Coming from the first generation of my family to actually have the opportunity to complete their education is a great privilege to me. ... I am fortunate to have been born in the United States and have the opportunity to make a better life for myself by graduating high school and then going on to college which will hopefully ensure a bright future for me. ... If I receive this scholarship it will enable me to continue my education so that I can have a future ahead for me. ...

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The residential school system acted as a method to reshape the future of the Aboriginal culture. " Since the earliest contact between Canada's Aboriginal people and European settlers there has been conflicting values concerning family relationships and child-rearing practices. ... The assimilation policy through the schools was to be beneficial but ended up effecting all Aboriginal peoples and has tarnished future generations. ... The residential schooling has been devastating in regards to the future of Aboriginal people's culture and identity. Each child taken from their home...

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Being a first generation American, I predominantly appreciate the opportunities this country has to offer. ... The purpose of our club is to debate issues relevant to American society, and to raise political awareness among my generation. ... Although I do not envision a career in government, the skills learned in J.S.A. will indisputably help me in the future. ... Perhaps in the future, I will be the one who encourages a high school student to take interest in my university. ...

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A generation ago, cellular phones and computers were envisioned in episodes of Star Trek. Today, they are everywhere, and today's students have to learn technological skills, more so than the last generation. Previous generations were required to learn the basics: reading, writing, math, science, and history. ... We need to educate students with the future in mind, not only for the employment positions available today. ... Schools and teachers should have autonomy in order to create highly educated, innovative workers for the future. ...

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She is tuned into the frustration, confusion, and apathy Generation X feels toward Washington. Bagby tackles the political issues that should truly matter to young voters such as the future of Social Security, education reform, the environment, and federal debts. ... Even though this money should be saved for the future elders of America, it is being raided by it being included in the overall budget. ... These three chapters that I have briefly analyzed are all what my generation should start thinking about. ... She has given us as a generation reasons explained why we should be involved in p...

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While abstinence is a sure way to forgo sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence is not a realistic method for today's generation. ... I am confident that many parents and educators in Texas have taught their children the importance of higher education in bettering generations to come and with more emphasis, bettering themselves first. However, it is hypocritical to overlook the positive impact that educating Texas students on how to properly use contraceptives will serve to future generations, and will influence the importance of any one student's scholarly education. ... It is c...

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The generation of today is far more progressive than what would have been the standard curriculum in previous years. With the continuous and rapid growth of knowledge in the modern generation, many students of Southwest High School appeal to a more challenging and decisive curriculum. ... Let Southwest High School be known as the pathway to the future leaders of the world, through the laborious and adamant education system in the Imperial Valley....

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They fail to see that this is the place where their children can succeed and have a chance at a better future. ... In my family my sister is the first from our entire generations to have received a bachelor's degree. ... Which is a great liberation for our future family and our past. ... Our future generations won't have to start from the bottom anymore. ...

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In opposition, we can educate our future which will later proceed a world without hatred. ... Along with teaching ourselves about counteracting hatred we need to pass this down to the next generation, which will slowly decrease the amount of judgment throughout our future. ...

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At the pace of many highs schoolers lives, this generation is sure to be one full of workaholics. ... When the lesson students learn in school is one that exhausts them and sets them up for an unhealthy lifestyle in their future, it is time for a change. ... More time in high school will benefit students now and in the future....

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Every year, nearly one-million twelve to nineteen year olds are murdered robbed, or assaulted many by their peers and teenagers are more than twice as likely as adults to become the victims of violence. Although the problem is far too complex for any one solution, teaching young people conf...

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It's something the school values and something the students and faculty wanted to protect and past down from generation to generation. ... It's taking away the pride and joy of Lancaster alumni, current students, and future students. ...

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In her mind, without a passion for public education, the future of our country is threatened. ... As Meier tells it, they were the product of hard work done by groups of teachers coming together voluntarily around a common philosophy: The Power of Their Ideas is part journal, part handbook for the next generation of caring, innovative teachers who aren't sure if or how it can be done, and part treatise on democracy and education, taking on the why's, not just the how's of schooling. ... Most of all, however, Meier's book is a wake-up call to citizens and educators--about ...

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Writing is also something that a writer can leave as a legacy for future generations. ... What other skill but writing can one leave as a legacy which will still bring cheers, laughter, tears, and so many other emotions to people of a future generation. ...

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In Jean Twenge's novel Generation Me she states that in today's education system, "There has also been a movement against 'criticizing' children too much. ... " As I stated before, if a significant push in academics were to happen early then, given time, that generation of motivated students will pursue education. ... It all starts early and is a process that will take time, but the next generation will pave the way to a more diverse and accepted future....

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In conclusion, education is the foundation of every society; we can't jeopardize the future of our communities because political discrepancies. School districts, teacher associations and union representatives should work together with sectors that are willing to contribute and commit to education causes for a better future. All in all organizations that advocate for public and charter schools should find common ground and left aside Political barriers in order to make of education a better experience for young generations. ... The imbalanced support received by charter schools or quality...

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But, goals can't be impractical, they need to be achievable or else you are just setting yourself up for disappointment in the future when these goals are not met. ... In the future, I plan on exploring a profession as a child therapist or possibly a lawyer. ... That's why I want to be a child therapist,the first 20 or so years of life are when every choice you make affects you, and every problem you face and the way you go by solving it shape who you are in the future. ... I think that having an influence on future generations would be amazing, and would be something I would never t...

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As students pass through their primary and secondary education, they are, in most cases, financially supported, making education virtually free for the current generation. ... It is this fee that discourages future scholars from continuing with their education. ... Just waiting to see a future like this is not acceptable and truly needs to be acted upon before anything happens. ...

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(Davis 1) Schools should see incoming students as the future of our nation, rather than a cash crop to be harvested. ... That is what I feel the government's role is: to provide for the people, while at the same time looking out for the country's future. ... (Ross 3) Theoretically speaking, if there were a Major League Baseball style salary cap, what will stop the next generation of would be Ivy League professors and staff from working at other smaller community schools? ...

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School Violence Violence among youth, especially in schools, is one of American society's most pressing concerns. Youth, like adults, are now more frequently using guns instead of fists to settle disputes. Also, whereas youth violence had once been thought to be an urban public school problem, sta...

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Dating and relationships are controversial issues that through time have traditionally stayed the same. Our recent survey and study of 137 United Local High School students grades nine through twelve, gives a look into the generations to come possible point of view in the future. Many of the quest...

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How can we handle this social problem for the America's future? ... It can be called inter-generational cycle of illiteracy. ... I am sure if parents put enough effort to their children's learning, inter-generational cycle of illiteracy could be done. ...

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As generations progressed, most people simply accepted the roles the way they were. ... The setting inevitably contributes to how they respond to these situations and ultimately how the next generation will. ... The effects of the dilemma permanently changed how the classroom was to operate in the future. ...

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There is also an older generation of students that are sweeping across today's college campus. ... The goal for the students is to get a college education so they can have a brighter future. ... The older generation is not far behind in attendance at colleges than 18-21 year old students that you typically see on a college campus. ...

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Their overnight successes are eradicating generations of poverty and second class citizenship. ... Our institutions of learning have been developed by a free society in order to educate and prepare future generations to become successful citizens. ...

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