Posts Tagged ‘ education ’

Education vs. Indoctrination

March 18, 2010

Do you want to be liberated from the prejudices of your time and place, or do you want to be enslaved by them? You probably say that you want to be liberated rather than enslaved, and that’s the right attitude. But let’s take a deeper view of this matter, for ultimately we are dealing here [...]

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What is Education Anyway?

March 15, 2010

Some people like to joke about the fact that they don’t know what art is but they do know what they like. Others say that they don’t know what pornography is but they do recognize it when they see it. Education should be less obscure, but it’s still worth to take a good look at [...]

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The Distance Learning Phenomenon

March 14, 2010

Since the advent of the World Wide Web as we know it today there has been a lot of development online. Businesses have moved to the Internet – in addition to their brick-and-mortar locations. And new ones have sprung up that exist only online. There probably isn’t a school, a college or university, that doesn’t [...]

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Studying: Fun or a Hateful Chore?

March 14, 2010

An interesting fact about schools is the very name of “school.” Etymologically it means “children’s playtime.” It comes from the Ancient Greek word skholë. Now playing is not necessarily a chore, is it? Yet school children for the most part do not enjoy studying. That’s because they do not think of it as learning things [...]

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Why College? Why Now?

March 14, 2010

It takes money, it takes time. And today’s economy is still in the dumps. So why should you consider going to college now? The answer is clear: getting a degree will mean more life-time earnings for you than not getting a degree could ever do. There have always been arguments pro and con. And some [...]

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Types of Online Education Degrees

February 23, 2010

[This article explains the various possibilities for getting an online education for a career in teaching. It compares the various advantages and disadvantages of online vs. brick-and-mortar schools. It also gives you links to several websites for further reading] The Internet Is Your Key to an Online Education The advent of the Internet has brought [...]

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