If a child is a seed, then the education he receives is the water that helps him bloom into a flower. In a country of one billion almost half of the citizens are uneducated and illiterate. The thing that I feel strongly about and which should be eliminated is the lack of education and literacy.
What’s the effect of compulsory education in China
Children are important because they are the future of a country. So, education for children is necessary and compulsory education can make sure most of children can be educated. In the past, Chinese didn’t have enough money to execute compulsory education. After doing much effort, compulsory education was executed in 1986. The compulsory education system causes many effect and issues.
Illiteracy in America
Illiteracy in America
Walking into a class room full of seniors, one might not suspect that some of the students can not read above a third grade reading level (Mcmaster). In fact one million teenagers from the ages of 12 and 17 do not have the reading ability of a third grader. Literacy among American people is important because it affects our economy greatly. Not only that but it also affects the lives of the American population.
Literacy in Adult.
Literacy is defined as the ability to use printed and written information to function in society, to achieve one’s goals and develop knowledge and potential (National Center for Education Strategies, 1993). Health literacy could be defined as the degree to which an individual has the capacity to obtain, communicate, process and understand basic health information and services to make appropriate health decision (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention[CDC], 2011).
Adult illiteracy continues to be a major problem in America despite efforts made by individuals and government at all levels to address the issue through testing of literacy skills and development of literacy programs. Many adult citizens have difficulty reading
The textbook definition of “literacy”, is the ability to read and write. However, in my opinion, the true definition of the word depends on what literacy means to an individual. In today's society, being literate is almost always required to get any type of decent job. Literacy is definitely the first step of many to be successful in today's society. However, that is not the only means of importance that literacy holds. The fact that literacy has different definitions ties into the fact that literacy has had different effects on certain people throughout their lives. Most people in today's society seem to take literacy for granted because they view it as a hassle or obligation. I do not view literacy as that because of how it has helped me get through the toughest times in my life. In reality, you should love to read no matter what genre it is, and you should write until your hands go numb. Throughout my life, literacy has been a backbone of sorts throughout the struggles I've been through. By using literacy as a form of support, it has allowed me to grow a strong connection to reading and writing and truly appreciate it. To me, literacy means hope. Literacy has helped me heal and has helped me connect with people from all over the country who have changed my life forever.
The Illiteracy Problem in America
It continues to be a big problem with the ranks swelling each year. Although safety nets are everywhere, illiteracy is still abundant. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, in 1998, ten million children between seven and eleven years of age performed below the most basic level of reading achievement.
Illiteracy is not limited to children, teenagers, adults, a particular socio-economic level, or a particular race.
There are some theoreticians who view literacy in a form of social practice. In their view, social issues are also important components, as well as linguistic competence and understanding cognitive processes in language studies. Freire (1974) views literacy not only as a process of knowledge transformation, but also as a relationship of learners to the world. Vygotsky (1978) suggests two stages of development at social and individual level. In his view, literacy is a phenomenon that is created, shared, and changed by the members of a society. Gee (1996) similarly argues that becoming literate means apprenticeship with texts and apprenticeships in particular ways of being. In summary, literacy practices are not just about language, but about their interrelation with social practices.
The cost of college fees has been rising and falling since 1979 and will continue to do so. Post secondary schools have millions of dollars to give away for students to use as money to aid them in getting through their college experience; this money is for scholarships, which are meant for outstanding students. There are scholarships such as the Gates Millennium that targets Americans of almost every background except white. It’s reasonable to have scholarships geared towards races, but scholarships that target ethnicities should have higher standards so they are fair to the students who work hard. Along with the Gates Millennium scholarship, there are other scholarships that target minorities and do not require much of the applicants. There is the Ron Brown scholarship, which targets African Americans, the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa scholarship, which targets Chippewa Native Americans, and the Ronald McDonald House Charities Hacer Scholarship, which targets Latino Americans. All of these scholarships have almost effortless requirements; all they really want is the applicant to be a desired ethnicity.
My relationship with literacy began when I started elementary school and that was the first starting point of my positive relationship with literacy. I really started to grow as a reader and writer throughout my middle school and high school years. Throughout my years of going to school I had many positive experiences that shaped my view of literacy today. My literacy skills have also enhanced throughout my educational years.
India, the second highest populated country in the world after China, with 1.27 billion people currently recorded to be living there and equates for 17.31% (India Online Pages 2014) of the world's population, but is still considered a developing country due to it’s poverty and illiteracy rates. As these nations continue to grow at rates that are too fast for resources to remain sustainable, the government’s in these areas wi...