Most students at college campuses are worried about exams‚ homework‚ social relationships‚ family‚ and financial responsibilities. School shootings and school violence are not at the top of the list of concerns for these same individuals. Looking back nine years ago this was also not of concern for the students at the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University that April morning. No one is prepared for tragic events and no one is ever expecting them to happen. They happen in a
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eat… OH GREAT!... It just happens to be the same thing you ate yesterday. Since Freshman year we have had the same lunch variety and under or over coked food. Most students have come to agree that school lunch has made them sick and tired of eating almost the same thing every day. Although at times school food might seem disgustingly delicious‚ but is it your taste buds talking or is it your hunger
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provide them with such a place. Smoking area placement is often determined by city law‚ but traditionally requires that smokers be a certain distance from entrances or exits and dispose of their butts properly. Whether or not to have a smoking area on school grounds is a hotly debated issue‚ with a few disadvantages rising to the surface like the second-hand smoke‚ the fact that it could encourage underage smoking‚ and all the health risks for the smokers. Second-hand smoke refers to pollution generated
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of Canada it became more and more evident that something drastic would need to be done in order to fit them into their ideal perception of what it was to be Canadian. With the help of the church the Canadian government implemented the residential school system‚ which was devoted to providing a disciplined based ideal that promoted rejection of the aboriginal culture in favor of the dominant white population. The residential system would eventually become an official Canadian policy for the education
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The Effect of Divorce 50 percent of children in the United States watch their parents go through a divorce (Children-and-divorce.com). If you have 10 friends‚ 5 of those friends could have divorced parents. Do you know how it feels to have divorced parents? Maybe you do know‚ maybe you are a victim of divorce. Even though it might be for the best of the parents‚ the loss of stability that comes from a divorce affects children and even adults in many ways. Many children who suffer through their parents
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SCHOOL UNIFORM { • School uniforms are made compulsory for all students since it help lessen social conflicts within the school. School uniforms promote students’ loyalty and reduces students tendency to be violent. The school uniform is a symbol that you belong to the Santa Isabel College family. It is an external sign of the ideals that an Isabelan upholds. DAILY UNIFORM Girls: - White short sleeved and sport collared blouse - Checkered skirt with straps (hemline is 1-3 inches below the knee)
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Over the last few decades‚ the argument for whether school uniforms should be implemented or not has been debated quite a lot. Uniforms should be implemented in schools across the country to provide safety‚ to help students perform better in school‚ and to decrease bullying. The question may run through your head: "How do uniforms provide safety?" School uniforms make it more difficult for unwelcome outsiders to infiltrate the school grounds. Also‚ if a student is involved in a gang‚ uniforms prevent
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bullied in schools Bullying is a serious problem in homes‚ schools and communities. Often dismissed as an adolescent “rite of passage‚” research clearly indicates bullying is learned behavior and detrimental to the academic‚ physical‚ psychological‚ and mental development of all involved bullies‚ targets and the bystanders who witness it. Bullying is not only a problem of youth but programs and increased scrutiny by the media‚ bullying continues to pervade our culture and our schools. It is a
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millions of children come from every background; African American‚ Caucasian‚ Asian‚ Latin‚ etc. All of these ethnicities go to our public schools. Not only are children categorized into different ethnic groups‚ but also economic groups. Children from low‚ middle‚ and high-income families all attend public schooling. Because of all these societal groups going to school together‚ public schooling can truly be characterized as an engine for multicultural education. However‚ due to barriers within society
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The role of differentiation in the classroom has become a growing importance for many schools as a challenge to provide their students with a proper education in order to help them reach appropriate academic success. The first step of implementing differentiation is to ensure the teachers are properly trained to use and create strategies. Unfortunately‚ many teacher education programs do not focus on diversity‚ which creates a setback in the understanding of differentiation and its importance (Landson-Billings
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