The American Humanist Association condemned New York’s Elmira City School District on Tuesday for allegedly breaching an atheist student’s constitutional right to opt out of reciting the school’s daily Pledge of Allegiance. A sophomore student was threatened by her teacher with disciplinary action if she did not rise for the daily oath‚ and she was also pressured and told in front of her classmates that not standing for the pledge was disrespectful to Americans (Ashtari.) Even though people think
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Should Art‚ Music and PE Remain in School? "Your recess‚ your art‚ your music‚ your PE- those are things that are created for children’s interest as well as their learning. Those may be the very reason children love coming to school. For some children‚ recess is the only area of school day is which they really excel.. If you take that away you really are hurting the child." Rhonda Clements
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Technology should be used in schools Did you know that more than half of the world’s students are using tablet computers? To all the students out there who are not lucky enough to even use a computer (at home or at school)‚ I am deeply sorry for you since half of the people that are at the same age as you are surrounded by information‚ and are improving their knowledge of the world everyday. No worries! After this speech you will have all the rights to go against who ever would not let your school have
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Is school symbolized by uniforms? Most adults would see schools with uniforms the epitome of schools;but are they necessary or needed. Should schools have uniforms at all? This are questions that when answered are interests of both parents as well as students. As far as school goes uniforms make kids mentally think that they are going to school‚creating better behaved students‚ reducing the possible disciplinary problems in the learning environment; making uniforms a great source to prevent fights
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Have you ever thought that cursive should be taught to students to get them ready for what they’re going to face in the real world? Cursive should be taught in schools because it’s a type of writing that might be forgotten. In the twenty first century where it is filled with electronics you might be wondering why can’t teachers use that to their advantage. People think it’s a waste of time or it’s not important enough to be taught. On the other hand other schools think that getting students ready
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because of school starting early? School should start later in the day so kids can get their sleep. There are many bad and good result for schools that open early or late in the morning such as‚ teens have a greater chance of having anxiety and illnesses. Teens need at least 8.5 hours of sleep‚ and test scores are better. There are a lot at risk for teens because of school opening early. To begin with‚ teens have a greater chance of illnesses and anxiety. Teens can have a lot of school work and
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School uniform is a standard set of clothes which is worn by a group of people. However‚ more and more people say that it may not be a must for students to wear a school uniform. People have debated this issue‚ many times. We should get to know both the advantages and disadvantages of wearing a school uniform. School uniform is an identification for students. It is a form of respect to the school. There are some advantages of wearing a school uniform compulsorily. Firstly‚ wearing a school uniform
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SSR should be in schools because it has positive effects on students learning abilities. Although‚ many schools believe there is not enough time for silent reading. “There just are not enough minutes in the day to achieve the results desired by proponents of SSR.” (Pennington). However‚ here at Powell Middle School we fitted 2o minutes of reading‚ before 6th hour‚ by taking a few minutes away from every class so each teacher has the same amount of time to teach their classes. “When children are
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usage of cellphones in the. Many teachers and parents feel that this constant addiction to technology will be the ultimate bring down of their children intellectually! This is completely true and my overall reasoning for believing that cellphones should not be allowed in the classroom. They are a constant distraction and the usage of phones with internet services during class can bring about cheating and other negative actions! It would be much easier to limit students to cellphone usage only in
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Why Beloved Should Still be Taught in School The concept of having Beloved banned in public schools is just a ludicrous idea and should be removed by the schools that currently enforce it. Although many students may not like reading‚ the book helped me realize the importance of the things I take for granted after reading the book. Beloved should still be taught in schools because of the major values it teaches including racism‚ family‚ and the true meaning of freedom. Beloved helps recognize
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