The Prison University Project is the only on-site‚ degree-granting college program in the state’s prison system. There are well over 100 teacher volunteers from schools such as UC-Berkeley‚ Stanford and San Francisco State. They go through three security checks to get into the prison. And then they hold classes in a nondescript trailer overlooking the prison’s baseball field Phillip Senegal and valedictorian Felix Lucero earned associate of arts degrees in 2009 at a ceremony in San Quentin state
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or prohibiting the free exercise thereof‚” and also guarantees “freedom of speech” and freedom “of the press” (Madison). However‚ public schools in America have challenged those rights through a series of court cases. Nonetheless‚ students still retain these religious freedoms in a limited way‚ and schools cannot stop students from exercising these rights. Schools should allow students to freely express their religious beliefs as long as their expressions do not severely interfere with the activities
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Imagine living in a world where dress code makes everyone look the same; a world that is bland and boring. In today’s schools‚ dress code has gotten very strict and I feel like this can affect the students attending the schools. For example‚ schools with a strict dress code doesn’t let students express themselves‚ it doesn’t allow students to be unique and dress code rules in various schools can be very sexist towards girls. Strict dress codes doesn’t allow kids to express themselves. Many kids feel like
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Weather or not we should keep competitive sports is an important problem we need to face. Some people think it can cause your grades to suffer. However‚ other people think it can make you more collaborative in school. Competitive sports should not be continued because it is not safe or good for kid. Competitive sports are not good for kids because you can get injured‚ can also cause stress and anxiety‚ and kids have the mindset that they won’t be good at anything else than the competitive sports
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While the students were advised to complete the questionaire anonymously‚ uderrepprting or misinformation might have been provided to some extent. The useage levels of caffeinated energy drinks was the highest among all students‚ which was 24.7%. 13.5 % painkillers‚ sedatives 10.2 % and anabolic steroids was 2.3% AS and protein supplements were used by students involved in bodybuilding or atheletics to gain better sporting performances. Educational programs regarding the use of AS must be carried
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The average age of a gang member is 17 or 18‚ but now‚ one fourth of all gang members are as young as 15 (citation). Gang recruitment can begin before children reach the age of ten. Gang life is appealing to young ones because of the sense of status and brotherhood associated with this lifestyle. Young recruits are often eager to prove themselves and are willing to be involved in dangerous situations in order to do so. Gang member risk it all for a feeling of purpose and identity and in the long
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within organized sports teams as a way to give children incentive to try sports and engage in physical activities. While these trophies are intended to reward children for their contribution‚ the praise is undeserved‚ and will potentially create more harm than good in the future. A participation trophy is a tangible reminder that a child showed up to a game or tournament‚ but it has no fundamental value besides that. Through participation trophies‚ children receive the message that their success does
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appropriateness for young readers in schools. Much of the controversy roots from religious groups‚ parents‚ and school administrators who all find different aspects of the novels to be untruthful to their personal morals. In many schools‚ parents have challenged the content of the series to be immoral. Learning about wizards‚ although fictional‚ still goes against the thoughts of conservative‚ religious people. This debated series should be allowed in schools because of its strong example of true
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In the essay “School Is Bad for Children‚” John Holt argues the ways schools teach children is not right for them. He suggests many things to fix the problems. The first thing he mentions is abolishing compulsory school. Compulsory school is a strict law that demands people send their children to go to school. Holt says this law helps nobody‚ neither children nor teachers. If this rule was abolished‚ many things would happen with advantages and disadvantages. Children would have freedom for making
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is whether professors and students on college campuses should be allowed to bring concealed handguns to school. Concealed carry permits allow keeping a gun in public in a concealed manner‚ which can either be on the persons being or in a close proximity. There are many different reasons why having a concealed weapon could be beneficial to college campuses nationwide‚ and why we should be allowed to take our registered guns to school. Do you know what could be in your fellow students backpack at
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