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Educational Advancement Problems and Solutions
The following are a list of educational advancement problems and solutions. Click on a heading to read the full description of the problem, add a solution or comment, and rate the problem. Submit a new educational advancement problem by clicking on the Post Problem button. The most popular educational advancement problems are listed first. Voting on a problem may move it up or down on the list.9 26
  Lack of New Creative Ways of EducatingSolutions (16) Comments (4)In the western world we are still teaching to suit an industrialized and commercial world, even as the world is changing. Teachers report lack of attention in the kids, probably caused or influenced ... 3 13
UnemploymentSolutions (1) Comments (3)Defining unemployment is not simple, and becomes extremely problematic when it comes to developing countries. Three types of unemployment, which overlap to some degree, have been recognized: (1) those... 0 9
Scientific ignoranceSolutions (4) Comments (3)In the UK, surveys indicate that 30% of the public believe that the sun goes around the Earth A 1995 report, involving 25,000 people from 20 countries of the world, suggested unusual ignorance of cu... 2 10
Outmoded education systemSolutions (1)For essentially historical reasons, the subjects of traditional curricula are given a value that often bears little relation to their educative or social usefulness. Literature and history are general... 7 15
Children are rude to teachers in school, to the point that is intolerableSolutions (8) Comments (6)It has become commonplace for children to yell the F word at teachers, to throw things, or act violently. This causes injury to other students and teachers too often. This yelling, cursing and violenc... 2 8
THINK BETTER ABOUT EDUCATIONSolutions (6) Comments (2)Thanks for dropping in. Please tell us what you think about education. Whilst identifying a problem, this post is aimed at inviting ideas so that we can collect, connect and collate (the three Cs) H... 0 6
Commercialization of universitiesThe commercialization of unviersity research, and the financial and political encouragement accorded to research that can presented as bearing immediate and calculable relevance to desired economic go...2 8
Underpayment of teachersSolutions (5) Comments (1)An increasing number of teachers at all levels are leaving for private business because of low pay in the teaching profession. University professors in high technology fields, such as, computers, spac... 2 8
Inadequate educational facilities for gifted childrenSolutions (1)Children gifted with exceptional intellectual ability or other talents may not be recognized within conventional national or local governmental school systems. Some gifted children may appear unmotiva... 0 6
Inadequate education for peaceFour major types of peace education are apparent today - peace education as criticism of war, as liberation, as lifestyle movement, and as learning process. However, due to a number problems (such as ...0 5
Decline in government expenditure on educationComments (1)In the period from 1983 to 1986 the percentage of the developing world's GNP going to education has decreased by 10.5% according to the World Bank's "World Development Report 1988". And according to a... 1 6
Lack of emphasis on basic educationSolutions (1)Rapid economic and social development in any community requires that residents be equipped with a wide range of vocational and social skills, yet in many small communities the attitude towards basic e... 8 11
Lack of play time for school childrenSolutions (3)Some schools have eliminated play time during school hours. Unstructured play time is considered a waste of time that would better be spent on academics. Other schools offer only "socialized recess", ... 6 9
Inadequate sex educationSolutions (1)Sexual matters are often inadequately explained to persons needing advice, whatever their age, because of religious beliefs or taboo. The inadequacy of education of children in practical matters of co... 30 32
Limited availability of education in rural areasSolutions (8)Residents of small communities may realize the importance of basic education for their children but are unable to provide adequate academic training with their own resources. In rural communities teac... 5 7
Competitiveness in educationSolutions (2)Children who wish to succeed in academe - or whose parents wish them to do so - may need to start competing at a very young age for places in prestigious schools. To be accepted at a renowned universi... 19 21
Corporal punishment in schoolsSolutions (1) Comments (3)Schools may condone or even encourage the physical punishment of students. Hitting a child, either with the hand or with a implement (<i>eg</i> a cane, rod, or strap), forcing a child to assume physic... 1 3
Biased and inaccurate biology textbooksSolutions (1)A current example results from the political pressures within the predominantly Christian fundamentalist states of the USA where creationists favour the presentation of creation science (as it emerges... 2 4
Education for NORTHERN SudanThe sanctions against the Sudanese government's involvement in the human rights abuses in the west of the country have left many of Sudan's marginalized people without access to support from internati...7 9
Education does not teach the joy of living.Solutions (4) Comments (3)THE EDUCATION THAT has prevailed in the past is very insufficient, incomplete, superficial. It only creates people who can earn their livelihood but it does not give any insight into living itself. It... 1 2
Environmentally caused learning disorderRecent studies have shown the effects of persistant organic pollutants in the environment on human health. These effects, passed on through the mother to children are also now appearing as learning di...2 3
Decline in educational standardsSolutions (2) Comments (1)In the USA, between 1969 and 1989, the scores of high school seniors on the Scholastic Aptitude Test for college entry fell by 53 points. At most American colleges, the majority of students spend the ... 3 3
Hazing in colleges across the USSolutions (6)Hazing is defined as any time a student joining, or involved with, a group is humiliated or abused. It is considered hazing whether or not the person agrees to participate. Hazing can result in phys... 3 3
Prohibitive cost of educationThe different rates of expansion in enrolment at the first, second and third levels of education have produced an altered composition of pupil and student population. Since costs per place rise with t...1 0
How to facilitate SchoolsI am living in a small village of Pakistan. Here in our area, there is only one High schools, which is not enough for the students. The Government has no policy for the another school and nor facilit...Notify me of New Entries on this PageYou can receive an email whenever a new problem is added to this category. You can unsubscribe at any time. |
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