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    you know that‚ there are more then 115 million dogs‚ cats‚ rabbits‚ monkeys and other mammals that suffer and die each year due to animal testing. Do you agree that these animals should be killed? I am going to be talking to you about why we should stop supporting companies that do animal testing. I believe that it is appalling and disgusting to do animal testing for human experiments. Imagine living inside a locked cage without any control over any aspect of your life. You can’t choose when and what

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    The chief problem with U.S. schools apparently isn’t high dropout rates or underqualified teachers but standardized testing. This is the only conclusion that can be drawn from the push by parents and teachers in Buffalo‚ Philadelphia‚ Seattle and elsewhere to help students opt out of taking standardized tests. Members of this burgeoning anti-test movement fail to grasp testing’s valuable role in motivating and guiding students and teachers. Preparing young Americans for success in the global economy

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    of issues with standardized testing is astounding. One big issue that has gotten out of control in the past years is the excessive use of testing. Rizga stated‚ “A child entering prekindergarten today will take‚ on average‚ 113 standardized assessments by the time he or she graduates from public school.” (40). Between grades 3 to 8‚ public school students take about 10 to 20 standardized tests per year (Rizga‚ 40). In America‚ students attending public schools take more standardized tests than others

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    I am writing this informational paper to inform you on the dangers of drugs and why we need drug testing at our school. Drug testing is a good idea since many of the students do take drugs even though staff thinks otherwise. I think drug testing will slow down the intake of drugs tremendously‚ and will be a scapegoat from the any situation where they are offered a drug. There are many long and short term effects of doing drugs and finding a way to stop those effects will help all students. Many

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    scenes. Covergirl‚ Dove‚ Pantene test their products on animals. Also‚ heart transplants and vaccines all go through animal testing first. The animals used in these tests get locked up in dark cages‚ and suffer through countless‚ painful procedures when there are better options. I believe that animal testing is unethical and should be banned for three reasons. Animal testing is inaccurate‚ cruel‚ and it is lengthy and delays the discovery

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    brilliant and intelligent students do not shine in standardized test because they do not have standardized minds”. Diane Ravitch’s quote presents a major flaw in our education system today‚ Standardized testing. It simply interferes with the learning process. Eliminate Standardized Testing because it places pressure on students‚ impacts instruction time and limits student’s opportunities due to their performance. Furthermore‚ Standardized Testing cultivates a culture of anxiety and it must cease

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    Portfolios are useful tool for identifying the strengths and weaknesses‚ whereas the current standardized tests are provides limited feedback. While the standardized tests are‚ by design‚ suitable for punishing or rewarding purpose‚ the portfolio approach provides insights necessary to improve teaching-learning environment thus‚ serves as a learning tool. Using standardized tests as the evaluation technique for identifying educational gaps in schools with different economical and social background

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    Standardized Testing: Friend or Foe? Standardized testing has been around for decades. Whether used for funding‚ elementary school ratings or college entrance profiles‚ it has impacted learning‚ and not in a good way. The brunt of this impact is on elementary school students as young as 7 years of age. Standardized testing is something that is not necessary. This type of testing is irrelevant to where children stand academically. Furthermore‚ it also negatively influences the mind of children‚ making

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    The Lesson Plan of Failure Standardized tests have taken over the lesson plans of teachers‚ dictating the quality and content of education in the American public school system. The curricula is tailored to prepare students for subjects on the test instead of on a full spectrum education. The government tests focus primarily on reading‚ writing and arithmetic leaving out crucial developmental topics like humanities and social sciences. The results from these tests not only to judge the intelligence

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    the benefits of animal testing in general and then I’ll talk in detail about animal testing in medicine. My second speaker will talk about the opinions on testing and the food chain and my third speaker will summarise our points and rebut. Safety tests are conducted on a wide range of chemicals and products‚ including drugs‚ vaccines‚ cosmetics‚ household cleaners‚ pesticides‚ foodstuffs‚ and packing materials. Higher order animals are used in research‚ teaching and testing because of the benefits

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