Music Programs Should Not Be Cut From Schools Elementary schools and high schools across the U.S. have lately suffered from financial strain. Because of this‚ budget cuts have to be made and music programs often suffer before sports and academics. Although some people believe that music is not a key component in preparing for employment and higher education‚ yet several others express otherwise‚ who say music has been shown to stimulate other parts of a student’s mind that can help them excel. Statistics
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Good evening… Before I begin‚ I just want to say how grateful and humbled I am to be speaking to you tonight and thank you for the work that you do to make my education at Xavier High School possible. In The Divine Comedy‚ Dante Alighieri once said‚ “Consider your origin: you were not made to live like brutes‚ but to follow virtue and knowledge”. And for the past seventeen years‚ I have lived by these words. These few words have made me think of where I am from‚ and whether or not I will let it
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first high school track meet‚ I never thought I would make it this far. When I first decided to go out for track it was only to stay in shape and to get myself ready for softball season. It was a home track meet and I was about to run hurdles for the first time of my high school career in
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McClain 1 11 October 2013 The Transition to High School: Why Are Today ’s Freshmen Struggling? It ’s the rock bottom of a student ’s educational career: The day a student drops out of high school. From there‚ the world may seem to go down in a spiral. Today‚ 16% of dropouts are unemployed and 32% live below the poverty line. Dropouts with jobs earn an average of only $12.75 per hour (Messacar 55). Students who do graduate from high school have an unemployment rate of only 7.6% (Bureau of Labor
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Why I choose a technical school Maybe you don’t know what you want from life‚ but we all know we want to be successful. As I oscillated between a few high schools I knew I wanted to leave a mark on the world‚ because being known is amazing. I know how to get it‚ I know what I have to do to get it‚ and I know where I needed to be to get it. I decided to attend BCTHS after my amble tour through the building. At that point I believed it would make me successful‚ and I knew I could endure this challenge
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Middle grade students are wonderful‚ and are often misjudged. This semester‚ in U-Teach 1202‚ I was placed in Dr. Won 7th grade Life Science class at Blackmon Road Middle School. I was excited to meet the teacher and students‚ on my first observation on September 15‚ 2016. I enjoyed my observation that took place at 8:50 to 9:45. Observation was interesting. The lesson started off with a review. Dr. Won proceeded‚ telling the students they are learning something new‚ and asked if they read their
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Delayed HIgh School Start Time Improves Student Learning: Let’s Move Forward Marshfield! Due to the early start times of schools‚ many high school students in the U.S. are getting less than the recommended 8 - 10 hours of sleep per night. As a result‚ these high schoolers are dealing with the negative effects of sleep deprivation. A delayed start to school would minimize the sleep deprivation. According to Frano Katalinic of the Huffington Post‚ a starting time between 8:00 A.M. to 8:15 A
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I became a sophomore just one year ago and I have enjoyed every bit of the High School. I’ve met new friends and I have seen some old good friends. I have appreciated what I have right now in school‚ grade and teacher wise. All of the teachers have been extremely helpful throughout the time I have been in High school. For the first few months of High school I had some bummed out times. I was bummed out because I was disappointed that I didn’t have any classes with any of my friends. I figured if
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that I will take any academic award in high school or any time for all that matter. When I stepped excitedly and nervously into the stage to get my third academic letter award in high school‚ it was the most amazing moments in my life; and without a doubt‚ it was a fantastic fantasy in between my hands. Arriving at my new school excitingly‚ Marshall High School‚ I met my new counselor‚ who was the first person I met in school. She told me about the school system‚ the teachers‚ clubs/organization and
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Woodrow Wilson High School had many conflicts in their lives‚ which also affected on their education as well. A new high school teacher Ms. Gruwell assigned a class that was full of students who were labeled as at risk. Gruwell refused to allow her student’s lives to become self-fulfilling prophecies. Gruwell believed in her students and herself that she can make better people out of them and to give them the support that their parents failed to give. However‚ many high schools in the United States
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