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- 1301: Political Socialization
- ... the child is exposed to, and it is hard to get people to change from their original ideas of politics, or anything for that matter. In 1965 Jennings and Niemi selected a sample of high school seniors throughout the country and found that 58.9% of them had chosen the same party as their parents. Another influence on how people are shaped is the Mass Media. Today more and more people are spending more and more time watching television. The average grade school student spends more time watching tv than he or she does at school. The media has been called the "new parent" by some. However, the programs that would influence political opinion the most, such as the news, are rarely watched by the youth of today. The final ...
- 1302: Marijuana 3
- ... use marijuana because they hear songs about it and see it on TV and in movies. Some teens may feel they need marijuana and other drugs to help them escape from problems at home, at school, or with friends. The effects of the drug on each person depend on the user's experience, as well as: how strong the marijuana is (how much THC it has); what the user expects to ... greater when other drugs are mixed with the marijuana; and users do not always know what drugs are given to them. Marijuana affects memory, judgment and perception. The drug can make you mess up in school, in sports or clubs, or with your friends. If you're high on marijuana, you are more likely to make stupid mistakes that could embarrass or even hurt you. If you use marijuana a lot, you could start to lose interest in how you look and how you're getting along at school or work. Athletes could find their performance is off; timing, movements, and coordination are all affected by THC. Also, since marijuana use can affect thinking and judgment, users can forget to have safe sex ...
- 1303: Law Enforcement
- ... automobile accidents, and if at all possible they determine who is at fault for the accident(Knudson). According to the book, Preparing for a Career in Public Safety, almost all police departments require a high school diploma to apply(90). It is necessary to obtain the proper training in a police academy or other school that offers related classes and degree's to become a police officer(knudson). According to the book, Preparing for a Career in Public Safety, some classes in psychology, sociology, English, law, mathematics, US government, history ... stolen, and for communicating. A dispatch officer's job revolves around the use of computers(knudson). According to the book, Preparing for a Career in Public Safety; one thing a person can do in high school to prepare for a career in law enforcement is to get involved with his community and try to improve it. He must understand what the community needs. Most departments are looking for college degrees. ...
- 1304: Talcott Parsons
- ... who was the first in the family to attend college. Although of Christian faith, his family was still interested in the sciences of Darwinism, which gave Parsons an early view of science. He attended high school at Horace Mann High School in New York City. After graduation, he started his studies at Amherst College. Parsons majored in biology, but shifted his thoughts to sociology later in his learning experience at Amherst. In 1924, Talcott graduated from Amherst and moved on to the London School of Economics. During his instruction in sociology and economics, Parsons began finding a correlation between his two interests. Sociology at Hewett explains that Talcott's most crucial experience was in his lecture with Bronislaw ...
- 1305: Knowledge 2
- ... view knowledge as the wisdom and insight that one may acquire over time, by personal experiences and influences in life. Most of the basic knowledge acquired by people starting at a young age is in school. As young children, we learn elementary facts such as our numbers and the alphabet. The older we become, the more facts we are taught, and the more complex these facts become. The knowledge one may learn in school is what I think of as worldly knowledge that will get people into the colleges and jobs that they may desire. The people that are abundant in educational knowledge are the people who dominate our ... educated with diplomas and degrees, but he is educated with insight. His is a deeper knowledge that goes beyond the outside surface of people and into their hearts and souls. My father never passed high school education. The knowledge that he has acquired over the years has been purely from his own personal endeavors. I complemented him on his wisdom and he responded with this (in Korean): I never thought ...
- 1306: Kids, Like Adults, Are Facing
- ... the early example, or in other unplanned activities families where both parents work, and nine hours year~ld spends an hour and 12 minutetJosand less time eating, but more tonem sports Free time left after school eating and sleeping, for single-parent families, the study found. The timediaries arepartofa much I sizybdy more time on schoolwork according the study found, has decreased from 40 percent of After collecting minute-by-minute ... striking changes is the 'Children are affected by the same time crunch were able to describe in detail how a typical child's hour spent reading each week translates int rease in time spent at school, up by an average that their parents are affected by," said Sandra week plays out, from the average 74 hours half-point increase in achrevementtefl soot norethan90minutesaweek since 1981. That is Hoffeith, a senior research scientist at the inst- sleeping to the nine hours spent consuming meals. while each additional Isour spent watching tek ~rnng not because academic school days are tute. "Parents are busy, and children are spending Overall, children average about 90 minutes in sion deceeases test scotes lay onetenth of ai po~ iget, but because more children are in preschool ...
- 1307: Marijuana
- ... use marijuana because they hear songs about it and see it on TV and in movies. Some teens may feel they need marijuana and other drugs to help them escape from problems at home, at school, or with friends. The effects of the drug on each person depend on the user's experience, as well as: how strong the marijuana is (how much THC it has); what the user expects to ... greater when other drugs are mixed with the marijuana; and users do not always know what drugs are given to them. Marijuana affects memory, judgment and perception. The drug can make you mess up in school, in sports or clubs, or with your friends. If you're high on marijuana, you are more likely to make stupid mistakes that could embarrass or even hurt you. If you use marijuana a lot, you could start to lose interest in how you look and how you're getting along at school or work. Athletes could find their performance is off; timing, movements, and coordination are all affected by THC. Also, since marijuana use can affect thinking and judgment, users can forget to have safe sex ...
- 1308: October Sky
- ... the accusations of burning and starting a forest fire, Homer and his friends were in deep trouble. After feeling guilty about his father's accident in the coal-mines, Homer decided to drop out of school to help his family out financially by working in the mines. Without enrollment in school, all chances of entering the national science fair to receive a college scholarship would be lost. The main reason why he couldn't enroll back in school was the fact that the boys were arrested for starting a forest fire with dangerous materials. To validate his innocence, Homer decided to prove the officers wrong by using calculus, trigonometry, and as well ...
- 1309: IQ Testing
- "The score on an intelligence test does predict ones ability to handle school subjects, though it foretells little of success later in life."(Gardner) Intelligence by definition is the capacity to understand and apply knowledge. Honestly, how can that be tested? What happens if the test taker is ... very sick or too confident it will affect their IQ. From personal experience I have learned that the most intelligent people are not the smartest. Two friends of mine Larry and Tony went to high school with me. Larry did his homework the majority of the time and showed up for school; he was considered a good student. Tony, on the other hand, skipped school all the time and never did homework; However, the faculty was amazed at the bare wit Tony possessed. June 9th, 1998, ...
- 1310: Gifted People
- ... teacher with a special degree in gifted education. I feel that it is important that the teacher was a gifted student who would know what the students must face as "above average" members of their school. The job market for gifted education offers a wide range of opportunity and gifted teachers are needed all over the country. One of the earliest programs for gifted and talented students was set up in ... to create the parameters of his/her work and allowing them to be creative in their learning experience. Each class is presided-over by a teacher that has specialized degrees in gifted education. Almost every school in the United States has a need for a gifted class, making job opportunities endless; there are never enough. Gifted teachers must have both a degree in education (secondary or elementary) and a degree in ... She feels that the students are not bothered by what their peers think, but actually tend to understand that other's opinions mean little compared to their own. Mrs. Mansueto taught at Elm Grove Middle School for 5 years. She commented on her role as a gifted teacher to consist of "one part mentorship, one part hardship, and one part friendship". When asked what kind of hours she keeps, she ...
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