... other two. The little numbers and geometric figures fascinate him and he finishes in what seems like a few minutes, though the assignment took him forty-five from the time he sat down. He takes a prolonged look around the room and decides to spruce up briefly for room inspection on Saturday. After a few minutes, he grimaces at the thought of the work ... teachers, parents, advisors, and friends were all befuddled and perplexed at my "continued lack of interest in school."" Like Will, who was a classmate and close friend, there were many times I sat and cried in frustration on account of...

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... state examinations mandated by the board of education. These tests were used for no more than to compare students' educational performances to one another. From local exams to the infamous SAT and ACT standardized exams, these exams created general stereotypes and prejudices between students who excelled and those who did not do so well on their exams. Whenever I would question my ... more "schooling" was involved. I personally did not excel on all of the standardized exams given to me that were meant to judge my future educational outcome such as SAT. The "educating" aspect of my educa...

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... received acceptance to Harvard. She is now a senior in college. Rachel scored high enough test scores to gain admittance to Harvard. On average unschoolers test 80 points higher on their SAT's than students who attend public school (Cloud and Morse, 2001, 47-54). Other children have been unschooled to further their abilities in other studies. Brittany and Amber Oliver are unschooled ... are great reasons to unschool yet the question still remains "Does it work?" Unschooling in actuality is very beneficial to students. Statistics show that unschoolers typically receive higher scores on S...

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... of focus, concentration, and energy I had to make it through this English class. Throughout the next week I put all my attention into my work. I made friends with the people who sat around me, which helped to somewhat interest me into going to class. I also gave myself pep talks, explaining that I had made it this far and had earned my G.E.D. I was in ... the concept they were similar to writing a report and researching information. Our first essay prompt was about a special place in our hometown. How was I going to write a report about this? I sat with a sharpened pencil, and like the ...

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... students is almost four [grade] levels above that of students nationwide." By 12th grade, home-schooled students scored way up in the 92nd percentile in reading. Recent statistics from the SAT and ACT college entrance exams, though less impressive than Rudner's, are still solid. In 1999, students who identified themselves as home schooled scored an average of 1083 on the ... SAT, 67 points above the national average, and 22.7 on the ACT, compared with the national average of 21. Sixty-nine percent of home schoolers go on to college, compared with ... ...

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... is at stake as well as other things. While the other side feels it may be an out dated concept that needs to be replaced with a more efficient method. He sat at his desk reading a fishing magazine while the class ran wild, the only time he ever said anything was when a stray paper football when fly into his zone. When he ... ...

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... roughly about 400 students, are packed into a enormous theater inside the school. Even with the entire freshman class packed in the theater, it was still only less than half full. I sat with friends all from the same middle school. Me and everybody else were looking around trying to catch a glimpse of other kids we might have know as we eagerly waited ... ...

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... going to be punctual from then on. I had to bug my mother to have me there on time, and she did. I recall that one morning I got to school early and sat down to eat breakfast in the cafeteria. One of the teachers noticed and pointed out to the head of the Gator Patrol that I had shown up on time. From a distance ... ...

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... for them sexist actions cause girls to view themselves differently and it has a downward spiral effect. They tend not to be as advanced as boys, which in turn means lower SAT scores, which causes them to have limited choices for colleges. Also, girls tend to have more difficulty in other areas of growing up, especially socially. And finally this is then ... ...

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... evident on both sides that the coach wanted to win even if that meant snubbing a player or two. Especially the one kid on the bobcat team who for reasons unknown sat from the time I noticed and on, even though he could skate on and off the ice. During the tennis, I think the coach could have been a little more helpful to his ... ...

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... hallway were missing doors and locks and many were tagged with graffiti. The classrooms were very small with up to forty desks that looked like they would fall apart if sat in (kind of like that old rocking chair all of our grandmothers have). There were forty-five to sometimes fifty-five students in most classes but like I said only around ... ...

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... course some led, I followed. The quiet, well behaved students were the ones who missed out. There was never any time given to construct our own learning individually. Far too often, I sat back and watched. I was never encouraged to do otherwise. I don't think the teachers really noticed. I was able to complete the tasks assigned quite well and even enjoyed it. Unfortunately, it ... ...

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... take into account that I do not have all of the facts and there may be some important reason for his seat placement that I am not aware of. While I was there, I sat in the same vicinity that he did and I can say that I could not see the teacher three quarters of the day because the spot that she chooses to sit and ... ...

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... take into account that I do not have all of the facts and there may be some important reason for his seat placement that I am not aware of. While I was there, I sat in the same vicinity that he did and I can say that I could not see the teacher three quarters of the day because the spot that she chooses to sit and ... ...

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... approach. It uses all of the benefits of the delegating, participating, and directive approaches. This approach is best used on students with a collection of experiences, knowledge, motivations, and maturity. As I sat in my chair the first day of Freshman English, I noticed how many times Mrs. Stahlberg looked at the clock. She noted when there was one minute until the class was ... ...

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As I sat on the couch in my living room on September 11th 2001, and watched the second plane fly into the World Trade Center building, I was struck by a profound sense of wrongness. This sense only continued to grow as I watched in the following days, as Arabs all over the world cheer at the death o...

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... extreme and let the students "learn on their own". With all the styles of teaching and leading, who the teacher is plays a significant role in what the student learns. As I sat in the first day of Educational Psychology I noted how many times the teacher looked at the clock. She noted when there was one minute until the class was to start ... ...

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... process, I discovered the reason behind this fact. In one word, it's students. That's right. We, the students are the ones that cause our beloved teachers to become prematurely gray. When I sat down and actually thought about the stuff some of us put our teachers through, I cannot believe we have not had at least one teacher keel over in the middle of ... ...

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... privileges than the girls. Every Friday, an hour at the end of the day was reserved for Junior Red Cross, which was a reading session. Because the boys were stronger and sat near the back they usually got the National Geographics first, which meant they could spend the rest of Red Cross looking at African ladies wearing nothing on top, while [the ... ...

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