Associate Program Material Appendix D Selecting a Topic and Brainstorming Worksheet Complete the following and post as an attachment. What two objects‚ people‚ subjects‚ or concepts are you going to compare and/or contrast? | Home school versus public education | What are the similarities between the two objects‚ people‚ subjects‚ or concepts? List as many similarities that you can think of. | Both offer a wide variety of classes.Start at kindergarten and go through to 12th grade.Teach
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it is important that students in public schools be educated regarding the importance of diversity and multiculturalism. As far back as 2004‚ only 60% of public school students were white‚ with black and Hispanic students making a 17% of the population each (Education Groups). In ten years time‚ these percentages have undoubtedly increased. This is just one reason why teaching diversity and multiculturalism in public schools is important. Teaching diversity in public
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Career Awareness in the Schools In this modern society‚ a plethora of professions are available to students after graduating high school. These opportunities are usually prefaced with another level of education. In the past‚ college was the expectation for a higher in education‚ but in modern society‚ many other forms of advanced levels of education exist. Today’s vocational training opportunities include universities‚ vocational training‚ trade schools‚ armed services‚ and many other. A student
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Ashley Walden Professor Amanda Walzer English 100 10 February 2014 Falling Through the Cracks in American Public Schools American novelist and university professor John Gardner once wrote‚ “All too often‚ on the long road up‚ young leaders become servants of what is rather than shapers of what might be.” In my experience with the American public school system‚ I have seen too often that students have become indifferent‚ disenfranchised and stripped of the colorful aspects of their
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efficiency and instant gratification is everything. We are constantly bombarded with meaningless awards and achievements to make ourselves‚ and especially our children‚ feel special. But we have to ask ourselves‚ what is being rewarded? In the American public school system‚ everything is built on an unstable foundation called standardized testing. Standardized testing consists of strict curriculums with certain information that must be retained until a test is prepared. Standardized testing is a rinse and
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(“April is”) . Some Occupational therapist work in school environments specializing in helping students improve daily tasks and allowing for an easier time learning in a school setting. I Occupational Therapy is a specialized type of therapy that focuses on the treatment and development of daily life skilled to improve one’s way of life. Many occupational therapist work with young
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Sex Education in Public Schools Sex education should be increased in schools. Nearly one million under the age of twenty get pregnant each day. If students are educated about the effects sex has on their lives‚ it lessens their chance of having children at an early age. Knowledge about sex can also lessen the chance of kids receiving STD’s. With pregnancy crisis growing and STD’s increasing‚ sex education is needed in public schools. First of all‚ the main reason children have sex prematurely
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Public Safety vs. Privacy How can we increase public safety without giving up our civil liberties? This has become a common question among the American public in the light of recent events. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks‚ it has become evident that Americans will lean towards a "safety first" approach‚ allowing the government to do whatever they deem necessary to secure our safety. Although a majority of the public would draw the line when the government intrudes on their private life‚ today’s
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Charter Schools vs. Traditional School Charter schools are defined by the U.S. Department of Education (as cited in Marshall‚ Gibbs‚ Greene‚ Nelson and Schofield‚ 2001) as “public schools that are under contract from some public agency” (p. 129). ? Charter schools fit in a niche between private and public schools. They are funded with public money (except for their facilities) and they are an alternative to regular public schools systems. A private group of people can submit and get approved
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When kids are in school‚ they are expected to be in a trustworthy environment‚ right? But‚ how can we have trust if they don’t trust us to do the right things online? I think public schools need to have more trust in their students and what they do on the internet. I think web filters are absurd and need to be removed for many reasons. In some situations‚ it is hurting our education. I strongly agree that schools block too many websites. There are good reasons why we need them. A school is a place for
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