The article‚ “The Case Against High School Sports”‚ by Amanda Ripley illustrates that high schools all across America spend way more money on athletics and focus more on sports than academics‚ some schools have even eliminated sports within their schools to focus more on education. To begin with‚ Ripley mentions that sports in America are a bigger deal than anywhere else. Other countries focus more on academics rather than athletics. As a result‚ places like Singapore‚ Shanghai‚ South Korea‚ and
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Condom Availability in High Schools across the Country Andrew W. Sampaio Tiverton High School In 1991 the New York City Board of Education created a program to make condoms accessible to all high school students upon request. The program caused parental disagreement and the school board was taken to court. Parents claimed that making condoms available to students was a health service and could not be provided to students. The board argued that the condom plan was not a medical service. They
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Causes of High School Dropouts: High school dropouts of today’s generation are very alarming and disappointing to see the amount of teens that have made the ultimate decision to give up. Teenagers suffering from drug addiction‚ alcoholism‚ pregnancy or financial problems are very likely to drop out. These all lead students into believing there is no reason to try any longer. Dropping out of high school is a negative decision‚ but can be prevented very easily. Bad decision making on teens parts
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High school vs College In high school‚ you usually cannot wait to enter college. More than likely because everyone thinks about how you actually get to take the classes you choose and the freedom that you are granted becoming a young adult on your own. High school and college are very dissimilar. Almost everyone goes through a transition between two very diverse and different worlds. During my four years of high school‚ I always wondered what college would be like. August 18‚ 2014‚ is the exact
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career during High school. Students must know that with a job comes with responsibility. I understand that having a career is a great experience transitioning into the real life. It’s also hard to keep track of assignments‚ projects‚ and school grades. I understand that having a career during school is awesome‚ but you guys must understand without your diploma most jobs won’t hire some people. Obtaining a career has many rewards to yourself and your future. Having a career in High school is hard. Which
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“The Case against High School Sports‚” written by Amanda Ripley in October of 2013 argues that high school sports are too competitive and demanding. She thinks that demanding sports are drawing students’ attention away from the main reason why they are in high school- academics. “High School Sports Aren’t Killing Academics‚” written by Daniel H. Bowen and Colin Hitt counters Ripley’s article‚ and states that in their studies sports provide benefits that increase academic success. I agree with Bowen
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High school is the time in our lives to begin exploring options and figure out who we are as individuals‚ and where we want to go. It is a pathway that guides us to whatever our future holds‚ but it is also full of commotion‚ which would transform the slightest bit of misunderstanding into arguments and violence. I recall a classmate of mine transferring school due to a fallacious rumor of him stealing. There was no proof; just words from people who “claim” they believe it were him. Far too many
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English 111 9/25/12 Compare and Contrast I could go on and on about how many similarities high school and college have‚ but I’d rather interest you in their differences. The three main differences between these two educations are homework‚ tests‚ and rules of attendance. I would personally prefer college over high school any day. In high school‚ homework is pretty ridiculous. Teachers would assign homework every day and not only that‚ but they would check it every day as well. If it
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My High School Years We all have nice memories of when we attended high school. Memories that will never be forgotten. For most of us it has been a while since high school and it is all a blur. We all remember a lot of things‚ especially things that the school did and we didn’t approve of. Something that would annoy us‚ but we wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. The majority of us‚ I’m sure‚ don’t like the way the school handled the schedule‚ the food we had for lunch‚ or the teachers
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High school classes might have seemed better in the past compared to college. You might feel more comfortable in smaller classes than you would heading off to university‚ but that is simply from the comfort of your surroundings. You are familiar with your teachers and your closest friends are always by your side. This might create a friendlier environment‚ but branching away from the only things you have ever known will help you grow as an individual. Leaving home to start your life as an adult can
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