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    stay out of trouble and have fun? That is why an after school activity program should be put into action. An after school program could allow kids of all ages to make new friends‚ stay away from drugs‚ and get them away from the television and experience new things. Many people think that school sports provide enough after school activities. A lot of kids aren’t very athletic and don’t have anything to do after school. With an activities program running between 3 and 6 PM‚ kids not in sports

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    Standardized Tests: Crushing Students’ Dreams Since 2001 Have you ever taken a standardized test? All students in the American public education system have or will take these tests. Standardized tests measure test taking abilities of students‚ not how smart they are and waste valuable class time. This can decrease the overall intelligence of the students because they are being prepared to take tests not to learn or better their education. Lastly‚ a lot of the data from tests can be skewed for many

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    homework is a common decision teenagers have to make. Juggling a job schedule around school is a bit much for a teen to handle. I agree with Debra Viadero‚ a part- time job only hurts student’s grades. Too much work is a bad idea. A part-time job endangers students in many different ways. Working too much leads to a lack of sleep. Part time jobs can create a detachment from school. Also‚ working too much heightens teenager’s chance of injuries. People think working at an early age brings experiences

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    Do we rely too much on technology? Technology is a great thing‚ it is used anywhere and everywhere around the world. Whether it’s a radio or an iPad‚ we all have some sort of technological device lying around somewhere in the house. Technology can be portrayed as our twenty-first century slave (without the feeding). You can ask it to do something and it will do it for you‚ it is a way of improving our living conditions. This might draw you back on a present for your mum or your house bills‚ but

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    Effects of Standardized Tests on Education Lawrence Jackson Armstrong Atlantic State University Standardized tests have been debated and argued for as many years as they have existed. It is worthwhile to look at some of the arguments for both sides and find out if there can be some middle ground. Two important factors of standardized tests are the way the tests are administered and how the results are handled. These two issues may be more important than the tests themselves

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    Too Much Homework

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    Your address and street December 16‚ 13 Mr. Dan Sullivan Curriculum & Guidance Assistant Principal Mission Viejo High School Dear Mr. Sullivan this is to inform you that Mission Viejo High School has too much homework. Students at Mission Viejo High School are getting hours and hours of homework. The issues about this are teenagers are losing lack of sleep. Lack of sleep limits your ability to learn‚ listen‚ concentrate and solve problems. You may even forget important information

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    Too Much Violence

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    acceptable in the minds of our youth to act cruel or violent toward others in various ways. Hollywood is responsible for too much violence in movies and there is a need for creative executives to take responsibility for what they produce. It is everyone ’s responsibility to address this issue (Reiner‚ 1999). The mind set seems to be that the T.V. bad person did it and got away with it‚ I can too. Over time‚ it becomes less of an issue‚ no big deal. What or who is hurt or damaged does not matter any longer

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    disagree that standardized test programs would improve the education in the U.S. Test in general‚ especially big test cause individuals anxiety‚ and students find test boring and difficult. Unfortunately‚ a plethora of individuals have test anxiety. Students know how important the test is‚ therefore they worry about how well they are going to perform on the test. Students know that if they do not perform well on the test‚ they would have to attend remedial classes. When it comes to test that are timed

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    addition standardized tests are unreliable they also cost too much money for students to take. For students to get into college‚ they have to take standardized tests like the ACT and SAT. To take these tests it can cost up to sixty dollars. However‚ most students have to take these tests more than once to get a passing score. Velasco states‚ “some students take the test once‚ but most need to take the test twice or even three times” (Velasco). Having to pay sixty dollars to take standardized tests can

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    English 100 11 August 2014 Too Much T.V? Television is good for a lot of things. It is a great place to watch the news and be kept up to date on what is going on in the world. It is also a great way to be entertained and have a laugh watching the new episode of “The Big Bang Theory.” In addition‚ it is great to watch your favorite team play and hangout with your friends while you have a barbeque. It is also a way to distract your children while you get some time for yourself to relax. However

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