Character and Citizenship Education: Are these lessons effective? 1. Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) serves as a platform for teachers to facilitate purposeful discussions with students to help them clarify, understand and learn about moral and citizenship values and competencies which will equip them for life’s challenges and experiences. 2. For many years now, the CCE programme has been implemented in all schools in Singapore; however, its effectiveness in education has been debated (Singteach
educational material at hand. Traditionally, many educators employ methods of "direct education," whereby they simply teach students in a uniform fashion. Such forms of direct learning, including the familiar lecture and examination process, result in teachers being too involved in students ' educational experiences and, consequently, hinders their potential. On the other end of the spectrum, the more effective indirect education encourages students to learn independently by experimenting, by reflecting on
The mandate to teach civic and moral character in the classroom and how it should be taught is disputed, especially including classic literature in the curriculum. Classic literature is defined as having some sort of outstanding quality that endures through time, agreed upon literary experts. Some educators and schools consider some content in classic literature too mature for school learning or being too complicated for classroom usage. They contend that it is archaic and unrelatable to the students
cell. Though Prospero may have the same control over the English language as the other characters, Caliban points to his specific source of power. He says, “… for without [his books] / He’s but a sot as I am, nor hath / One spirit to command…”(3.2.85-88). All of these occurrences are empowered by Prospero’s collection of books, which enable him to speak the language of sorcery unlike any of the other character and endow him with otherworldly abilities. He uses these powers solely to carry out his
Societal Reflections in Anita Desai’s Novels V.S Bindhu1, R Pranesh Kumar1 1Assistant Professor, Department of English, Noorul Islam University, Kumaracoil, Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu 629180, India. *praneshkumarr@gmail.com, +919840168667. ABSTRACT This paper focuses on the societal reflections in Anita Desai‟s novels and it further explores the serious day-to-day issues faced by women in a male dominated society. Desai‟s sensitive portrayal of the personal struggle of women in contemporary
of a child—is a legitimate area of concern for society as it is still a prominent crime within our communities. Thus, breaking central tenets of parenthood require discussions and education around all of its nuances. Implicitly, our morality, ethics and ethos will be interrogated as well. This is an important reflection for society as it interrogates ethical absolutisms that create boundaries between communities. 151 It is not for the reader to attempt to identify the author’s moral position in the
The issue of whether character education should be taught in schools is brought to the forefront in this paper. The researcher highlights that character education when taught in schools will have positive impact on student learning outcomes. When students feel safe, engaged, and respected, they can focus on their academic goals. Effective character educators ensure that these needs are met. Character education is the foundation upon which students can reach academic achievement. It’s not just about
as they are referred to entrepreneurship education, they play the major role of the action learning process and they direct it for desirable results. Therefore, the challenge could be in finding such a facilitator who would be available all the time to control the student set and make sure that students follow the learning moralities. Action learning is a useful process when used with other teaching and learning processes within entrepreneurship education (Kleeman, 2011). It is mainly useful in support
popular education is, I will also explain on the importance of it and the goals of popular education. I will later on discuss on the platforms of popular education and how it is spread. Popular education can be defined in different ways. According to Kerka she defined it as a form of education that encourages learners to examine their lives critically and take action to change social conditions.It is popular in the sense of “being of the people”. It is also defined as people’s education. It is not
learns from her mistakes in her private reflections. Mr. Knightley is also responsible for Emma’s growth throughout the novel. He is not afraid to call Emma out on her behavior towards others. From a young age Emma was given the role as head of the household which lead to several problems in her young adult life since she was not immature to see that she could not have total control over life; Emma does learn and grow through the book with her own reflections and Mr. Knightley’s corrections.