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What Does it Mean to be Well Educated

While I was reading this article it made me think of how true it is that people focus so much on grades, how long you go to school, and how many big words you know. I do not think that you have to go to school or do homework to necessarily be well- educated, but you do have to have an understanding on a subject. I believe that once you understand one thing you can use that knowledge to figure out other things. Experience is an important thing that people should have, because once you have done something or seen it for yourself, then no matter what kind of learner you are, visual, auditory, or hands on, you have experienced them and can think back to them when needed.
Also, I really am not a fan of standardized test! Perhaps on of the top ten things I need to work on is working under pressure. When the heat is turned up, for instance taking the ACTs, my mind goes completely blank.
I thought it was particularly interesting that the wife of the author was a doctor but had trouble with multiplication and English. That defiantly goes to show that the criteria that everyone makes to be essential is really not in the long run!

Binta and the Great Idea

At the end of the film, when the great idea is revealed I was surprised to hear that Binta's father wanted to adopt a tubab child! I felt that although he may have not been as impressed with all of the invetions as Souleyman, that he would have wanted to try build something for fishing or protection. For example, when him and Souleyman were talking about the atomic bomb, he stated that they should do something like that.
I think that Binta's father did have a great idea, because in today's world people are far to concerned with technology, which has had a major impact on how the world operates. For instance, when the children were eating the rice, and divided it up amongst them equally, it made me wonder is some of the people today would have done the same. There is about a 60% chance that someone would save all the fish for themselves, without any concern for the others.
Soda's father does not want her to go to school, because he thinks that a women's place is at home. Also, it is her job to say at home to take care of chores, her sister, and to marry when she is older. He probably fears that she will grow up to be better than him, and possibly forget the traditions that have been in the family from the past. From what i have heard from my mother, I think that my grandfather was similar to Soda's father during my mother's childhood. My grandfather would not allow my mom to drive, and would not pay for college for her. He also believed that it was a women's job to stay at home and take care of the house and children. Like my mother, Soda wanted attend school to become an intelligent women and do something with her life other than housework. I think that Soda's mother was supporting her because she wanted her daughter to have a better life than the one she had.
If Binta's society acted like the Western people, then I agree with her father that they would end up destroying each other with all of their wealth. In addition, i think that they would be too focused on their alarm clock watches ( like Souleyman), and forget how to divide the fish equally. The Western people should learn the generosity of Binta's society, and that there are more important things than the objects you can buy.
The education of our society is very focused on the grades of the students. Although, we have integrated schools, there are still clicks and groups throughout them. Unfortunately, in the film when Binta went to erase the board the students said that they would not laugh at her, but they ended doing it anyway. Throughout my schooling I have seen many people get made fun of, more worry about what grade they get on a test, and fewer and fewer people caring about how they make others feel. Even when you are driving down the street there is always that one person that blows the red light not thinking about the consequences that may follow. It is time that not only the drivers stop, but everyone to realize how much better of a world it would be if we just had a touch of Binta's cultural values.

My Essay

The process of baking cookies is very similar to the stages of our lives. Parents are those who mix the ingredients, schooling that assists the dough to rise, and the student who comes out in different shapes, sizes, and flavors. Throughout my life, there have been numerous events and individuals who aided in forming the person I have become. If it weren’t for all the joy and suffering that these people have caused me, I am sure that I would not be quite as academically prepared as I am today. My mother specifically has been an amazing role model throughout all the days of my life.

Today, too many children are drinking and doing drugs at a frightening young age without blinking an eye at their homework. Thankfully, my childhood taught me that making the right decisions ultimately will lead you to a better pathway for your future. When I was in grammar school I did not appreciate the punishments I received or guidelines that were set, but looking back I am glad that my mother loved me enough to properly punish for any misconduct. There was never a time that she had to place a finger on me, because I knew with one look that I better clean up my act. Also, attending a catholic grammar school helped enforce proper actions and sensible decision making.

Behind the horrible uniform and scorching hot summer days without air conditioning, St. Patricia Grammar School provided the students with excellent learning environment. With the class sizes remaining pretty petit, my class was a very close knit group of young students. This gave us the opportunity to ask questions in class without worrying about whether someone was going to laugh at you. As a result, we all worked together to make sure that everyone had an understanding of the materials that were presented. During those eight years we learned how to accept people’s strengths as well as weaknesses and accept that no one is perfect, but to always give one hundred percent.

College is like the next step to the “real world,” where you finally decide to put together everything that has been learned in the past and build on it. By attending Moraine Valley, I hope to narrow down what I would like to do as a career. Along the way I know that I will learn more about myself and the values that have already been my own syllabus of my life. Hard work and dedication will be the driving point in my academic career to insure that my future goes even better than my past has.

The time has come to put the cookies in the oven and see how they turn out. Will I succeed in life or accidentally burn? Having had a strong educational background, I am sure that I will come out just golden around the edges. Knowing that I have had an outstanding baker (mother) I am certain that all the hard work will pay off in the end. Eventually, I will be able to help one of my future children set themselves up for an equally rewarding future.