Homophobia in schools Homophobia is a problem in many public and private school systems‚ denying homosexual students a safe learning environment. Everyday a student is discriminated against because of his sexual orientation. Gay‚ lesbian and bisexual students are being verbally‚ physically‚ and academically abused. Homophobia is taking hard working students and creating a negative and damaging learning environment for them. It’s time for a change. Words like “faggot‚ queer‚ homo‚ fairy
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Do you hate waking up early in the morning to go to school? I know I do. Especially on cold mornings when all you want to do is stay in your warm and cozy bed. However‚ schools’ schedules force us to wake up really early and be prepared to learn. Most students regularly wake up at around 6:00 a.m. or earlier! How do schools expect us to be alert and ready to learn in the morning while most of us are still half asleep?! When I go in my 1st class of the day the majority of the students are with
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Since the Columbine massacre safety in schools has been heightened by an extreme amount. Schools have begun to have active shooter drills as of recently and some schools have random locker searches. Since the tragedy‚ metal detectors have been placed at the entrances of the schools‚ dress codes have been more strictly enforced‚ and carrying school ID’s is mandatory. Recently‚ as of last year at Smithville‚ we started having active shooter drills. Active shooter drills aren’t only a thing in Smithville
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If you ask me‚ I’ve never really been too hype about the idea of school uniforms. I don’t know which I hate more‚ the idea of looking like the other 200 girls in my school or having to wear the same thing every day. Though imagine never having to worry about matching those cute blue jeans to some shirt in your closet or shopping for name brands you can’t even afford. Even though school uniforms reduce one’s expression of individuality‚ they level the playing field ‚encourage a healthy learning environment
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study conducted by EducationNext‚ “moving to middle school leads to a substantial drop in student test scores in the first year of the transition‚ and the relative achievement of middle-school students continues to decline in the subsequent years they spend in such schools.” One aspect of the educational system that I think can be vastly improved is middle school. Although middle schoolers are faced with numerous challenges‚ the middle school curriculum does not allow students to explore their interests
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Starting high school was a terrifying idea to me. Different teachers‚ class times‚ lockers‚ drama! I remember that I always looked up to my older sister while she was in high school. She had tons of friends‚ played sports‚ participated in student government‚ and went out for the school play. I wanted to be just like her when I started high school. In middle school‚ I lined myself up for this‚ I played soccer in the fall and basketball in the winter. I helped out in the school plays‚ and I joined
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Should there be all day summer school July and August? The last school bell rings‚ and it signifies that it is summer time. The principal looks at the students’ average mark; he was not impressed by the grades students received. So the principal decides to operate a summer school for students during the summer time so that they can review what they have learned during the year. That’s not a smart idea; since it’s important that students learn about survival skills and etc. through outdoor learning
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Many children that are required to go public schools that require school uniforms could very easily be going through the same thing. They may come from a low-income family that does not have the money to buy school uniforms for them and their siblings. Lemouse of HealthGuidance said that children may need to shop at thrift stores for uniform clothing. It is not hard to shop at a thrift shop to buy regular clothing‚ but it is very difficult to find uniform clothing at a thrift store. But shopping
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you go behind the wheel. Driving schools offer driving lessons to prepare every driver for the road and you should make sure you get a school you can trust to offer you quality driving training to keep you safe and confident on the roads. So what then makes a good driving school? Qualified and competitive instructors - Does the school have approved driving instructors? If yes‚ what is the pass rate of the instructor that will be handling your
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1: What are your memories of starting school? How do they compare with Daniel’s and Emily’s? Do you also have memories of after-school child care? 2. 3. My earliest memory of starting school would be entering kindergarten feeling like a big kid with big responsibility. I was allow to walk to and from school has my mother watched me from our apartment balcony. Now after-school care is not an experience I had growing up. Instead I was a latch key kid. I would leave school‚ walk home with peers that
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