Research Topics with Explanation
Krista Reynolds
Professor Dorothy Hoerr
English 215
October 20, 2013
Topic 1: Should minors who commit violent crimes be tried as adults?
I have chosen this topic because it holds the future of our children and the future of our country within its laws and courtrooms. By treating our children as adults for crimes they commit, are we holding them accountable or are we creating “super-predator” out of our troubled youth? Not only are we creating our future criminals but we are arming them with experience and an education that far exceeds that of a classroom or book. The end result will be a future of violence that will only escalate and end with more deaths, heinous crimes, and an increase in mental health issues, drug and alcohol addiction and eventually the deterioration of our society. Parents, policy makers, mental health professionals and the judicial system should work together as team to battle this crucial issue.
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Topic 2: Should changes be made to the No Child Left Behind Act? …show more content…
Growing up as the oldest sister to a mentally challenged sibling with multiple learning disabilities and having a mother who is a Special Education Teacher to autistic and behavioral challenged children, I have been surrounded by the train wreck called the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). While the NCLB is supposed to hold our schools accountable and to offer assistance to struggling students who are unable to pass the standardize testing. What happens to the students who have learning disabilities? What happens to our vocational students (Home economics, welding,