We have worked with schools across the United States, and believe us, you are not the only person asking this question! The answers that we have heard from our customers are as varied as our customers are. The debate over school uniforms is complicated, so we've included highlights from both sides for you to consider:

Professional:
Some say that a child in a school uniform is more likely to take school seriously. Putting on the school uniform signals he or she is going to school just like dad dresses up to go to work. Schools report that when students dress in "work clothes" rather than "play clothes" they take a more serious approach to their studies.

Promotes Good Discipline:
Many think that school uniforms help maintain school discipline, decreasing the amount of discipline problems. The argument is that children today are lacking in self-discipline because parents refuse to discipline them. This makes it more difficult on the teacher who has to deal with classes of 25-30 students at a time.

Reduces Fighting and Violence:
Schools report that school uniforms decrease fighting and violence that arrise out of arguments over fashionable clothes. Children invariably tease those who do not have trendy clothes. Those who can't afford name brand clothes are often sensitive about their clothing. Schools struggling with gang problems report that school uniforms help ease tensions.

Distractions:

Many parents believe that students wearing school uniforms look nicer and that a school uniform policy ensures that children will come to school in appropriate clothing, avoiding distractions such as fads considered to be outlandish or overly revealing. Some students have turned school into an unending fashion show. This disctracts from learning, as some kids spend more time focused on thier clothes than on homework.

Values:
School uniforms stress that individuality and self-expression are not determined by designer clothing or the latest fashion fad.

Low Cost:
School uniforms are a bargain. They are becoming far less expensive than many other clothes. Schools argue that school uniforms are economical, especially compared to designer clothing, and parents agree given school uniform durability. They say school uniforms last longer because they are made for repeated wash and wear. Many schools capitalize on this by starting used school uniform stores or swap meets. Parents can get used school uniforms at discount prices, or just use them as hand-me-downs between siblings.

School Spirit:
Some feel wearing a school uniform helps build school spirit. It instills a feeling of belonging. As the Beach Boys said, "Be true to your school." Schools report an increase in school pride.

Individuality:

Supressing individuality is the most commonly cited objection to school uniforms. Educators argue that an academic program encouraging students to pursue individual thought is much more important than what they wear. They inhibit creativity and self-expression, forcing students to conform.

Causes Discipline Problems:
Some students reject any rules. Forcing them to wear school uniforms only aggravates their rebelious spirit. They alter their school uniform by tightening, widening, shortening, or lengthening them, and teachers are given the impossible task of policing the students on a daily basis.

Little or No Relationship to Academics:
Opponents insist that their is no credible evidence that school uniforms improve school discipline or promote higher academic acheivement. The principal argument is that some great students are terrible dressers. Dress does not necessarily improve learning.

Everyone at some point has experienced an impasse in communication; those frustrating occasions when it all breaks down and people want to get up and walk out. Just look at a sample of recent headlines: “Peace Talks Breakdown” or “Labor Negotiations at a Stalemate” or “Negotiations Fail to Result in an Accord”. When the stakes are high and people are afraid they have something to loose communication becomes strained and people stop listening to one another. Usually this is while claiming that the people on the other side of the table are actually the ones who are not doing the listening. We get so concerned and fearful about getting other people to hear what we have to say, we become unwilling to hear what they have to say.

LearningTRACS is one of the few "cloud-based" online teaching aids that present text and images as an educational or therapeutic aid. Since it is a "cloud-based" program it can be accessed with any computer or other device with Internet capabilities. Children or adults in the following areas will find online teaching aids such as learningTRACS to be helpful:
• Developmental Disorders
• Autistic Spectrum Disorders
• Learning Disabilities
• Speech and Language Therapy
• Rehabilitation of Traumatic Brain Injury
• Memory Loss in Adults
• Social Emotional Disorders

LearningTracs was created to help anyone with developmental challenges in a learning or rehabilitative setting to have access to an online tool that displays text and images in a systematic way. Developers of learningTracs have years of experience in helping autistic children with learning and in helping adults with their memories and education. learningTRACS addressed the obvious lack of software in visual training and set to developing the software to aid learning disabled children and adults.

LearningTracs is a teaching tool with the following features:
• Text and image frames are edited and displayed for each individual.
• An instructor can use built-in templates or build his/her on template from scratch.
• LearningTRACS creates folders that can be personalized with each user's individual planned program for learning.
• A personal library of images can be added to myImages to make learningTracs even more personalized. Users or instructors can add images that are favorites of the user such as dinosaurs, trains, or super heroes. This helps children retain information because they can identify with their favorite characters.
• TRACS can be exchanged or shared with other members through a LearningTRAC online board.

The LearningTRACS program was influenced by the recent shift to "cloud-based" and online teaching aids. LearningTRACS teaching aids are based on the repetitive visual learning method.
Repetition is a basic human learning strategy. Small children use repetition to learn how to talk. Athletes use repetition to perfect their skills. Repetition can seem boring to children and adults with normal learning abilities. However, for people with learning challenges repetition is one of the best ways to learn.

Learning by repetition takes an great amount of time. When children and adults have difficulty with visual recall they must use massive amounts of repetition to master learning. The learningTRACS online teaching aids can be accessed from an iphone, kindle, or other portable device with Internet. The user can use the repetitive features of the online teaching aids while waiting in lines, traveling as a passenger, or anytime without having to be in front of a computer screen.

Green Student Activity Book (Learning Language Arts Through Literature)
Student Activity Books are the perfect companions for the LLATL! Everything in one book: student instruction, a place for writing, and a tool for easy record keeping. Allows for more independent work, a BONUS for teachers. Each SAB provides Enrichment Activities such as word puzzles, analogies, logic/reasoning activities and more found ONLY in the SAB. (Answers are found in the Teacher Book.)

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine (Oxford Handbooks Series)
As ubiquitous in hospitals as stethoscopes, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is a guiding star for all medical students, junior doctors, and residents. The culmination of more than 20 years of clinical experience, and containing the knowledge and insight gained by more than 15 authors, the new eighth edition continues to be the definitive pocket-sized guide to today's clinical medicine.

Packed with clear, clinical management advice which is practical to implement at the bed-side, the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is written in a clear and didactic style. With witty, esoteric asides liking medicine to everything from the classics to popular culture, all the material is presented in a way that is instantly memorable and even easier to put into practice. 

Oxford Scholarship Online is a vast and rapidly expanding cross-searchable library which now offers quick and easy access to the full text of 4,074 Oxford books in Biology, Business and Management, Classical Studies, Economics and Finance, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health and Epidemiology, Religion and Social Work.

Specially-commissioned abstracts and keywords are available at book and chapter level (free to non-subscribed users), and at least 500 new and recently-published books are added each year.

An Education [Blu-ray]
A young girl seduced by an older man may be a common story, but An Education is no common movie. As Jenny, a precocious middle-class British schoolgirl charmed by a small-time criminal, newcomer Carey Mulligan is luminous; her face can be plain and beautiful at the same time, her eyes expressing a restless intelligence and a hungry soul. As David, the seducer, Peter Sarsgaard (Year of the Dog, Garden State) gives yet another rich, thoughtful performance. The script, adapted by Nick Hornby (whose novels High Fidelity and About a Boy have been made into movies), is full of unexpected details that bring every moment to life. Director Lone Scherfig (Italian for Beginners) has made sure that every character is vivid and real; even seemingly minor moments have texture and vitality. The supporting cast--including Alfred Molina, Emma Thompson, Cara Seymour (Adaptation), Dominic Cooper (The History Boys), and Olivia Williams (Rushmore)--is simply impeccable. In a small but memorable part, Rosamund Pike (Die Another Day) shows an unexpected (and marvelous) comic side. In short, An Education is a funny, smart, and compassionate movie that will launch a great career for Mulligan and be a jewel on the filmographies of everyone involved. See this movie. --Bret Fetzer 

Company of Creative Reinvention

From Neanderthal to Space Age

Apple Corporate Ethos Falls Heavy on Education

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2010 Annual Win a Wireless Lab Sweepstakes Awards Prizes to 23 Schools Nationwide to Support Student Engagement

INTI Education Group

The INTI Education Group, one of the pioneers in the private tertiary education sector in Malaysia, is one of the most respected and recognised names in the industry. Having begun operations in 1986, the organisation evolved tremendously over the years, and today has 9 campuses in Malaysia, 1 campus overseas, partnerships with over 200 globally acknowledged institutions, and offers more than 100 course options.

The INTI Education Group has over the years set new benchmarks in the education industry, and it has also carved a niche based on its quality programmes, global alliances, commitment to excellence and uncompromising academic standards.

In 2008, INTI raised the bar in the education sector, by becoming the first home-grown local institution to be part of a global education network. INTI officially became a member of the prestigious Laureate International Universities network, opening a whole new dimension and world to its existing and future students, as Laureate has some of the most innovative and progressive institutions in the world.

The combined global resources of Laureate International Universities and the INTI Education Group have fused into a stellar entity offering students superior career-focused programmes.

Backed by international curricular and academic experience drawn from a constellation of over 40 accredited universities and 130 campuses, spanning 23 countries worldwide, students will benefit from global best practices and international exposure.

The emphasis on employability ensures that every INTI student will possess distinct qualities, setting them apart from their peers – as assets to their employers as well as individuals who are ready to compete in the global market.


WHY Study at INTI in Malaysia?

• World class education with degrees from the US, UK and Australia at competitive tuition fees
• English-speaking environment in and out of the classroom
• Hassle-free immigration procedures with visa application support
• International standard and high quality education which is closely monitored by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education and Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)
• Experience living in a multi-cultural community, where Malaysians and international students learn together in peace and harmony

The overall aim of the NOMA is to contribute to the education of staff in all sectors in the following eligible countries: Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Bangladesh, Nepal, Nicaragua, Bolivia and other selected countries through strengthening capacity at the Master level in higher education institutions in the South.

- Education

- Environment, economic development and trade

- Gender

- Good governance, democratic development, human rights and migration

- Health

- HIV/AIDS

- Oil and Energy

- Peace and Conflict resolution

b) Multilateral Master programmes for a period of either two years (one student cohort) or four years (two student cohorts).

A joint application should be submitted online to SIU http://espresso.siu.no , no later than 30 June 2009, GMT 1500 hrs.

The NOMA Programme Board will make the final selection of the projects to be supported in October 2009. The selection will be based on the following inputs from different actors;

• External evaluation by two evaluators – one from the South and one from the North
• Assessment and ranking made by the applying institutions

The Faculty of Economics (FEUB) Undergraduate – Exchange Program Scholarship 2010
University of Brawijaya – Indonesia
Overview
University of Brawijaya (UB) became a public University in 1963. Today, UB is one of the leading universities in Indonesia with more than 30,000 students in various degrees ranging from the Bachelor’s Degree Program, Master’s Degree Program, Doctoral Degree Program, and Medical Specialist Program in 10 faculties.

Preschool Education

Primary Education

Primary (or elementary) education consists of the first 5–7 years of formal, structured education. In general, main education consists of six or eight years of schooling starting at the age of five or six, although this varies between, and sometimes within, countries. Globally, around 70% of primary-age children are enrolled in primary education, and this proportion is rising. Under the Education for All programs driven by UNESCO, most countries have committed to achieving universal enrollment in primary education by 2015, and in many countries, it is compulsory for children to receive primary education. The division between primary and secondary education is somewhat arbitrary, but it generally occurs at about eleven or twelve years of age. Some education systems have separate middle schools, with the transition to the final stage of secondary education taking place at around the age of fourteen. Schools that provide primary education, are mostly referred to as primary schools. Primary schools in these countries are often subdivided into infant schools and junior school.

Secondary education

In most contemporary educational systems of the world, secondary education comprises the formal education that occurs during adolescence. It is characterized by transition from the typically compulsory, comprehensive primary education for minors, to the optional, selective tertiary, "post-secondary", or "higher" education (e.g., university, vocational school for adults. Depending on the system, schools for this period, or a part of it, may be called secondary or high schools, gymnasiums, lyceums, middle schools, colleges, or vocational schools. The exact meaning of any of these terms varies from one system to another. The exact boundary between primary and secondary education also varies from country to country and even within them, but is generally around the seventh to the tenth year of schooling. Secondary education occurs mainly during the teenage years. In the United States and Canada primary and secondary education together are sometimes referred to as K-12 education, and in New Zealand Year 1-13 is used. The purpose of secondary education can be to give common knowledge, to prepare for higher education or to train directly in a profession.

The emergence of secondary education in the United States did not happen until 1910, caused by the rise in big businesses and technological advances in factories (for instance, the emergence of electrification), that required skilled workers. In order to meet this new job demand, high schools were created and the curriculum focused on practical job skills that would better prepare students for white collar or skilled blue collar work. This proved to be beneficial for both the employer and the employee, because this improvement in human capital caused employees to become more efficient, which lowered costs for the employer, and skilled employees received a higher wage than employees with just primary educational attainment.

In Europe, the grammar school or academy existed from as early as the 1500s; public schools or fee paying schools, or charitable educational foundations have an even longer history.

Education in the largest sense is any act or experience that has a formative effect on the mind, character or physical ability of an individual. In its technical sense, education is the process by which society deliberately transmits its accumulated knowledge, skills and values from one generation to another.


Etymologically, the word education is derived from educare (Latin) "bring up", which is related to educere "bring out", "bring forth what is within", "bring out potential" and ducere, "to lead".


Teachers in educational institutions direct the education of students and might draw on many subjects, including reading, writing, mathematics, science and history. This process is sometimes called schooling when referring to the education of teaching only a certain subject, usually as professors at institutions of higher learning. There is also education in fields for those who want specific vocational skills, such as those required to be a pilot. In addition there is an array of education possible at the informal level, such as in museums and libraries, with the Internet and in life experience. Many non-traditional education options are now available and continue to evolve.


A right to education has been created and recognized by some jurisdictions: since 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education. At world level, the United Nations' International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1966 guarantees this right under its Article 13.