the program has benefitted many members of the minority. However‚ the issue of whether affirmative action should be allowed or not allowed in the universities is a controversial one. While some argue that affirmative action should be allowed in the universities because it serves the purpose for which it is intended‚ and promotes diversity‚ others argue that affirmative action should not be allowed in the universities because it is no longer necessary‚ and it causes more harm than good. After
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It is true that using cell phones can lead to bullying and make some people use it inappropriately‚ but with strict teacher monitoring the technology will be used correctly. John Cloud depicted in Gadgets to Class: “... kids can use devices only with a teacher’s permission... and make sure they use the technology safely.” (John Cloud) John Cloud has done extensive research in schools that allow technology. John Cloud not only found any repeat offenders of using the devices inappropriately‚ but found
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to express my opinions about your recent article (Should mobile phones be banned in schools? – 27/11/12). This subject is definitely a hard topic to discuss due to the fact mobile phones have made a huge impact to our generation. I was intrigued by the writers’ perspectives and by the contrast of their viewpoints. In the first paragraph of Barkham’s article‚ he talks about the many fears of teens having the ability to use their devices in school. These include how it may “unleash cyber bullying”
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doubt that mobile phones‚ as a new industry of modern technology‚ have got into people’s life. As sensitive reflectors of information and fashion‚ more and more mobile phone users have appeared in the campus everywhere. While some students are enjoying whatever mobile phones have brought to us‚ there are others who stand against it. This essay will explain the possible effects of mobile phone use on university students‚ focusing on the benefits and drawbacks. The main benefits of mobile phones in university
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1) Cell phones should be allowed because a student should be able to call 911 immediately if required for whatever reason. More specific example: in one of the schools shootings‚ it was a student cell phone that was able to alert police to the presence of a shooter in the school. 2) Parents are able to call their children and leave messages in their voice mail or through text messaging that their kids can see later on instead of bugging the office to leave a message there. These messages could
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failures each school has. It is to show that schools have better high school graduation rates without sports. Therefore‚ sports should not be allowed at school to save districts money‚ and improve students‚ grades. One of the major issues in America is the countless time’s students have academic failure rates due to sports. Amanda Ripley stated‚ “More than 20 nations have better high school graduation rates” (10). The article also claims that “In the spring of 2012 Premont Independent School District
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Among the 850 plus schools that have dropped the SAT‚ many report a significant change in their student body. The students on the lower end of the socio-economic spectrum are more encouraged to apply to the schools they otherwise would have written off because of their SAT scores. The NACAC study also shows that non-SAT submitting students are more likely to be women‚ first-generation-to-college‚ minorities‚ and students from low-income families and that going test-optional had increased a school’s
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November 12‚ 2014 Contraceptives Should Be Offered In Schools About 3 in 10 teen girls in the U.S become pregnant before the age of 20‚ it doesn’t have to be that way. Birth control and other contraceptives should be offered in schools to teens. Having these contraceptives available in school-based clinics are giving our most vulnerable students a chance to prevent future pregnancies and educate students how to practice safe sex. This would not only be benefiting the students by protecting their futures
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things so you did not have to carry your stuff with you. School should allow for the students of District 8 the same curtesy. Children are still developing and to carry a heavy bag around daily can be damaging to the body. I am asking for reconsideration that lockers be put in the schools to maintain a student’s health‚ storage‚ and management of books and supplies. I have had three children go through eight schools‚ in six states and two countries‚ and this is the first school system that there have been
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Should students be required to wear a dress code if the school enforces one? Many schools around the country enforce strict dress code policies to decrease distraction from the learning environment and prepare students for the reality of having a dress code in a job. Most states have set up laws to allow the school board to set the dress code and its limitations‚ as long as it does not invade the student’s constitutional rights. People who agree with the dress code policies think that today’s students
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