Hello‚ Nutri bloggers! Summer’s almost over and with the kids going back to school‚ I started thinking about today’s topic and believe it is one that is important to us all because it has to do with our children’s school system. Let’s start at the beginning; does everyone remember a post I made about attending the Public Policy Workshop in Washington‚ DC? We discussed different bills such as: 1. The Treat and Reduce Obesity Act‚ 2. The Preventing Diabetes in Medicare Act & 3. The Child Nutrition
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level of spending has not equaled an improvement in education. We have tried to improve our schools with more money‚ better teachers‚ and legislation such as No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. What if the true problem with schooling is not the components of the system‚ but the system itself? In the article “Against School” John Taylor Gatto present several causes for the failing of the American public school system. One of the main causes he puts forth is the institution of compulsory schooling in
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Pros and Cons of Affirmative Action 2 The Pros and Cons of Affirmative Action in the Workplace According to the Encarta Dictionary‚ affirmative action (AA) is a policy or program aimed at countering discrimination against minorities and women‚ especially in employment and education. There are those who feel that AA has exceeded its usefulness‚ and is no longer required. Opposite that viewpoint‚ many think that AA has served its purpose well‚ but there is still a steady need and place for
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firearms. These firearms include handguns‚ machine guns‚ rifles etc. People use these weapons for multiple reasons. Some use it for sport‚ for example: hunting or practicing at the gun range. Others buy it for protection while others use it for violence. Having a firearm requires responsibility. The person that wields a gun is responsible for his safety or others. They are also responsible for using a weapon against someone. According to procon.org‚ ’’The United States has 88.8 guns per 100 people‚ or about
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First Crusade. Their goal was to conquer the Holy Land from the Muslims. The pope also wanted to reunite the Eastern and Western empires so he decided to create conflict between Muslim Empire hoping for a reunion. Basically‚ he wanted Christians to rule over the entire world. The pope also manipulated people into joining the crusades‚ he told them that if they went to war‚ their sins would be forgiven. With this‚ hundreds of thousands of Christians joined the crusades. The Classical Crusades were
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Name : Muhammad Jausha Bakkas (3A) Topic : Animal Rights Pros and con Introduction Hook Some people keep arguing about animal rights because of it is animal rights cannot work properly‚ there is still not clear caused and with it can be worked. Each side pros and con have a strong comprehension about agreeing and not agree with animal rights. This makes more interesting by the fact‚ side of pros with animal rights‚ it has more vote voice than the opposite. However‚ it does not make any difference
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Pros and Cons of Inclusion in a general education classroom Inclusion in a general classroom is one of the largest controversies that schools face today. Most administrators‚ parents and teachers question the likely academic impacts associated with the placement of students with special needs into general educational classrooms. Inclusion is the educational approach that requires students with disabilities to learn together with non-disabled students. Rather than the segregation of students based
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people die each day waiting for transplants that can’t take place because of the shortage of donated organs” (The Need Is Real). There are many different views of the pros and cons that make up transplants of all kinds‚ from organ to bone transplants‚ and whether or not they should be allowed to be continued. There are a few cons to the different types of transplants. One of these negatives is that the donor usually does not get to choose who will receive his organs. Some donors may get to pick
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“My child is doing poorly in school and has a difficult time concentrating on tasks at hand.” There are countless parents who repeat those same words to their family physicians looking for answers and a name to the disruptions in their child’s everyday struggles with; most commonly‚ the child’s school work. The resounding answer to this question is “Yes‚ there is a condition known as ADHD that is treatable with medication. But is ADHD a legitimate medical condition? With so many variables at play
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In January 2002 congress‚ with the encouragement of President Bush‚ passed a new act that was intended to prevent children from being left behind in education. No Child Left Behind is designed to change the culture of America ’s schools by closing the achievement gap‚ offering more flexibility‚ giving parents more options‚ and teaching students based on what works. This was and is a great idea. Children are our future and we need to make sure they get all the opportunities education can give them
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