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  • Inner City School Systems

    Inner City School Systems

    The school system in America has long been an issue of discussion and debate amongst people everywhere. The discussions and debates often stem from evaluating the current educational system in order to determine if significant social issues, including increasing regional poverty and declining literacy rates in specific urban regions are related to economic differentiations in the educational system. Many policy analysts have considered the issue of educational funding allotments in order to determine a system

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    Essay Length: 663 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Mike
  • Bullying in Schools

    Bullying in Schools

    BULLYING ESSAY By: Levi Riddle Bullying in schools is a worldwide problem that can have bad consequences and it doesn't matter what the bully is doing, who and what age they are and why they are doing it because it is all just bullying. Bullying can also have negative consequences for both bullies and their victims for the rest of their lives. Bullying is a type of direct behaviors such as teasing, taunting, threatening, hitting

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    Essay Length: 657 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Jessica
  • High School Vs College

    High School Vs College

    Upon attending college for a semester and a half, I have found that I enjoy being a college student more than being a high school student. In the time that i have been in college, I have seen that more freedom is allowed to students in college than in high school. Such choices as the note taking, the environment, or class selection are a few examples of how college is less restrictive than high

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    Essay Length: 1,017 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Steve
  • Same Sex School/classes

    Same Sex School/classes

    The latest trend in America is to have same sex classes. According to “extensive” research it has been found that boys and girls do not learn the same way (2). This is but one reason why the government is allowing for classes to be segregated by sex (5). It is felt that if the boys are taught at a rate they understand and the girls at another rate that eventually they will even out and

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    Essay Length: 763 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: March 31, 2010 By: Mike
  • Socioeconomic Stratification of Public Schools

    Socioeconomic Stratification of Public Schools

    Socioeconomic Stratification of Public Schools There have been many educational changes and reforms during America’s 350 year old education system. Although America’s educational system has climbed mountains since its inception in 1635, there are still many peaks to overcome. Why? The world around us is constantly changing. Faux pas of yesterday are the norms today and vise-versa. In order to keep up with society and the quality of education it demands there has to be

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    Essay Length: 1,134 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 1, 2010 By: Bred
  • School Prayer

    School Prayer

    How would you feel if a system of beliefs that you didn't agree with was forced upon you? Would you sit back and let it happen or would you stand up for your rights? What if your child's rights were being violated? Some people think that prayer in public schools should be mandatory, but I strongly disagree. At many times in our nation's history students, regardless of their parent's and their own personal religious

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    Essay Length: 963 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 2, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Does Religion Affect Home or School?

    Does Religion Affect Home or School?

    Abstract The study sought to develop an understanding of identities related to eating patterns between eating at home and school. The study showed different cases to see if religion had an impact on if individuals eat differently at home than in school. The main source of information used in this study was gathered on the campus of Northeastern Illinois University in 2005. Ninety one students were asked questions pertaining to their nationality, religion, ethnicity, work,

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Artur
  • The School of Athens

    The School of Athens

    The School of Athens The School of Athens is one of the most celebrated pieces of artwork from the age of the Renaissance. Painted by Raphael of Urbino from 1510 to 1512, the School of Athens is located in the Stanza della Segnatura at the Vatican Palace in Rome. The fresco was painted in the High Renaissance of Humanism and is the ideal embodiment of the classical spirit. Raphael of Urbino, or Raffaello Sanzio as

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    Essay Length: 639 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: David
  • Children Are Being Cheated out of an Education in Charter Schools

    Children Are Being Cheated out of an Education in Charter Schools

    There is no reason to have charter schools because they are performing even worse than most public schools, even with all their funding. The reasons why they fail are due to the inconsistency in each institution, racial discrimination, instructor credentials and the inability to spend money wisely. We have a time-honored system of public education in the District of Columbia and the United States of America. Although it has its shortcomings, tax money should go

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    Essay Length: 2,905 Words / 12 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: Victor
  • Creationism and Public Schools

    Creationism and Public Schools

    Creationism and Public Schools The issue of whether creationism should be taught in public schools, rather than evolution, is a new one. It has only been in the past fifty years that it has even been in debate. Public school science classes, when discussing the origins of life on Earth, coincided with Sunday school classes. Students learned that the Earth, universe and everything else was created in seven days, by God, as stated in

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    Essay Length: 993 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 6, 2010 By: David
  • Student Improvement Program in Alternative High School

    Student Improvement Program in Alternative High School

    Abstract This study examined program completion and student motivation among students within one particular alternative education high school program. Exiting students of the program are expected to have done so within 65 days. Based on the most recent student exit date prior to this study, only 18 of 29 students successfully completed the program within 65 days. Surveys were given to determine the motivational levels of the students failing to exit within the expected timeframe.

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    Essay Length: 3,190 Words / 13 Pages
    Submitted: April 7, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Homeschooling Vs. Public Schooling by Mary Lanphier

    Homeschooling Vs. Public Schooling by Mary Lanphier

    Homeschooling vs. Public Schooling Mary Lanphier August 27, 2006 When we consign our children to public schools, we feel satisfied that they are receiving 'quality education'. But, are we really getting our money's worth? More importantly, are the children gaining anything from this kind of a learning procedure? Socialization is hailed as one of the greatest advantage of schools. This is the place where the child picks up the rudiments of social skills that help

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    Essay Length: 879 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 9, 2010 By: Top
  • My High School Flings

    My High School Flings

    My High School Flings Yesterday, I was looking in my high school photo album and came across some pictures of my ex-boyfriends, Shaun, Jamal, and Daniel. Looking at the pictures of them, reminded me of how they were both all very special people in my life, and how I really enjoyed the times that I spent with all of them. However, I realized that, although they were alike in bringing happiness in my life, the

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    Essay Length: 909 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Jessica
  • Private School Vouchers Proposals

    Private School Vouchers Proposals

    Private School Vouchers Proposals to use private school vouchers, a marketplace strategy, as a mechanism by which to improve the general quality of public education have produced a lively debate. Frequently, that debate has degenerated into a disagreement about whether public schools are as good as private schools or whether a given private school is better than a certain neighborhood public school. Other issues raised in these discussions include the appropriate use of public funds,

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    Essay Length: 2,590 Words / 11 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Anna
  • Cliques in High Schools

    Cliques in High Schools

    David Balsimo Mrs. Reed Senior Composition 16 March 2008 Cliques in High Schools “For the most part, we do not first see, and then define; we define first and then see…” (Berelson and Janowitz). In this paper, I will be discussing stereotypes of cliques. I will also examine how cliques can have a negative effect on high school students’ social skills. I will first explain stereotypes, then I will clarify the difference between cliques and

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    Essay Length: 1,065 Words / 5 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: David
  • School Violence

    School Violence

    Violence is a problem many school are facing today. Across the United States violence in schools continues to grow. There are more possibilities of violent acts taking place in public schools than in private schools. Though the years there has always been violence acts in schools. School violence is problems that may come from home, media, neighborhoods, or even from some roles models. “Violence is identified by the federal government as one of our leading

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    Essay Length: 976 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Tommy
  • Uniform in Public School

    Uniform in Public School

    This article describes the pros and cons of uniforms in school. Many experts believe that students who wear school uniforms will do better academically in school. Majority of students are focused on wardrobe and the latest fashion trends that it distracts them from the actual reason of why they are attending school to receive a quality education. Some experts state that mandatory uniform policy will remove these distractions. In addition they also believe uniform set

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    Essay Length: 506 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 11, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Affect of Media on School Violence

    Affect of Media on School Violence

    Nisha Gajjar AP Lang Affect of Media on school violence. Whether or not exposure to media violence causes increased levels of aggression and violence in young people is the perennial question of media effects research. Some experts, like University of Michigan professor L. Rowell Huesmann, argue that fifty years of evidence show "that exposure to media violence causes children to behave more aggressively and affects them as adults years later." Others, like Jonathan Freedman of

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    Essay Length: 710 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: Andrew
  • Does an Earlier Starting Time in Schools Really Benefit Teenage Students?

    Does an Earlier Starting Time in Schools Really Benefit Teenage Students?

    Most students today struggle under the heavy load of countless extracurricular activities and lengthy homework assignments, all for a tiny opportunity to get accepted into the most exclusive colleges and eventually the competitive workforce. Starting school at the break of dawn does nothing but deter students from functioning at the best of their ability. In spite of multiple attempts by parents, educators, and students to adapt to schools’ early starting times, the best remedy to

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    Essay Length: 830 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 12, 2010 By: Max
  • Ready or Not, Here Comes Year-Round Schooling

    Ready or Not, Here Comes Year-Round Schooling

    Ready or Not, Here Comes Year-Round Schooling Recently the Wake County School Board approved an initiative to implement year-round school schedule for nineteen elementary and middle schools. This change forces faculty, students, and parents to adjust to an unfamiliar routine. Like any major adjustment, some individuals support, while others dislike the new plan. Regardless, the board has already approved the change in policy, and everyone will have to simply "deal with it." Under the new

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    Essay Length: 873 Words / 4 Pages
    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Jon
  • High School Vs. College

    High School Vs. College

    High School vs. College There are many similarities, and differences betweeen high school and college. High School was the best four years of my life. I got in a lot of trouble in thoses years, but also had a blast. Now at J.C.C. it is even better than high school, and my eyes are being opened to a whole new world. In Toronto High Schol you can get away with just about anything. Jefferson Community

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    Essay Length: 1,489 Words / 6 Pages
    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Fonta
  • California School Shooting

    California School Shooting

    California School Shooting On March 5, 2001 a fifteen year-old freshman at Santana High School in Santee, California shot and killed two classmates and wounded thirteen other people. The San Diego Country District Attorney, Paul Pfingst says, "The fifteen year-old will most likely be tried as an adult". One student John Schardt saw the shooter stepping out of the bathroom with a smile on his face while shooting rounds at people. When the shooting started

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    Essay Length: 459 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • School Uniforms

    School Uniforms

    The IV amendment states “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause...” This means that a person will not have their private property searched or taken without a warrant or probable cause. Therefore, random locker searches are illegal, against civil rights, and wrong because, if they are done randomly, they

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    Essay Length: 340 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Mike
  • Sheep, Dog and Wolf in Schools?

    Sheep, Dog and Wolf in Schools?

    Generally when you look at a school you can see many different types of students. In this paper I have outlined my basic understanding of how some students can make schools a living hell for others. Wolves: These students are typically known as bullies. They bully people by teasing them, calling them names, spreading rumors and sometimes even resort to physical violence. The reason wolves bull can normally be linked to Jealousy, Lack of friends

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    Essay Length: 283 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: April 15, 2010 By: Fonta
  • Sport Pilot School Shares Experiences

    Sport Pilot School Shares Experiences

    Al and Tim Adelman, father and son owners of Chesapeake Sport Pilot, decided to give up careers as attorneys to work in a field fueled by their passion for aviation. Their Stevensville, MD flight school opened its doors in February of 2007 with one light sport aircraft. Al and Tim shared their experiences in building the flight school this week at AirVenture. Tim Adelman first flew at the age of 16, and while completing his

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    Essay Length: 1,517 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 16, 2010 By: Fatih

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