Essays on Education

Against School by John Taylor Gatto Against school is a fascinating article by John Taylor Gatto, which emphasizes on the issue of modern schooling. Gatto's Argument on the Damaging Effects of the Public Education System Gatto offers an argument as to why the public education system is damaging to the students. He uses...

Writing Challenges and Improvement Writing can be challenging. It is especially tricky when you are undertaking a task that you do not understand. My most challenging task was report writing. I found it challenging in high school. However, I have since improved on it, and I can now effectively handle report...

Communication is critical in any writing since it is used to persuade and inform people concerning an issue (Roy, 2012). For that reason, the paper will analyze whether arming teachers with guns in the classroom is likely to decrease mass school shootings and finally conclude. Arming Teachers with Guns in the...

Education programs require students to know more than one language. Besides, the environment people live in is characterized by individuals who speak different languages. For this reason, it has become important for students to learn multiple languages. While some individuals learn multiple languages at an early age, others make this...

The essay is an account of Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas The essay is an account of Malcolm X and Frederick Douglas who narrate different real-life happenings of their journeys towards learning how to read and write. Malcolm X learned how to read while in prison while Douglas learned as a...

Martial art refers to codified systems as well as traditions of combat, which may be done for various reasons depending on an individual. For instance, people can engage in martial arts activities for self-defense, mental and spiritual wellbeing, and requirement by law, and entertainment among others (Nicholls et al. 1)....

Both Emerson and Kozol give principled approaches to education in Urban Public schools. Despite his focus on the structure of learning rather than the facts of knowledge, it is evident that Kozol makes excellent use of Emerson’s principles in educating the primary and secondary students. In his article, Kozol stresses...

Current World and the Importance of Technology Current world looks unreal without technologies. Any person is obliged to have at least basic computer knowledge to feel comfortable in day-to-day routine. On the other hand, current world threats, connected with the technologies, such as viruses, hacker attacks, different types of cyber fraud,...

Gatto (1997) contends that education in school is not a perfect education. He outlines the challenges he experienced with his learners that led him to this conclusion. First, he notes that school is a psychopathic institution with no conscience. According to him, schools only teach how to obey rules rather...

Higher education for free always was a subject for debate. The opinion of the US citizens on this issue is ambiguous: approximately one half considers that the government's expenses are already too high when the other half says that education should be affordable for everyone. American society has recently reached...

Globally, many schools have integrated school uniforms as part of their policies. However, making school uniform mandatory has elicited numerous antagonistic reactions. Some opponents argue that the uniforms undermine the student’s ability to express individuality and creativity thus adversely affecting their social development. However, this essay will advance the idea...

Reading and learning language should go beyond phonics, vocabulary, comprehension strategy, awareness and phonemic. Connecting with the apprentice is very important for their development. For a teacher to connect with an EL student, it is imperative that they make it visual. Therefore, teachers should avoid giving instructions in the air....