When I was seven years old‚ I went on a field trip to the Jim Cherry Memorial planetarium in Atlanta‚ Georgia. The theme that day was travelling thru space‚ they enhanced the experience by making the sets moving. It was astonishing‚ how something so far away seems so contiguous. At that moment‚ I knew that I had to learn more. I went home that same day and ask my mom what all she knew about space‚ but she did not know very much. The following day‚ I started doing my research when I was capable of
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10 New Year Resolutions for High School Students The New Year is a great time to reflect on the changes we want to or need to make. If you’re a student looking at ways to improve yourself and make the transition to college easier‚ International College Counselors offers a few more resolutions you might want to add to your list. 1. Stop procrastinating. How often have you underestimated how much time it will take to get something done? Then‚ how sad are you when you don’t have the time to do your
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most of the eighth graders I was excited to go to the “ Big people school”because I knew that I was see Familiar faces‚ people I hadn’t seen since elementary. We all wanted to feel ground and have more freedom. Which we actually got at the beginning of the school year‚ but as time passed the people I hadn’t seen since elementary. We all wanted to feel grown and have more freedom. Which we actually got at the beginning of the school year‚ but as time passed big a stricter but as time passed they got
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Casey Strails‚ the smallest kid in the class since school started. His name might as well be Midget Strails‚ because only teachers called him Casey. There was nothing wrong with him‚ just that he was short and thin. It was getting more embarrassing year by year that he would not grow. By year six‚ it was the most embarrassing as it had ever been. A knock on the door. “Time to get up Case! First day of year seven! What an excitement!” his dad chanted through his bedroom door. Yeah‚ what an excitement
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Most people might say that the first day of high school is a huge crossing‚ or maybe the one in college. However for me it wasn’t a physical crossing that has had the most impact on me‚ it was more of a mental jump for me with several experiences leading to a realization. I wouldn’t say I’ve had a hard life because I have no right to say something like that. However when I became a junior I came into the year a little low I had seen people doing unspeakable things to others. I mean just look at the
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An evaluation of junior high school English textbooks in Taiwan. Link to this page 1. Introduction 1.1. Background In order to keep up with the trend of globalization‚ the Ministry of Education (MOE) in Taiwan had to outline some proposals for educational reform‚ including several proposals for the area of English language instruction. Educational reform in the country started in 1997 and is still an ongoing project at present. According to the Nine-Year Integrated Curriculum Guidelines
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student at a distinct advantage in dealing with unfamiliar words” (p.323). While research supports the teaching of word roots‚ no formalized instruction in roots exists at my high school. Purpose of my study: Students need vocabulary deciphering strategies in high school. Morphology is a valid strategy for high school students to improve vocabulary. Studies also show an increase in reading comprehension and spelling. Third through sixth grade students performed better on reading and spelling
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Being a senior in high school‚ I have had countless ups and countless downs during my journey through adolescence. My first high school memory transpired while I was a ball girl for the 2011 varsity women’s basketball at Hillcrest. Even though I was just an eighth grader fetching water for a high school basketball team I felt a pronounced sense of purpose and found myself doing tasks outside of my “job description”. While my duty as a ball girl is over one occurrence that remained was the want for
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The first day of high school was soon approaching and I could not stop thinking about how I will be feeling when I step foot onto Arvin High School. Summer vacation seemed too short and I definitely wasn’t ready for the start of freshmen year. Shortly after I was telling myself‚ “I can’t wait to get out of here!” I knew that my decision to be here today would help me in the long run for my career‚ but I had no motivation. I remember my first days of high school were the worst. Everything that
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leadership of your school? There is absolutely no doubt that the school’s vision and mission statement truly represent the philosophy the majority of the faculty. South Miami Senior High School increased its school grade of a "C" back in 2011 to a grade of an "A" in 2012. The school’s graduation rate rose by more than 10 percentage points from the former years‚ marking a great achievement stride for the school and district. South Miami Senior High School also obtained the award of "Magnet School of Distinction"
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