What`s more‚ it`s still unproved to many that having Johnny wear a tie to school‚ and Susie a plaid skirt‚ will help them learn better. And critics of uniforms point out that most policies have been adopted at the elementary school level‚ which is not where the serious problems of violence and gang activity have flared. In fact‚ when uniforms were tried at Forestville High School in Prince George`s a few years ago‚ ``the kids rebelled‚`` said guidance counselor Cecilia Smith‚ because ``it was going
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…just cant go wrong Laura NOVEMBER 23‚ 2010 WRITING IN THE PUBLIC SPHERE “Children are the future”. We hear this quote very quite often‚ but how much truth do you think really lies behind it? Literally speaking‚ children of today are‚ in fact‚ going to be adults of tomorrow; and with that being said‚ this quote is true indeed. However‚ the main question that needs to be asked is‚ how can we set children up today to make the future a brighter place? Well‚ aside from home training and values
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Catholic and public schools can be very similar but at the same time they can have many differences. Although they are both learning institutions‚ they both are quite different from one another. Catholic schools tend to have more rules and regulations than a public school. On a daily basis‚ discipline is stressed more thoroughly in a private school. Some may argue that it is more challenging in a Catholic school and that a public school is easier‚ where as others will say that public school is much
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The school uniform is the epitome of sameness in the American society. It turns a lively‚ colorful world upside down and into the depths of bland uniformity. Schools should not implement school uniform policies because uniforms limit individuality and go against the Constitutional right to freedom of expression‚ they cause parents to have to spend a lot of money on a second wardrobe‚ and there is no conclusive data that proves that uniforms actually solve any of the problems they were intended to
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Public vs Private Schools The cornerstone of individual development‚ education proves to be one of the most important factors in a child’s life! Unfortunately for parents‚ this choice is pivotal and evaluating schools becomes complex and tedious‚ as well as crucial to the future of their children. Parents must weigh all the factors when deciding where to send their child for their education. A comparison and contrast between public and private schools is a basic to this sometimes-insurmountable
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Home School v/s Private School I wouldn’t recommend home schooling to any parent‚ I would rather send my child/children to regular school instead‚ all because to me your child doesn’t learn anything from sitting at home getting taught from the parents. Not saying that the parents are not teaching them anything‚ but that they need to be around more people. Attending regular school have your child/children around more siblings their age and not just be around the parents all the time. A parent
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Do you think school uniforms should be mandatory for public schools? In recent years‚ fashion trends have become more seductive. The fashion industries are making clothes for men and women‚ which are less revealing of their bodies. Also‚ many teenagers devote too much of their time getting dressed. In addition‚ many young teens want to dress similar‚ to what they see on television. Furthermore‚ young ladies are dressing in skin tight clothes. Uniforms should be mandatory in schools because it will
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goings-on. School is supposed to be about education‚ not what one wears to learn. Let children ‘express themselves’ outside of school. Remove the distractions in the classroom and perhaps kids will find a bit more self-respect and confidence when they don’t have to compete or impress. I couldn’t agree more. I always wondered what the community-at-large would think. As a school-board member I’d hoped to see a pilot project done on this at one of the grammar schools or in the middle school. Then at
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Private education and public education both has his similarities and differences. Most educators‚ parents have bought into a belief that education can be "religion-neutral". They are convinced that teachers can train the mind without shaping attitudes‚ behavior‚ or spiritual beliefs. The company goes something like this: the government schools will supply the raw data (the "neutral" facts)‚ and parents can add the value system at home. Even in school is that try their level best to achieve academic
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Schools should not enforce uniforms because studies have shown that there is no connection between uniforms and school safety or academic achievement‚ it violates a student’s right to freedom of speech and expression‚ and enforcing uniforms at public schools is unfair to people who cannot afford them. According to the National Center for Educational Statistics‚ as of the 2007-2008 school year‚ 16.5% of all the public schools in the United States required students to wear uniforms. Studies show
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