Author: Mary Lebowitz

Positive Reasons For Studying Engineering at University
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Positive Reasons For Studying Engineering at University

- by Mary Lebowitz

Engineering is one of the subjects that at first seems very practical and practical. And indeed true! But it also requires a lot of academic skills and technical knowledge as well, which makes the engineering industry very profitable. Engineering must, therefore, be considered as a very important and challenging subject to be studied, and which, if studied well, can lead to good work with great potential for remuneration.

Lots of Different Activities and Skill Areas

Within the realms of the engineering industry, there are lots of different activities and skill areas that you can pursue, and not all of them actually require you to have solely studied Engineering at University. Jobs in fields such as research, development, design, manufacturing, and operation of products and services are all available within the world of engineering. Having a solid academic background in these areas, or having undertaken a study that allows you to …

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Admission to Higher Education in Private Higher Education
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Admission to Higher Education in Private Higher Education

- by Mary Lebowitz

Admission to private tertiary institutions is usually very selective and high level commitment is usually expected from GCSE and A-level students; However, this allows independent tertiary institutions to maintain high standards, so they can offer their students a stimulating environment that is conducive to achieving the best grades and earning acceptance at the best universities in the UK, such as Oxford and Cambridge.

Students who want to get a place at a private tertiary institution to prepare for the sixth level / level A and the GCSE exam will usually be asked to fill out an application form. In addition, they will be asked to provide copies of the latest academic reports, or predictions of GCSE scores. For A-level or GCSE students abroad, a personal statement describing students’ achievements, interests and ambitions regarding further education can also be requested.

Students will then be asked to attend an interview; for some …

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Adult Education As a Key to Improving Your Situation
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Adult Education As a Key to Improving Your Situation

- by Mary Lebowitz

The world is still feeling the effects of the global financial crisis as tens of thousands of people in the developed economy have been left without a job. And while we wait for a recovery, a new study about adult education in Ireland suggests that flexible learning could be the key to improving your situation during the recession.

Over the past thirty years, education reform has transformed higher education in Ireland by making it more accessible for the general public. During this time, the needs of adult students have also dramatically changed. In order to remain relevant, institutes offering adult education in Ireland have been forced to adapt in order to become more flexible to cater for the needs of their students.

Educational institutions that offer flexible part-time courses provide adults who want to further their education with real opportunities for increased choice, convenience and personalisation when it comes to …

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Education is Strength, Education is Opportunity - He said
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Education is Strength, Education is Opportunity – He said

- by Mary Lebowitz

One day I found an attractive man sitting and drinking coffee at Starbucks; we talked about the stupidity and challenges of various people on Wall Street and in our political leadership, and he couldn’t say enough spiteful things about Republicans in Washington DC, and people on Wall Street, claiming that they were the ones who robbed people of their opportunities people to work for living wage and be successful in life. Then he made blanket statement that:

“Education is Strength, It’s Opportunity.”

Well, I think I completely disagree. Not because knowledge is unnecessary or that education is “way” or perceived way to get that knowledge, nor is it the fact that solid education will definitely help on resumes for certain types of job positions, sure it’s quite true, at least in our period now, however, one can also say, well I would specifically say that:

“Higher Education and Student Loans, …

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Education in Our Networked Future
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Education in Our Networked Future

- by Mary Lebowitz

As we enter the Connected Age, our education systems are increasingly falling short. We have carefully crafted and refined the education system, schools, vocational colleges and secular universities, but they are edifices of different age.

There are three reasons why I say so.

First, we have moved from time of information scarcity to information abundance. Today’s challenge is not to access information, but to check its credential and to be able to use it in context. But our prescriptive education is mostly about ‘knowing’ things rather than ‘discovery’. The school system is designed to discourage inventiveness and questioning. The students are still required to write memorized answers rather than Googling the facts and building independent or collaborative coursework.

Moreover, the education system today is built as Value Chain systems. The focus is on the Process, and the whole ideis to add value to student who turns up at the beginning …

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