Education

1. Education?

Possibly. Having looked at the public education system of the United States from three viewpoints--student, parent, and teacher, I would have to concede that too often the quote is true. However, if you can find a way to learn to read, you become responsible and capable of educating yourself. Sadly, we are now into the second generation of lowest common denominator education. The teachers are now products of the system and all too often simply too dumb to secure any other job. In addition, for the most part administrators and education politicos are in the business of power, influence, money, and prestige. There are precious few among them who give two hoots about whether Susie can read, and none care if Johnny can think. I'm sure that will hit a nerve, but it's the unvarnished truth, and the US had better pay attention. Frankly, I think the entire public education system of the US is so f****d up that it can't be fixed...at least not without a revolution. The US will lose its status as the leader of the Free World because the populace is no longer sufficiently educated to maintain the top position. ...I'm so depressed about this.

2. How is education in the United States different from education in other countries?

Here, we make a futile and stupid attempt to educate everybody, whether they want an education or not. In other countries, they value education more, because if you don't pursue it, they stop educating you and you have to take a menial job and suffer. Parents don't want that for their children and they push them. Here, when someone doesn't want an education, we force them to stay in school with compulsory education and we give them the No Child Left Behind treatment. We keep their sorry butt in school and let them drag down the whole educational system. The parents don't have to take the responsibility to make their kid rise to challenges. As a result, our school systems and teachers are swamped with trying to produce even mediocre results from a population that has no reason to care or to try. Pick a developed country in the world, and its educational system will be better than ours, because here our lawyers have determined that we have to try to save people from themselves.

3. What education and training is needed to be a professional golf player?

Being a Golf Professional isn't necessarily the same as being a Professional Golfer. Golf Pros generally work within the golf industry as instructors, Golf Course Managers/Director's of Golf etc. Professional Golfers play the game to make a living. To become a Golf Pro you need at the least to have a diploma in golf management from a community college. These courses teach everything from course maintenance to club repairs to running local tournaments to managing a golf course. To be a Professional Golfer you need the skill to play the game at it's highest level.

4. What education it takes to be a police officer ?

All you need is to be 21 years old and pass a background investigation. You at least need a High School diploma but since you graduate HS at 18(generally) you should spend those 2 years or so getting an A.S. in Justice Administration from a nearby Community College or better yet get a Bachelors or even a graduate degree so that you can be promoted easier. The average pay throughout the USA is $47,000 but in major cities pay is around $54,000 a year. It takes a lot of patience and good judgment to be a police officer. A lot of people aren't going to like you for the fact that you are a Law Enforcement Officer but don't take it personally.

5. Main Research Question:How can Design Education enable a design thinker to operate in the contemporary world?

Suggestion: Don't even wait for the answer to this short question.

6. What if education costs are less than your Coverdell IRA value?

Your educational IRA money has to come out by age 30 but the 529 plan has no age limit. Also, the educational IRA can be spent on any education ( high school, grade school, etc.) but the 529 plan can only be spend on college. Therefore, if it looks like you have over-funded: 1. Use the educational IRA on high school and grade school expenses. 2. Spend the educational IRA first. 3. If there is any thing left in the 529 plan when your son finishes college, leave it in there. If you end up needing it for your retirement, spend it last. You will pay income tax and a 10% penalty on any earnings in the account that are withdrawn for non-educational purposes at that time. If you don't need it for your retirement, make your son the successor owner and keep it available for a grandchild or other relative. Jim KIrby, CPA/PFS, CFP, CFS

7. What type education you need to become a interpreter?

I have friends who work as interpreters in Europe. They did their undergraduate degrees in the foreign language they want to work with, while taking a few Linguistics courses as their electives. Then, they did Master's degrees in Translating. This isn't my area of interest, and I don't know of any North American universities that offer graduate programs in Translating.

8. How is education in Canada unique to the education system United States has?

me being Canadian as well, i think our own system is the better, we learn bilingualism, where yanks don't... and we learn American history.... while I don't think most yanks learn squat about us

9. What states consider parents education level in deciding student aid?

Tell the truth!! Then it won't matter one way or the other.

10. What is the best education model for a child today and where can I find it in the world?

Globally Denmark is considered to have the best public education system. It spends the most on education per member of the population. If you visit the websites of Danish schools you get a strong feeling of an ordered and caring system. Other Scandinavian countries also have a good reputation especially Finland. As far as methodologies go, there are supporters and detractors for every system, so you cannot really compare.

11. How much education is required to be qualified for Immigration to Canada?

You can actually qualify with no diploma under provincial nominee. Alberta and BC have semi-skilled options under their PNP's so if you have experience as a bell hop, hotel room cleaner, kitchen helper, fast food worker and some others, you are in. You would only need a job offer from said province doing one of the jobs listed and apply for temporary work permit. Once you are working, you can apply to the PNP with the help of your employer and get permanent residency. For skilled worker, you apply under a points system. You can get points for education, work experience, language skills, age and other things. You are ok to have fewer points in the education category if you have a lot of points in the other ones. For Canadian experience, you can get it if you are considered a skilled worker. They have a code number for jobs, you can go to http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC-CNP/app/index.aspx and enter your job title and you'll get some matching job titles back with 4 digit numbers. The 2nd number tells you the skill level of the job. If the 2nd letter is 0, 1 or 2, it's a skilled job. If it's 4 or 6, it's a low skilled. You can also be a skilled worker without having any university, that is if you are a tradesman.

12. How many years of education are required to become a nurse? Different kinds of nurses?

You can become a registered nurse with 2 years of college (an Associate's Degree) if you are going full-time. In nursing school, you learn a little about all kinds of nursing but you do not specialize until you graduate and get a job as a nurse. You can also go to a 4-year college and graduate with a Bachelor's in nursing, but you won't generally be paid any more for this, or get a better job unless you are interested in management. You can also get your BSN at a later time, while you are working as an RN. Another option is to become an LPN (licensed practical nurse), which you can do in about a year, but they make much less than an RN and many areas (such as ER and LD ) will not hire you, and your practice will be limited. This would be a good option if you want to finish fast and work in a nursing home.

13. What is the education requirement difference between a neuropsychologist and psychologist?

The training is different. You want to find a school that has a neuropsychology specialization and ensure that you take classes on physiological psychology, neuroanatomy, neuropsychological testing, and psychopharmacology.. You should also obtain a predoctoral internship in neuropsychology that is APA or CPA accredited. After you graduate, you will need a postdoctoral neuropsychology residency or fellowship. For all the educational requirements and skills needed, go to this website: http://www.div40.org/pub/Houston_conference.pdf

14. How can a course in education impact your impression as you enter a career in education?

I am a sophomore and currently taking two courses related to my major (middle grades edu) So far they have been helpful. One is about diversity in the classroom, which will be helpful because America is a melting pot and there will be kids from all types of cultures and ethnicity's in my class in the future and this is preparing me to deal with them. and the other is about teacher etiquette. Of course that will be helpful for obvious reasons, there are a million things that are inappropriate to do or say around children, somethings that you would not even think. So in conclusion these courses are great.

15. How would you make Driver Education classes more interesting?

Well I am 16 and just recently got my lisence. My favorite part of driver's ed, was when our teacher brought in beer goggles. He made us wear them and do different tasks such as walking a straight line, catching a tennis ball, pouring water into a cup, etc. It was really fun and interesting, yet still got the point across of how drinking will affect driving.

16. How many more years of education would I have to complete to become a psychiatrist?

You need to go to medical school and specialize in psychiatry, which means you need to take undergraduate pre-med requirements (which will take two semesters of full time study) and then of course, the MCATS and apply to medical school. How long does med school take? Look it up! Instead, you may decide that rather than throwing pills at children, since all psychiatrists really do is dispense medications(realistically rather than ideally), you may want to become a psychotherapist or psychologist. This will require less schooling because you can apply to do a PhD in practicing clinical psychology and given your background this may only take an additional 2 years.

17. What Colleges of Higher Education/Universities in London are best for international students?

18. How will executive education change in the next 5-10 years?

i think it will be alot more computer based alot more of it will deal with other countries since we are gradually becoming more globalized -it wont be thru cell phones or virtual world although those will still be developing the best education will still come thru experienced teachers- the gadgets are just a plus

19. How does an education background check work?

An education verification typically will verify the highest level of degree obtained. If you did not actually graduate, then it will be reported as such. Many colleges and universities have chosen to outsource their verifications to a third party, so the background screening company usually does not even talk to the school to find any additional information. I would suggest clearing this up. As a follow up, there are fewer companies that verify education backgrounds then criminal backgrounds.

20. What is your education level and what kind of degree do you hold?

Bachelor's in Business Administration for Business Management. I just started my MBA and will finish November 9, 2009.