When going to school students are supposed to learn based off a curriculum‚ but instead they are learning based off a test. These test are meant to help students‚ but instead they are hurting them. Standardized test requires all test takers to answer the same questions‚ or a selection of questions from common bank of questions‚ in the same way. Also they are scored in a “standard” or consistent manner‚ which makes it possible to compare the relative performance of individual students or groups of
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Federal involvement has had a deep impact in schools. As with all forms of change‚ the involvement of the federal government has pros and cons. The federal government has been a large influence over how the school system works. Overall‚ I believe that federal involvement has been positive for schools. One great advantage of having federal involvement is that teachers are held to a standard. The standards that teachers are held at allow organization and stronger learning to occur. This allows teachers
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Standardised Testing Name: Institution: Abstract This paper explores two published books that touched on pros and cons of standardized testing in schools. Popham‚ (2001) and Sacks‚ (1999) suggest that through pros a student will have to pass certain tests to determine that he or she has acquired proficiency in various fields of study. According to the two authors‚ in cons the students who have mastery of the content‚ don’t show in the test; it mostly promotes teachers to teach tests and evaluate
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choosing to write my research paper on dress codes in schools. It is a controversial topic with many sides (pros and cons) that affect how each individual views the subject. It is a topic that has been shown some light in recent years‚ especially in New York City. I thought about my friend who was sent home for wearing skinny jeans‚ along with some 200 other girls who were given detention for being “inappropriately” dressed at a Staten Island High School. Girls are told from a very young age to cover
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Pros and Cons of Recess “Recess is unique form‚ and a complement to‚ physical education—not a substitute for it‚” according to the American Academy of Pediatrics(Council on School Health et al.) Recess isn’t something that can be replaced like it’s not important. Recess is a special break that elementary to high school students should have because it serves as physical education and exercise that students can find enjoyment out of and do better in school. The middle and high school students need
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are oblivious to the controversy of school uniforms but it is‚ nonetheless‚ a highly debated issue among students and families. Private schools often enforce uniforms‚ which are standardized to indigo or khaki pants and collared shirts limited to the school colors. Many of the public schools in the United States that do not have a uniform policy‚ administer a dress code which the students often neglect and teachers fail to implement. Those in opposition to school uniforms argue that they remove individuality
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of American population spoke a language other than English‚ and in 1990‚ 13.8% of Americans spoke a language other than English. The rate of increase in people who spoke a language other than English rose by 38.1% in those years. In 2000‚ the people who spoke a language other than English in the United States were 17.9%. The rate from 1990 to 2000 increased by 47.7% in those years. People who were fluent bilinguals had a rating of 9.8%‚ and people who spoke a language other than English in 2000 were
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should not be the official language of the United States because people are not going to want to adapt to just one language. Therefore‚ it’s impossible to make English the official language due to the United States being the giant cultural “melting pot” of the world. As a result‚ it is absurd to think that all of the cultures will learn English when they will lose their cultural language. However‚ one of the reasons why people argue about English being the official language is from the First Amendment
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are best for schools Summer’s finally over and the families can’t wait for school to start. Kids are bored‚ parents who work struggled with finding camps or babysitters‚ and teachers worry about “summer slide.” But with year round schooling all this would be fixed. There won’t be long breaks that parents dread. Year round schooling has a school calendar that exchanges summer vacation for several shorter breaks at different times. Student wont get bored during long school times. Schools should have
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When most people hear the words “year-round school” they automatically disagree without knowing all the information about the subject. The fact is that year-round schooling is becoming more popular around the United States and even the world. It is the twenty-first century‚ most school systems are shying away from the more traditional school schedules and turning to year-round schooling. In 1992‚ 25% of the United States attended year-round schools‚ 17.3% higher than in 1988. Therefore‚ in just four
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