May 2012 Adderall Abuse in College Students The diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to people in the United States has risen dramatically in the past decade. The US is in the lead globally as far as the amount of people doctors diagnose with the disorder and prescribe stimulant medications to (Diller). One of the consequences of this increased diagnosis is a significant increase in the amount of abuse of the drug Adderall by college-aged students. Across the board‚ research
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Case 1: Keep a healthy perspective When Alex Vanier‚ a logistics officer with the Canadian Army‚ returned from a tour of duty in Kandahar‚ he was assigned to work for Major Newton*‚ a maintenance officer in Petawawa‚ an hour and a half northwest of Ottawa. Alex found the major to be standoffish and quick to criticize. Even worse‚ the major often unloaded work on Alex. "He gave me things that were his to do and were inappropriate for me to handle‚" he says. The major didn’t mentor the people below
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Why Students Drop Out of College In the evolving social climate of today’s society‚ the importance of higher education is being stressed more than ever. It is becoming increasingly rare to procure a well-paying occupation without first obtaining a college degree. However‚ college administrators estimate that almost a third of all college students drop out of school sometime during their freshmen year. There are a variety of factors that influence a student’s likelihood to drop out of college‚ including
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Secrets of the Most Successful College Students By Annie Murphy PaulMarch 13‚ 201337 Comments college students Getty Images Related Viewpoint: Why Higher Education Must Be Part of Immigration Reform Why It’s Time to Get Rid of Standardized Tests Why Are There No Summer SATs? Student Loans: Is There Really A Crisis? College-admission letters go out this month‚ and most recipients (and their parents) will place great importance on which universities said yes and which
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Should a student be graded according to lots of worksheets and test with a low average or with few worksheets and test with a higher average? Some teachers give lots of work at class and others not too much. In school‚ people can see both things‚ lots of worksheets with low average and few worksheets with high average. So‚ should a student be graded according to lots of worksheets and test with a low average or with few worksheets and test with a higher average? Students should complete lots of
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Over the years‚ the value of a college degree has decreased due to multiple reasons including‚ grade inflation‚ open admissions‚ negative student attitudes‚ and the ill-conceived perception that college is only for economic advancement. Today‚ four-year colleges seem to operate as a business rather than an institution meant for intellectual enrichment. Although there are many theories on how to restore the valued reputation of a four-year college degree‚ a major solution would include hiring motivated
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Are Uniforms the Answer? There is a continuous debate about whether or not grade school students should have to wear uniforms. There isn’t really a definitive answer‚ since either side could argue valid points. Benefits and disadvantages could stem from both arguments. People who argue that students should wear uniforms‚ do so for a variety of different reasons. One big reason is because having a school uniform stops gangs from wearing their colors‚ which in turn decreases violence. We all want
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Pay Day! When I look at today’s college athletes as compared to the ones a hundred years ago there are some things that I noticed are different. First off I noticed today all the popularity and all the stardom that comes with being a high level collegiate athlete. Second I saw that most college athletes were not receiving a scholarship to play collegiate level sports. Thirdly I saw that there was not as much pressure to perform a hundred years ago. The big reason that all the fame and pressure have
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would agree that college should be free because not everyone has the money to pay for one semester or a whole school year. In my opinion‚ college shouldn’t be free but at least cheaper than ruining a student’s life. “College graduates from the class of 2014 owe an average of nearly $29‚000 in student loan debt.” According to Tyler Kingkade from the Huffington Post in “Average Student Debt Rises For Class Of 2014.” This is one of the top reasons why students decide to skip college and start work right
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and innovation. The motivation of first generation college students can be broken into multiple categories. As a new first generation college student I can confirm that a student’s motivation can change over time when going to college. In the article “First Generation College Students: Motivation‚ Integration‚ and Academic Achievement summary” written by Moises Prospero and Shetal Vohra-Gupta (2007)‚ they explain that students who attend college to receive a higher paycheck tend to have a lower grade
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