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PURPOSE
Improving
education
Advocating Literacy
Encouraging a relevant,
complete education
The
purpose of this web site is to be a portal of information for parents,
teachers, students and concerned citizens desiring to improve the level
education (learning) received by their children and today's youth.
Dec 2005: View articles on our new web site and news feed
Concentration on secondary grades (6-12)
INTRODUCTION
President's Introduction
With
the things I hear and see around me, I am appalled at the perception of
education in our country. Education is primarily seen as a way of
“getting a better job.” In my experience, it is rare to see youth with
a genuine interest in learning and using the facts, ideas, and
concepts they learn in our schools. The goal of this project
is to inform readers of how education is a living, working part of our
everyday lives. I highlight the significance of using what we
learn in school, finding a genuine interest in learning, and even the
importance and failings of standardized testing. The way to get
students interested in school, their grades, and their education is to
for them to understand its importance and how it can be used in their
life.
Articles on this website include a variety of topics. From defining the
meaning of an education to finding practical uses of chemistry to
excelling on the SATs. The intention is to teach the idea that
education (or learning) is not an isolated process in life. Life and
education are not two totally different things. This projects
connects education in school, world, lifestyle, and career.
This
project is geared toward teaching those who encounter it the meaning of
education, its value, importance, and its wonders. It is also an
attempt to help improve the condition of public school education as well
as the attitudes of education by adults and youth. Learning and
schooling is an incredibly exciting, vital, and enjoyable part of our
lives. With the information and links contained on this website I
intend to elevate the importance of education.
The
contents on this website are directed toward secondary education (grades
6-12). Included are sections and articles on elementary and higher
education as they relate to secondary level education. The reason
I chose secondary education as the base of my project is because
there are already dozens of well-paid individuals who work toward better
higher education, and elementary education. Secondary education seems
to be a place where change and improvement in our students achievement
and attitudes is difficult to change. Secondary-level education is also
the essential place to make meaning of the subjects that we study many
times in isolation: math, science, English, and social studies, etc.
Look for concentration on secondary education in the articles on this
website.
July
2004
Links to websites and community resources
Motivation Tools - An excellent, comprehensive, well-designed
website on motivating your child to love learning.
http://www.idealist.org/kt/youthorgs.html - A list of organizations
run by kids and teens FOR kids and teens.
Parent Advocates - A site for parents concerned about their
children's education.
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Project:
Education Connection