...During school weeks many students have adapted to a set schedule of when to wake up, plan their day, and go to school. If public school extended its hours by half an hour, then it would throw off student’s schedules and possibly make them fall behind. In my opinion the School Board should not extend public school hours by half an hour because some students have sports and afterschool activities, social events, and should be able to spend time with their family. Some examples of sports and afterschool activities are Beta, Football, and Basketball. Beta is and academic club that takes place afterschool from 3:30-4:00. Basketball is a demanding sport that takes time, energy, and commitment. This sport is afterschool until 5:00. Football is a extremely active sport that is also...
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...We are looking forward to meeting you and Maya Monday at 10:30. Our address is 129 Acadia Ave. We are located in the back. So please go down our driveway and onto the patio. (Phone number if needed 430-8725) Also a few helpful things about our program before your visit: We encourage that our school is a two year program. The first year the children start in the Tuesday and Thursday class. The hours are 9:00-1:00 with a choice of extended care until 2:00. The children start in September and the school year ends in the middle of August. They then start Monday, Wednesday, Friday class in September. Which the hours are the same 9:00-1:00 with extended care available as well. Tuition: Monthly tuition for Tuesday and Thursday $265.00 Extended care $320.00 Monthly tuition for MWF $365.00 Extended care $450.00 We will give you a school calendar at your visit. The children do bring lunches from home. We often refer to them as our treasure boxes because it is a special thing from their home. It is also a great way for parents to see what their child's appetite was like that day. Part of our curriculum includes baking and gardening so there is often times that we will include those things into our day. Here are some ideas...
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...been raised against video games is that most of the games feature aggressive elements. This has led many people to assert that this may have a detrimental effect on individuals who play such games. Despite continuing controversy for over 15 years, there has been little in the way of systematic research. The one consistent finding is that the majority of the studies on very young children - as opposed to those in their teens upwards - tend to show that children do become more aggressive after either playing or watching a violent video game. Research suggests that children and teens that playing and watching video games over an extended period of time tend to be more aggressive, are more prone to struggle in school, and more prone to be obese or overweight. One of the ways that the videogames affect children and teens that play and watch for an extended period of time is that they tend to be more aggressive. In “Children, Adolescents, and Television,” it has been stated that even more important than the amount of time spent playing video games is the content of games played (2001). Research shows that up to 90% of all video games contain some sort of violent content and in a survey of 213 adolescents, 99% of boys and 84% of girls said that at least one of their current video games has violent content. Some experts assert that there is clear evidence that exposure to violent video games increases the relative risk of aggressive behavior; some individuals are more susceptible...
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...1.1 Summarise the entitlement and provision for early year’s education There are various types of childcare options available for early years, these includes: Sure Start Children’s Centre: it involves parent from the birth of their child. They offer early years education for children, health and family support, parenting advice as well as training and employment advice. Nursery schools: Provide early learning and childcare for children between three and five years old. Preschools and playgroups: Usually run by voluntary groups. This group provides part-time play and early learning for children under five. Three and four year olds can get their 15 hours of weekly free early year’s education at these providers. Day Nurseries: Often based...
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...Adderall can be taken by mouth one to three times daily, 4-6 hours apart, while the Adderall XR is meant to be taken just once in the morning. Another stimulant medication is lisdexamfetamine, with a common brand name called Vyvanse. This is an extended release prodrug, taken once in the morning. It is metabolically converted in the gastrointestinal tract to become dextroamphetamine (Woodrow 374). Methylphenidate products commonly used include Ritalin, which also comes in an extended release capsule, and Daytrana, which is given as a transdermal skin patch, usually worn for about 9 hours. Deciding on whether an extended release drug would be the best choice over a shorter-lasting drug should depend on what the child needs to accomplish while taking this medication. If the child needs it only for school hours to focus, shorter-lasting drugs may benefit that situation. However, someone who may be older with more homework and longer study hours would most likely benefit from an extended release...
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...Issue of Extending The Traditional School Calendar Can you believe the recent arguments about schools throughout The United States? States have had many arguments on the academic school year length. Many people would argue that shortening the academic school year length is a wonderful choice: however extending the academic school year is more beneficial. Shortening the school year will hinder a student's education and overall readiness for the world. The academic school year should be extended for not only more academic learning time, but to better our students for the global world if The United States is to remain a dominant economy in our world. Our traditional school calendar was designed for the earlier time periods of The United States’ farming economy as stated in “ Shortchanged by the Bell”(Ubinas & Gabrieli.) . With the school’s calendar schedule of 180 days, six and a half hour days of school ( Nisen.), it is not enough to comply with today’s high-tech economy. This upholds the need for more academic learning time. With the 30 minutes to an hour class periods, students are unable to learn and understand all material they should know by the end of the school year. Ideally, increasing learning by 30 percent would mean more individualized support and a more well-rounded education in a broader array of subjects (Ubinas & Gabrieli.) . Particularly at Mundy’s Mill High School the time for first period needs to be extended. Especially if you have math during...
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...completely closed by schools because there are too many outside factors limiting student success. In the contrary, others believe that the achievement gap can be closed through curriculum based changes made by schools themselves. There are factors that both sides can argue but, through investigation, I found that it is not possible to close the gap between white students and African American and Hispanic students by the help of schools alone. The issues preventing schools from closing the achievement gap stem from factors outside of school. The issues start with racial bias rooted in the government and results in unequal funding being...
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...HOW DOES WORKING EXTENDED HOURS IMPACT YOU? Prepared for Written Communications Subject: Report on the impact that working extra hours has on you. Enclosed is a report on the relationship between hours worked, productivity and the impact that is has on us for Written Communications class. This report covers the trends and statistics of working Americans and how it may affect productivity as a whole. It also discusses how the extra hours are affecting Americans health and family life, which in return affects the production This report contains information about how working extended hours can affect our lives in many ways; including our sleep, health, home life, children and production on the job. We are becoming working machines and not taking care of ourselves. I would like to extend thanks to Juliet B. Schor who is a professor at Harvard University. Julie wrote a book The Overworked American: The Unexpected Decline of Leisure (1991) and also to Alexander Kjerulf. Alex is the author of 3 books including the international bestseller Happy Hour is 9 to 5 – How to Love Your Job, Love Your Life and Kick Butt at Work. These two individuals had great online information available from their books that assisted me greatly in my research. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact me via email at quaintan5748@fvtc.edu. Executive Summary Some Americans view of productivity has lead to a vision about work, such as; if you work more hours you get more work...
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...Dragging yourself out of bed and forcing your body through another exhausting day; constantly being expected to be at your best performance. Not only that but you’re also expected to take on an abundance of homework and challenging courses. These are only a few out of several reasons why high school may be more challenging for students than previous years, such as middle school was. So why are we as students forced to run off of less and less sleep as the years go on when things only become more and more challenging for us? With all the hard work we’re expected to do daily, we should at least be given a half decent time to wake up. When we were in middle school, we had to wake up around the same time as high schoolers, now all of a sudden...
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...“School Starting For Teens Later In the Day” Could you imagine if school didn’t start until later in the day? How would high school students react and what kind of impact would play into their daily lives? If high schools’ were to start later in the morning, and end later in the day, students would significantly benefit of getting at least eight to nine hours of sleep each night. Imagine how refreshed and awake teens would feel in the morning. High schools should consider changing their hours in order to benefit not only their staff, students, but also their hopes that every student graduates because attaining a few more hours of sleep could ultimately alter the outcome of a student’s educational future. Researchers’ state that getting at least eight hours of sleep can help students be able to think more clearly and creatively throughout the course of the day. It also helps put students in a more positive mood and allows them to restore energy quicker than they originally would. By getting enough rest, teens can demonstrate a better level of understanding since their bodies are fully restored with energy, causing them to be more awake during the lessons presented to them. With students in a more positive mood throughout the day, they would get along better with both their peers and their teachers. And if one things for sure, the less teachers have to worry about… the better. Also, having high schools change school hours until later in the day can become a huge advantage...
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...Certificates, Work Hours, Wage and Hour, and Child Labor Statistics. Work Permits & Age Certificates - The federal government does not require work permits or proof-of-age certificates for a minor to be employed. Many states, however, do require them for workers of certain ages. In addition to state labor departments, school guidance counselors might know if permits or proof-of-age certificates are required in that particular state. The Department of Labor will issue age certificates if the minor employee's state does not issue them, or if the minor is requested by his or her employer to provide one. However, the vast majority of age certificates are issued by states. The purpose of these certificates is to protect the employer from prosecution for employing an under-aged worker. The possession of an age certificate constitutes a good faith effort to comply with minimum age requirements. Some states require work permits or age certificates for young workers. In fact, most of the age certificates issued to young workers are issued by states. The fines for violation of this requirement can result in a monetary penalty for the employer. Work Hours - Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), youths 14 and 15 years old may work outside school hours in various non-manufacturing, non-mining, non-hazardous jobs under certain conditions. Permissible work hours for 14- and 15-year-olds are: * 3 hours on a school day; * 18 hours in a school...
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...Shorter School Days Beep, beep, beep. It’s 6 am, time to wake up for school! Do you like waking up at 6am to go to school? How about not getting enough sleep every night? Are you tired of being tired all day, everyday because of school? Having shorter school days would improve grades and improve attitudes in the mornings. Studies show minds don’t start up until about 9 am. So why should we start school so early? Children between the ages of 12 to 18 need about eight hours of sleep each night and sometimes even nine. From research, only about 8 percent of teens report optimal sleep, and 69 percent report insufficient sleep. “I’ve gone through bouts of depression’ from too much homework”, another student says. Most teens get assigned 17.5 hours...
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...Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) stated, on average a child in America watches three to four hours of television a day (AACAP, 2011). This happens in most households because caregivers tend to have children watch television to be occupied. The problem with this is children are not getting the interaction with others that is needed to advance their social skills. Watching television and not going outside to play takes away the ability to get in the required exercise that is needed, therefore, leading to childhood obesity. Working, busy, or unconsciously aware caregivers are letting children sit in front of the television hours upon hours to entertain themselves. Whether caregivers are using television as a babysitter so they can do other things, to take a break from entertaining children themselves, or as a learning tool; television should be watched in moderation because it impacts the growth and development in children. The first two years of brain development are the most important. This time period is when children are learning to talk and play. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) prefers interactive play for children two and under to learn from and discourages television viewing completely. For older children, the website of American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and www.healthychildren.org recommends viewing time to be “no more than one to two hours per day of educational, nonviolent programs, which should be supervised by parents or other responsible...
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...professional development with the Department’s SCHOLARSHIPS & INCENTIVES programs.” --Holly A. Robinson, Commissioner The FIRST program is Georgia’s First-time Incentive to Raise Standards for Teachers. The FIRST incentive is for an individual who attains his or her first valid early care and education or school-age care credential from an eligible institution. Eligible credentials are the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential, the Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC), the Technical College Diploma (TCD), and the Associate Degree if earned between September 1, 2009 and February 28, 2011. Deadline extended to 7/1/2011 To Pre-Qualify for F I R S T ✓ ❑ program of study leading to your first early childhood education (ECE) credential or degree. Those qualifying are: • Child Development Associate (CDA) issued by the Council for Professional Recognition, or • Technical Certificate of Credit (TCC), or • Technical College Diploma (TCD) or You must be pursuing an early childhood education ✓ ❑ September 1, 2009 and February 28, 2011. You must attain your credential/degree between • Associate Degree in Early Childhood Education (containing a minimum of 39 quarter hours or 30 semester hours in ECE courses) You must attend one of Georgia’s technical colleges ✓ ❑ or a Georgia HOPE-eligible, SACS-accredited institution...
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...Jeremy Pflug HR 592 Mini-Paper (Course Project) 2/10/12 I have decided to make the topic of my needs assessment the Lakota School District Transportation Department. I live in the Lakota School District and currently we are having a difficult time passing the newest school levy. I believe this will firmly impact the transportation department, as fuel has risen to an all time high and on top of that, bus drivers will be laid off and routes will be extended in order to fulfill the budget and need. With the advancements in technology, survey can completed quickly online. These surveys provide ample information regarding the district’s needs, how the people living in the district feel that cuts will affect the transportation department and ultimately will their children be safe with extended routes and less training for the bus drivers. A case study was done in 2006 by the Lakatos Group for the Ohio Department of Transportation Office of Transit. In this needs assessment, the underlines that inadequate transportation was being provided to many different counties throughout the state of Ohio. The need for transportation especially in rural areas was needed and that there was enough capital and operating funds to provide them with it. To view the case study: http://scopt.transportation.org/Documents/Intercity%20Bus%20Study%20Final.pdf In the analysis portions of my paper, I have been discussing many tasks that are needed in order to provide the proper training for...
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