The Role of Education in Nation Building – a Canadian Perspective Address to Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology 11/03/10 Kakamega‚ Western Province Kenya “There is no higher calling than to be a part of something greater than oneself” Good morning…jambo sana Executive officers of Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology‚ University Faculty Members‚ Students‚ Friends and Colleagues It is a rare privilege for me to be with you today at Musinde Muliro University of
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Education is a complex subject which appears to elude definition. With the passage of time it has gathered new dimensions and stirred the human mind in unpredictable ways. Intelligent and well-meaning men have‚ at al tlimes‚ attempted to define the ideals of education in their own way. While some have emphasized its physical or moral aspects‚ other have laid greater stress on its intellectual or social role. John Stuart Mill holds: Whatever helps to shape the human being; to make the human being
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Education is not all about studying and getting good marks. It is really a means to discover new things which we don’t know about and increase our knowledge. An educated person has the ability to differentiate between right and wrong or good and evil. It is the foremost responsibility of a society to educate its citizens. Focus should be on women’s education because the knowledge and empowerment of one woman can bring about a change in a family and even the society as a whole. It is the uneducated
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Importance of Education A leader is a person who takes charge of their own life by self education. Sherman Alexie and Malcolm X demonstrate leadership by trying to further their people. In Sherman Alexie’s essay “Superman and Me” he demonstrates how influential education is to him. Once Alexie was able to read he wanted to show how smart he was in the classroom. However‚ the other Indian boys kept trying to keep him quiet because they were expected to be stupid. This infuriated Alexie because until
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Importance of Education Our knowledge is something we should never complete; it is never enough. Education should make us ask more and more questions‚ and then start over again. With an advanced education you have more choices in your life that open more doors. Higher education pays you back‚ because you’re a step ahead of others. Graduates of higher education programs earn more‚ and live happier and healthier lives. Success is the achievement of a goal‚ and education can help a person
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Importance of Education in the Modern World Education is an important tool that is applied in the contemporary world to succeed‚ as it mitigates the challenges which are faced in life. The knowledge gained through education enables individuals’ potential to be optimally utilized owing to training of the human mind. This opens doors of opportunities enables individual to achieve better prospects in career growth. Education has played a paramount role in the modern industrial world. This
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Importance of Education Today‚ education is viewed as a vital key to success in life‚ and knowledge has become every individual’s aim or concern. Each one of us is born in a different medium and of different social and cultural norms; however‚ most of us approve of education’s positive effects on society. Therefore‚ ‘Why do we need education?’ and ‘why do we think education is important?’ is the issue to tackle. To get a better grip of this complex theme we have to distinguish three different
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Recently‚ John Taylor Gatto published an article titled “Against School” in the Harper’s Magazine‚ which argues that students should not go to school to receive education. It seems that Gatto’s article is influenced by the following factors. There’s one case about a woman who teaches her children at home and she was taken to court because she didn’t report her curriculum to the government. This case can explain Gatto’s opinion that the system restricts not only students but also teachers. Meanwhile
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The Importance of Experience and Education After twelve years of school‚ it took me until now to figure out exactly why I had been there all those years. It was not to torture me by making me learn how to spell but to make sure that my classmates and I got the opportunity to make the most of ourselves. Opportunity that would come from learning as much as possible from books and beginning to see that the world focuses on more than just history and English . I owe my success in life and school
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disorders’. Journal of Speech and Hearing Research‚ 18‚ 229241. Band‚ S.‚ Lindsay‚ G.‚ Law‚ J.‚ Soloff‚ N.‚ Peacey‚ N.‚ Gascoigne‚ M.‚ and Radford‚ J. (in press). Are Health and Education talking to each other? Perceptions of parents of children with speech and language needs. European Journal of Special Needs Education Botting‚ N.‚ Crutchley‚ A. and Conti-Ramsden‚ G. (1998) Educational transitions of 7-year-old children with SLI in language units: a longitudinal study‚ International Journal of Language
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