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    Should children be allowed to wear uniforms to school? The debate on wearing uniforms to school has been going on for decades. Some schools in America give in to the students‚ but not in Singapore. Recently‚ there was a ‘Design Your Uniform’ competition‚ but I find it ineffective‚ as not many schools would want to change their school dress code. Firstly‚ we all have a right to individuality‚ to make personal choices and to express our personality. This right of free expression includes the

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    "Some people think that parents should teach children how to be good members of society. Others‚ however‚ believe that school is the place to learn this. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion." It is the opinion of others that children’s proper attitudes and behavior should start at home because that is the place where innocence of one child grows and formed. Family is the basic foundation of the society that a kid can have to orient him with the right manner like respect to others

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    teaching our kids that education isn’t important. Therefore‚ we need to address this issue by teaching our kids to value education. John Gatto‚ who is the author of “How public education cripples our kids‚ and why”‚ shares his insight and experience about schooling. He talks about his experience as a school teacher and how bored not just the students are during school‚ but the teachers as well. Throughout the beginning of his article he questions himself why is schooling so boring and who is to blame

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    Dropping out of school is common for children in the world. The children feel as if the problem is that they have‚ will stop them from accomplishing the goals that they want to achieve in life. Children drop out every year and think about what they could have done or want to do to go back and try to finish. There isn’t any single issue that makes children drop out of school‚ because every person is different. There are many solutions to the problems‚ but the key is to watch for warning signs to stop

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    new ideas‚ new theories‚ and develops a new way of thinking. Taking something so simple and elaborating on it making it sophisticated. In the Poem "School Children"‚ W.H Auden tries to emphasize to the readers that a simple playground where inhabits their fun filled activities is actually a prison. Here I will be explaining why the poem "School Children" is actually good. For a short poem Auden packs a lot of information that he sends out to the reader making his point straight and clear. As a little

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    integral part of our lives. This issue that “TV has bad effects on children “is a controversial one and can be approached from different angles due to its complexity; but in my opinion‚ a closer examination reveals that new generation is growing up addicted to the TV as it has never been truer than it is today . Especially‚ it has very bad effects on children. We can consider negative effects of TV on children in many aspects. First of all‚ it is bad for their health; second‚ it is harmful for their

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    Near The School For Handicapped Children Essay In the poem‚ ‘near the school for handicapped children’ by Thomas Shapcott a man and his daughter are passing by a local school for handicapped children and come across a handicapped boy from a distance. In stanza one‚ the poet (Thomas Shapcott) describes the boy physically. In stanza two and three‚ he is still describing the boy‚ but also telling us how he feels about seeing him and how he compares himself to the boy while watching him. In the final

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    Summary 3: “Against School” In the essay “Against School” the author John Taylor‚ Gatto claims boredom has made a big impact in schooling systems all around the United States not only in Manhattan‚ New York. Gatto believes that boredom affects the capability of ones education and also states that boredom is a common condition not only in students but also in schoolteachers. Gatto is against schools all together‚ saying that our school system is to blame‚ a school system not designed by the United

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    effect on Children Today‚ preschool children in the United States watch approximately 2 hours of television daily (Nicklas et al 2011). Those children who are also apart of low-income families tend to watch more television as well. Since this is such a huge portal into the majority of preschooler’s lives‚ television has a huge cognitive‚ social‚ and nutritious impact on the things they want and how they approach situations. The shows on television are not the only factor that affects children; commercials

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    8 Children of the Corn - John Franklin John Franklin is best remembered for playing Isaac Chroner in the 1984 film Children of the Corn and Cousin Itt in The Addams Family. Franklin was born with a growth hormone deficiency and as a result he is under 5ft tall. John started his career doing commercials and was picked up for Children of the Corn a year later. The role jumpstarted his acting career but following 9/11 Franklin decided to return to teaching because he felt that acting was “shallow”.

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