Dear Editor‚ I agree with the article “Testing times for NAPLAN” that the NAPLAN testing in which a million students in years 3‚5‚7 and 9 undertake numeracy and literacy tests should be banned . NAPLAN constricts teaching and learning‚ stifles creativity‚ pressurises kids and schools ‚leads to comparison with other schools and does nothing to improve the students learning . NAPLAN will not improve Australia’s education system‚ indeed it is making it worse. Teachers do not get the chance to see
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telephone back in 1875. From that time the journey gained a rapid acceleration and the modern child of that journey is known as “Cell Phone” today. With the new era of cell phones‚ people started thinking of more features to add to this invention. Surely cell phone started its journey as a blessing of modern technology. But‚ have we ever tried to see the flipside of it? Cell phone technology came as a huge leap towards connecting people‚ but did it cause the birth of some imminent threats? According to
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Emily Schneider Mr. McBride CP English 11 10 January 2011 Cell Phones Negatively Impacting High School Life Two-forty p.m. is probably the most anticipated time of the day for students during the school year. As soon as the final bell rings‚ students immediately reach into their pockets‚ backpacks‚ or purses and pull out their cell phones. One day‚ while leaving school‚ I witnessed a student furiously texting as she walked down the hallway‚ unaware of the door opening towards her. The door
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I strongly agree that the wearing of the burqa should be banned because it is a risk on Australians safety and security. I believe that Cory benardi has a very strong argument that the wearing of the burqa should be banned in public places. I 100% agree with him. There has been an Australian man that was dressed in a burqa that robbed a bank because of this there have been a number of understandable concerns in the community. Police being reluctant to search any suspects wearing a burqa. I am one
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books that is banned or is currently challenged.I think that decisions that change something or take away something that a person likes;like banning a book shouldn’t be allowed. I think that they’re should be only certain banned books.”The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks...Considered to be pornigraphic…”This quote means that a parent decided that a book should be banned for nothing.What i mean is that he/she decided that because she thought it looked inappropriate that it should be banned. Also I Think
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regard cell phones use as disruptive and distracting devices in class‚ as well as a form of cheating during tests; so schools made the policy that prohibit cell phones on school properties. But I believe that there are a few reasons why cell phones should be allowed in schools. Restriction of bringing cell phones to school may be good‚ but it also causes resentment among parents and officials. In the first place‚ nowadays increasing numbers of parents are purchasing cell phones for
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Cell Phones‚ A Convenient Problem In this day and age cell phones have become so common that they have become more of a nuisance then a convenience. In today’s world the use of cell phones is beginning to present more danger then helpfulness to people’s live‚ for example texting while driving causes an excessive amount of accidents because it diverts people’s attention away from focusing on driving. I myself have been a victim of what texting and driving causes on
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1113-41 30 Jan 2012 Examining Cell Phone Effects Kailla Schlimm’s article “The Effect of Cell Phones in Modern Society” addresses issues on how cell phones have altered modern day society. Schlimm’s article is mainly targeted towards children and teenagers. She begins by expressing the main point that some people rely on their cell phones for everything and gives reason of why this may be and list examples. Schlimm then extends her argument and tells how cell phones are used and what they are used
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Who doesn’t have a cell phone these days? The amazing thing about cell phones is that they are no longer just used for calling or texting. They have become an indispensable multi-tool wonder. Today’s cell phone is cutting-edge technology at your fingertips. With this in mind‚ shouldstudents be permitted to use cell phones in school? I believe they should not just be permitted to use cell phones‚ they should be required to use them. Cell phones don’ t just allow students to stay connected with
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Effects of cell phones on society The effects of cell phones on society will always be a double edged sword. The debate is never ending. Both sides have compelling arguments. But although there are some disadvantages‚ when looking around‚ one of the first sights I see are people walking with one hand up to their ear‚ like an evidence that cell phones have become important in our daily life. One effect of cell phones on society is availability to keep in touch with family‚ friends
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