Title: Controversial Issues in Education - Opinion Front
Headings: Controversial Issues in Education
Controversial Issues in Education
SOME CONTROVERSIAL TOPICS IN THE FIELD OF EDUCATION
Prayers in Public Schools
Sex Education
Corporal Punishment
Gun Control
Online Education
Content of Textbooks
Teachers’ Assessment and Evaluation
School Uniform and Clothing
Common Core State Standards
Students with Special Needs
Racial Discrimination
Abandoning Letter Grading System
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Content: Post the massacre, many states in the country revised their policies of gun control. In fact, many states came up with the provisions to allow teachers to carry guns to school, with the school administrator’s consent. Also, many schools have implemented teacher’s training to use guns and thereby defend school children and themselves under such threats. However, many have voiced concern that the presence of guns in school could be potentially dangerous, especially if in control of inexperienced hands. Online Education
It is evident that technological growth is bound to influence the teaching techniques in educational institutions. We can already see the emergence of non-traditional concepts such as flipped schools, Massive Opening Online Courses (MOOCs), etc., where online education plays a substantial role than the traditional face-to-face student-teacher interaction. Although this new wave of learning has shown positive results when it comes to the participation of students, a debate still exists. Those who oppose this method of learning argue that a personal interaction, which lacks in online courses, is the key element to build a student-teacher bond that plays a crucial role in the whole teaching process. Without the physical presence of a tutor, it would be difficult for students to clear the basic understanding, or clarify the complexities of a particular subject.