Turn on the television or open a newspaper and likely there will be a story of racism in our high schools. In many instances‚ it is the lack of diversity that leads to racism. Consider my personal experience in two very different high schools. My first two years were in a school located in a predominantly white community. Many of the students had attended this school since grade school and had limited exposure to diversity. There were several instances where I heard peers telling racist jokes and
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School has always been my biggest priority since I started middle school. In sixth grade I wasn’t the best student I could be. Instead of getting all A’s‚ I was getting B’s and C’s. I was one of the lazy students. Although I always turned in my homework but I never showed very good effort on it. In 7th grade I wanted to change everything! The way I act‚ work‚ performed‚ etc. Believe me when I say that I changed. My whole 7th grade year I had a 4.0 GPA. Do you want to know how I did it? I built
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Residential Schools were a product of the Canadian government to provide cultural genocide of the indigenous community with the intended effect of separation from their land‚ their culture‚ and their identity as Aboriginal Peoples. These schools were in effect from the 1870s until the last one closed in 1996‚ with over 150‚000 First Nations‚ Inuit and Métis children who were forced to attend. Children‚ from as young as 4 years old‚ were taken from their homes and sent away to schools run by Christian
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Censorship is seen throughout the world‚ including the United States where the first amendment protects educators’ judgment of their professional standards. Moral and religious censorship in schools confines the flow of ideas that make a classroom a place to truly learn. Knowledge is needed by young citizens to become contributing members of society. Students in America differ in cultural traditions and religion‚ making it hard for educators to balance educational needs and respect of individual
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Public School Uniforms; Useless Solution to Ever Constant Problems Uniforms. They’re everywhere! Compulsory for most working Americans‚ they follow us throughout our whole life. Whether you’re a solider‚ doctor‚ waiter‚ or car salesman‚ uniforms are apart of your job. Now some people are trying to creep these uniforms into our public school system. Do we really need them? Will they make us more capable‚ more strict and studious? I don’t think uniforms are at all necessary. Students should be
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FINAL DRAFT The presence and extent of religion in public schools is one of the most difficult church/state issues. Religion in schools is a problem that can affect many people because of how they are treated in a discriminatory manner‚ also not all have the same religion or in some cases people have no religion. In my opinion‚ schools and religion should not be linked because religion is a personal and voluntary choice. The religion is something that should not be imposed. According to some articles:
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older‚ I realized all my questions revolved around science. Even with my questions answered‚ I still desired to know more. From this dedication came my love for science. I feel that this love is too big to be ignored‚ and that going to __________ High School would leave me immensely satisfied through the excellent academic courses offered. The main reason why I love science is because it keeps my mind open to new things and vulnerable to new questions. The world today is fast-paced area where many new
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Middle School Students hate school because of how they don’t have time. In elementary school‚ a place where students have time to themselves where they can socialize‚ can learn new skills‚ and reduce the stress that is called a recess. A high-quality recess program can help students feel more engaged safer and positive about the school day according to Stanford research. This block of time has many benefits for kids‚ elementary schools overall climate‚ said Milbrey McLaughlin. Students should
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Bullying In Schools A huge problem seems to be taking over our schools these days. Bullying has become a major issue in our schools and should be a problem taken very seriously. Parents need to take action in putting a stop to their children harming others. Teachers also should be aware of what is going on in their schools and take immediate action before something terrible occurs. Bullying is when someone intentionally brings harm to someone else. It comes in forms of physically harming another
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excellence wherever is possible. As my middle school years came to an end‚ I am enveloped with a sense of sadness that I had to leave all my friends and most of my life behind and start a new life in an unfamiliar domain. However‚ like a blood-thirsty cannibal‚ the code in my mind was confident and enthusiastic about starting a new path of greater excellence‚ and this path is called high school. To fill my knowledge-hungry mind up‚ I have to go to a school that has the best education possible. Therefore
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