In the future people will cease to own books. Or they’ll own fewer books than they do now. Or they’ll own just as many as they do now. I don’t know, and I don’t think it matters. That might seem surprising – I am, after all, an English teacher and an aspiring writer – but
If everyone were able to speak English, what would happen to all the other languages?
English. Rapidly becoming the world’s most popular language. Natively spoken in the United Kingdom, North America, Australia and New Zealand, as well as countless other countries and islands. It is also taught as a second language in the majority of mainland Europe, much of Asia, parts of Africa and even in parts of South America
Ah! TS Eliot
Sage words from a man obviously speaking from experience, but what kind of experience was it that prompted such a statement? Clearly Eliot had issues with his own loyalties-enjoying the freedom of action that his homeland, the USA offered him, but clearly a man struggling to fully express his firm anti pluralistic beliefs through his
How can technology help to make education more accessible to all?
Introduction I am going to write about technology making education more accessible to all. First of all, I am going to write about what technology is in today’s world, and then I am going to write a definition of education. I am also going to write about the advantages of technology making education more accessible
A World Without Books Will Never Come To Be
In my house the only things that I treasure are the books on my shelves. As someone once said, ‘They are not just books, but minds of great people’, so I often treat them that way. Even though the shelf keeps groaning under the weight of books from past expeditions, I run to that second
Education in the developing world
The challenges of being an educator in the developing world were many. I could speak of the trials and tribulations of working without text books, electricity or running water, or having the local goats intermittently disrupt my lecture, or the issue of anemia and its effects on my students, but that would be easy and
The Function of Education
It is a common saying that one cannot run away from one’s shadow -it follows you everywhere you go and you can do absolutely nothing about it. This popular saying is typical of our existence as humans and the prevailing situations and events that unfold around us each day. As the day goes by, events
The Character of Freedom
THIS JOURNAL BELONGS TO: Stella De moun … Ségou, Mali – 24 July 2009 This morning, I was jogging through the dry millet fields of the Niger River region of Ségou in Mali when a young man riding a slightly rusty blue bicycle loaded with a freezer caught up with me and started a chat. He
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela
There is a reason why every civilization throughout time has valued education—because it truly can alter our collective condition and make our lives easier, simpler, and most crucially, happier! From Egyptians learning to write on papyrus tablets to late nineteenth century scientists striving to discover medicines like penicillin, there has always been an urge in
Confusing Ignorance With Illiteracy
I think one of the most common assumptions that should no longer be accepted is that ignorance and illiteracy are actually the same thing, or that ignorance is just a result of the inability to read or write, for the concept of “not knowing” oneself is mystical and does not really mean anything. For example,
Success is the reward of lifelong learning
In the past, most people believed that the illiterate were those who barely knew a word. Is it still true in the 21st century? Personally, I think the concept of illiterate has been changed. In today’s society, education is open to almost everyone. However, read and write are not the problem of being illiterate, it is
Education: The Way Forward In India
The quest for education by the Scheduled Castes/ Dalits /Untouchables has followed a similar pattern to the Indian Freedom Struggle: Unsatisfactory compromises by the government providing an impetus for greater demands for education. Complete freedom, however, is still pending. The Scheduled Castes, the lowest strata of the Hindu caste system, were the uneducated, exploited segment
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela
I totally agree with this quote. Why? That’s really hard to explain. But I can ask you a question: what is most important, more powerful than education? Army, Economy, Industry, Politics, or Religion? Nothing. Because everything begins with education. Indeed, a society cannot exist without education. Our society but also our mentality depend on education.
Education: the Bulwark of Freedom
Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern but impossible to enslave. – Lord
“Only the Educated Are Free” … Epictetus
There is no better way to express how strongly I feel about education than showing it in a poem I composed below. Give me Education, Give me Life Education- You’re a life-giver, the separator of the living dead
Merging Awareness and Education
“The illiterate are those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn,” Alvin Toffler What is Education? It is the process of learning information that helps us grow, develop, live safely and successfully in the world. And learning to learn because learning is an ever lasting life process. Education requires qualified teachers who are RARE in the
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” Nelson Mandela
To quote Nelson Mandela, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, “Education is the knowledge and development resulting from an educational process.” It also prepares one for the ability of reasoning and judging, readying one to face the “world”. It’s the foundation of
The State should encourage access to private education
Purpose: The purpose of this exposition is to provide analytical discussion and commentary on the rationale for why the State should encourage access to private education. In an age of descending church attendance rates, the demise of the stable, nuclear family structure and the presence of mass media saturating our nation with questionable, superficial ideals, the
Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world
Introduction Education simply refers to the process of gaining knowledge or skills. It is the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. Education is a self enlightening process. It is an important component of life.
In the 21st century, it is better to give a child a computer than a book
In the world of globalization, it is obvious that expansion of science and technology has affected various aspects of life including education. The quality of education has been improved compared to the other centuries, since science and technology expansion has affected at large the whole process of education provision, because education provision has been simplified