...your child failing in school? Maybe he started out full of enthusiasm, but now his grades are slipping, his attitude is bad and he seems to be falling through the cracks. If your child has hit a slump midway through the school year, you are not alone. James Lehman has some advice for you today on what you can do now to get your child back on track. Many kids lose steam by the time the middle of the school year arrives. It’s very common for children and teens to get back to school after the holidays and hit a slump. Remember, kids are kids: their attention span is short, they're impulsive and it can be difficult for them to focus. It's easy for children to lose energy, and when that happens, a kind of lethargy can set in. If your child has a learning disability, or performance or behavior problems, this issue becomes magnified. Your child might feel as if he’s fallen into a hole and doesn’t know how to climb back out. (That hole can be caused by missed work, not understanding certain concepts at school, or social problems, among other things.) When your child is in that hole, it’s easy for him to become demoralized, act out more or withdraw emotionally. Often, he won’t ask for help even though he desperately needs it, and soon you’ll see his output start to slow down. Although this can occur with any child, make no mistake, for kids with behavior problems or learning disabilities, this is a very serious challenge to their stability for the rest of the school year. As a parent,...
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...A Day When Everything Went Wrong A.I.U Abstract This paper is a story about how I never thought I would be that someone who goes threw a rough day like I have experienced in my life. The sad part is that it seemed to continuously happen throughout my whole entire da, but when I really do some brainstorming it does not take a genius to figure out am not the only one who has days out the week that are ups and down. So therefore I am going to share one of my days that I had when everything went wrong. A Day When Everything Went Wrong There not a person in this world who can say they never had one of them days everything went wrong. An you sit back and say to yourself why is this happening to me. Well everybody life has it’s high and low and ups and downs. Sometimes you might have a day you feel as though you’re on top of the world, and then other times you may feel as though everyone and everything is against you. I remember it was the month of May my high school junior year was a day when everything that could possibly go wrong went wrong as of that day. I remember as though it happen at this very moment, it all started by my alarm clock not going off by me forgetting to set it the night before. I woke up late and only had ten minutes to do everything I had to do and make sure I mad the school bus. Well luckily in that little bit of time I had made the bus but in the back of my head I knew it was not going to...
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...what you do or fail to do in any endeavor that you take on during your lifetime. People are responsible to fulfill personal duties in all the roles that they encounter in life such as being students. Personal responsibility is the key to a successful effort of being a student. During your lifetime as a student you are bombarded with many responsibilities to become a success such as; being a team player, writing, and most important meeting deadlines. Being organized is important helps put everything in sequence. Personal Responsibility is very important for being successful in school because being organize is important helps put everything in sequence. Students are responsible to fulfill personal duties as students, for example reading the syllabus, taking notes at lectures, reading the prescribed text books, studying for tests and turning in a job on time. Timeliness is very important with school and the workforce. Working with deadlines and under pressure can show that you are an expert in school and the workforce. It shows you are learning the subject at hand or shows an employer you know what you are talking about. Personal Responsibility is very important for being successful in School. Being responsible for what you do or fail to do. If you do your homework, reading the reading material, listening to your lectures, studying for tests, and putting 100% of your attention, you are outcome is the knowledge. If you do not read the materials, study for tests and do not turn-in...
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...if I was a failure. However, life did not stop at any instance to let me continue enjoying the toddler things. I had to undergo changes that were meant to make me better and grow into the man I am today. However I do recall some of those instances that I find interesting about my childhood. When I was eight years old, it was the best time for me to leave home and become a pupil in a junior school. This was the worst thing that ever happened in my life. I felt as if all the weight on earth was being laid on my back. I had to leave my mother at home and go spend time with other kids in school. I hated everything about school at that time and no matter how hard my parents tried to convince me that it was good for me to be at school, I still could not take it. When I was eight years old, it was the best time for me to leave home and become a pupil in a junior school. This was the worst thing that ever happened in my life. I felt as if all the weight on earth was being laid on my back. I had to leave my mother at home and go spend time with other kids in school. I hated everything about school at that time and no matter how hard my parents tried to convince me that it was good for me to be at school, I still could not take it. Why did I have to go to school when I was that young? I could not fathom this and...
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...Welcome to high school, the beginning of real life. In general I am excited for high school, meeting new people, getting a new library and seeing new places. I also will need to change many of my habits to maintain good grades. High school will be a new and interesting experience for me. In high school, things will probably change. But if those changes are for better or worse are entirely dependent on me. Within the first month of high school, I would like to have a solid routine. Being able to fit everything I want to do into my day in an organized fashion is something that I have tried to do- tried meaning failed. By creating a schedule that specifies how long I have to do each task and when I do it, will not only give me more free time, set a routine, keep my grades up and stop procrastination, it will also allow me to do better work and start to study. In addition to creating a schedule for my time, I would also like to find somewhere that I can write down what needs to be done. Instead of writing my...
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...young, my brother and I grew up with everything. My parents made sure we had everything and grew up living a happy healthy life. My brother, David, being two years older than me, was my idol. I always looked up to him and wanted to be just like him. Little did I think, he would leave me wanting to have nothing to do with him. My family was all born in Houston, Texas, where David and I attended local public schools. He was always a straight A student with honors. He played baseball and was developing what everyone thought would be his career. David surrounded himself around many friends and loved going places with them. I always wanted to go with them but my brother always told me I was too young. David loved baseball; he was the star pitcher and short stop for the high school team, when he was still in the eighth grade. He had the dreams of becoming a baseball player for the Atlanta Braves. He had every opportunity to have success in achieving his goal. His coaches, teachers, and family were so proud of the way he accomplished everything. Every move he made, I felt as if everyone was applauding him. Then everything took a turn. My mother came home from work one day and we could all see something was wrong. I’ll never forget those words that came out of her mouth, “We have to move, I’m being transferred.” She explained that we were to move to California because of her job and there was nothing she could do about it. At that moment my brother...
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...chores until I got to the age of 10. I couldn’t be 5 for the rest of my life, and time made me know what I didn’t want to understand. Unfortunately, I was bullied but it wasn’t physically. I was made fun of because of my appearance and my race, which was what I had to accept. The boys in my class would constantly say how I’m tomboy and how I look nothing like a girl. I couldn’t stand how they would make fun of my day by day, so I took action. At the age of 14 was when I started to curse. I decided let them bully me and not rebel back; they would think I’m weak. I couldn’t take this and I knew it wasn’t the right thing to do. I was aggressive with my words and tackle their weak areas. I had to forcefully do what did from being hurt menially. The next thing was race, which was the hardest part to accept. Just because I was Asian, kids from outside the school would call me “Chink” or they would use stereotype to offend me. There was no escaping because if I spoke out, they might attack me. Weakness was shown out of me, but I’ve grown to tolerate and walk away. Gradually my responsibilities increased. There negatives and positives because I was responsible for all the chores done in the house. It was all up to me whether I can...
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...Every day I feel like everything I have to do is more than what I can handle and as the result I do half of everything it during the day. Of course I do notice I waste time doing things that are not as important as others and I end up leaving everything for the last minute; but even if I try to fix it the next day, I make the same mistakes again. I have been trying to put an end to this since I started this new school year and I am ready to succeed. Also if my research does help me with this problem I would love to help others with my findings. There is a large amount of information about time management but in a way it is all the same. I sat down and search for information about this subject and everything I found was the same with different words. Every document that I read had the same tips on how to manage your time. It is very easy to find information about it on the internet and also there are different books that explain how to manage time wisely. I decided to take all of those tips and use the ones that I find that will work for me personally. Everybody is different, some things will not work and other things will work; it depends on the person. The first thing I decided to do is obtain an agenda so that way I have everything written down and I can see everything I have to do without forgetting anything. It will also help me put an order to do everything starting with the most important to the less important. In the agenda prioritize anything school or...
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...Senior Year Struggle for Graduation My senior year and my last days in high school had arrive at University High School. Struggles started to heat up when I knew I had to pass all my classes and especially FCAT. I knew I wasn’t worried about passing my class because I was open-minded for doing everything I needed to do for school. The struggle I’m going to talk bout in this essay is about my struggle of FCAT and how I accomplished it and what I went through after knowing I failed it. It all started just because I transfer schools. Let me tell you how it all started. When FCAT came in October and I couldn’t take it because I had transfer to University High. I knew I had lost my chance of passing the most important part to get my diploma, I was scared and depress about it. I knew there was other ways to replace FCAT and get my degree, but I didn’t wanted to do that. Then, March came and it was my last chance to get a passing score on the most stressful test I ever take, FCAT. Knowing this day was coming I got terrified. Having help from my favorite reading teacher in high school, Mrs. Hartman. She really helped get through everything I felt when I found out I wasn’t to move on with my career goal. When Scores came in from March FCAT and the teacher told me I didn’t pass I started crying and I got really upset. Then I knew I had to take a stand and find another solution about what I can do to pass my FCAT. So I went to my Guidance Counselor and I asked her what other choices...
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...This year has had a big impact on me for a variety of reasons. School being one of the reasons, but also everything that has been happening in society and the world today. Today’s generation and our society today has changed drastically from what it used to be years ago. Our kids today are being affected by our world the most, because a lot of what happens, happens to our kids, or in the schools the kids go to. This year, 2018, there has been 22 school shootings since January, and tons of bullying complaints, or incidents with children killing themselves. Violence and hate has always been around, but in our world today, it has gotten much worse. Us kids and teens in school, have to suffer the bullying and violence of school shootings, and...
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...to ask people weather starting school later in the day is a good or bad thing. There would be a chance that you would get 50% that would say good or bad. There are many benefits and disadvantages to this situation that would cause students either to stress out or enjoy the late time. Starting school late do have some benefits that can help students very much. Many students would be able to prepare themselves for school like making lunch, finishing homework or projects. Other students would also be able to actually eat a full breakfast, with out having to grab a little snack or not eating at all. Study shows that students who don't eat breakfast may intend to fall asleep during class and not pay attention to the lesson. Another...
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...not an easy task. Everything I tried seemed to fail. But, then the answered came and my problem was solved. Entering school as a freshman was not as easy as I thought it was going to be. During my freshman year everything seemed to be hard and difficult. I being to doubt myself that nothing I tried to do was possible. After I decided that giving up wasn’t the answer, everything was a breeze from there on out. After, my freshman year came my sophomore year. Things in my sophomore year just became even harder. Throughout my freshman year, I maintained to be focused in all my classes and asked questions when I was unsure of something. To me “failure was not an option”. That quote stuck with me because in middle school that was our quote. Here comes the problem where I wanted to give up on everything and not even try anymore. I felt as if school was a waste of time. During my junior year in High School things became harder and unclear to me. I felt as if there was no need to try anymore. I had several classes first and second semester. I lacked in self-confidence and doubted myself even more. I couldn’t manage my time anymore because; my focus was always somewhere else. The classes were hard and I felt like my world was coming to an end. My breakthrough with my junior year had finally came to an end when one of my friends showed me that I was being to over dramatic, and that I was over thinking several things in my junior year. I didn’t feel the need to do any of the assignments...
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...The Residential School Diary Of Violet Pesheens Plot: The Residential School Diary Of Violet Pesheens is a non-fiction novel based on a true story about a 12-year-old native Canadian girl named Violet Pesheens. She attends a “white” school at day and a residential school at night. There are 184 pages and is written by Ruby Slipperjack and illustrated by Scholastic Canada Ltd. Beginning: It starts with Violet saying goodbye to her grandma and mom before going on a train to the residential school in Northern Ontario. When she arrived at the residential school, all of her religious belongings were taken away, but her clothes and other mandatory items were tagged with a number a number and given back. On her first week of stay or so, she was often confused on things the teachers were saying she also did not understand why they made her pray, talk, and do things the “white” way. Rising: After a few months, she makes a couple of friends and is liked by a few of the...
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...explain to you how. I was brought up in a very strict family. My mother is ultimately the “head of the house,” meaning that everyone (including my father) follows along with her rules. I was raised to believe that there is a right way and a wrong way to do everything, even when it came to doing things such as the dishes, there was always a specific way to do them. Growing up I was a very sheltered child. I wasn’t able to do typical things that children would do such as going to friend’s birthday parties or being able to use the phone or even go to the mall or a friend’s house. I never left my bedroom, went to a movie, or rode a bike. Growing up decisions were always made by my mother, so it was no surprise when the time came to choose what high school I was going to attend my mother would have the final say. Everyone I had gone to middle school with was planning on going to Durfee High School in Fall River, in fact I didn’t know of anyone who was going anywhere else, but I was forced to go to Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School. Because I went to a Vocational High School I had to choose a shop to be in, which once again I had no say in. My mom told me from a very early age that when I grew up I was going to do something in the health field, “That is where all the jobs are,” she would say, and because Diman had a...
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...Who do you think the best coaches in the National Football League history are? I will give you an idea. One was around for the very first Super Bowl and had a trophy named after him. The other is a gentleman and, some say, good, old western guy. Any ideas yet? Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry are two of the best in the history of the NFL because of everything they accomplished as coaches. Lombardi and Landry know everything there is to know about the game of football. Lombardi has always been known for his dedication to coaching by friends and family. He was known for saying "It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up” (Vince Lombardi). I believe this shows his dedication because he knows it does not matter how hard you fall in life, as long as you pick yourself up and keep trying it is all worth it. When he was in high school, he studied to be a priest before transferring to St. Francis High School, where he became a star fullback. He received a scholarship to Fordham University in 1933. There he studied law but in his heart he always wanted to coach football. His first coaching job was at ST. Cecilla High School in 1939, where he coached basketball, football, and baseball; he had championship seasons with all of them. He later left there and became an assistant coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He told all of his teams: “winning isn’t everything; it’s the only thing” (Norwood). This means, if you do not win, no one will remember...
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