I would like to be one of the exchange students because I want to travel to another country. But besides that‚ I want to develop myself. By being an exchange student‚ I believe I will confront with challenges that I never faced before; adapting in a new place‚ new environment‚ new culture‚ and new friends. It seems utterly frightening but I believe by all these difficulties‚ it can teach me countless lessons of life. I also want to develop my communication skills. I am a very shy person‚ hence I
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The still tired student hits the snooze button. For many high school students all across the UK this is a classic weekday morning. Is this because teens are lethargic? No. It is because of the early school starting times. Secondary pupils need a later school start time for many reasons: it gives pupils the opportunity to get their much needed sleep‚ it improves grades and it helps them be healthier. Many teenagers are not getting enough sleep and this is often due to early school start times. Adolescent
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Why Should I Return to School? Elijah J. Powell‚ III University of Phoenix Why Should I Return to School? The longer one has been in the workforce the harder it becomes to return to school. Family‚ work‚ and social obligations makes the decision to return to school a hard one. If one is to be successful in a graduate program time management and embracing new technologies are the keys. Obtaining a graduate degree is important because it can open up more opportunities for career advancement
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School uniforms have been a topic of discussion and debate between parents and administrators. There are different opinions of the effect that school uniforms have on children’s social acceptance‚ comfort and behavior and the cost to the parents. School uniforms offers a sense of belonging to the students and it lets the students become one united group‚ without anyone left behind. Everyone wearing the same uniform shows that they have spirit to becoming more educated. Students don’t have to check
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Your school principal is considering a new policy that will require all students to wear uniforms. What is your position concerning this issue? Write a letter to your principal stating your position and supporting it with convincing reasons. Be sure to explain your reasons in detail. Everyone in the U.S. would be better without school uniforms. They are not an advantage to schools. School uniforms are not something that should be a law in all schools. When you ask any school kids what the pros
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for me to write in cursive than print. I am not saying that we should leave handwriting behind altogether‚ I’m just saying we shouldn’t waste students and teachers time teaching this form of handwriting (we already have too many useless & forgettable facts being “taught” already). Almost all of the “proof” that cursive enthusiasts provide points to handwriting as a whole‚ not just cursive. I think that cursive could be taught in schools‚ it just shouldn’t be a mandatory class. Having cursive as a mandatory
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Like you said‚ kids these days just don’t take school seriously. When I was in school‚ I used to wonder what the purpose of some pointless classes were‚ and I couldn’t think of an answer. I believe that the teachers are the fault of our education problems. The teachers aren’t stimulating the students enough‚ and thus‚ kids these days just don’t possess the desire to learn. Also‚ teachers have to find a way to link the "pointless" classes to each child’s real life. If the teachers can’t‚ drop the
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Why a World Religions Course Should be Required for High School Students Our nation’s founding fathers put forth an amendment to the United States Constitution declaring that it is every American citizen’s sole right as a human being to practice whatever religion he pleases without repercussion from his government. Since then‚ the U.S has become a “melting pot” of a variety of cultures and religions. In fact‚ we have come to be known as the “nation of immigrants” in that the United States of America
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is not a secluded incident; there are millions of students who have been bullied because of their beliefs and the ignorance of others. By teaching all of the major world religions to a group as a whole‚ this presents a prime factor to prevent these kinds of incidents. Wertheimer was ridiculed and bullied because of the school teaching one religion to the students. If situations like this were common today‚ then it would be easier to comprehend why teachers want to shy away from religion. However
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Do uniforms make schools better? For the past decade‚ schools‚ parents and students have clashed over the issue of regulating student attire. Over the last few years‚ cases involving an anti-Bush T-shirt in Vermont made their way through the courts‚ causing many to wonder whether this debate will ever be resolved. Most researchers’ state that uniforms do not help with academic performance however‚ improvements in attendance rates and graduation rates have been observed. School districts across the
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