education
A place to hash out all opinions on education policy, charter schools, statewide testing, and what the political world is and isn't doing about it.
Israel Palestine Conflict: A Brief History
Towards the end of the eighteenth century, Jews endured surviving the atrocities in Europe. Anti-Semitism and persecution at the hands of Europeans led them to immigrate biblical promised the "Holy Land". This led to Zionism coupled with the Jewish thought of a return to Zion as part of their religion contributed a lot to the establishment of Israel. During the years Arab national movements were already on their way to revolt against the ottoman empire. The establishment of the Arab nation-state and the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be attributed, by and large, to the instability of European geopolitics and the role played by the British empire in middle east politics.
By Usman Torwali5 years ago in The Swamp
Naïve Realism Explains Why Politics Is So Polarized and Toxic
In 1954, researchers showed students from Dartmouth and Princeton a football match between their schools. They saw the same footage, yet they couldn’t agree on what they saw. Each side was more likely to notice the other team’s fouls and bad behavior and more likely to miss their own team’s. Both groups felt the referees favored the other team and were biased against theirs. Their perceptions of objective reality differed because they were on different teams and all were confident they were correct.
By The Happy Neuron5 years ago in The Swamp
Discrimination by the US Government
ONLINE STUDENTS... Discriminated against by our US GOVERNMENT! For many years, Universities all across the Nation has tried to overcome discrimination in their institutions by promoting equality and to overcome the barriers to advancement in higher education for racialized people.
By Beverlee Puckett5 years ago in The Swamp
Why education is essential for a Nation?
An educated nation knows the difference between right and wrong. The awareness among the people is very essential to boost up the nation economy. The importance of education is very crucial for the development of nation. In developed countries the people are educated and knows their rights. They also have better society where laws are fully followed. An educated nation knows about the importance of democracy and the importance of voting. They also keep an eye on the people or party for which they are going to vote. They vote for the right and for the betterment of their nation.
By maryam nisar5 years ago in The Swamp
What It's Like To Have Your Undergraduate Experience Defined by the Politics of the Time
Preface. I am straight, white, and male. My rights and value as a human being have not been under attack these past four years. However, as a young man in the arts, the rights of the people close to me, specifically women, people of color, and LGBTQA+ individuals have been. Not only that, but the elderly and the immunocompromised, many of whom are close friends of mine, are being treated as subhuman and expendable. No generation is without its share of conflicts, I admit. For my grandfather’s generation, it was the Nazis. For my father’s, trying to live peacefully under the constant threat of nuclear Armageddon. We, too, face our share of conflicts, and while in part that threat stems from Nazism (no one likes a rerun, but this time, they’re American, so that’s original), our generational conflict stems from a sudden awareness of the inequities within the system we were born into and the death throes of that system.
By Steven Christopher McKnight5 years ago in The Swamp
A Few Things I wish I would have Learned in School...
In today's socioeconomic climate, there are many things that I am learning as an adult that should have been taught to me from my first day of kindergarten. The alarming thing is that a lot of these things are still being taught to even my kids. The education system in the U.S. is tremendously flawed, especially in the subjects of science and history. With that, I'll begin.
By Josh Pancake6 years ago in The Swamp
From Professor to Precariously Unemployed:
I’m just one of millions of Americans currently still unemployed and depending on the federal and state government (New York in my case) to keep me afloat during this pandemic. I used to spend my days teaching English to immigrant and refugee students at a local community college and doing freelance ESL and volunteering immigration assistance on the side. On the weekends, I was a wine consultant at a local wine and liquor store. These days, I spend my time cringe-watching CNN, meticulously checking my bank account, creating worst-case-scenario budgets for the month ahead, job hunting, and drinking copious amounts of wine.
By Brooke Elizabeth6 years ago in The Swamp
Is there a conspiracy against our education?
What keeps you up at night? What keeps you up at night? What does freedom mean to you? What things concern you the most? Maybe it is the school fees. Perhaps the stresses of deadlines, or maybe it is those bills on the kitchen counter?
By Kay Johnson-Clennon6 years ago in The Swamp
Greater Manchester Wants Police-Free Schools
In January of this year it was revealed that the number of homicides across the United Kingdom had fallen for the first time in 5 years. Yet the perception remains that, as a nation, we face a growing threat from violent crime and in particular from knife crime. It's a perception that evokes strong reaction, especially when the human cost of carrying a weapon hits home in our communities. Even a single life lost due to carrying a knife is one life too many.
By Shaun Ennis6 years ago in The Swamp
