Benefits of School Uniform June 24‚ 2011 Tanya Jackson Introduction My daughter at the age of 5 loved Strawberry Shortcake. When I took her school shopping for kindergarten she was so excited to be able to get new Strawberry Shortcake sneakers. She put them on the first day of school and danced around‚ showing them off. That afternoon she walked into the house crying‚ ripped the shoes off of her feet‚ stomped over to the trash can and threw them in. After much persuasion I discovered that
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Art and band are in need of money because of financial problems‚ so RUSD is going to drop school sports instead. After school sports include the following; softball‚ cross-country‚ track‚ and many more. All after schools should not be excluded from Rocklin’s middle schools. There are various reasons after school sports should be kept for middle school for a couple of reasons. Athletic clubs should be supported because the more people known the more spirit. Equally important there would be very
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Christianity found its way into the very heart of our nation and remained the pulse of this country until 1962. That year was one of tragedy‚ opposition‚ and downfall for young people in America. That year the Supreme Court prohibited prayer in schools. Ironically‚ the Supreme Court judges struck prayer from our nation’s educational system in the same building where the Ten Commandments were hanging. They destroyed this part of our heritage‚ threw it away like a used scrap of paper‚ considered it
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The Huffington Post recently ran an article entitled‚ "America’s School Dropout Epidemic By The Numbers" about America’s dropout problem. I would like to add my opinions about why children drop out of school. I am a professional educator who served as a classroom teacher‚ school counselor and school administrator in the New York City school system for over 33 years. I believe that there are five major reasons why children leave school: 1. The students themselves They make wrong decisions. They
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Bullying in Schools: Every second and minute of the day a kid is bullied. Bullying is something that is not only happening here in the U.S. but all over the world. We need to put a stop to! As parents‚ school educators‚ and a community we need to stand up to bullies and give kids who are being bullied an outlet to reach out for help. According to No Bully.com bullying is defined as a form of repeated aggression that is directed by one or more people towards another person. One of the biggest
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millions of children come from every background; African American‚ Caucasian‚ Asian‚ Latin‚ etc. All of these ethnicities go to our public schools. Not only are children categorized into different ethnic groups‚ but also economic groups. Children from low‚ middle‚ and high-income families all attend public schooling. Because of all these societal groups going to school together‚ public schooling can truly be characterized as an engine for multicultural education. However‚ due to barriers within society
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Should changes be made to the regulations for foods that are served in the public school? Chanda Yancey Instructor: Alene Morrison ENG 215 May 1‚ 2012 People tend to say that there are many of problems with public schools. School food service programs such as we have in 1971 did not just happen overnight nor even during the past decade. Preceding today’s programs is a long history of development of testing and evaluating and of constant research to provide the best
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prayer was only for the christians. To legalize prayer in school would take away the freedom of religion of others. Even though there is nothing wrong with teaching children about prayer and god‚ not everyone has the same religion. For example there are Jews‚ Catholics‚ Jehovah‚ Muslim‚ Judaism‚ Islam‚ Buddhism and etc. which they all have different beliefs and different ways of worshiping. Proponents of so-called "voluntary" school prayer amendment (such as the one proposed in 1995) are
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How many time have you‚ the reader‚ stood in the school lunch line‚ waiting to get your lunch‚ and came out with nothing but garbage? Well‚ I think I know the solution to this problem‚ as well as others: school gardens! In my personal opinion‚ school gardens are pretty much essential for not only the education of the students and even teachers‚ but also‚ the general welfare of the whole school. They can improve school lunches; can have positive effects on students and teachers; and will give kids
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School Lunches Brandon Burnett Semester 1 School Lunches Childhood obesity is a hot-button issue for parents‚ teachers‚ and the medical experts with different ideas and solutions on the issue. Some blame it on genetics‚ others say its a lack of physical activity and poor lifestyle choices. This has often led to the topic of school lunches‚ should schools only offer healthy options? Yes
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