Essays on Education Unit

The court cases and the federal legislation are required for ensuring that the children with the disabilities receive free education, which is suitable for them. They are required in order to ensure that the disabled children get the proper education so that they at least become aware of their surroundings, and know about the way to lead their life. In this regard there are acts such as FAPE, i.e., Free and Appropriate Public Education, PL 94-142 or Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. FAPE has made it compulsory that the schools should provide an access to the general and ...

This essay discusses the philosophy of Michel Foucault (1926-1984) the well known French philosopher and historian. Specifically, the essay considers his concept of the purpose of criticism, and offers an explanation of the biopower / biopolitics kritik argument. With regard to the latter, the essay discusses its strengths and weaknesses, and suggests an appropriate response. According to Phillips (2002), Foucault did not want his criticism “mistaken for thought or the work of transformation,” but as an instrument to trigger the process of thought. In his view criticism helps to provoke the thought process by creating uncertainty and difficulties ...

RE: McGraw-Hill Companies Inc., Case Study

Reader’s Digest – Executive summary This case examines the New York-based provider of global services that range from the publishing of textbooks and other educational material, to providing financial market services, and the business information markets. The McGraw-Hill Company is in the business of providing credit ratings, publishing textbooks, and has a major rand in radio and television broadcasting. They operated in three distinct segments in the global market that include, Financial Services, Information & Media, and Education with companies such as, Standard & Poor’s, McGraw-Hill Publishers, McGraw-Hill Constructions, Aviation Week, S&P Capital and S&P Indices, J.D Power & Associates, and ...