...Some believe that local schools should not switch to a four-day school week. Though after recent debate on the topic research could sway some into a strong stance of changing school weeks to four days. One of the biggest argumentative stance is the financial situation of a school week. Although the financial situation is not the only thing to be argued about in reference to the change. My debate team also talked about the positive outcome of the parent’s schedule and the four-day school week and ____ When learning that there could be a very big profit when it comes to changing the school week I was all for it. At the very beginning I was very skeptical of the four-day school week, when I was in school we had nothing like that. So my stance for the topic was a little leery, but after being put on the affirmative side of the topic I learned some very definite research defending the idea of changing the...
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...Schools should not go to a four day week. Schools need to stay on a five day week method. During the five day school week students prove to be more productive. Four day weeks do have welfare and hurtful origins, this includes better time management, disadvantages to pupils, and teachers need to have a say in the decision. Spread out over the four days the lost day results only in about ten extra minutes per class period (Harfield, Brian). Four day school weeks give you more time to sleep in and more time off. People that go to church and have five day school weeks don’t get to sleep in. People with four day school weeks have more time to do homework, and an extra day to sleep in. During this time off we can have more time to spend with family also breaks could be longer. Moreover; about 100 of the country’s approximately 15,000 school districts, in seventeen states, use four-day school week’s method (Hartfield)....
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...delightful? Well a four-day school week would allow that to happen. Students can get the best learning experience, teachers can teach to their full potential, and longer school days allow extra time for extended activities. Nobody would want to have students not succeed in school by having their brains crammed with academic information when their barely awake in their classes would they? Some students don’t learn as fast, so by changing the schedule, they can wipe of the thought of not being good enough of their mind. You can’t get into a good college with bad grades from being tired and not paying attention, so why not have the benefit of sleeping in more, and being the best you can be while learning....
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... The four- day school week! I personally feel that a five-day school week has many cons, and is not helping, but hurting my education. Sturgis Williams Middle School would be greatly improved by switching to a four-day school week, helping students, teachers, and administrators alike. To begin with, Sturgis Williams Middle School’s costs will be greatly reduced by removing a day from the traditional school week length. Without one of the days of the school week, SWMS will not have to pay for buses, saving the school money. In addition, SWMS will save money on utilities. The toilets, sinks, and drinking fountains will not be used five days a week, but four. Since the school would not have to pay for buses or utilities, the extra money could be used for other needs in school, improving the value of everyone’s education, including mine. As a result of the four-day school week, SWMS would save money, making it a better place....
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...A four-day school week is a new idea gaining popularity with students and teachers across the United States. The advantages of attending school only four days per week. The financial savings to districts that jump on the four-day per week thingy can be good, regardless of the size of the district. However, there are other benefits that serve as motivation for jumping on this new educational system. students feel the four-day school week provides an opportunity for extra rest and a less stressful environment. Being out of school one day per week allows students to relax and be more productive. The four-day system provides opportunities for an extra work day at an afterschool job, engaging in volunteer activities or chasing additional educational...
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...the school on the Four-Day school week, ”the schools with shorter weeks still kept the kids in class for the same number of hours”,because of the traditional Five-Day week,which means longer hours in the classroom. So what will be better? Four-Day or Five-Day school week? The problem is that schools think that the four-day week would be better for the kids because school districts looking to save time and money have switched to four-day weeks. That"'s why other school districts are changing to the Four-Day week. Because they thought it would help the kids.When the schools with shorter weeks thought it would make the school week better for the kids, though some people believe that the four-day school week is worse. When it comes to deciding and arguing about the Four-Day School week,people will have opinions on it.So, according to Education World, they said,” Some school districts are looking to save time and money by switching to a four-day school week.” Then, The Cut said that,”Where 30 percent of school districts in the state have changed to four-day school weeks.” All of this information has all been on why school districts should change to a four-day school week....
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...Dual Enrollment English 112 is a pre-college composition course provided to the students at Brooke Point High School. Students must have completed Dual Enrollment English 111 to move on to this course. Similar to English 111, English 112 continues to develop college writing while putting emphasis on critical essays, argumentive styles, and research. The second semester of Dual Enrollment will have taught me how to accurately embed research into my papers by locating, evaluating, and documenting APA format, while effectively editing for style and usage. In this last semester of English 112, our class has written four different types of papers to improve our writing skills and show the importance of research. The first paper written in Dual Enrollment...
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...[pic] |Syllabus College of Social Sciences SOC/120 Version 4 Introduction to Sociology | |Copyright © 2011, 2009, 2007, 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is a foundation for studies of sociology. In this course, students gain an understanding of the sociological perspective, theories, and research methods. Students also explore culture, race, ethnicity, socialization, social interaction, deviance, social control, groups, organizations, social and gender stratification, population, and social change. Policies Faculty and students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: • University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. • Instructor policies: This document is posted in the Course Materials forum. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Macionis, J. J. (2011). Society: The basics (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. Recommended Websites: The following are suggested websites that can be used as additional resources for researching information for your CheckPoints and Assignments. U.S. Census...
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...abilities than others, writing, not being one of those strengths. Due to past high school experiences confidence in my writing abilities dwindled as a result of four years of poor mentoring. Developing a strong passion for the sciences and acquiring an acute fear of any English reading or writing course. My fight with comma confusion and run on sentences stunted my excitement to be enrolled in a purely writing and comprehension focused course. Within the first few weeks we were introduced to an assignment that focused on defining a word or phrase, I chose to define the word “perfection”. Unfortunately, sending myself into a self-loathing downward spiral due to the unknown degree of difficulty of this word. I struggled with the direction I wanted to go with this paper, then ran into the time engulfing task of trying to capture the ideas that I had accumulated in my head into four pages. The job of capturing these ideas and organizing them into a comprehendible paper was no easy feat, battling between my free writing thoughts and my high school English essay rules, this took me 5 days, 4 long nights, and many calls for help to...
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...Catalfano Writing Mode: Persuasive Research Due: Please upload your essay to turnitin.com by the assigned due date. Late papers will incur the typical 10% per day late grade deduction. Length: Between 700 and 850 words for College Prep students; between 850 and 1000 words for Honors students. Format: Typed, double-spaced, 10-point Times New Roman font. Grading: 60 points, graded according to the standard rubric. (Note: this paper will also require two or three “checkpoints,” each of which is worth 10 points.) Topic Selection: What do you care about? This is a persuasive research paper, which means you are taking a position on a contemporary issue that you care about and setting out to prove that your position is correct with strong, convincing sources. How many sources? * at least four sources for College Prep students * at least six sources for Honors students Of course, you need to set out to support an idea that is capable and worthy of being supported—not something completely obvious. Because one of the major course objectives is to write about what you believe in (as you find your writing voice), you will be allowed to choose your own topic for this persuasive research paper, so long as it is not a topic you have written about already for another class (remember: your intellectual and personal integrity should be important to you, so research something new to you, which is most of the “fun” of research). I must also approve your topic...
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...The Influence of the School Media Specialist’s Role on Students’ Attitudes and Performance in the Research Process Abstract Many high school students at all achievement levels fail in the research process due to the frustration and anxiety that arise from their inability to efficiently locate and manipulate resources. This frustration causes them to perform poorly and in some cases to abandon the process. At the same time, the media specialist’s training and expertise are under-used by both teachers and students. All classes of male and female 11th grade students of all ability levels will be subjected to two different styles of bibliographic instruction prior to beginning their research papers. At the time the assignment is given they will be given a questionnaire that measures their attitudes at various stages of the process. A correlation between attitudes and grades is hypothesized. The conclusion drawn from such a correlation is that an active bibliographic instruction role reduces students’ frustration and anxiety in the research process and thus, positively influences grades. Introduction To address the problem of failure in the high school research paper process, the method of bibliographic instruction is one of several factors that can reasonably be examined. If BI is, indeed, a relevant factor, it may then be postulated to extend its influence to other areas that may have a contributory...
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...CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Not all people are given the chance to have a quality education especially in the Philippines because it is now complicated. That’s why having the chance to study and choosing the course should not be compared to some thing like for an example buying a dress for a special occasion and when realization comes into your mind that you don’t want it, you’ll return it or maybe get your money back. No, this isn’t right, because in college life, you have to treat every second as an important detail of your life. You should not waste every moment in it. So choosing the course which you think fits your capabilities is very important. Studying a specific course in college is not only about paying the fees rather the most important things here are the time and effort spent. Money, time and effort are the most precious things in one’s life and once it is used or spent, it’s hard to gain again or worst you may never have it at all. So the time these are wasted for nothing, for sure the blame for this mistake will be felt truly. When looking at the profile of those students who are working and at the same time is studying, you would notice that they never dare wasting their time. For them, every second counts. Make an observation and you will find out that almost all of the working students are working too hard to finish their studies. For them, wasting their effort, time and money is such a big mistake. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY The objective of studying...
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...July 16, 2012 Copyright Philip J. Guo To the unexpected. Contents Prologue 1 Year One: Downfall 5 Year Two: Inception 21 Year Three: Relapse 33 Intermission 45 Year Four: Reboot 53 Year Five: Production 69 Year Six: Endgame 85 Epilogue 99 Preface This book chronicles my six years of working towards a Ph.D. in com- These margin notes are puter science at Stanford University from 2006 to 2012. A diverse years after The Ph.D. variety of people can benefit from reading it, including: At this time, I have just written in mid-2015, three Grind was published. finished my first year as an assistant professor • undergraduates who might be interested in pursuing a Ph.D., • current Ph.D. students who are seeking guidance or inspiration, of computer science, so these notes reflect my current opinions as a new faculty member. To download a version without these notes, visit • professors who want to better understand Ph.D. students, • employers who hire and manage people with Ph.D. degrees, • professionals working in any creative or competitive field where self-driven initiative is crucial, • and educated adults (or precocious kids) who are curious about how academic research is produced. The Ph.D. Grind differs from existing Ph.D.-related writings due to its unique format, timeliness, and tone: Format – The Ph.D. Grind is a memoir for a general educated audience, not a “how-to guide”...
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...How to Write a Research Paper For the rest of the semester, you will work on writing a three- to four-page research paper. Of course, college preparatory students are expected to write the longer length, and general the shorter. Your paper will include a title page, an outline, a body, and a works cited page in this order. I will give you the time and the resources to write this paper, and I will tell you how to write and guide you as you go. I even will try to get you research materials. The rest is up to you (History). We will spend four days in the Nute library and at least one day in room 8 or a computer lab, working on this paper in class, unless people are wasting their time, in which case, the number of days will be fewer than the above. The research paper is worth ____ grading points, and by itself constitutes about 25% of your quarter grade. Another 5-10% of your quarter grade will be made up of homework and in-class assignments of rough draft sections of the research paper. Because of the importance of this paper to your grade, rarely do students pass this course without writing a research paper. Please write your paper and pass this course (Anon, 428). The paper will be due on ___________________, in time for me to grade it, give it back the following Monday, and give you time to fix it and resubmit it for a higher grade that Friday. Any papers I receive by one of these Fridays, I will return, graded, the following Monday. This schedule means that you...
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...Psychology Paper This assignment requires you to write a five- page paper on one of the topics listed below. Or, you may choose your own topic, as long as it’s approved by me (by November 15th) and has to do with personality. The paper is due December 1st. If a paper is late, five points will be deducted each day. Late is defined as anytime after the class period on December 1st. The paper must be typed, double spaced, and include a reference section. You must cite your sources and have a minimum of four references. At least four references need to be from peer-reviewed journals, although you may include references from other sources in addition to the four journal articles. You also need to supply me with a copy of your articles when you hand in the paper, although you may ask for these back by the final. Copies on CD or emailed copies are fine. Your paper may be longer than five pages but please note that longer papers will not earn higher grades for this feature alone. Papers shorter than five pages, with excessively large print, or poor grammar will be docked points. Also, if you need help with APA style you are more than welcome to use my manual when I am in my office, or to ask me for help. APA style is not required; however, whatever format you use (e.g. MLA) all paper sources must be cited both within the text and within a reference section. Topics 1) Altruism: Is it character or circumstance? *Samual Oliner has done research on rescuers...
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