I believe that birth control should be made available in public high schools. There are several reasons that I feel this way. The main and overarching reason is that it reduces teenage pregnancy and there are many reasons why reduced teenage pregnancy is a good thing. First of all‚ teenage pregnancy is an economic burden. According to the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy‚ in 2010‚ taxpayers spent 9.4 billion on supporting teenage childbearing (Sifferlin‚ 2013). When
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efficiency and instant gratification is everything. We are constantly bombarded with meaningless awards and achievements to make ourselves‚ and especially our children‚ feel special. But we have to ask ourselves‚ what is being rewarded? In the American public school system‚ everything is built on an unstable foundation called standardized testing. Standardized testing consists of strict curriculums with certain information that must be retained until a test is prepared. Standardized testing is a rinse and
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the basic services for all its citizens‚ such as providing education to all children no matter what religion the child might follow. The government needs to make sure that the church and state are totally separated especially when it involves public schools. The government decided to create the Lemon Test‚ which ensures that the government cannot break the Establishment Clause. In the Lemon Test there are three basic prongs. First‚ the statute must have a secular legislative purpose; second‚ its
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I think that public school students should be taught how to write in cursive. Because cursive writing is essential and it is good for our minds. Also because cursive writing helps with fine motor-skills development. As well as stimulating both the right and the left parts of our brain. Also cursive writing requires alot of connected movements which is good. Unlike typing and printing by hand which only requires individual rather than connected movements. Neither typing nor printing involve communication
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Prayer in Public Schools Since the beginning of America our prodigious country has always been a religious one. In fact‚ the main reason our ancestors came across the sea to this new unknown world was for religious freedom. Schools had prayer and studied the Bible extensively. Teachers taught their pupil’s morals from the Holy Bible and daily prayer added a sense of comfort‚ clarity‚ and unity to the classroom. Now‚ 200 years later‚ religion is being attacked from every corner. This is especially
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The Way I’ve Been Taught to Teach As I’ve grown up‚ living in the same household as a public school teacher can be good and bad. Bad because you’re automatically holds you to a higher standard when your mother is part of a large school district‚ or at least that what she used to tell me. There are also some benefits. And if you look at it from my point of view since I plan on pursuing into education‚ having your mom as a teacher isn’t half bad. You get to learn some of the tricks to getting a
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Should changes be made to the regulations for the foods that are served in public schools? This can be a very controversial question to most people; children with obesity‚ parents who do not care and for who does care about the health of the children and teachers who only wants what is best for the benefit of the children. This paper will attempt to explain and convince the unknown of why it is very important for our public schools to have a healthy eating curriculum for the children that attends
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Homeschooling vs. Public School Homeschooling vs. public school has been a public debate for quite a while now. Some parents choose homeschooling because of the protection their child gains and some choose public education because of the atmosphere. Most would claim that public schools aren’t teaching‚ less trying to create a religious fringe. However; both provide your child education but there are many advantages and disadvantages for both. When a child is homeschooled
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better understanding of what these issues bring to society. Furthermore‚ “ The ba on Santa Claus” article was the most impactful to me. The fact that a traditional and fictional character is seen as something that should be banned in public schools was quite eye opening. Public school is a way to submerge students in different cultures and traditions if you ban characters that identify a difference in a culture then you are showing students that others traditions are “out of the norm”. Overall‚
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between public and private school. Private school cost more money‚ but public school is free. Private school often focuses on faith‚ and is more selective. Public schools accept disabled and mentally ill students. On the other hand‚ if a child wants to attend a private school they must apply and meet their requirements. The quality of teaching and the expectations of the students differ from the two schools. In recent years there has been an increase in families who prefer private school but they
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