Puritans‚ laws and rules have been made concerning what is moral‚ or safe and best for society. Although dress codes are increasing in popularity throughout the United States‚ educators do not uniformly agree upon the benefits produced by these regulations (king‚ 1998). There is no certainty that dress codes reduce school violence or improve academic achievement. Furthermore‚ strict dress codes‚ which school officials justify because they are aimed at preventing gang violence‚ have been adopted in several
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Imagine a school where you only had four days of school per week instead of five. As it turns out‚ there is such a school district in Pennsylvania in order to save the district money. Most students are thrilled by this idea‚ yet some aren’t so sure it would be the best thing. I think this would be a good idea and should be pushed out to other districts because kids could get a longer break‚ more time for extracurricular activities‚ and there wouldn’t be a huge difference anyway. To begin with
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“Different cultures have different truths”‚ “truth is that which can be accepted universally”. What are the implications for knowledge of agreeing with these opposing statements? Throughout my time lived I was taught by my parents‚ teachers and relatives that our universe consisted of nine planets. Was this true? At that time‚ it was a universal truth because in those days astrologers‚ specialized people who study the movements and location of celestial bodies‚ had the supportive information gotten
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The zero tolerance policy has been getting more and more heat from media and parents alike within the last couple of years. For children being sent home because of their hairstyles‚ or because they simply don’t have any hair at all‚ such as the little girl who shaved her head in support of her best friend going through chemotherapy. Although these things are understandable within the stance of following rules and the student code of conduct‚ is it really that important enough to deny a child their
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In recent years‚ education experts have converged on one big idea: Teachers matter. Studies show that years of good teaching can set a student on a good path‚ while years of bad teaching can do the opposite. Yet only a fraction of our teachers are the best and the brightest of their generation. According to a 2010 McKinsey report‚ nearly half of U.S. teachers come from the bottom third of their class. Here’s a simple idea that could dramatically improve the teaching quality: Hire a few good
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property (Minton‚ 2011). Police are often associated with police brutality by the media causing scholars to argue that police departments should mandate that candidates who wish to be hired as police officers must have a college level education. The idea of requiring law enforcement officers to have a college education is not a new idea. August Vollmer‚ an influential figure in shaping law enforcement‚ believed that only
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a right is a freedom that is protected by an established rule or law. The Declaration of Independence stated that people had certain unalienable rights‚ of life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness. These rights have been the base for everything the Constitution and Bill of Rights have expanded upon. These expanded rights include the freedom of speech‚ assembly‚ religion‚ and to petition the government‚ the right to bear arms‚ freedom from unreasonable search and seizure‚ the right to fair trial
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To what extent do you agree that schools have a uniform? From the ages of 5 to 16 by law every child in the UK must attend school; whether the school is state funded or privately funded they almost all have some form of school uniform. School uniforms are a requirement at almost all schools but in some state schools the regulations on school uniforms are a little looser than others‚ Meaning that some pupil wear pretty much whatever they want to school taking no notice of the school uniform regulations
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Over the years‚ schools have executed student dress codes to address a wide range of issues‚ including some of which have been quite controversial. A dress code is a set of standards that have been developed. Dress Codes are a big controversy on whether schools should have a dress code or not. One side‚ Pro Dress Codes‚ believes dress codes should be used in public schools. In america schools encourage students to dress in a manner that is considered to be conducive to learning‚ which means that
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eating breakfast‚ brush teeth‚ and go to school. Teens never want to get up in the morning and most people would probably agree. Why does school start early? Some people agree that starting school and finishing school early is better. However‚ schools should have a later start time because teens can not control their biological sleep patterns‚ sleep deprivation has negative health and behavioral effects‚ and lack of sleep affects academics. First‚ adolescents have a certain biological sleep pattern that
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