William Shakespeare is often called the greatest English writer of all time. For this reason‚ many students and educators feel that his work should be taught in high school. However‚ some argue that Shakespeare is better left for college or for reading done outside of school. Critics of Shakespeare in school list several reasons to exclude his work. First‚ his plays contain an inappropriate level of violence. For example‚ Hamlet features eight deaths‚ including drowning‚ stabbing‚ and beheading.
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Schools should have later start times‚ as allowing students to wake up at a later time improves their academic performance‚ mental health‚ and physical ability. Firstly‚ success in school relies heavily on the fact that students are receiving a healthy amount of sleep. Adolescents require around 9 ¼ hours of sleep a night; however‚ according to a widespread study run by a pediatric group‚ students lose around 120 minutes of sleep per week due to school. In fact‚ many of the students have reported
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American people. Should the second amendment be repealed eliminating citizen use of guns‚ or should they just regulate and add tougher restrictions to be able to obtain a gun permit? Thomas Jefferson said "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms" (Gun Quotations). I have the same belief system toward guns as the
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2013 Should the Bible be taught in Schools? Public schools are the most diverse schools in the U.S.‚ students come from different religious‚ social‚ ethnic‚ racial‚ and hierarchical backgrounds. Some students may be Muslims‚ Christians‚ Catholics or Atheists. In the article The Case For Teaching The Bible David Van Biema an author who is responsible for writing The Life and Works of a Modern Saint‚ currently being reissued by TIME books argues for teaching the Bible in public schools. He makes
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It has long been a controversial topic. Should uniforms be compulsory? The answer is short‚ absolutely! The reasons which support this argument far outweigh any opposing points. For years‚ the question has ‘ping-ponged’ back and forth as to whether having uniforms is imperative. Why would anyone choose to spend time carefully selecting different clothes to wear each day‚ if the option is out there to know every morning what you need to wear simply by having a uniform? Most importantly‚ uniforms
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an inappropriate activity for children and teenagers to participate in. Parents are worried that schools are beginning to be a little too lenient with letting their children dress in “skimpy” uniforms and performing inappropriate routines. There is no evidence proving that cheerleading is making people’s children participate in sexual activities but many people think otherwise. Schools need to stop young students from performing provocative routines and wearing “skimpy” uniforms. When
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Censorship within schools is something that should be done in moderation‚ although the government and board of education find it to be more sufficient to use censorship as a tool to block provocative websites. It would be more effective for staff members to have control over the websites in which students are allowed to access due to the fact that most blocked websites are beneficial for educational purpose. It would serve as a faster and efficient way to determine what is censored within schools. Censorship
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40% of children do not get enough sleep each night. Schools should start later‚ because children and teens don’t get enough rest as it is‚ and they do not need the extra struggle of getting out of bed. For instance melatonin messes with teens sleep patterns. Schools that start later statistically do better as a whole. If schools started later‚ it would give students a chance to have a proper breakfast. Here are the reasons why schools should start later. Most teens stay up late doing their last
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strong. The military has alway been strong but is it necessary for the recruiter to come into schools? To most‚ the recruiters see the officers as a distraction for coming into schools and pulling students from the class to talk to them. Also‚ the recruiters give false information to get recruits to sign to the military (Inouye 1). However‚ Recruiters actually have a positive impact setting foot in schools. The officers in uniforms are looked with respect and honor by students and just that can change
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removed. Coeducation refers to the education of boys and girls in the same schools. It was a modern concept first introduced in Switzerland‚ but now it has become popular in almost all of the countries‚ even Singapore. With that in mind‚ coeducation‚ which is based on that laudable theme of equality‚ seems like the right way to go. However‚ do co-educational institutes really benefit the students? While a co-educational school or college may cause more distractions for learning and prevent students
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