... deteriorating effect on educational achievement. The American Psychological Association released a report conducted by a special zero-tolerance task force, evaluating the disciplinary model in schools. One of the questions the report sought to answer was "to what extent are zero tolerance policies developmentally appropriate as a psychological intervention, taking into account the developmental level of children and ... court referrals from schools. The author argues that this harsh response, to what he asserts to be normative adolescent behavior, is misinformed and counterproductive. Thi...

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... teaching sex education are teaching with an abstinence only approach. While abstinence is a sure way to forgo sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence is not a realistic method for today's generation. In 2009, a study was done on a group of youth in Texas indicating that 52% of high school students are sexually active and among that same group of teens that are sexually active, 42 ... ...

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... their programs, "We believe students educated at home possess the passion for knowledge, the independence, and the self-reliance that enable them to excel in our intellectually challenging programs of study- (NBC, news, 10/8/2003). Regardless, if one is for or against home schooling, it is a trend that is going to increase exponentially in popularity and academic achievement as the continuing ... ...

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