There are some schools in the US that pay their students to do well. They will pay them with cash or incentives if they do well. This is a good idea because it not only keeps the student off the streets but‚ they get paid for doing their “job.” in the article i will discuss why this is a good idea Students have been told for years‚ probably as young as 3rd or 4th grade‚ that being a student is your job. Well that is completely true because you have to do work assigned by your boss (the teacher)
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Cell phones should NOT be allowed in school. If cell phones were allowed in school‚ it would be a major distraction to other students. Also‚ cell phones would cost more money. Finally‚ cell phones would be bad to have during an emergency. Many bad things can happen when we use cell phones in school. Cell phones should NOT be allowed in school! First of all‚ if kids have cell phones in school‚ it would be a huge‚ school wide distraction. This is true because‚ many kids have cell phones. Research
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when you come upon a teacher giving a student a Saturday school. What could he have possibly done? Did he hit somebody or curse at a teacher? No‚ he was just chewing gum; a harmless activity that is prohibited in middle schools‚ but why? In fact‚ chewing gum speeds up you heartbeat and blood pressure just enough to wake up both the left and right hemispheres in your brain‚ accessing your memory and helping you to concentrate better. Do teachers not want students to concentrate better? People chew
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Defending Americas Youth Picture a class of twenty elementary students hidden under desks around the classroom‚ and the teacher is begging the children to stop sobbing. Down the hall the sound of gunshots ring out the sounds of people screaming and begging for help can be heard. The shooter is moving closer and closer to the area and all the innocent soon to be victims are defenseless. There is nothing in that classroom that is going to stop what is about to happen. Now imagine a teacher with
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Persuasive Essay Every school day‚ at least 100‚000 students bring guns to school‚ 160‚000 students skip classes because they fear physical harm‚ and 6‚250 teachers are threatened with bodily injury. At one time school was considered to be the second safest place to be beside the home. Unfortunately‚ the situation is much different in the 21st century. President Ronald Reagan first made school safety an issue in a 1984 radio address pointing out that violence in schools negatively affects learning
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How many times have students sat in class waiting for a teacher to come? Ten/fifteen times a day? After graduation these high schooler’s will enter a world known as college or the workforce where no one is going to be there to hold our hands‚ a place where young adults don’t ask to use the restroom they just do. As a high schooler I think young adults should be trusted to use the restroom when needed on our own. Although‚ the building administration has a policy that students cannot go to the bathroom
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At school‚ safety of the staff and students is the number one concern. If someone does not feel safe‚ then it’s hard to remain focused on the task at hand. Everyone in the school has the right to an education‚ and to feel safe. If someone gives another individual a reason to feel unsafe‚ or does something to jeopardize their safety‚ proper measures should be taken. I believe that school officials should have the right to search students’ lockers and book bags for security reasons. Each and every
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James Ingraham‚ a student from Drew Junior High School in Dade County‚ Florida‚ was paddled by his principal twenty times on 6th October‚1970 just because he was a few seconds late in coming down from the stage of the auditorium. Ingraham was punished so violently by the principal of the school that later he was admitted to hospital‚ and had to be away from the school for two weeks (Sterett). Even though this incident happened forty years back‚ the practice of corporal punishment is still taking
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Should Sex Education be Allowed in Public Schools? Sex education in public schools has been a controversial topic for many years and for many reasons. People believe differently on what should or should not be taught based on their own beliefs or their religious beliefs. According to a new poll by National Public Radio‚ the Kaiser family foundation‚ and Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government‚ has found that all Americans but about 7% say sex education should be taught in schools. There are different
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Phones are disruptive don’t get me wrong‚ they can be used for work but if i’m in class trying to take a test or learn i’d rather not hear your phone. Most kids don’t put their phones up. Phones shouldn’t be allowed in school and here is why. First and foremost phones are disruptive. If a student has his phones on him he’s more likely to look at it and cause a problem. In other words phones are bad to have in class.For example Tyrus has his phones out during a test‚ he will get of track and he won’t
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