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    Declining Test Scores Did you know that the U.S. isn’t as advanced as other countries? Fifty-seven percent of graduating seniors aren ’t ready to transition to college coursework. The U.S. used to be one of the most advanced countries in the world. What happened? I believe that the declining academic scores in the U.S. affect our ability to compete globally because we aren’t as smart as students in other countries. I think that if we tried to figure out how each person learns and put them in classes

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    I do not think that we put too much value on the idea or actions of individual people. Everyone has a purpose. They can be meant to do great things in life and change the world. Not everyone can change the world of course but they can have a big affect on people. Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr. was the most respected leader of the Civil Rights Movement. He practically sacrificed his life for his dream to have equal rights in America. His death dampened spirits of a complete nation. Dr. King is obviously

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    act as a magnet to many‚ but a repellent to others. As it can detract people from jobs by putting them off from what seems to them as a remarkably low pay‚ when compared to the pay of a football player. When people argue that footballer ARE paid too much‚ they usually tend to use other jobs‚ which offer more evidence that the society is being benefited‚ in comparison. Arguing that

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    The Usefulness of Standardized Tests When one is employed at a school‚ and starts noticing loads of confidential boxes being delivered‚ “Smarties” candies and “Smart Pencils” being distributed to students‚ and last but not least; witnessing that the stress of the school is rising…You know it’s testing time. This all happens at the beginning‚ middle‚ and end of the school year. Many tests take 1 to 2 days when others‚ have a duration of 2-3 weeks. As an employee of an elementary school‚

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    Too Much Too Soon

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    CASE STUDY TOO MUCH TOO SOON NISHANT THAKUR 1775563 MGMT 121/ SM05(1) Synopsis The scenario is about Sara Patel; she has finished college and is working in a company called Maddison for three years. The first two years she had worked in sales department but now she is working as a sales trainer in the sales and development department. For a while everything was going smooth‚ all the people in the department liked her and there was an air of openness‚ until the department started expanding

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    pass a certain amount of classes‚ with a score of at least sixty percent‚ barely over half of the content. Afterwards‚ that individual must attend the workforce‚ with at least sixty percent of their education retained (or higher. Most people score higher‚ but some barely reach this mark to pass). Standardized tests determine the future of someone‚ but yet they don’t seek to apply skills learned in an education to a real world scenario. After a student scores with a sixty percent they move on even

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    Ever since the standardized test was first introduced‚ it began to suck out the creativity from school and forced all teachers to teach the same material to every students nationwide. It has long been theorized that no two minds are the same and if you ask parent with more than one children they will confirm it. So why teach the same thing to every student when even siblings don’t have the same mindset and learning patterns? President Obama said himself “Teachers should not be forced to spend the

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    Too much pressure

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    In Colleen Wenkes look for‚ Too untold Pressure‚ Wenke argues that imposition is a procession hassle in college and curiously mellowed school that must(prenominal) be solved. She cites statistics indicating that the frequency of duplicity has increased over the outgoing few generations and attributes the problem to high levels of insisting on students to succeed‚ be real to competitive colleges‚ and form a high income when they are adults. Overall‚ her business lines are weak. succession she is clear

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    College: The Rewards Cost Too Much to Enjoy Elizabeth Davis Excelsior College College: The Rewards May Cost Too Much to Enjoy A college degree is very important unless you can hit a golf ball like Tiger Woods or throw a punch like Floyd Mayweather Jr. Most parents make sure their children are clothed‚ nurtured and spoon fed college applications since the day they are born. Pursuing college after high school seems like the most natural thing for a high school student. Could it be because

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    Standardized tests are also used as an assessment to measure the progress that a student has made in one academic year. Of course‚ one test would not be sufficient for assessing the student’s academic capability but‚ the test results would be a fairly accurate indicator (Thompson). Educators can take advantage of standardized tests by assessing where the student falls in their grade level on a national scale. If the student is falling behind academically compared to his peers‚ his educators will

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