... more positive reaction is often shown to the student in the superior social class. The teachers are more apt to support people of a higher background and recommend them to a prominent school rather than recommending those students of a less prominent class. In France, a generation gap vaguely exists. A majority of children and parents agree on important topics such as religion, morality, and politics ... was the strongest. Diversity in the educational systems in France is an idea that is not as prominent when compared to other countries. Aspects in France such as making the school syste...

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... their impact on the quality of life within the communities investigated (Alspaugh). Although socioeconomic status plays a strong factor on drop-outs, research has shown a link between drop-outs and school characteristics. School enrollment size plays a factor in drop-out rates. It is apparent that as the attendance center size increases the drop-out rate also increases (Alspaugh). Typically when schools increase in ... . Steps need to be taken to ensure that more teachers are hired nationwide to keep up with the increasing student enrollment. Parents should talk to their child about thei...

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... schools to support these really nice events which are held for a very fastidious and splendid cause. Another motive for having school spirit in schools is, if we had school spirit in our schools, it brings the students together and they act like a small community. The benefit of this is ... community and helping each other. In addition to fundraising and school pride, school spirit also has an effect on the organization of assemblies, sports events and many other events that a school would have. If there wasn't any school spirit in a particular school, no one would be agreeable to take pa...

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... ." They generally know were they want to go with their lives and what they need to do to get to that particular location. Also, in high school the maturity level is at ground zero. Hopefully, by the time college rolls around, most of these immature teens have at least hit level one on the ... don't do all of their homework, every night, they can still manage to succeed with a decent grade. They know that with as much work as high school teachers assign, the good grades will balance the bad ones or the ones they were too lazy to complete. College students aren't so lucky. They have only .....

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... teach, "people skills" something that everyone will need. When students hold a job they will interact with all types of people. Where as in school students only interact with other students and teachers (Rowh, 2). J. Bosworth states that many students say they work because it gives them a chance to ... force; therefore their pay is going to be less than those people who have had much more experience. Does having a job and attending school help or hinder the college student's academic performance? It is said that having a job can both increase and decrease a student's academic ... perform...

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... perspective. The differences in social interaction, in class distractions, and academics should all be put into perspective. One person may think that a cyber school is better because they just simply can not concentrate in class with all of the other people distracting them. Where as, another student may find ... is talking and he may never know that the student is not paying attention. So, is it truly worth it to go to cyber school? High school is supposed to be the best time of a person's life. They can enjoy almost all of the freedoms that adults can but without ... the hassle of pa...

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... When one is in college he is entirely responsible for himself. The student is expected to balance his responsibilities and set priorities but in high school the student is constantly reminded by teachers and parents about responsibility and duties. Also the outcome of not doing those responsibilities are more severe in ... college as more is expected from the individual. Not doing a homework in high school might mean one can hand it in the next day if he makes up a reasonable excuse. However, in college he will suffer a grade penalty ... ranges from three to four. However, the amount of...

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... prepare themselves for that except to begin to get a feel for the responsibilities earning an income brings. Students can gain experience by working through high school. This brings the opportunity to learn how to budget money, which is a vital part of being independent. Budgeting takes a lot of self-discipline ... their education, the better off they will be. They will get higher paying jobs that suit their character if they continue to work hard through high school and go to college. A student's first job may not be glorious. Chances are it will be at a fast food restaurant or departm...

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... with class times varying throughout the day and evening. Also of importance is the increase in the personal homework. It is normal for high school students to spend five to ten hours per week studying outside of class. That's five to ten hours total. In college, however, it ... row to explain misunderstood concepts. To get personalize feedback from professors, students have to meet with them during their office hours. In contrast, high school teachers often take time to remind students of assignments and due dates. At this higher level, instructors simply will not take time to remind .....

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... or at least that what everyone says. Giving students and families from a very low-income neighborhood the option to possible go to a very prestigious private school is a bad idea. Although it may sound horrible, the lower the economic standing of a community, the poorer the schools in that neighborhood will ... is, people will always separate by color, religion etc. As bad as it may sound, putting a poor Latino child into a well-off predominately white school may cause problems. Is This Issue All About Racism? The answer is: no, of course not. I believe the issue is more about parents, ...

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... disorder that results in a social and emotional detachment. (http://www.onlineathens.com/1998/100498/1004.a3spree.html) Since 1996 there have been over 23 school related shootings all over the United States, from New York, New York, to Bethel, Alaska. Like, Michael Carneal, many of the other students ... involved in more incidents than their non-violent peers. It is not to say that every student who suffers from depression will walk into a school and just start shooting. There are literally millions of children with the same or similar diagnosis who do not. (http://www.add.about.com .....

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... efforts in your community? How might these outcomes have been foreseen or avoided? Yes, negative unforeseen consequences have occurred in connection with school reform efforts in my community. One such example of this includes mainstreaming. Mainstreaming is a school reform effort where special education students are taken out of special education classrooms and are put into the regular classroom for instruction part of ... of experience or training in dealing with special education. Some of the unforeseen consequences occurred when parents would complain and even remove their kids from ...

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... 't work to make the student want to succeed. I believe that is why so many teenagers do bad in high school. I think anyone would agree that by your junior year in high school you"re bored. Not just with the same routine over and over again, but the way your life is controlled ... almost an adult. If you look at a junior, though, you realize that they are still being treated like a mindless child. There is no freedom in high school, and when you put a mass of young adults into a highly structured, highly disciplined environment they are inevitably going to rebel. Remember, this is only ju...

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... potential discouragement of the student. We examine evidence from the article "Strengths, weaknesses, and lessons of Japanese education". A negative of the Asian school system, is the conformity that must be upheld. This achieves better education because it becomes the "thing to do". When everybody is on ... . An important characteristic that the U.S. education system lacks, is the idea of effort being directly correlated to success. In his article "Japan's School System", James Kilpatrick states that "The Japanese theory is that all children have the same potential for learning". It is ...

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... other issues that could have effects on the family. Home schooling could have a different effect on the parent and the child, than that of the public school system. When the child is sent to a public school for the day, the parent and child have a break from each other during the day. In this situation the roles of parent and teacher are clearly ... children. These differences could contain both positive and negative implications on both sides. On the one hand, the home schooled child may be less exposed to a negative environment than public school children. As a result, this lack of ex...

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... well thought out law by the state. In my opinion the time restraint is not only good for completing assignments and studying, but also for completing responsibilities outside of school as well. I am a 17-year-old student with a major responsibility. In order to have my own transportation I have to pay for my own car and ... socialization. Working and playing soccer take up most of my time these days allowing me to have little to no social life at all. Having another after-school activity after 6 P.M would take up all my time I have. Statistics say that the average body needs at least ten ...

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... potential discouragement of the student. We examine evidence from the article "Strengths, weaknesses, and lessons of Japanese education". A negative of the Asian school system, is the conformity that must be upheld. This achieves better education because it becomes the "thing to do". When everybody is on ... . An important characteristic that the U.S. education system lacks, is the idea of effort being directly correlated to success. In his article "Japan's School System", James Kilpatrick states that "The Japanese theory is that all children have the same potential for learning". It is ...

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... other issues that could have effects on the family. Home schooling could have a different effect on the parent and the child, than that of the public school system. When the child is sent to a public school for the day, the parent and child have a break from each other during the day. In this situation the roles of parent and teacher are clearly ... children. These differences could contain both positive and negative implications on both sides. On the one hand, the home schooled child may be less exposed to a negative environment than public school children. As a result, this lack of ex...

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... feelings and not have to worry about saying the wrong thing, to the wrong person, at the wrong time. Personally, I believe it is more a city issue then a school one. How are these children getting these guns? It is too easy for a child to get a gun these days! Parents should also realize that, if there is a ... around for their children to find. What ever happened to a good fistfight? Many people I have talked to say that they do feel safe in their school. I, on the other hand, do not. It is a shame that it has come to this; where a student cannot feel safe in his/her own ... or I, mig...

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... every child, it would benefit the willing while excluding the recalcitrant student. He also believes this act will improve the education level of student attending school and it will show them how important education really is. To me this doesn't seem right. Sipher makes many points in his article that ... legitimate educational and disciplinary policies and thereby make the education a good one." Maybe Sipher doesn't know kids can be punished in many different ways through school, yard and equipment cleanup, suspension, and expulsion are just a few. Sipher doesn't understand public sch...

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... extracurricular activities after the U.S. Supreme Court permitted the screenings as a means to curb alcohol and other drug use among adolescents."(Join together) After School programs are designed to keep kids safe and off drugs. Are the participating students being tested as a test to check and see if these ... programs are working? What about the other thousands of students who only attend classes. What do school employees think, "This committee felt very strongly that we shouldn't hold our students to a standard that we don't hold our employees to." So ... a proposal is now being ma...

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... students find it difficult to finish homework and to keep their grades up. While working, students become more disciplined on the job; making sure to get everything done for school becomes more chaotic. Extensions and extra time to finish assignments or projects can be approved once or even twice but teachers and professors can become frustrated with the student's lack ... of promptness. Besides responsibilities at school, when considering student employment, a job can decrease the number of hours of sleep students need to function. Students who work late at night find it difficult to w...

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... would help to decrease violence in schools. It would also keep students from being judged by how expensive their clothing is. Although some believe that school uniforms violate student's freedom of expression, school uniforms would decrease violence and instill a sense of community. Uniforms in schools would also limit the need for administrators and teachers to determine whether clothing is too revealing Violence ... clothing so there would be nothing for students to be tempted to steal to gain better clothing. Teachers and administrators would have a burden lifted off of them as well....

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... small town girl, her father was usually beating on her mother while she was not there. This made her come to the conclusion to drop out of school so she could protect her mother. Another example is abuse to children. Lakethia father had a bad attitude and every time she would even look at her ... personal or physical appearance. She did not like her shape and every time someone would make a mean comment about it she would check her self out school early. Johnisha was not as fortunate as others. She hated her clothes and wanted to dress like peers. Johnisha chose the option to drop out ...

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... hear the word uniform. In ways uniforms should not be required in public high schools because students feel more comfortable around others and doing their school work wearing whatever they want. On the other hand, uniforms help students focus on their academic performances rather than designer clothes. Although uniforms infringe ... for your gear. Designer clothes are very expensive and each student should have at least five different outfits for each day of the week. School uniforms are not as expensive and you would only need two different sets of them. When you don't have to wear unif...

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