnectivity built on the backs of observation, experimentation, design, building and application, changing the world through…

The main goal for many American children between the ages of four and eighteen is to graduate. From a very young age, a question that every child hears is ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’. The response varied from doctors and…