Students? Rights vs. School rules Some of the best years of your life are spent in school. No matter how old you are‚ or what grade you are in‚ you are entitled to the rights listed in the first amendment. This applies to students‚ in or out of school. The question is are schools taking advantage of your rights? In the 1st Amendment‚ it says that you have the freedom of speech‚ religion‚ and press. Schools say that they make these rules to protect the student body and keep them under control‚ but
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If I was at Valley Forge I probably would have stayed. I say this because I would stay true to my country/colonies. The things that the soldiers at Valley Forge dealt with was crazy but if it meant freedom I would do what is necessary. Some of the soldiers at Valley Forge did not have shoes‚ most if not all of the soldiers were starving and for me if i do not eat I can get really mad. If you think about it if I get mad when not eating than you know that they were mad. Say if I was at Valley Forge
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is the use of cell phones in school. Many teenagers believe that cell phones should be allowed in school‚ during class.But cell phones should not be allowed during school‚ because they would provide distractions for students and teachers‚ allow for cheating on tests‚ and for other social reasons. If a student’s cell phone rang during class‚ it would obviously distract him from the class and whatever the teacher is teaching. It could also be distracting to other students‚ for if someone was talking
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Ram Mohammad Thomas is a boy from the Indian slums who has entered a "Who wants to be a millionaire" style television quiz show. Despite his lack of formal education‚ his life experiences have perfectly equipped him to answer each question that comes up. Because the show’s organizers are sure that he must have cheated‚ they ask him to explain how he was able to answer such difficult and obscure questions. Each chapter deals with another question and answer‚ and as the book progresses his very colorful
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267 Days The Taft School is a coeducational boarding school that strives to not only educate‚ but also embody the student’s whole person. During your four years at Taft‚ the words “hate”‚ “hungry”‚ “tired”‚ and “exhausted” will be repeatedly heard‚ and said‚ on pretty much a daily basis. But during those low points‚ you will also come to acknowledge moments of understanding‚ learning‚ success and laughter. My sophomore year has not been an exception and I have grown as I confront situations that
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LEARNING: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS Angel Duncan ENG122: English Composition II Sasha Rae September 3‚ 2014 Distance Learning page 2 High school is a period of important social and emotional development in a young person’s life. While in high school‚ we metamorphosis‚ learn‚ and grow socially as well as intellectually. The traditional model of high school provides social interaction between our peers and us. Many young people enjoy activities like student clubs‚ sporting
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Perry Unified School District has made a school board decision that all students attending schools in the city of Iowa must wear school uniforms at all times. School board has come up with the decision because they believe that the mandatory use of uniform reduces violence within the school. It is also representation the community. They also believe that students who wear school uniforms behave more appropriately in the school environment and it help reduces social outcome. I agree with the decision
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of Argument Pregnant teenage females should be allowed to attend school When a teenage female becomes pregnant her life becomes an unimaginable burden‚ especially if she is a student. Whether it is caused from shame and bullying‚ or by the decisions of authorities‚ she is forced to withdraw from school. The pregnant teenage female then worries how she will care for her child. Pregnant teenage females should be allowed to attend school for the sake of the female and her unborn child. Firstly‚ everyone
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What Students Truly Learn in School “In the American capitalist system‚ students learn to compete; the goal is to win‚ ‘to beat the others‚’(Eve)‚ even if this means acting in ways that are personally frustrating and dissatisfying” (Pope‚ 169). Denise Clark Pope‚ in chapter 7 of her book Doing School: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed-Out‚ Materialistic‚ and Miseducated Students‚ explains that students that are deemed successful often use tactical strategies such as cheating‚ kissing up
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Should students be able to drop out of school without of parental consent at age 16? Students should not be able to drop out of high school with ought parental consent at age 16. Dropouts are more likely to be unemployed‚ have poor health‚ live in poverty‚ and are single parents. People who do not earn a high school diploma face many more problems later in life than people who graduate and receive their diploma. GED stands for General Education Development. It is a large test that is a made
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