Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate
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Pros and Cons of Recess “Recess is unique form‚ and a complement to‚ physical education—not a substitute for it‚” according to the American Academy of Pediatrics(Council on School Health et al.) Recess isn’t something that can be replaced like it’s not important. Recess is a special break that elementary to high school students should have because it serves as physical education and exercise that students can find enjoyment out of and do better in school. The middle and high school students need
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are oblivious to the controversy of school uniforms but it is‚ nonetheless‚ a highly debated issue among students and families. Private schools often enforce uniforms‚ which are standardized to indigo or khaki pants and collared shirts limited to the school colors. Many of the public schools in the United States that do not have a uniform policy‚ administer a dress code which the students often neglect and teachers fail to implement. Those in opposition to school uniforms argue that they remove individuality
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A school voucher is a voucher that is given from the government that covers entirely or most of the costs for a student to attend a private school of their choice. With a voucher‚ the money moves from public schools to private schools. Parents get their child’s portion of the per pupil spending and use that money to then fund their child’s attendance of a private school of their choosing. I feel like this is an important topic to be discussed because most of these voucher programs use money that
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choosing to write my research paper on dress codes in schools. It is a controversial topic with many sides (pros and cons) that affect how each individual views the subject. It is a topic that has been shown some light in recent years‚ especially in New York City. I thought about my friend who was sent home for wearing skinny jeans‚ along with some 200 other girls who were given detention for being “inappropriately” dressed at a Staten Island High School. Girls are told from a very young age to cover
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Sex education is the process of acquiring information and forming attitudes and beliefs about sex‚ sexual identity‚ relationships‚ and intimacy. It is also about developing young people’s skills so that they make informed choices about their behavior‚ and feel confident and competent about acting on these choices. Young people have a right to sex education because it is a way of helping to protect themselves against abuse‚ exploitation‚ unintended pregnancies‚ sexually transmitted diseases‚ and
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2-3:15 Professor Rigdon 18 September 2015 Abstinence Only is Not the Only Way The differences between abstinence- only sex education and comprehensive sex education need to be highlighted in order to show the bias that abstinence- only sex-education has‚ even in the classrooms. Advocates for Youth highlight the differences as follows‚ “Comprehensive sex education teaches that sexuality is a natural normal‚ healthy part of life and teaches that abstinence from sexual intercourse is the most
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While schools can teach the greatest majority of comprehensive sex education‚ there is still substantial proof that there are other outlets that need to be informing today’s youth on how to safely be sexually active. These outlets consist of the people that teens tend to know the best‚ their parents. Starting from a young age‚ parents have the greatest influence on who their kids turn out to be. They have the greatest influence in the young years‚ the years that tend to shape a person’s moral character
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are best for schools Summer’s finally over and the families can’t wait for school to start. Kids are bored‚ parents who work struggled with finding camps or babysitters‚ and teachers worry about “summer slide.” But with year round schooling all this would be fixed. There won’t be long breaks that parents dread. Year round schooling has a school calendar that exchanges summer vacation for several shorter breaks at different times. Student wont get bored during long school times. Schools should have
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School Uniforms Should Be Mandatory Your Name Course Information • It has been found that‚ parents or students have different or similar viewpoints regarding school uniforms. • However‚ looking at the history‚ one can hardly find any schools without having uniform at their premises (Raven‚ 2006). • But‚ this topic remains unsettled issue in general as many discussions have been taken place to weigh school uniforms’ pros and cons. • However‚ a uniform play a key role in getting reputation or success
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