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- 261: Religion in School?
- Religion in School? Religion should be a choice for all people wishing to participate. It should be as much of a choice as whether or not to purchase the school lunch or bring one from home. Those who choose to bring their lunch are not criticized. Religion is not forced upon people in an overwhelming manner. If a Christian decides to wear Christian apparel or accessories, they should not be treated any different. They have just as much a right to pray before school, or at lunch to show their individuality, as those around them might through clothing, attitude, and word of mouth. As long as they follow the school codes as expected, they should be treated just ...
- 262: Teen Workers
- ... norm and in fact there are many teenagers younger than fifteen who are already working at paying jobs. Some of these students are as young as 12 years old. More than half of the secondary school students have paying jobs. This number grows each grade level the student goes up. The number of hours also rises along with the grade level. The kind of job varies depending on the sex of ... or less seems to be the best and for most teenagers a schedule of 10 hours does not effect their academic performance, in negative ways but in fact seems to help them do better in school shown by improved grades. Those teens working 10 to 15 hours per week are in a toss up situation with some doing well while others struggle. It is at the 15 hour level that things ... say a fast food restaurant tend to miss more scho ol. It has also been found that working more than 15 hours has not been proven to be a cause of dropping out of high school. Failure at school is the biggest reason for dropping out and the effect of failure at school can be but is not always caused by a student working. Most often the student who drops ...
- 263: How To Produce A High School Newspaper
- How To Produce A High School Newspaper I sat nervously in front of the classroom while my hands shook uncontrollably. I sat and watched each member of my staff walk into the classroom one by one. Lumps formed in my throat ... this and go home? The first day of class was the most nerve wracking and scariest day I have ever had to experience during the course of my short-lived newspaper career. Coordinating a high school newspaper staff and creating a newspaper every three weeks is a lot of fun, but on the other hand, it involves a lot frustration. Much goes into producing a high school newspaper, but most important is the ability to manage and organize a group of people within an allotted amount of time. Patience is also crucial in order to understand and help other staff members. ...
- 264: Attention Deficit Disorder And Impassivity And Overactivity
- ... neurotransmitters, the way it is suppose to. The front part of the brain has very little to do with intelligence, so it is possible to be very smart and still have ADHD. 3-5% of school-age children are affected by ADHD. Hyperactivity is easy to spot, and more boys than girls tend to be hyperactivity. If one person in a family has ADHD, there is a good chance that someone else in the family had or has it too. (Beal 10) It is best to get evaluated for ADHD as early as possible. In most cases, someone at school, a teacher, counselor, or principal suggest a student be tested for ADHD. The evaluations usually take time and are done in two parts. First a student takes one or more of the following tests: Intelligence ... to give their personal opinion of the students schoolwork and behavior. The student is asked what they think their problem is what their thoughts and feelings are and, what they do at home and school. When all the information from the test, evaluations, and observations has been combined, a medical diagnosis is made. A diagnosis of ADHD is given only if the child has a life long history of ...
- 265: Student Feelings On School Vio
- Statement of Purpose The purpose of this questionnaire is to measure the extent to which school staff and students agree with statements that sufficient measures to prevent school violence exist. Furthermore, it will reveal staff and student classifications in the areas of gender, whether the subject is a staff member or student, and the grade level if the subject is a student. Description of Population This pilot survey was conducted by gathering responses from staff members and students at Flintville Junior High School in Flintville, Tennessee. Selecting every 10th name from a list of approximately 350 students created a random sample of 10% of the student body. If the 10th student was not available, the next name ...
- 266: To Work or not to Work?
- To Work or not to Work? An argument based on personal experience that I have come to be familiar with is that of working while in school. In my experience working while in school can have its advantages as well as disadvantages. I have come to realize that work is an important part of life and it aids in creating good working skills for the future. I have now ... management is key to make sure that all of the different aspects of college are taken care of. I have to study, do papers, and socialize. Socializing may not seem like an important aspect of school, but I think that it is valuable to meet different people and to become involved in school activities. While at work last semester, I met a lot of new people and learned how to ...
- 267: Dyslexia
- ... center of you brain cracks. In some experiments done by the University of Montreal, they are comparing good adult readers to dyslexic adult readers. In most cases the adult dyslexics were at about the high school level. When the adult dyslexics were compared to third graders in matching sounds with letters, they scored below the eight and nine year olds that were tested. It's not just a visual problem, actually ... many schools which children with dyslexia can go to and participate in everyday kinds stuff and not be afraid of other kids making fun of them because of there disability. The headmaster at the Gow School in New York has written this letter to the children Letter from the Headmaster The Gow School was founded in 1926 by Peter Gow, a respected educator from Buffalo. From its beginning the mission of the school has been to remedial dyslexic young men. The primary redemption of print language difficulties ...
- 268: The Reform Of Schools
- The Reform of Schools The government of Ontario proposes there is a need to make universally accepted rules in the school system. For students to be more disciplined, the government needs to achieve new province wide standards. If the new school standards will not discipline the students, and if each school entails its guidelines, then the government s province wide code of conduct will fail. Moreover, the intervention of the government will not enforce the students to become more disciplined. While the arguments for producing ...
- 269: George Orwell
- George Orwell OUTLINE I. Early Childhood A. He knew he wanted to be a writer B. His first poem age 4 or 5 C. He is the middle child of three II. Prep School A. His school looked down on him for being poor. B. He wrote a few poems in Gregorian style 1. A few patriotic poems a. He is printed in local paper 2. A few nature poems C. His ... his head but every day the stories got more and more descriptive, as if his great descriptive sense came almost against his will. In 1911 at the age of eight Orwell entered a prep-boarding school. Right from the start of school Orwell knew that the next few years would have a great impact on his life. In this boarding school Orwell was treated like trash, the headmasters wife ...
- 270: Technological Literacy
- ... for `cyber-education' of the 21st century. In the final section on `Pedagogy' we review some of the literacy and pedagogical issues raised throughout this volume. MULTILITERACIES It takes Hue 45 minutes to get to school on the bus. On rainy days when the traffic is bad, it often takes over an hour. She arrives in her classroom, sits at the keyboard, and logs on to the school's home-page. At the home page she clicks on a `bookmarked' address button which connects her to a world wide web site where women from around the world are posting information about local services ... teacher. The TV set in the home, by contrast, is principally used by household members for leisure and entertainment, for background noise or companionship. TV viewing in the home is less purpose driven than in school contexts and certainly does not undergo the kind of testing for learning outcomes typical of teacher-student encounters over media texts. The uses of technologies, then, vary with context and generate effects in terms ...
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