...Even though, going to middle school means more learning. There are some good things about going to middle school. That’s why when going to middle school there are some highs and some lows. When going to middle school you want to think of the highs. For example when I first got here I made a friend name Fernando. We met each other during reading class, and we sat next to each other then. Then we introduced ourselves. After that we became friends. Another high for me is I got the greatest math teacher ever Mr. Byrd. I think Mr. Byrd is the greatest math teacher because do different activities like Guitar Hero, making ice cream, and a bridge activity. While there are some highs there are some lows. Although most people they could think...
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...Technological Advances and U.S. and Middle Eastern Nations Technological advances are advances in anything from computer technology to everyday things people would have around their houses, to military equipment. When speaking about people in the U.S. and the Middle Eastern nations, which group faces a bigger impact from technological advancements? This is a question that people in both regions would be interested in learning about. These advances are able to have an impact on somebody’s life and change it forever. While some experts believe the people in the U.S. receive the greater impact from technological advancements, other experts believe people in the Middle East contain the greater impact. Although most people would assume that the Americans are more sensitive to technological improvements because they have more money and live in a more powerful region, these people misinterpret the fact that Middle Easterners are indeed able to benefit from these improvements as well. Technological advances can have a very big impact on the lifestyles of students in the United States and the Middle East. They are able to give students access to the world wide web, contain better school supplies, achieve more success in school, etc. Experts such as Samuel P. Huntington, Pankaj Ghemawat, and Bill Maher believe that the U.S. students will receive the larger influence from technological advancements such as computer technology and new inventions that could help out everyday lifestyle...
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...The four taxes proposed are as follows: a sales tax on food, a tax on families with school-age children, a sales tax on jewelry, and a property tax on vacation homes. Each of these four taxes will be analyzed based on the benefits principle and the principle of horizontal equity and then classified each tax as progressive, proportional, or regressive. We will use this information to determine which tax is best suited to finance public education. The benefits principle states that people should pay taxes based on the benefits they receive from government service. Jewelry is a luxury, therefore it is not a good that everyone needs. It is most commonly purchased by the wealthy and middle class. If a sales tax on jewelry is going to be used to fund public education, a public service, the benefits principle cannot be applied to this tax. Because a majority of middle and upper class citizens send their children to private school rather than public school, they are not receiving the government benefit of paying this tax on jewelry. If however, the purchasers of jewelry do send their children to public school, this tax would be supported by the benefits principle for said group of people. Vacation homes are again another luxury enjoyed by the middle and upper class. If a property tax on these homes is instilled in order to provide funding for public education, it cannot be justified by the benefits principle. Those who own vacation homes are more likely to have...
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...can have. Right now our country is in higher failure with the economy finical. We are in disaster war with Middle East that cost major economy distractions to the counter. We have been in war since 9/11, after the terrier attack at the world center. Over 14 years of period we have gain noting but losing our military and going in debt economically. A recent report from the Congressional Research Service, which examines that the war in the Middle East costs the taxpayers nearly $1.7 trillion. That has been allocated through the Overseas Contingency Operations fund, including $73.3 billion. Since 2003 we have been allocated $817.8 billion for war in Iraq. For Afghanistan, we have spent $714.8 billion and for ISIS $6.2 billion has been allocated to fight the Islamic State....
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...can make immense changes in many aspects of American lives, such as in the American public school system, health insurance cost, etc. This money is going to individuals and corporations that are already rich. How? To begin, military waste, fraud, and incompetence alone is using $224 billion a year (Doob, 2013, p.126). I personally can testify that the military wastes so much money due to lack of budget managements. As a second job I nanny for a family, where the dad is a Major in...
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...Carolina University December 3, 2012 Abstract Parental involvement is a commitment between the child and the school. This study examines and outlines the steps that I will take to conduct my research project on parental involvement. The above mention participants have agreed to give their observations on parental involvement in there schools. This research will seek to highlight two major factors. First, the study seeks to find ways to help or improve parental involvement in secondary school. Secondly, this study seeks to discuss the importance of parental involvement pertaining to student achievement. This research is meant to give a better understanding of the help and/or hindrance of why parental involvement is not at an all time high. Introduction Parental involvement has consistently been linked with school success in a multitude of areas, such as better achievement and behavior, lower non-attendance and shift attitudes toward school (Cole-Henderson, 2000; Jeynes, 2005a; Taylor, Hinton, &Wilson, 1995). We all know many studies examining the benefits of parental involvement have been conducted, but several issues remain sufficiently unaddressed. The current study will attempt to address some of those questions regarding parental involvement in secondary schools. The discussion will follow a small area between a lack of parental involvement and one being overly involved, which can cause problems either way. A lot...
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...answers and post your final draft as directed by the course syllabus. | |Socioeconomic Classes | Questions |Unemployed and Homeless |Working Class |Middle Class |Upper Middle Class |Upper Class | |Who is most likely to be a part of this socioeconomic class? |Those who do not have a job, those suffering from family illness, those who lack money to afford housing, Those suffering from poverty, women living in domestic violent situations |Those who have basic jobs such as labor workers and those who work under someone. They people in low paying jobs, part time job holders, and those who work the jobs college grads and upper class don’t want to work. |Those who income ranging from $30,000 to $80,000 (Gollnick & Chinn, 2006, p. 63). The middle class means those who usually live from pay check to pay check and have little savings if any. |Those within professional jobs, managers, and those holding administrative positions (Gollnick & Chinn, 2006, p. 65). Many upper middle class people hold a college degree. |Those holding a high income or hold a high amount of wealth. Also Those in the upper class may have inherited a large sum of money. This group also includes the highly paid professionals and administrators. | |How do teacher expectations positively or negatively impact this socioeconomic...
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...Starving Students Children of all ages need an extra boost of energy during school hours. It is not uncommon that kids do not eat our school's lunch or breakfast. Even some kids in our school will not get enough food at home. Students need vending machines because it provides them to have more energy and to know that they will get food. Having vending machines will help students become healthier, energetic, and have more students participate in class. Here is a graph that shows what kids will need each day for nutrition depending on the activities they do. Like you can see in the graph kids in our school would either be known as somewhat active or very active. The reason is because students at Hampton-Dumont Middle School get Physical Education every other day. Also fourth through sixth graders get recess...
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...BENEFITS OF INTEGRATING/USING TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR GRADE-V AT VALENCIA CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL Ramer Lloyd A. Espuertas Submitted in the partial fulfillment of requirement for the subject Language Research Irene B. Antonio College of Mindanao Valencia City, Bukidnon Introduction In a world where we commonly see laptops, tablets, computers or mobile phones as a technology of choice it may serve as an important tool for schools and teachers to create reforms in means of teaching. More and more often there are schools in which technology is used as an instructional tool. The use of technology can help improve and enhance the acquisition of knowledge and skills of students. Also learning technology is essential for students to gain the competency to function well in a 21st century society or the hi-tech society and workforce. We are an evolving technological society and in many ways have become dependent on its use. Thus, the use of technology and teaching students have to use it has become a high priority in many schools. There are studies conducted that talks about the benefits of integrating technology in learning English language. These include the study of Gulek and Demirtas (2005) that focused on Learning with technology: the impact of laptop use on student achievement; Lowther, Strahl, Inan and Bates (2007) that concentrated on Freedom to Learn Program Michigan; Christen (2009) that studied about transforming the classroom...
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...School Uniforms are Better for Parents and Students Denise Smith Rasmussen College Author Note This written assignment is being submitted on December 11, 2014, for Sabine Meyer’s G124 English Composition course. School Uniforms are Better for Parents and Students School uniforms and dress codes have been a controversy among schools, private and public, since as early as the 1900’s. In 1932, for example, an Indiana high school principal supported uniforms and thought them to “eliminate class distinctions in high school and placing the poor on an equal footing with the rich” (Bodine, 2003, p. 1). Today, eighty years later, both parents and school officials see the benefits of a uniform or dress code. With clothing costs increasing every year, some parents are finding it difficult to afford multiple school outfits at the beginning of every school season. In addition, particularly for middle school and high school, children are not dressed properly for school and are showing more skin than is deemed appropriate. Lastly, uniforms would reduce peer pressure and social pressure students face these days among their classmates based on their clothing style choices and the style differences (Firmin, Smith & Perry, 2006). Therefore, although children would much prefer to choose their own clothing for school, a dress code or uniform is a logical solution for parents because economic pressures are reduced, they have comfort in knowing that their children are dressed appropriately...
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...Marketing Plan: SWOT Analysis Overview I. Product or Service Description: The objective is to provide high-quality child care services that meet the varied needs of middle-income families. The biggest challenges’ facing all working parents is finding safe and affordable child care. Parents want to feel confident that their children are receiving quality child care while they are at work. Too often, parents are forced to make their child care decisions based solely on what is available and affordable in the area, discounting other considerations that affect quality. All children deserve a stable and healthy child care environment. Families should not have to compromise their choice of child care based solely on cost. NH Basic Needs and Livable Wage report states that child care costs have increased by 88 percent over the last five years, or about 14 percent per year. The child care market is competitive for higher income families but few offer services for families of middle –income. Families of middle-income have very few choices when it comes to selecting child care. Low-income families are provided opportunities through federally funded programs such as Head Start and are support by state child care subsidizes. Higher income families can afford the cost of private funded child care. I. SWOT Analysis Strengthens: * There is a formal structure of shared governance comprised of parents, agency board members and community representation. ...
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...brush teeth, eat, catch the bus, go to school. No one wants to get up in the morning and most people would agree. The average start time for high schools in America is 8:03 which is before the recommended start time of 8:30. Why does school start early? The majority of U.S. middle and high schools start their school days too early, not letting young people get enough sleep for development and academic success. One of the reasons schools should start later is that they are not starting at the recommended time set by the American Academy of Pediatrics of 8:30. A new study was published from the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) that states that less than one in five middle and high schools in America starts...
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...Fine Arts Proposal Jennifer Rohrer St. Louis University INTRODUCTION Before we begin, I would like to introduce a few terms which will be used throughout this paper. First, visual art. In this paper, visual art refers to aesthetic art, such as drawing, painting, and sculpture. Second, “at- risk” youth, this refers to children who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds. They are typically a black or Hispanic minority, even though there have been cases of Caucasian children. They are also of low academic standing. Finally, success. Success in this research paper means the completion of high school. No Child Left Behind was put into place in hopes of closing the achievement gap between high and low socioeconomic children. States have been trying to figure out the best way to achieve this dilemma, but they have been going about it the wrong way. The legislators who are in charge of education are assuming all children learn the same. However, this is not the case. Children have many different ways which they learn. But because of this cookie cutter mold, curriculum is being designed to suit one type of child. This can cause boredom, under achievement, and discipline problems in other children (Lutfi and Repress, 2006). One way legislators have decided to design their curriculum, is to have education based on Math, Science, and English, eliminating other subjects such as Music and Art. This plan is not beneficial to anyone. Art education, especially through critiques...
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...learning. In Valerie Strauss’ article “As Homework Grows, So Do Arguments Against It” from September 12, 2006 Washington Post she uses pathos and logos effectively, by supporting her thoughts with reliable sources to discuss the controversy of whether or not homework is beneficial and necessary. Homework is often a negative word in our culture. Research shows that there is actually no benefit, yet, students continue to spend hours on homework each night: Elementary school students get no academic benefit from homework -- except reading and some basic skills practice -- and yet schools require more than ever. High school students studying until dawn probably are wasting their time...
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...has been a neutral debate for many year and even more to come, should school start later? Evidently, scientist have proven that starting school benefits many factors including academic performances and essential growth. While others argue that starting school later interferes with sports and afterschool occasion that limits them from having a positive childhood. This debate has taken action all across the world but some schools starting later and others refusing and starting school at the crack of dawn. School should start later because it improves grades, helps prevent diseases in children, and the sleep is crucial for essential growth. The fact that school opens so early has caused some major problems among students at middle schools including essential growth and sleep. It is not right that almost all middle school students should arrive at school, yawning and with their eyes drooping. That's how it is with most middle schools. A negative point about an early school starting time is when kids wake up in the morning, they usually haven't had enough sleep. In the morning, teens have to rush and get ready really fast, maybe even miss breakfast just to catch the bus. If they miss it, it always becomes a problem for everybody because most parents have their jobs to go to also in the mornings, so this causes stress for everybody at home. When students come to school all tired and sleepy, they feel that school is something very hard to go to, and it shouldn't be that...
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