Should kids have homework? Imagine you came home from school tired. you have three or four homework from school. it takes 25 minutes count that in total it would take 1 hour with frustration .in math problems, writhing a story that is due reading passages. when in a test that is and the next thing […]
More than ever, society has grown dependent on social networks. We find that even among days of unbearable boredom, a simple notification can spark excitement. Social networks like Twitter and particularly Facebook have become the new addiction among socialites. So evidently, if you need to get the word out about something, a status update is […]
This essay is administering the FFA Scholarship. I have been a very active member of the FFA since 2013. The FFA has been a huge part of who I am today. It helped me sharpen my public speaking skills and my people skills. My passion is anything related to agriculture. This scholarship will help pay […]
A true high school story is nothing like you were told as a kid. You were told, high school is the best years of your life! You were told, you are gonna make so many life long friends! You were told, you’re going to go to so many parties and do so many crazy things! […]
Summer reading: the phrase evokes dread and apprehension among students nationwide. Why? Split the words apart; “summer” brings to mind limitless possibility, endless days of sun, beach, and school-free paradise. And “reading” does not deserve a negative connotation, especially for those who enjoy doing it in their spare time. But put the two together? Bring […]
Michelle Obama has finally managed to put more nutritious lunches in the school system, but kids are revolting against the improved lunches. One of the reasons is the nutrition. The lunches are supposed to enrich us, to help us, and to make us healthier; but kids are not eating it. It is also meant for […]
Every day teachers hand out homework to kids expecting them to do it once they get home and drop everything they had planned to do their homework. 86% of kids at schools at least get one missing assignment per month some have a lot more. I believe teachers should talk out what assignments before they […]
You probably know that somehow daily life is both boring and busy. And it only gets worse when your planning can’t keep up. So, in honor of the insane holiday season, here are some tips and tricks to keeping your assignment notebook or planner foolproof. CODEX It actually helps if you have your own little […]
Homework. Isn’t it the worst? What if you don’t have the time? Are you just going to stay up all night trying to get it done? Homework is an everyday activity, but some of us don’t have the time. When a loved one is in the hospital, homework is the last thing on our mind. […]
College tuition is a topic that is on every college students mind. The cost of college has become outrageous and students are leaving college with high amounts of debt. Some students can’t even afford college. That’s something that shouldn’t be happening. Every person in the United States that wants to go to college should be […]
Dear Mr. Patrick Miller:For the past two years I have used your products from Pearson Publishers. I have found them incredibly helpful and encouraging as they allowed me to learn and grow in my education. However I was disappointed to find that the 12th edition of The American Nation a History of the United States […]
A society is never built equally. It’s base is never as solid as wished for and the more we add to it, the more the instabilities grow until eventually the whole foundation crumbles. There have always been flaws, some larger than others, with more pronounced consequences. The men who support themselves on said society are […]
Crisp, coffee-colored, plaid and symmetrical is how I imagine the human mind to be at an adolescent age. Lacking experience, yet, craving it. The perimeter is limited and confined. The creators do everything and anything to mold it to perfection; worried customers will come with complaints or be offended. This cone becomes a base that […]
High school students are required to take many different classes. Students should be focusing more on their core classes. Art and Music classes should not be mandatory for high school students. To start off, most of the students do not enjoy art and music and they choose not to take them. If high school students […]
The role of a student athlete is to balance the workload of education, and the commitment to a sport, all in one day. If you are a student athlete, you can relate in saying that it is difficult and stressful. The daily routine consists of waking up, eating, school, practice, eating, homework, sleep. The tasks […]
The homework situation, or should I say the luxury of doing homework, is something that students at my school have the privilege of being a part of. They always enjoy the long nights of doing homework and love to be engaged with and be able to connect with people from history. They love the homework, […]
Two centuries ago Mark Twain said, “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” In 2009 in a proposal on education reform, Bill Gates said “When the tests are aligned to the common standards, the curriculum will line up as well – and that will unleash powerful market forces in the service of […]
On many moments of our lives , we have desperately waited for something to happen , something that we expect to be the the best thing for us. But when it happens , you don’t feel a thing , you feel numb , like a person with no feelings at all. Well , how do […]
The first duty of a lecturer: to hand you after an hour’s discourse a nugget of pure truth to wrap up between the pages of your notebooks, and keep on the mantlepiece forever. -Virginia Woolfe In today’s world, the average student is bombarded with essays, problem sets, tests, quizzes, and any other assignment thinkable. In […]
Sports at a Young Age There is over a hundred sports to play in the world and people should play or participate in one of them even if not big fan of sports. There are a ton of sports to play but not all of them are easy like football, it’s hard it takes a […]
Gunny Sergeant Lemke is a great teacher with many attributes to back it up. I think Gunny should be elected Educator of the Year because he uses humor in his teaching which helps take some of the boredom out of just sitting and listening for 120 minutes. I also like that he is stern when […]
Have you ever been left out by your peers because you were different from them? Have you ever felt alone or unaccepted? Chances are you have. And as you probably already know, it’s not a good feeling–isolated and alone. In the experiences I’ve encountered, kids and teens with autism or Aspergers syndrome are generally treated […]
“They say taking part in extracurricular activities can help kids do better in class by improving their participation and concentration skills. A 2008 study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that time spent in extracurricular physical activity does not take away from elementary school students’ ability to do well in the classroom. […]
Your shoulders ache. You wipe off the beads of sweat that cover your neck. Only 10 more feet and you are there. You tighten the straps on the bursting bubble of lead that is restricting your movement and push forward. Finally, you crawl on your hands and feet and drag your lifeless struggling body in […]
The biggest problem faced by students is the overuse of standardized learning inside classrooms to promote student learning. Many of these standardized learning lesson plans written by teachers often exclude the “learning” in standardized learning. Rather than standard learning, standardized learning forces students to complete rote memorization of filling in bubble sheets, any possibility of […]
It is plain and simple, teens face too much stress. As teens we are constantly forced to handle many different things all at once, and this is no easy task. Teachers need to remember that we all have social lives, and with school in the picture this makes it hard to achieve. I myself wonder […]
There are many benefits of starting school at a later time. It could increase the mood of each student. There are many health benefits. Being more awake will increase concentration during school. And there is even scientific research to back up these points. We should begin school at 10:00 and would end at 4:30. One […]
It’s August 20, and you’re sitting on the new stadium seats at your school’s first football game of the season. The air is fresh, the crowd is cheering, and your team is crushing the competition. Yet among all this normal game-day excitement, something is missing. You look around and suddenly realize there’s no band. Where […]
Required to Be a Good Citizen? Volunteering is supposed to be about, well, choosing to help others, right? Volunteers participate in community service because they feel good about the work they do, they like to help other people or feel they are giving back to the world. It’s all about them willingly giving up their […]
Marketing cost analysis identifies the risks and potential gains in a marketing campaign. The ‘cost’ refers to money, energy and/or time spent on a campaign. The focus is profits and expenses. Specifically, whether it’s financially smart to invest in a new project or to expand upon an existing project. Determining expected costs You need to […]
