Why Standardized Testing Should Not Be A Graduation Requirement Standardized testing has been apart of American education since the mid1800s. U.S. students have slipped in performance from 18th in the world in math in 2000 to 31st place in 2009. Failure in the education system have been blamed on rising poverty levels‚ teacher quality‚ and increasingly on the pervasive use of standardized testing. Standardized testing should not be a graduation requirement because testing has not improved student achievement
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Jasmine Santos Mrs. Shafer IU English 19 December 2011 Community Service as a Graduation Requirement A wise person once said‚ “If you light a lamp for someone else‚ it will also brighten your path.” This particular quote has helped me realize that not enough teenagers are helping their community become a more desirable place to live. Implementing community service into the senior project outline as a requirement would ultimately benefit the students and the community. Not only will the students
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As I am approaching my tia’s house‚ I hear the roar of the music from the backyard‚ a mixture of air and percussion instruments like drums‚ trumpets‚ and clarinets. One could hear the laughter and sense of love amongst everyone at the party. Everyone is enjoying the delicious food‚ holding hands‚ dancing with one another‚ cheering on those who are displaying their love of our culture. In this community‚ you feel a sense of belonging and welcoming the moment you walk past the door. We honor and praise
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We did it. Good morning. President Dottavio‚ Provost Murray‚ faculty‚ staff‚ family‚ friends‚ loved ones and fellow graduates. I am honored for the opportunity to address you because without your continued love and sacrifice we would not be here today. Today is not just about walking across a stage but demonstrating the fruition of all your support. We all decided to pursue the road of higher education for different reasons. For some of us it was the next logical step towards a goal locked upon
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10 Things To Remember After You Graduate- or in general/10 ways to be awesome after you graduate So you’ve just graduated polytechnic a little less than a month ago. Well‚ congratulations to you for getting over this major milestone! You find yourself in a slew of celebratory parties‚ a string of familial affairs‚ newfound sense of “freedom” – you get the drift‚ it’s all been pretty awesome right? Wrong. Because amidst the celebration & all things fun‚ lurks a swiftly escalating feeling of generalized
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call of duty” “No” id say‚ “well that sucks.” A couple months before Obama had been elected and we’d all been called into the music room to watch historic event of the first black man becoming president. To us though it was just another day in lower school. We cared about the Giants who had just won the Super bowl they were the main topic of discussion. We’d say‚ “ wow what a game they were unstoppable out there against the Patriots” and then they asked‚ “ How was that vocab quiz?” I’d say “you know
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and in the visual‚ “Graduation Day”‚ both depict the common theme that people should embrace their culture and heritage. In “Nombres”‚ the theme can be seen when Julia’s mother states‚ “You know what (Julia’s) friend Shakespeare said‚ ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet’‚” (Alvarez Pg. 1). This shows that Julia’s mother doesn’t want her to be ashamed of where she comes from‚ and that she should embrace her name. This theme is also evident in the visual‚” Graduation Day”. The fact that
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There are three basic operational rules which help to simplify the use of the sigma notation. 1. For any integer N Operational Rules for Summation N i i N i i N i i i y x y x 1 1 1 2. If c is a constant‚ that is‚ does not depend on the index of summation i‚ then Continue... Nc c and x c cx N i N i i N i i 1 1 1 The graphical representation of data gives us the idea on the shape of the distribution
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Lesson 1-8 2. 16 4. 17 Lesson 1-9 5.A. 5463 divided by 9= 607. Multiply 607 by 9 to check your answer. B. 6.00-3.98= 2.02 C. 5.70x0.03= .1710 I moved the decimal over 4 places. D. 4 1/2 divided by 6= 9/12 or ¾. E. 18 1/5-12 2/3= 5 8/15 I found a common denominator. F. 25.75+40.00= 65.75 G. 546.30 divided by .09 move the decimal over two to the right and you get 6070 as your answer. H. 6 divided by 4 ½ flip the second fraction and you get 1 1/3 as the answer. I. 13 7/8+6 1/3 find a common denom
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To begin with i am very grateful for the opportunity and the time you are taking to read my essay. Through this essay i will try to express myself‚ my experiences‚ and what i aspire to do in the future the best i can. I come from a venezuelan family in which my parents have grown a business of high end jewelry and timepieces. Due to the political situation in Venezuela my parent had to take the decision of moving to the united states when i was young. They moved to the united states with the idea
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