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Q: Does anyone know of any schools (higher education) that offer good graphic design or advertising programs?
I'm looking for something preferably in the UW system. I'm from the Door Peninsula in Wisconsin and I don't want to be that far away from home. If the school is in Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, or Minnesota (close to the Wisconsin border) that would be fine too. Tech schools or Universities would be great! Thanks!

A: Go visit schools once you narrow your list because you not only want a good school, but you want one that is a good fit for you. Graphic design education varies greatly between schools. A four year degree is preferred over an associates degree; if you decide on a two-year school ask carefully for facts about transferring and the acceptability of the credits because some tech schools aren't transferable credits if you decided to continue for a Bachelor's degree. Four year programs reasonably close to you: In Wisconsin, UW-Madison has been good; there is a bit of a change in faculty right now so not sure about current program. Illinois has good choices. University of Illinois at Chicago is excellent. University of Northern Illinois also good. Notre Dame in Indiana is good. Minneapolis College of Art and Design is good. Western Michigan has been good in the past but again I am not sure about current faculty and program. Iowa State University is good. That will give you a range of options (and prices) for graphic design degrees. Some schools may call the program Visual Communications rather than Graphic Design. It is a challenging course of study and a challenging career but if it is a good fit for you, there are many wonderful possibilities as a professional in this field.

Q: why does everyone want to fix our schools education?
i think that our school education is fine, i mean yes some things could be changed? if you could tell me why then maybe i would think diffrent? that girl that said she started high school, maybe your just stupid! lol just because you spell something wrong every once in a while or sometimes have bad grammer doesnt mean its the schools fault, either sometimes you mess up or some people are slow or just plain stupid and dont care about school! sheesh

A: The fact that you know nothing of English grammar and sentence structure should be reason enough for you to think diffErent. But hey, if you like being taught to the lowest common demoninator, and recieving little to no real world skills be my guest. My children are going to private schools, where they'll actually learn how to write a coherent sentence. The fact is that only five percent of our highschool gradautes are considered literate. That comes from a 2003 study done by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Those five percent in the study are considered proficiently literate, which means they can compare editorials, interpret a chart or graph, and do arithmetic and simple algebra in thier heads. Meanwhile 13 percent of highschool graduates are 'below basic' in prose (reading) and document (comprehension) categories. Which means at most, they can fill out a job application and read a stop sign. And up to a quarter of all graduates are below basic in the math which means all they can pretty much do is add and subtract. I don't know about you, but that's sad.

Q: What do you think about sex education being taught in high schools?
I Would really appreciate if you would give me your view on if sex education should or should not be taught in high schools..why or why not.. [[im doing a paper on this for school]].

A: Absolutley should. First off, it might be one of the only classes that people use, in the sense it teaches responsibility. Being taught sex ed, does not encourage you to have sex, and actually reduces teen pregnancy, because those kids who are going to have sex are going to do so responsibly at least.

Q: Why are Republicans against better schools and education?
The stimulus bill will improve our schools and education and streets and bridges etc.

A: Hmm... As a Republican, I support the stimulus going to improving and expanding education, infrastructure and bringing manufacturing jobs back to the US... anything else is pure bunk and should be flushed down the crapper... and that even includes the tax cuts.

Q: why are inner-city schools giving a worse education when compared with suburbia schools.?
why are inner-city schools giving a worse education when compared with suburbia schools. And why is there a greater lack of funds within the inner-city school system?

A: Where I live all the tax money for schools is supposed to be split equally among every neighborhood by giving a per student stipend. But what the politicians that made that rule failed to realize is the rich neighborhoods would have richer PTA's and be able to raise more funds. Those extra funds don't get shared. In some cases it's also more expensive to run a school in a worse neighborhood. It's not entirely the school problem though. Students in lower class neighborhoods are more likely to come to school hungry making it harder to concentrate or to have instability in the home. Sometimes they have more responsibilities at home, or less supervision to make sure they do their homework. Students in upper class neighborhoods can afford extra help like tutors, books, or family trips to museums. Kids in lower income neighborhoods have less access to health care so they miss more school for sick days. This goes back to the 1st paragraph since state funds are based on attendance - they really aren't getting equal funding.

Q: Best schools for and education major?
Where in the midwest or the Chicago area are the top schools to receive an education major? I think Michigan State is number one in the country, but I could be wrong. Where else is considered to be very good?

A: Oakton Community College in Skokie it without a doubt your best bet forget all of those "real" colleges like state or notre dame n'at community college oakton thats what you need for a major

Q: What are some innovative recommendations in education on how schools should be structured?
Types of classes taught, who teaches, how classes are taught etc. These suggestions should have to do with showing students the wide range of jobs in the world.

A: Check out Rudolf Steiner.

Q: Once same sex marriage is legal, will they teach it sex education in public schools?
Once it is recognized as a legitimate life style, it should be included in sex education. After, kids should be taught how normal and healthy it is. Maybe those fifth grade boys should get some types on lubrication before they start experimenting with anal.

A: Answer: Yes of course! And we could cut down on worthless subjects like English and American History. Oh, wait! those classes have been eliminated already, apparently.

Q: Is it necessary for the Philippines to have cyber education in public schools?
I'm gonna have a debate in about two months from now and we were given that time to get enough information to arm us during our debate. I decided bring this survey to Yahoo! Answers to ask everybody's opinion. Well, basically I'm siding with the group that opposes having cyber education in the Philippines. I would like to hear your opinions with regards to this, hopefully information which will help enforce rather than rebutt our side, thank you =)

A: This is pretty hard cause even I myself believe that it is necessary... Well, you can always talk about what's negative about it. Students might get into prohibitted cyber activities(i.e pornography). Most kids get addicted to cyber games and they might loose their interest in studies. Another thing is that we shouldn't be dependent on technology, there are still other tools that exist which may help us gain knowledge that will enhance our skills and perseverance. Old way is better in a way that it improves a lot of our natural abilities and proficiency. You may expand the ideas and hopefully more ideas will come to you...

Q: What grad schools in Philadelphia are good for Education?
I am currently looking for schools in Philly that are good for education but are also little easier to get into...so far I have looked up Temple & UPenn...I would love some insight...

A: Drexel, LaSalle, and Thomas Jefferson, St. Joes If you're looking a little outside Philly then you might want to consider- Swarthmore, Cabrini, Neumann, West Chester, Villanova Drexel, Neumann, and West Chester are pretty much like Temple. Cabrini, St. Joes, and Villanova are all Catholic universities. Thomas Jefferson is really only for medical and science majors. Swarthmore is right down the street from my house its really liberal and small. The surrounding area is good and your really close to everything. Don't know much about LaSalle.

Q: How does philosophy of education influence schools today?


A: To borrow the words of (I believe) an American Secretary of Education, philosophy of education is an act of war inflicted in our younger generations, with the sole objective of rendering them unable to learn anything worthwhile.

Q: why should sex education NOT be taught in schools?
i personally believe it should, however for my debate class i have to argue the opposite: that sex education should NOT be taught in schools. those of you who agree it shouldn't, it would be so helpful to hear why. THANKS!

A: Teenagers don't need to be taught how to have sex, they already know how and if they don't, they're quickly figuring it out. Since they're going to do it anyway, they should be informed about safe sex, but how many classes do you need to explain that STDs are bad and demonstrate how to use condoms? Teenagers - especially girls - need to be taught all the how's and why's of the way their bodies work... and that's biology, not sex ed.

Q: Do we REALLY need sex education in schools?
I mean realistically shouldn't the PARENTS be the 1# people who should be teaching their about sex???? Why is it up to the school now to do that? It costs nothing really. . . Thoughts?

A: I think that sex education in schools is really important. I am the parent of children who attended schools that didn't teach it and I struggled since ALL of it was left up to me. It was really hard. I agree that the parents SHOULD be the #1 people to teach (in most cases), but it's nice to get a little help from the educators. Besides, some parents aren't the best people to teach it. Here are factors that support sex-ed in school: 1. Children of parents who never learned appropriate sex ed themselves - especially among less educated groups of people. 2. Children of parents who have a really sick or distorted view of sex (there are far too many) - do you want them teaching it to the kids?? I don't. Porn addicts, pedophiles, regular clients of prostitutes, etc. 3. Children of parents who are fanatical about morals, religion, etc. I'm not talking about strong moral people - remember the mother in the movie Carrie?? Good to catch up with you again - all is well here. How 'bout you? By the time I get to answer your questions, you have already selected best answer.....

Q: What do you think is the long-term consequence of mis-education in American schools?
Those who pay attention to news have realized that more and more studies and polls show that the teachers in our high schools and universities are overwhelmingly teaching far-left ideology in their classrooms. Conversations with teens and young people, and even the pages on this site, would suggest that the information our kids get is not balanced. That is. . . it is obvious that some important information like the total history of an issue, is being omitted if it doesn't coincide with the instructor's particular philosophy. If we are turning out a whole generation that is taught to embrace one side of the issues, one form of ideology, one political view on America's place in history - what is the long-term consequence of this lopsided teaching, as years go by?

A: We have more and more young people that are getting promiscuous. They have been taught that everything is Biology and therefore you don't have to control your impulses; the time-tested virtue of self-control is laughed off to the wayside. In fact, all time-tested virtues are laughed off now as ridiculous. When trouble come, it's always somebody's else's fault. You have a right to sue because somebody didn't take care of the consequences of your actions fast enough. What I see is even more skyrocketing medical costs, more and more embezzlements as people seek money to pay for their impulses, more and more prisons until the whole society just collapses. We still have time to turn this around if people will fight harder to eject the left-wing ideologies.

Q: Which candidate will make our schools and education system a priority?
I'm undecided and am going to vote for the person I think will get us back on track in this area. Uh, aren't there more than two? there has got to be at least 10 candidates between the two parties.

A: I think all of them will care about education because it's the future of our nation. I'll try Obama, but only God knows. Every time people give us nice words, yet they don't do what they promised. I call them good talkers. Why I think Obama may give school a chance because he's interacting with young people by visiting Universities and High Schools, but don't simply get my word, you decide.