This anthology is set up in order of importance to the creation of the United States of America. The first reading in Skerrett’s anthology is the Decleration of Independence. This ocument being the first thing that the reader reads after the introduction does wonders for the anthology. The Decleration of Independence being first shows its importance in the creation of America. This document explains to the reader that it shaped America and it is what set the ball in motion for later events. After, The decleration of Independence the anthology moves slowly through history with importance. More important pieces being toward the beginning of the anthology. The more important documents being toward the beginning of the anthology makes the focus…
The declaration of independence is one of the most popular documents in the U.S. History. It really challenged the monarch of the King and British Parliament by uniting the colonists and inspiring them to fight for equality, liberty, and justice.…
When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for students to break off with their parents and teachers and to become independent; they must explain why they deserve to be independent to the rest of the world. This requires us, as students to write our own Declaration of Independence for the rest of the world to see and comprehend why we should be and will be independent to show our oppression against our teachers.…
As a child, my afternoons were filled with fun activities, whether that be classes in swimming, horseback riding, and gymnastics, or just sitting on the couch reading a book that was just released. Subjects such as college and AP classes were far from my mind. Sure I cared about doing well in school, but my concerns revolved more around the fun activities I planned outside of school.…
Taking extra time out of the school day for “free time”, can be seen as a waste of time. The additional time given to students may not be used in effective ways. This is in agreement with Perspective Two which claims that giving students a “genius hour” is a waste of time because not everyone will use the time well. For example, some students do not use their time wisely in study halls. However, more often than not, students want to be productive so they will not have as much work to do at home. This ties in with the idea in Perspective Three, which argues that giving students extra free time during the day is a waste of tax dollars, and that…
Students tend to become engaged in their classroom activities if they feel a sense of belonging, and when they feel their teacher cares about their well-being (Skinner & Belmont, 1993). When students form a strong and caring relationship with their teacher, they are full-filling their developmental need for a connection and sense of belonging within their community (Skinner & Belmont, 1993).…
“The school schedule is a series of units of time: the clock is king...how much time do I have with my kids, is the teacher’s key question” (Sizer pg. 40). School periods are about fifty minute each and students and teacher have a few minutes to go from class to class. Mr. Sizer argues that going from class to class gives the school day a kind of restless and hectic quality and provides the students with many distractions. Mr. Seizer point is strong, restlessness and distractions seem to go hand and hand here, once the children enter the class they must be resettled and their attention refocused leaving even less time for learning. In addition, most schools have at least one class that is called a “split class”. During “split classes” the student starts their class period, then, half way through it is interrupted so they can go to lunch or attend another activity. After they have finished lunch or the other activity they then…
The American Deceleration of Independence was an act of revolution. A statement that Americans would no longer accept the status quo; it was loud proclamation to the classic republics of the past that “We the People” are “created equal”. In addition, a defiant glare the potential tyrants of the future, not here, not in these United States. This Declaration of Independence has echoed through America’s complicated history and has helped shape the modern world. Today, in America the question is often asked if it has achieved the idealistic dreams,” the life, liberty and pursuit happiness” that where promised on that faithful parchment. The answer is complex because the delicate balances of freedom and happiness are never precise. The United States…
A policy such as this denies kids their fundamental rights as a student, and I view it as an equality problem. Depriving kids who do not have a B average or above of the opportunity to participate in after-school activities creates a caste system that would stigmatize students who do not make the mark. If this policy were in place now, I myself would not be able to participate in any activities, clubs, or sports due to my grade average. Those activities are the places students make friends and find a safe fun environment to socialize and express themselves in the stressful pressure of a high school day. Speaking from experience, without something to look forward to during or at the end of a six-hour school day of tedious lectures and clocks ticking at the pace of molasses, removing these activities would decrease the students’ desire to want to learn or even be in a school setting. This could then backlash and drive the cycle of bad grades.…
Do you think that middle schoolers should have time for recess? I don’t think that middle schools should have a set time for recess. Recess is for little kids not almost adults.…
We demand a little downtime during our work day, But kids aren’t allowed to say i need a break , get up and then leave whatever they are doing. Studies shown that kids need recess, however, it is being banned. Middle school students should have recess because it helps keep them healthy and recess benefits the brain and recess helps develop peer relationships.…
One reason I think this is that kids go to bed late staying up doing homework or getting back from school events. Kids in our school district are so involved with extra circular activities, which I think is a good thing. We want our kids to be involved, but we also want them to be successful with their school work. My daughter Mariah told me the other night after her far away basketball game…
Students have extracurricular activated two to three times a week or more even. An extracurricular activity takes a lot of time out of the afternoon. Sports can take up to 3 hours or more each day. Then students don’t have a lot of time to do homework, eat dinner, take a shower, or even go to church because it could be seven or eight o’clock before they get home. Most of the time extracurricular activities can make people tired. In activities, students have to work hard to be good at the activity, so students can get really lazy with not doing their homework or doing it in the class before. Someone anonymous says:…
With this in mind every semester in the school year every student should at least have a class that’s physically active especially at this state in age. Teenagers need P.E because a lot of teenagers don’t do sports in or out of school so they need to stay at least active in school for the 5 days a week there in school. Staying active in the school day is very important especially with waken…
On occasion MNU had an event held where students would come join in the library and be able to get in groups and study for a test, or work on homework together. The teachers were also being present helping out the students with whatever they needed. This event was called “Late night procrastination” but it had only happened about two or three times throughout the whole year. I would like to keep this event going. I found it very helpful, however, unfortunately there was a definite lack of turnout. This event could be very successful if there were more students attending. The solution to this is simply doing our best to keep get it going and inform students about the purpose, the place, and the end result. This event can be very beneficial…