letter grades‚ you would be penalizing the achievers‚” (Maushard quotes MacCumbee). Numerous parents think this way about letter grades‚ but why do they assume letters grades are good? By focusing on letter grades‚ parents overlook the deeper problem of actual learning. Over the years letter grades have been the main focus in schools‚ when in reality‚ learning should be the main focus of schools. “So whether or not a student completed a homework assignment is separated from how well he or she understands
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money for their schools but still don’t get paid. Some kids even have to quit playing their sports because they don’t have enough money to cover all of the expenses of school. Not all the athletes should be paid just the athletes that bring in the revenue for their school‚ the ones that earn it. College athletes need to get paid because they are unable to hold a job as well as competitively play their sport‚ Some of them are getting paid illegally‚ They make most of the money for their schools shouldn’t
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College Athletes: To pay or not to pay? After being established in 1905 with the help of former President of the United States‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ the NCAA has become on of the most profitable organizations in America. The NCAA makes approximately 11 million dollars from CBS alone for just the three weekends of March Madness. Many other college sports bring each of their respected programs millions upon millions of dollars each year. This is why college athletes have must be paid a salary by the
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his competitors received‚ and the percentage of votes and seats that the national parties received‚ Canada’s electoral system is unfair and should be reformed. The electoral system is disproportionate‚ and with less than 50% of the vote‚ a given party could easily earn a majority of the seats. In turn‚ all the other parties are underrepresented. Another reason Canada’s electoral system should be reformed is because votes are seen as being wasted. Lastly‚ voters are misrepresented in the House of Commons
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likely to get a diploma. Kids who drop out then end up not finishing high school. They then do not go to college‚ and their income becomes lower than the average person’s salary. This being said‚ students should be required to stay in school until they are 18 or have graduated. They need education to be able to function in the outside world. One of the biggest reasons of why a student should stay in school until they are 18 is because they have a greater chance of finishing high school. Based on
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In the article “Why We Should Fear University‚ Inc. Against the corporate taming of the American college.” Fredrik deBOER addresses that corporatism has infected the soul of the American universities. deBOER begins the article by stating that the university he attended to get his Ph D. in‚ Purdue University‚ needs more garden space because it is the last wild place left in the campus. He uses the example that reads “Universities operate‚ every day‚ more and more like corporations” (par 4) to suggest
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Why people keep pets? We know that a lot of people keep pets‚ but if we ask why they do‚ we would be bombarded with many answers. It teaches us about selflessness. Owning a pet teaches discipline and responsibility to a child. We can learn how to share our time‚ savings‚ and companionship with a being that is solely reliant on them. Depending on whether you have a feline friend or a canine companion‚ cats and dogs can increase your sense of security. How so? Dogs can augment personal security when
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There are so many reasons why students should be able to graduate early‚ such as all credentials‚ college opportunities‚ and jobs are reasons why people should agree on students graduating early. That doesn’t even cover it all there is many more reasons to be able to graduate early. First of all students should be able to graduate earlier because most students already have most of their credentials. Why not give them the opportunity to graduate early if they have all credentials. To me students
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It’s been a lot of talk about school being year around. I for one think school is a great place to be‚ because without it we wouldn’t be able to do anything without an education. Children in this day and time need education to make it in the work force. Many people say school should be year round; because it will cut the cost and others think that school shouldn’t it will be more scheduling conflict. The children would get tired of going and not having holidays‚ summers‚ and any other kind of break
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The Electoral College: A Trouble Prone and Undemocratic System The Electoral College is an institution that may have served a purpose 200 years ago when the founding fathers needed a system that would be met with approval by both large and small states. The Electoral College is a flawed method of electing our President that has created problems in previous elections and is likely to be the source of problems in the future. The Electoral College provides an undemocratic method of choosing our president
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