Mark Twain exemplified in his novel The Adventures of Huck Finn. Twain’s portrayal of slavery is seen as too crude or harsh for schools. What some education systems don’t understand is the realism Huck Finn offers is exactly what kids need to accurately learn about their history. That’s why it’s crucial to American literature that Huck Finn continue to be taught in school because it shows the harshness of racism in our history through the language it uses‚
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left behind”‚ students are not challenged beyond this mediocre comprehension. High school graduates should be able to read a book and analyze the rhetoric. They should be capable of looking at the ocean‚ and remembering what ecosystem inhabits it. These accomplished students‚ the finished products‚ should be capable of viewing their world and recalling the lessons they learned about it. The ultimate goal of school is that students to take what they learn in the classroom and apply it to real life
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have been taught in school‚ only the winner and second and third would usually receive medals for their accomplishments and success in their certain sport. While I am still encouraging kids to play sports and be active and fit‚ people should not be rewarding kids for just participating in a sport or even getting last place. Teaching kids that even if you fail at a sport you will still get a reward is a bad thing. Carol Dweck‚ a Stanford psychology professor plainly says‚ “No‚ kids should not get
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Schools have had music and art classes in the curriculum since the beginning of public schooling in the United States. In fact‚ Dr.Flynn states‚ “More than 97% of public schools provide art/or music education at the elementary level”. These classes are extremely important for the students. Arts education should be kept in the school curriculum because it increases academic achievement‚ helps children develop and builds stronger confidence. One reason art education should be kept in the curriculum
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important part of a students schedule during school. They give the children an opportunity to express themselves and their uniqueness‚ gives them a chance to interact and be sociable‚ and gives them experience for possible future careers. Reasons such as these are why we should not eliminate these subjects from schools. Uniqueness is a primary concern. Different varieties of art and music classes are offered as electives in school systems today. My school offers digital art‚ commercial art‚ and 2D
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Has creativity literally been executed by schools? Why arrange math and science over other subjects? Since the start of middle school‚ students have been given a set number of "core subjects" they obtain gain credit for. Four out of the seven periods at school the kids endure sitting in a classroom‚ and listening to a teacher talk in relation to a subject that they may not practice later in life. In addition to core subjects‚ students must obtain credit for a foreign language‚ physical education
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Originally published in 1885‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been a staple in most high school repertoires and an American classic‚ but what if the book is becoming too outdated for contemporary readers to understand? Although the story of Huckleberry Finn took place in a setting more than one hundred years in the past there are and always will be universally understood themes in the book that would make it a worthwhile read even in the twenty-first century. The book focuses on coming of
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five times a week in America‚ children accidently shoot themselves or someone else”. (1) Many of these accidents happen because the user was not aware of the safety Protocol of dealing with a fire. In order to prevent more accidents like these‚ we should teach our youth about gun safety to give them the knowledge of what to around it and discourage misuse. Although some parents think their children shouldn’t be around guns in general‚ teaching gun safety early could save their lives and others. Young
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Every high school student across the country has that constant struggle to maintain an accurate grade. It’s always in the back of their heads to keep up with homework assignments‚ or to study specific sections for a test. The amount of stress put on these students is equal to giving them an elephant to carry on their backs for the entire day. Whether the student failed a class or wants to take an advanced program for the next year‚ that’s already enough stress on them to pass and therefore they
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controversy is on! The Supreme Court has ruled to have limits on what students can say in the school newspaper. After a battle between the Supreme Court and the District Court‚ they’ve came to a conclusion that the school newspaper should be about educational news only. Personally‚ I agree; some teens are bullied each day‚ students are rebellious‚ and teachers should limit them mainly because its school property. We all know that some students just don’t care. They are rebellious and do not really
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