Mandatory Drug Testing of High School Athletes Brandon had always wanted to play football for his high school team. He had always been one of the slowest and smallest boys in his grade. While in 8th grade‚ he was introduced to performance enhancing drugs. He was sold on the fact that they would make him stronger‚ faster‚ and maybe give him a shot to make the high school football team. During his first year of taking the performance enhancing drug‚ Brandon had increased strength and self-pride
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Cell phones should be allowed in school because cell phones are fabulous learning resource especially smart phones which allow internet connection. Cell phones are so much more than just a phone now. Students can use tools of the cell phone such as calculator‚ map finder‚ reminders‚ dictionary‚ calendar and internet. For example‚ if a student forgot to bring a calculator to class‚ they can use the calculator in their phone. Furthermore‚ during class the teacher may ask the students to research something
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punishment in schools should be abolished Corporal punishment has been used in schools as a way of handling disciplinary problems. It refers to school rules which allow students to be punished using physical pain without causing injury. It is believed that using punitive method can promote students’ obedience and reduce problematic behaviour. As a result‚ it can decrease the number of disciplinary cases and maintain order inside the classroom. Indirectly‚ it will help to build students’ discipline
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Background & Overview of Research For over a century‚ residential schools played a major role in assimilating First Nations into what Europeans consider a "dominant society." (Keeshig-Tobias‚ 2003) As part of the British North America and Indian Acts in 1867 and 1876‚ respectively‚ the Canadian government felt it was integral for First Nations to improve their lives by educating them in what they felt were culturally acceptable. Many First Nations children lose their sense of identity‚ initially
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In recent years‚ the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) has made progress towards its ambitious vision of all students graduating from high school as “caring‚ competent and critical thinkers‚ fully-informed‚ engaged and contributing citizens . . . prepare[d] to succeed in college and career.” Since 2012‚ for example‚ the reading proficiency of high school students has nearly doubled from 19% to 38%. Yet OUSD continues to face significant challenges‚ and consistently trails the State of California
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Teachers in 18 states are now carrying guns in school! After a recent study in the news that left many people questioning about‚ whether teachers should carry guns at school or not. My opinion is that they should not bring guns to school because it could accidentally go off. If this occurred it could affect a child’s learning long term and their home life. This could also attract teachers for the wrong reason. What if the gun goes off? There are many things a gunshot could do‚ the harm
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1. Family problem – family issues affect students performance in school as students are not cognitively developed but psychologically‚emotionally‚ or affectionately developed too therefore if they are in a bad state or when family issues such as child abuse‚sibling rivalry and many more are burdened on students there is the possibility for the student to flop especially in a case where the student is an excellent child. a. The psychological and Emotional issues investigated included psychosomatic
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How much should we trust our teachers? Schools have been going from bad to worse‚ in terms of safety. There have been a lot of shootings at schools over the years‚ but recently they have been over the top in horror. If teachers had guns‚ would the students be safer? We are going analyze schools safety‚ shootings in schools‚ and armed guards or teachers with guns. Schools have been doing a lot to limit‚ if not stop‚ the violence on school grounds. There are districts in Oklahoma that have already
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THE EFFECTS OF DRUG USE ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND ITS CORRELATION TO EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT HHS4M Submitted to: Mrs. Palarchio Submitted by: Jose Saravia Due Date: May 31st‚ 2013. The hypothesis
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Should school start later? Many students all over the country say yes‚ there are pros and cons of school starting later that could affect you. If school starts later it could affect you in ways you didn’t even think about. School should start later for many reasons‚ for one it’s proven that children need nine to eleven hours of sleep for ages and another is they could eat more breakfast to have enough energy to start off the day. Most students with devices stay up late to just text their friends
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