The Solution to Increasing Dropout Rates While there are many problems college students’ face while attempting to obtain a degree‚ the largest hindrance from completion is that of financial ability. One of the largest contributors to college dropout rates is the lack of financial support. Many college students must work either full or part time to support themselves or their families. With the declining economy and increasing costs of college tuition‚ funds are being scarcely distributed and
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Tamera Wilson Mrs. Jenkins English IV/0091 College Prep 24 February 2014 SUCCESSFUL My standards are set high as I watch people try to bring me down each and every day. They try to tell me all the negatives things on how I’m not going to be anything. This makes me want to try harder. All my life I been struggling and stressing‚ that’s why I came in a pathway with aggression. Where I’m from I see nothing that can lead me to be successful in life. I had been though the worst but I still
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Liberty for the High School Student Competition is becoming a key part of high school academics. It seems as if everyday it becomes harder to be accepted into the college of your dreams. This is causing high stress levels for teenagers. what with worrying about looking good‚ keeping friends‚ doing well in school‚ and the growing pressure to plan your life by the time you’re 16‚ it’s amazing that we all haven’t gone crazy. Due to high stress caused by homework‚ and lack of sleep‚ high school students should
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Beginning a high school day at 7:20AM is too early for students to be fully awake and to succeed academically. An early school start does not allow students to receive the recommended hours of sleep. A lack of sleep can negatively affect the health of high school students. Starting school extremely early in the day prevents students from having the mental efficiency to be successful in morning classes. High schools should change their academic school day beginning time from 7:20AM to 9:00PM. It
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School Violence : Causes And Remedies Educators and policy makers have been grappling with the issue of violence in schools for decades‚ .Educators‚ psychologists‚ psychiatrists‚ social workers‚ political scientists‚ anthropologists‚ and sociologists have all weighed in on the possible causes. Sifting through the theories can be overwhelming‚ and implementing effective violence prevention programs is often frustrating. No wonder‚ then‚ that teachers and administrators often feel defeated when
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This documentary analyzed the academic performance of Douglass High School in Baltimore‚ Maryland. This school is made up almost exclusively of black students. Many of these students come from poor families. A large number of students come from single parent homes and others do not have the support of either parent. This can cause them to put other issues ahead of schoolwork and academic performance. They have to worry about taking care of their brothers and sisters and working to provide money
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High school students are notorious for having incredibly busy schedules‚ both in and out of school. Many students are involved in sports teams or have a job or an internship in addition to being expected to maintain an acceptable grade point average to graduate and move to higher education. This can cause high stress and may result in the lack of effort or a decrease in grades. Having one hour a day or a few times a week specifically for homework or asking a teacher for extra help may be just enough
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High School Students and Uniforms The debate concerning uniforms for high school students continues to spark an array of various opinions. High school can be a very strenuous period for teenagers because of puberty‚ future plans for college‚ and trying to fit in with peers. When high school students are required to wear a uniform each day‚ the burden of back to school shopping tends to be lessened. Although the average student would probably disagree with a mandatory daily uniform‚ the concept
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High school is stressful as it is and when we don’t get to sleep well at night it’s even more stressful. Then wake up early the next day it’s hard for someone to focus completely. Having hours of homework‚ doing chores‚ and just spending time with family after school can’t be done .When you have to go to bed early and wake up at six o’clock the next day. If students would be able to get at least one more hour of sleep it would decrease many health issues‚ attendances issues ‚accidents and maybe even
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weather changes during school. Summer to fall is the beginning of a new school year‚ as spring to summer is the ending of the school year. With the temperature changes during these seasons‚ they seem cause havoc in high schools‚ sometimes even in middle schools. Most people celebrate the weather change from winter to summer‚ yet teenage girls seem to dread this change because high schools treat dress codes like a “23-19” from Monsters’ Inc. Yet we constantly only see schools directing this dress code
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