I realized there was something wrong with me when I noticed myself scrutinizing the extracurricular activities of my daughter’s friends‚ and wondering how they’d look on a college résumé. How would Model U.N. stack up against Mandarin? Would playing a violin or a lute stand out more? What about foreign service trips vs. summer “nerd camp” vs. Indian cooking classes? Archery‚ fencing‚ or diving—which would be more likely to catch the admissions officer’s eye? We were talking about a bunch of seventh-graders
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are girl’s short skirts really the problem? Rather than teaching girls to cover up‚ schools should be teaching boys that a women’s body is not a sexual object and not for his viewing pleasure. Boys should be taught that women deserve respect. Boys should be taught that if he can’t control his desires around a girl‚ then he’s the one with the problem. If a boy is distracted by a girl’s short skirt‚ why should the girl be punished? It sends an incredibly powerful message. It teaches students that girl’s
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Should Cell Phones be allowed in School? Do you take your cell phone with you to work‚ and use it all day long for organization and needed communication? Well‚ school to us students is like our work‚ but our organization and communication tool is prohibited. Cell phones have so many positive uses in the classrooms‚ yet at the same time we aren’t putting our current technology to good use. For example‚ cell phones in our school are banned‚ and I feel that this should be changed immediately. The many
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Vo-tech is a great option for highschool students because it creates a smooth transition into college. One way vo-tech creates a smooth transition into college by teaching students hands on skills. When students are in nursing school they will need many skills to prepare them for the workforce. In vo-tech it gives students a head start into the college levels skills students will learn once more inside of college. Another reason why vo-tech is a good option is when your ready for nursing school there
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felt that way and it does not feel good at all. It would be so much better if we had a vending machine to get something to snack on when you’r hungry. Vending machines should be allowed at school because it helps if you are feeling ill‚ it replaces missed meals‚ and it keeps you focused in class. First of all‚ I really think we should have a vending machine at school . Sometimes you can be outside and your stomach starts to hurt or you’re very hungry. This causes you to need to go to the office or
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Kicked out of the Classroom? A trashy and racist book wouldn’t be allowed in classrooms. The novel‚ The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ written by Mark Twain‚ is receiving negative attention. The dominant problem that students‚ parents‚ teachers‚ and even professors‚ face ‚ is the usage of the n-word. After reading this adventurous story‚ it is hard to find the problem that is upsetting many people. Therefore‚ this incredible novel should continue to be in the high school curriculum because it offers
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gym lately‚ or maybe had to get an ultrasound‚ went to the pool‚ theme park‚ or even a library? These locations all have something in common there were lockers or a cubby to store your things so you did not have to carry your stuff with you. School should allow for the students of District 8 the same curtesy. Children are still developing and to carry a heavy bag around daily can be damaging to the body. I am asking for reconsideration that lockers be put in the schools to maintain a student’s health
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strenuously‚ often ingesting synthetic or natural additives to increase performance. To remain competitive in increasingly higher levels of play‚ athletes should have the choice of using their natural gifts and/or using performance enhancing drugs. Neither an athlete who has a gene that prompts a superior physique nor an athlete who uses steroids should be deemed cheaters‚ for they are pushing sports to a new level and creating an equal level of play. As competition has escalated‚ the
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terrorists attacks on the US. Since December 2015‚ 225‚000 people have been killed by ISIS in these attacks. This issue is one of the biggest arguments in the world right now‚ and the US has to make a decision of what to do soon. Syrian Refugees should not be allowed in the US. For example‚ They are causing havoc in Syria‚ causing a brutal civil war‚ there were 4‚ secondly‚ 93 percent of all Syrian refugees are Muslim‚ who are about 100 years behind our time in religion‚ such as women not having power at
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post-secondary students in the United States take some or all of their classes online right now. On the other hand‚ approximately 15 million students take all of their classes in a physical classroom. (Adkins) What do these number say about an online education? Well‚ they mean that there are both positive aspects and negative aspects to taking online courses. It turns out that there are many examples of both positive and negative reasons to enroll in or to not to enroll in an online class. Firstly‚ there
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