Now that i have finished the 1st quarter of my 8th grade year‚ I can say i really enjoy it. It may be different but it’s really enjoyable. Classes‚ life‚ lunch‚ grades all differ from my past middle school years‚ Some good‚ Some bad. One big difference I have noticed is my classes. I have 2 new teachers since last year. And so far i like them. In math‚ I am now in advanced math. Although we’re still learning about equations‚ expressions‚ etc. Advanced math is way harder and faster. But i think it
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Why year round schooling should be banned As grades go down teachers‚ parents and educators are wondering how to solve this problem. One answer they have come up with much research is year around school. However‚ the potential benefits of year-round school are very little and are outnumbered by the cons. The raising utility bill‚ scheduling complications and ironically no academic improvement are some of the many negative outcomes of year round school. True‚ year around school has a lot of benefits
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is a better retention rate from year-round schooling‚ along with better academic performance‚ and lower dropout rates (there is a 2% dropout rate for year-round schools‚ while the traditional has a 5% dropout rate). In year-round educational plans‚ the school is set on a school plan and track. The plan determines the number of consecutive days students attend school and also dictates the break schedule. The track determines which students are present in the school at a given time. As of 2011–12‚
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around the country‚ school isn’t necessarily out for the summer.” (Zubrycki pg. 1). Year-round schools have varied schedules‚ and benefit to students‚ teachers‚ and parents. Scientists have proven the schedule and multi-tracking of year-round schools are not just a benefit for the students‚ but for parents and teachers as well. Victoria Winterhalter states that year-round schools don’t extend the required 180 days‚ of school‚ but reorganize‚ or balance them throughout the year(pg.2). The traditional
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and four year kindergarten are diverse. Many of my five year old students were a part of the four year old kindergarten program last year and have different backgrounds in English Language Arts and in math. Students whose first year in school is this year have little to no background knowledge in the areas of Language Arts and math. Some of my four year old students have had no experience in a school setting. While other four year old‚ have been in daycare before attending a public school. When testing
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Utilitarianism is a prominent theory‚ which is defined as an action that is considered to encourage happiness and pleasure within a social context‚ and if it fails‚ then it tends to promote harm to the environment. However‚ John Mills disagrees with this definition and instead he believes that everyone’s happiness is intrinsically good for them. This‚ in brief‚ is the argument from Mills. The following shall be an examination of his theory. I will then examine defences to his opinion as presented
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education‚ John Taylor Gatto’s “Against School” questions whether we really need the nine month‚ drawn out‚ traditional curriculum. Gatto goes on to name several successful people through history that were not products of a contemporary school system. When I think of Gatto’s theory of forced schooling‚ a friend of mine named John Smith who goes by the alias of Viper comes to mind. Viper is in his late 20’s‚ lives in South Philadelphia‚ and has worked as a Roofer for the past 10 years.
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John Gatto believes that mandatory schooling does wrong by prolonging childhood‚ and Professor X claims that students are unprepared for college‚ and questions whether some should be admitted. Gatto uses historical references to support his claim that schools stifle independence. Professor X doesn’t think everyone is qualified for a college level curriculum. John Gatto is the last one would expect to be a retired school teacher‚ as he preaches the flawed ways of the public school system to anyone
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Summary 3: “Against School” In the essay “Against School” the author John Taylor‚ Gatto claims boredom has made a big impact in schooling systems all around the United States not only in Manhattan‚ New York. Gatto believes that boredom affects the capability of ones education and also states that boredom is a common condition not only in students but also in schoolteachers. Gatto is against schools all together‚ saying that our school system is to blame‚ a school system not designed by the United
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Mackey clearly tried to steer potential investors and stockholders away from Wild Oats and towards his company. I agree with John Hollon of The Business Management blog‚ when he states that Mackey is “ a delusional apologist of his own bad behavior”. From my personal perspective‚ I believe Mackey acted in an unethical manner with regards to his blogging
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