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- 91: Volunteering For A School Of Handicapped Children
- Volunteering For A School Of Handicapped Children I chose to volunteer for a school for mentally and physically handicapped children that is funded by the school district, located in Concord named The Spectrum Center. One of the main reasons I chose to do this, is that I have an adopted sister who is mentally as well as physically handicapped. My ...
- 92: School Violence
- By: Anonymous Violence in schools is a great concern in our society. The concern is heightened by the abundance of media coverage on a number of recent school shootings. With all of the news clips, sound bites, and Internet coverage swirling around in our heads, one might conclude that children are more violent today, than they were in recent years. But, school violence is not a new issue for the nineties; School violence has been around since the1950's, but then it was more an issue of juvenile delinquency than violent behavior. The difference between the two generations is that today student conflicts are more likely ...
- 93: Uniforms In School
- Uniforms In School Uniforms should definitely be used in school systems. Everything about it makes sense. Not everyone is going to be happy about it at first, but they will slowly but surely adjust. Uniforms free students of the stress on what to wear in ... new students come in, since they will be wearing the same thing. This will benefit both the new student and the class as a whole. The uniforms will build a sense of unity within the school. Instead of everyone as a separate "team", everyone will be in the same "team". This will benefit the whole school. Uniforms free students of the stress on what to wear in the morning. Many ...
- 94: Drug Testing For School Extracurricular Activities
- Drug Testing For School Extracurricular Activities Dear Editor, Over the past few years there has been debate about drug and alcohol testing for students taking extracurricular activities. Most debates are based on the constitutionality of the testing, but other ... types of extracurricular activities is unconstitutional. I also believe some of the portions of existing policies in schools around the nation are unconstitutional. In our system, state-operated schools may not be enclaves of totalitarianism. School officials do not posses absolute authority over their students. Students in school as well as out of school are persons under the Constitution. Justice Abe Fortas, Tinker v. Des Moines (1969). The fact that a Supreme Court judge ruled that all students in the public school ...
- 95: Year Round School
- When students hear about year round schooling, many of them automatically shun the idea. Who wants to go to school for the whole year? But the idea of year round schooling is actually a very good one and is more beneficial to the students that the current school system. Year round schooling can be used as a means to keep kids out of trouble, it will eliminate excessive time wasted on review, and the student will have frequent breaks. Many people do not like the idea of year round schooling. It could interfere with athletics. Families cannot go on long vacations without missing school, and students will have more frequent breaks. Year round schooling could keep kids out of trouble. They won't have as much time on their hands as they would if they were on summer ...
- 96: Ebonics
- ... Declaration of Ebonics', the other by broadening my understanding of the fundamental concepts of Ebonics together with giving the viewpoint on the subject by a common American. These two Internet web-sites are: - Oakland Unified School District Web Page - EBONICS Pseudo-Intellectualism for the masses Interview An interview was performed via the Internet Chess-server "Caissa.com" in the form of a correspondence with my good friend edfdo from New York ... sounds with symbols. The word Ebonics was invented in 1973 as to describe an Afro-American speech pattern with roots in West Africa, but it was not until 18 December 1997 when the Californian Oakland School Board released its declaration on language development policy Ebonics suddenly came into instant fame. An excerpt of the revised declaration is enclosed in appendix 1. In a formal statement, the Oakland School Board recognises Ebonics as the primary language of many of its students and announces their intention of teaching their students in this primary language, in order to help the student to master standard English. ...
- 97: Chris Moss vs. Dr. Terry Preece and the Edgewoord Unified School District
- Chris Moss vs. Dr. Terry Preece and the Edgewoord Unified School District May it please the court, counsel: My name is Zach Keeton and along with my co-counsel Chad Miller and Eric Page , we represent Mr. Chris Moss in this case. Your honor this is the case of Chris Moss Vs. Dr. Terry Preece and the Edgewood Unified School District. The evidence will show that Chris is part way through 12th grade, and in fact he can't even read. Your honor this is very alarming to us because of one simple fact: Chris has never failed one of his reading class. The evidence will show that there was educational malpractice in this case. We will also show that the Edgewood School district has a set of guide lines which is passed down from the state of Independence. The guide lines are better known as statutes. They state: 1. Each school shall develop proficiency standards which ...
- 98: School Uniform
- School Uniform There is a lot of discussion about a uniform requirement in our public schools. We should require every student to wear a uniform during school hours. Firstly, parents will save time, money and energy. Secondly, students will focus on studying instead of thinking about their wardrobes. Finally, uniforms help create an atmosphere of equality. Clearly, there are many benefits to such a rule. In many cases, school uniforms are less expensive than the clothing that students typically wear to school. I have a daughter, who is 12 years old. Her school doesn't have a uniform policy. She asks me to ...
- 99: Social Reproduction Theory
- ... For example, the middle and upper class youth will have a better chance of succeeding their parents because their parents have the money to have the choice to either send their children to a private school or even the means to move into a neighborhood where their youth can have the opportunity to attend a "better" school. Yet, those that live in low socioeconomic status areas are not going to have the same opportunity to do either of these tactics. Upper and middle class parents not only can promote their children to ... more of a loss because of outside sources. These could include thing like the influence of gangs, drugs, and possible violence within the schools themselves. Medal detectors being at each of the entrances of the school can also be a great hesitation for not only students but also for prospective teachers. If this is the case, the curriculum may be altered to suit the environment of which it is being ...
- 100: Critique Pedagogy Of Praxis
- ... certain." Freire seems to have caught the essence of Gadotti, the man, while Gadotti, the philosopher, is reveled in his response to Carlos Alberto Torres's forward to Pedagogy of Praxis. " The objective of that school is the democratization of power within the school and the formation of an intellectually autonomous citizen, a participative citizen who is as qualified for social life as for the life of work. School should not merely transmit knowledge, but also preoccupy itself with the global formation of students from within a vision in which the act of knowing and intervening come together in reality." The first chapter ...
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