School Environment Grand Canyon University EDA-575 August 27‚ 2014 SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT My school is situated in an urban area. It is a residential section of Maryland that is less than 7 miles from Washington‚ D.C.. One of the main things that affect the community surrounding our school is gang violence. It only makes sense that the outside community would effect the inside community. “Due to the increasing recognition of the consequences of school violence
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paper will present an examination of bullying in schools. Bullying can be linked to school violence and the decrease of academic achievement and low self-esteem (Bulach‚ Fulbright‚ & Williams‚ 2003; Shears‚ 2002; Beane‚ 1999). The dynamics of bullying and the nature of the problem were examined in the study. INTRODUCTION The U.S. Department of Education (1997) has reported that approximately three million serious crimes take place at schools annually‚ which means an average 16‚000 major
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In the last 10 months there have been 45 school shootings in America. Since December 14‚ 2012‚ there have been 142 shootings at schools. Many say the chance that a person will be targeted in school shooting is bellow 1%. However‚ despite these odds‚ many students and parents have become extremely worried in the wake of the most recent tragedy. On Thursday‚ October 1‚ a gunman opened fire at a college in Oregon injuring many and killing 10. Many people all over the country are now demanding a change
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millions of children come from every background; African American‚ Caucasian‚ Asian‚ Latin‚ etc. All of these ethnicities go to our public schools. Not only are children categorized into different ethnic groups‚ but also economic groups. Children from low‚ middle‚ and high-income families all attend public schooling. Because of all these societal groups going to school together‚ public schooling can truly be characterized as an engine for multicultural education. However‚ due to barriers within society
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How Bullying affects children in School Why would a child begin to bully other children? If someone has been a victim of bullying‚ they would probably say there ’s no excuse for bullying. And in the real world everyone is correct there is no reason for bullying not matter what the excuses will be. When we understand the causes and effects of bullying then we can address the ever growing problem in schools. A lot of bullies in school lack empathy for the person they are picking on. Most kids learn
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Every year 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the U.S. That is 7‚000 students a day. U.S. schools can work to reduce this number by encouraging students to participate in school teams and activities that promote physical health. In order to positively affect a student’s life through physical education (PE)‚ it is important to understand what percentage of schools still have PE and recess‚ to recognize the benefits of physical activity in the lives of students‚ and to participate in
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The difficulty of School Bullying School bullying is a distinct form of aggressive behavior‚ usually involving a power imbalance. School bullying refers to all types of bullying done on school property‚ whether it is peer-to-peer bullying‚ bullying of younger children by older children‚ or bullying in which a teacher is either a victim or a culprit. It is now seen as a serious problem that begins in the classroom and often continues into the workplace. One of the most important periods in an individual’s
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Laptop Usage in Schools The issues of laptops being used in schools are brought up throughout the whole country. Many people think that if we provide every student with a laptop‚ we will end up spoiling our future generation and turn them into lazy‚ unimaginative individuals. But with the correct usage‚ maintenance‚ and supervision‚ the laptop proposal can work. For one‚ the students would have the internet right at their fingertips‚ making research quick and efficient. Along with the handiness
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School Uniforms School uniforms are not anything new. The idea of having uniformity in school is appealing to most educators and parents. On the other hand‚ to other students and parents‚ the idea of not being able to express ones’ self is just wrong. I must say‚ personally I agree with the students and parents against school uniforms. Take for example high school. High school is usually a time where young children or teens begin to distinguish themselves from one another. Students begin to
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What is it? School violence is someone harms or threatens to harm a person’s body‚ feelings‚ or possessions while in school. As defined in the Oxford Dictionary‚ School Violence is a subset of students or teachers violence‚ physical force exerted for the purpose of violating‚ damaging‚ or abusing‚ the act or an instance of violent action or behavior at school‚ abuse or injury to meaning‚ content‚ or intent‚ vehemence of feeling or expression. It is said that school violence needs to be a concern
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