Discipline is a favorable way of teaching students self-control while punishment is a technique used to enforce discipline. Creating a strong sense of classroom management where students feel safe and respected means that students know what is expected of them and they can make the choice to follow those expectations or not. Punishment is the […]

Sexual harassment in education is unwelcome behavior of a sexual nature that impedes the student’s ability to learn, study, work or participate in school activities. In the U.S., it is a form of discrimination under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Sexual harassment involves a range of behavior from mild annoyances to sexual […]

Many have believed for nearly a century that education leads to a good employment. As working-class children began to fill the schools in the early 1900s, public policy debates focused on how to provide these students with a useful education. Thus was laid the groundwork for contemporary vocational education and the perceived relationship between education […]

This is the practice in special education of placing children with disabilities into the general classrooms of elementary and secondary schools, either all or most of the time. In his textbook, Making Inclusion Work, Frank Bowe emphasizes the difference between inclusion and “full inclusion”. In an inclusive classroom, a handful of children or youth with disabilities […]

Quality education is a basic right. It is one of the most fundamental ways people can achieve well-being. It lifts lifetime earnings as well as how much a person can engage with and contribute to society. Quality education positively affects health, and lowers family size and fertility rates. Availability of workers with the right skills […]

In the United States and Canada, zero tolerance policies are implemented in schools and other education venues. These have been proven to be controversial in that some of those penalized have claimed that their treatment is egregiously biased. A zero-tolerance policy is a policy of having very minimal tolerance for transgressions: any infraction of existing […]

Is education vital to a successful career in the healthcare industry? Many readers and job seekers often ask why education is important with in having a successful career.  Some people also want to know how education can impact overall quality of life, in addition to the impact education has on one’s career. Education is very important […]