the ‘Typical’ College Student” by Tressie McMillan Cottom. A writer for Slate and PhD candidate in sociology at Emory College. Tressie argues that higher education reforms should reflect nontraditional students more because they are older with more responsibilities and obligations. The article is discussing Obama’s affordability plan and how it is not beneficial to most students attending college. A nontraditional college student is typically a student who is older and attending college years after
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Do you think school uniforms should be mandatory for public schools? In recent years‚ fashion trends have become more seductive. The fashion industries are making clothes for men and women‚ which are less revealing of their bodies. Also‚ many teenagers devote too much of their time getting dressed. In addition‚ many young teens want to dress similar‚ to what they see on television. Furthermore‚ young ladies are dressing in skin tight clothes. Uniforms should be mandatory in schools because it will
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kellen Students Surviving College Everyone wants to be successful in life. One way is going to college many students once they enter college students expect good times‚ knowledge‚ friendships‚ and a new sense of direction. They soon find out that college comes with challenges and struggles because of the great demands and expectations that are put on the importance of education. College students experience a great deal of stress‚ especially when
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consuming in a day? Some students are forced to eat school lunches and must consume what they offer. These lunches are meant to keep students eating healthy‚ and to persuade them to make good eating choices. School lunches should contain locally grown produce to provide students with needed nutrients‚ safe foods‚ and to help the local economy. Many students at our school struggle financially; therefore‚ they must sign up for free lunches at school. The food they receive should be quality food because
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Working during school and academic performance Todd R. Stinebrickner and Ralph Stinebrickner 1 please direct correspondence to Todd R. Stinebrickner Dept. of Economics The Social Science Centre The University of Western Ontario London Ontario Canada n6a 5c2 trstineb@julian.uwo.ca phone 519 679-2111 ext. 5293 fax 519 661-3666 Unique new data from a college with a mandatory work-study program are used to examine the relationship between working during school and academic performance
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Did you know that college can cost $30‚000 or more depending on the college? Students have to pay for tuition‚ dorms‚ meal plans‚ books‚ fees‚ and more. It’s clear that college should be free because college students pay too much money and college is essential for having a good career‚ broaden their skills‚ and students could focus more on their education instead of working all the time to pay. For example‚ the main reason why college should be free is because college is essential for building
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high school years comes from new-found freedom in it. So‚ extending to letting students leave school campus to go to lunch would only make sense. All schools should think about and very seriously discuss letting these students that can drive go to eat at restaurants or at home for lunch. Letting sophomores‚ juniors‚ and seniors with drivers licenses go off campus to eat lunch would make sense because much of what the school is providing cannot be eaten at school‚ it would give the students more freedom
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Alcohol and College Students Excessive drinking by college students has become a social phenomenon in which College students do not acknowledge the health risks that are involved with their excessive drinking habits. Furthermore‚ college students do not know enough about alcohol in general and what exactly it does to the body or they do not pay attention to the information given to them. There needs to be a complete saturation on the campuses‚ with the help of businesses and the media‚ expressing
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into pieces or burn it. Middle school students should not wear school uniforms because uniforms don’t let students express themselves. Students like to express themselves‚ but schools with uniforms don’t let students express themselves and that’s not fair. Uniforms are also expensive and make schools expensive. Parents sometimes can’t buy the uniform and they think it’s not worth it. The last reason is that they are uncomfortable and students don’t like that. School cost to much but uniforms make
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Should schools make students wear uniforms? I believe that schools should make students wear uniforms‚ while I was doing research I learned that there have been many debates on students wearing school uniforms. Kindergarten through twelfth grade students should wear school uniforms as well as the faculty and administration. Mandating school uniforms can bring about significant differences in the school system. Wearing uniforms can lead to safer schools‚ increasing student learning‚ and decreasing
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