Time management, proper note taking, relative essay writing, etc. are all very beneficial strategies in becoming a better college ready student. ... It is trying to achieve self improvement without the fear of failure. ... One thing I constantly need to approve on, in regards to being proactive, is to not be afraid of failure. ... Rather than being afraid of that horrific English essay next week, I need to become more proactive, then preparing and writing every single day in order to make that essay seem just that much smaller and less difficult. It is the little things that pertain to success...

• Word Count: 561
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

I wanted nothing more than success but I was unable to form any of the habits essential to acquire that goal we all want me to reach. ... I dreaded going to work but even more so I hated my classes. ... That forced me to stop taking classes but I hoped to one-day restart on the pathway towards success. ... These schools were much more selective, however, I remained persistent to my belief that failure is superior to giving no attempt at all. ... Although the previously stated goals are directly beneficial to me, they will also have a positive impact on those near me and to society as a whole....

• Word Count: 1264
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

"The quality of a student's teacher is one of the most important factors in his or her success. ... Due to test anxiety and pressure on the Common Core exam, most students will most-likely fail, increasing failure rates in the state. ... " Cuomo's plans is to refuse to meet the state's constitutional requirement for funding schools and continue to refuse more than $2 billion due to NYC public schools under the Campaign for Fiscal Equity settlement. ... Cuomo shows people how he cares more about how he is viewed in the public eye, not schools. ... It doesn't matte...

• Word Count: 887
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography

Thus, members of Mexican-American communities have shown that they are capable and ready to surmount the educational barriers necessary for their children's academic, social, and economic success. ... Bustamante indicates that with many Mexican-Americans employed in low-paying jobs, white Americans assume they have little interest in education, and thus, have no desire to achievee more competitive professional employment. ... Without their labor, things would be much more expensive."" ... Yet, many Americans speculate that the high drop-out rates and lack of Mexican-Americans...

• Word Count: 4836
• Approx Pages: 19
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is important for parents, as well as school districts, to understand the role of parents and the districts in the success of students. ... Student-led conferences are a strategy to involve parents in their student's academic success. ... "Over 30% of U.S. schools are in rural communities, yet less than 6% of research conducted in schools includes rural schools" (Hardré, Sullivan, & Crowson, 2009). ... Children growing up in impoverished homes or environments have different experiences than those who are not living in these conditions. ... As reported in the National Ce...

• Word Count: 9089
• Approx Pages: 36
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Establishing stronger welfare safety nets and better youth services that can respond more effectively to the needs of young people as they reach fruition have all been a part of the policy and practice developments of the last decade. ... And understanding how schools and community stakeholders establish meaningful partnerships helps make sense of why it is that some career transition programs are more successful than others. ... Ben-Shahar (2007) asserts that possessing a tangible career focus is synonymous with having hope and envisioning the achievability of one's personal success stor...

• Word Count: 5495
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Establishing stronger welfare safety nets and better youth services that can respond more effectively to the needs of young people as they reach fruition have all been a part of the policy and practice developments of the last decade. ... And understanding how schools and community stakeholders establish meaningful partnerships helps make sense of why it is that some career transition programs are more successful than others. ... Ben-Shahar (2007) asserts that possessing a tangible career focus is synonymous with having hope and envisioning the achievability of one's personal success stor...

• Word Count: 5459
• Approx Pages: 22
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For such method, bilingual teachers were the focal point for the success of individual students of any class level. ... The request will be granted if they can find parents of twenty of more children on the same school who want the same thing. ... In fact many argue that the issue of bilingual education has mainly been viewed as a political and social matter rather than an educational or pedagogy problem. ... Because bilingual teachers get paid more, they"re accused of being in it for the money. Education has been seen as being the most important ingredient for the success of any individua...

• Word Count: 3729
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The failure on behalf of these policies to create safer schools calls for reform and the implementation of evidence-based alternatives to school discipline. ... The history of zero tolerance policies in the United States in addition to psychological research and case studies, provide evidence that these policies cause more harm than good to schools and students.  ... Legal rhetoric and media outlets painted an image of the murderous, impulse driven juvenile, permeating fear throughout American society; juvenile arrests skyrocketed, more juveniles were transferred to adult court than ever bef...

• Word Count: 4044
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate