who attend public as well as private schools in the U.S spend up to 175 to 185 days a year in school. Some people think that the school day should be longer. People say that kids should stay in school longer as time goes on that kids lose knowledge over the summer. People want the school days to be longer. So they say that the school days should longer so students learn more in that day. “Studies on education of school budget shortfalls are challenging school districts to rethink the standard five
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and on their way to school. Advertisements invade individuals’ lives almost everywhere‚ but schools have been a safe haven from this – at least they were. Some schools have elected to take sponsorships or other advertisements to increase school revenue. However‚ some of these ads inhibit the activities of students in their learning environment. Some of the sponsored items include actual lesson plans‚ which could be propaganda instead of actual learning material. Schools should not be sponsored by
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In her article “Two Years Are Better Than Four Years‚” Liz Addision‚ a product of the community college system‚ defends the merits of these open systems of learning. Community colleges admit anyone. While some see this as a detriment to education‚ Addison sees it as a benefit because it
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disturb everyone else. That is the way we have been raised and is a point raised in Jim Tarters essay‚ “Some Live More Downstream than Others.” But by doing this‚ are we allowing critical issues to go unnoticed? In his essay‚ Jim Tarter raises the highly sensitive question about cancer vs. environment. Are they connected? Should they be considered on the same playing field? environment. Are they connected? Should they be considered on the same playing field? Jim Tarter‚ a cancer survivor‚ comes from
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just because you’re afraid of what they might see? In 1884 Mark Twain published what would become one of the most controversial books in history‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. A novel that began to raise questions on whether or not it should be taught in school because of its discussion of slavery‚ racism‚ and use of the n-word. Though it seems that those who want to sanitize or not allow the book to be read at all are missing the true message of it. Huck Finn enlightens us on what slavery and
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Today’s youth are faced with many challenges throughout high school‚ but one of these‚ in particular‚ is stress. I know from personal experience‚ as well as the testimony of many of my friends and acquaintances‚ that school is a large contributor to adolescent and young adult anxiety and depression. The pressures of being academically successful‚ maintaining a healthy social life‚ and properly caring for one’s body are difficult to manage all at once. This can leave students feeling hopeless‚ abandoned
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hold more power than weapons. One reason why words are more powerful than weapons is that if words can hurt‚ they can also heal. Another‚ it serves as a mean of cooperation and compromise. Lastly‚ with words‚ we can influence someone into thinking something that they are not going to do‚ or cause someone to make a mistake. “If words can hurt‚ they can also heal. Think of the four words‚ ‘I have a dream.’ The moment they enter your mind‚ you know who said them -- and
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In many schools‚ teachers and students are arguing over a priviledge. Should cell phones be allowed in school or not? What intelligent students say is that cell phones should be allowed‚ but the strict teachers say that cell phones should be banned from the school. What excellent uses would cell phones be in the school and what horrible outcomes will there be in the uses? Cell phones are used to contact‚ alert‚ and be a mobile electronic to use internet. Intelligently‚ students say that cell phones
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Why skills are more important than the tools? Tools are made to make human life easy and comfortable. But these tools alone cannot make life easier all the time. Sometimes proper skills are needed in order to utilize the tools in a proper way. Tools are easier to learn Tools are the easiest materials that can life easier and comfortable for the human beings. An appeal cannot be equally divided into four pieces using bare hands‚ but by using a knife the same can be easily done within fraction
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great deal of controversy over whether or not The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain should be taught in schools. It has been argued that Mark Twain depicts Jim as Huck’s impotent and submissive sidekick. Another argument made is that Jim isn’t portrayed as much of an actual human being nor is he treated like one throughout the novel. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should be taught in schools so that students and teachers are able to think about and discuss their opinions on what Mark
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