...The Road to College As children we dream of becoming princesses, cowboys, and in my case an astronaut, but now we are in reality and dream of careers such as teachers, lawyers, and doctors. I would like to become a doctor and that career takes over ten years of college to accomplish. So if I still dream of becoming a doctor when I graduate high school, college is the perfect place for me. College is taken for a place where wild parties are held and a place where students just have fun, but in reality college is much more than that. College is a place is a place to work toward your future career. Adriana, a sociology applicant in Byers, Texas, says each morning...
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...Paying of College Athletes The NCAA should allow colleges to give college athletes a weekly pay check for playing a sport. With all the work that college athletes put in at practice, games, and then sitting in a class room they disserve to get paid for it. Unlike other college students athletes are prohibited by the NCAA from getting a job and can only receive scholarships as a source of income (Siebold). Not only is being a college student hard enough but being a college athlete is even harder. Athletes have to wake up early to make it to a practice that could start at 7 or 8. After practicing for 2-3 hours, it is time to rush and make it to class on time. They sit in classes all day long and have to find time between classes and practice to study as well as having a game or practice that night. If they have to travel out of state to go to a game they may leave early in the morning or the night before and may stay the night as well in that town. Even with the NCAA not allowing an athlete to get a job, when would an athlete have time to work? With not being able to work how are they suppose to be able to buy food or pay bills if they have some to pay? Not everyone that goes to college comes from families with money and are not able to afford what some of their classmates are able to afford. When you look at the amount of money that a college coach gets paid you would be surprised. In most states the coaches of football or basketball teams are the highest paid public workers...
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...standardized tests, that they have stopped teaching them to actually learn and comprehend the information. These exams don’t accurately determine how smart or how ready these students are for college. Colleges look at scores and consider it a major factor to getting into the perspective school. Some schools also look at the students GPA and extracurricular...
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...Why school start times should start later or earlier How many times a day do you feel tired or exhausted, just wanting to go home and sleep and forget all about homework and other commitments that you need to pursue? Do you find it extremely difficult to get out of bed in the morning and get ready for the day? Well, if you answered yes to any of these questions, you’re not alone. It has been excessively studied that adolescents generally have a harder time getting ready for the day in the morning compared to adults; who have lower risk of stress and a higher chance of information retainment. Teenagers go to school from eight in the morning to about three thirty in the afternoon and are expected to do homework from that school day, go to work, practice for sports, and hang out with friends and family and do chores, but yet more times than not, teens are not able to do any extracurricular activities because of how exhausted they are. Studies have shown, teens who begin school at an earlier time have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, obesity, and illness, compared to students who start school at a later time. Starting at puberty, adolescents internal...
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...danger if they are not following the NFL’s three year rule. For instant it can hurt their careers by if they join early and don’t get drafted. The NFL’s three year rule is a rule that claims that every college player must be out of high school for at least 3 years or more. Think without this rule we may not have some of the great outcomes that football has came too.There is absolutely no reason that the NFL’s three year should be changed to be shorter or longer. Because college will not look good as a league, Nfl players won’t be as good, and First off, college is a league that people like to watch because it's entertaining and the teams are actually...
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...There was a challenging situation about myself and a few other classmates graduating early. As an Early College Student, the program is designed for us to graduate in five years instead of four. The principal told us that we were able to graduate in our 12th grade year because we were almost done with getting our degree. We were told that their was paperwork to be done and then it would have to be approved. Our college adviser/liaison told us how many more classes we needed to take and that we would be finished in our 12th grade year and that it would be no point in holding us back. We were ready to graduate. When we came back to school as 12th graders, we did not know if the decision to let us graduate in four years had been approved. I asked...
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...athletes should receive a minimum salary yearly for the hours of training, and how much they bring in revenue for their colleges and universities. Professional athletes today make an outstanding amount of money for running around, jumping, tackling, and knocking people out. The “minimum wage” for a professional athlete would be around one hundred thousand dollars per year, which in many cases is a healthy amount compared to other working citizens. Do these athletes receive too much money for what they do? Are they worth the millions of dollars they make for playing sports? There are many different arguments for these questions, but one question that should be asked is, how many of these professional athletes skipped out on going to college for a few years to better their education, just to make the big bucks? Some would say they can go back to school if they choose to leave early or in the early 2000s not attend college at all, and go straight to the professional leagues, but if given the opportunity to make millions of dollars and have all the luxuries they can get their hands on, what is the point of wasting time that they can be partying and having a marvelous life, and decide to take college class instead? Is there a way to entice the youth that going to college instead of going to be a professional athlete is actually worth it, yes! The proposed plan was for colleges to pay up to five thousand dollars a year for student athletes to play their respective sport (Strauss). Young adults...
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...FACTOR AND PRACTICE OF CHILDREN INFAMILIES (A CASE STUDY OF SOUTHEAST NIGERIA) BY AZUKA UGO ozone4k@yahoo.com FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL) UMUNZE, ANAMBRA STATE NIGERIA Abstract The study Xraying School Readiness Factor and Practice of Children in Families (A Case Study of Southeast Nigeria) adopted a survey research design. The population comprises of educated families in southeast Nigeria. Proportionate stratified random sampling was used in determining the sample size. Sample size of 2,500 was determined by sampling educated families from each of the selected State, local government, and villages in Southeast Nigeria. Forty six item questionnaires were used for data collection. Data collected were analyzed using frequency, and mean. The findings include: environmental factor, finance, parental practices among others are factors that determine child readiness and practices in southeast Nigeria; Recommendations on appropriate School Readiness Factor and Practice of Children in Families n southeast Nigeria were made based on the research findings. KEYWORDS: xraying, school readiness, practice, children, families Introduction (Background of the study) Readiness is a term used to describe preparation for what is next to take place. School readiness factor and practice of children are the preparation, practice and teaching to the individual child to be ready for school in the family, though according to experts, readiness has no single definition. Karoly,, Kilburn, Cannon...
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...environment demonstrates poor hygiene, poor social skills, and is deemed overweight. Although it is not the child fault, however this child who is represented will receive less teacher interactions. Assuming that there is a significant difference in the way that teachers interact with "more attractive" children, open communication would be necessary concerning the effect of negative attitudes based on appearance. The education system would face many challenges in giving each child an equal education Before the school year is out, an estimated $525 billion will be spent related to public children education. According to Noreen (2011), colleges contribute significantly to the overall achievement of their prospective educators. Preparation to teach requires a demanding program made up of education, training, and mentoring. Colleges and Universities teach students both the subject matter and the techniques for teaching. Most states also require student teaching which gives the prospective teacher experience in observing and then under school and university supervision actually teaching classes. However, according to Postal and Balona (2011), U.S. Secretary of Education Arne...
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...children in the integrated sites progressed in social skills development while the segregated children actually regressed. Another study shows the effect on inclusion in grades 2 to 5. The study determined that students with specific learning disabilities made some academic and affective gains at a pace comparable to that of normal achieving students. Specific learning disabilities students also showed an improvement in self-esteem and in some cases improved motivation. Now a day’s many Filipino’s had a lessen IQ. They cannot understand well in a short day, and in a short year of education so, I think K+12 programs are boon. Why boon? It simple because Filipino’s should learn many things and have maturation and learning in terms of getting right education. We must be prepared and know the reality that every person has to gain the right education and the right knowledge. And also we can compete to the other foreign country in terms of educational learning’s and to lift up the name of our country from the...
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...once mandatory and it was a way of American life to go out and live on your own after you technically become an adult. A lot of times it was expected, but now our country and our society has gone through a world of change and success is not as probable for young adults today as it was back then. This has brought to our attention a very important question we as a nation, a society should ask ourselves, “should young adults around the age of 18 move out of their parent’s house as soon as graduation or even months following.” The early years of adulthood are about finding, nurturing and learning to take care of yourself before you step out into the real world and make your own choices that will change your future so let’s not rush teens out of the house. Instead, support them and make that decision when it’s the right time and not right away. Throughout the past our society led us to believe that young adults, coming fresh out of high school, should be ready to move out of their parent’s house right after graduation to start their own lives and become independent human beings just like their parents did, and their parents did. Considering that things have changed over the years and the world is not at all similar to what it used to be, I believe that teens should not be forced or urged to move out as soon as possible. I’d rather prefer teens to move out when they believe they can live life on their own and that they believe they are stable enough to pull their own weight. Suffocating...
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...Imagine a school where every class you had you had unimaginable fun. Every day you were eager to go. A big school with lots of fun activities planned. Where learning and fun came together; the perfect school. Unfortunately Denver South High is not that school. Problems with U.S. education are that there are more unprepared kids to go to college than prepared. Kids are not getting the motivation that they need. The schools have trashy equipment because they do not receive enough fundings. Many kids are going from school to prison because the school to prison pipeline. I am talking to you about this as a Denver South High senior. Although denver South High is doing well in the areas of diversity and creating a safe environment, South could improve by making things more interesting, college readiness, and it’s crowded classes. While many U.S. schools struggle with diversity, South successfully fulfills that. According to a study done by The Century Foundation, “The large body of research that demonstrates the important educational benefits- cognitive, social, and emotional for all students who interact with classmates from different backgrounds, cultures, and orientations to the world.” (Wells) Basically there has been lots of research saying that it is good for students to interact with students from a...
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...BBA 360 Assignment 3 Case Study Project Management Due: Thursday, October 24, 2013 Submit: IN CLASS—beginning of class What: Read the case and follow the directions at the end of the case. The Wedding Tony and Peggy Sue graduated from a college in Texas last May. She received a degree in elementary education, and he graduated from the culinary school. They both now work in the Dallas area. Peggy Sue teaches, and Tony is a chef at a resort hotel restaurant. On Christmas day, Tony and Peggy Sue get engaged and set a wedding date of June 30. Tony is from New York City. He is the only son of “Big Tony” and Carmella. He is known as “Little Tony” to his family. He has three younger sisters, none of whom are yet married. The family owns a restaurant called Big Tony’s and all four children have worked in the restaurant since they were young. They have a large extended family with many relatives, most of whom live in New York City. They also have many friends in the neighborhood. Peggy Sue is from Cornfield, Nebraska. She is the youngest of four sisters. She and her sisters worked on the family farm when they were young. Her father passed away several years ago. Her mother, Mildred, now lives alone in the family farmhouse and leases the farmland to a neighboring farmer. Peggy Sue’s sisters all married local men and all live in Cornfield. All of their weddings were small (50 people), simple, and pretty much the same. Mildred has the wedding plans...
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...school became a dream and I converted into a dropout. The process of getting back into school was a very challenging task to say the least. Early one Monday morning I identify that I needed an education to advance as well as set an example for my children. Once I recognized the need for schooling I contacted a local college to inquire about classes on adult studies for the GED. Receiving the information on what was needed for getting in school, social security card, birth certificate, and a state ID card, I decided to go and register for classes. The process started with talking with someone in admission to discuss registration, details about the GED classes, times, schedule, and what dates will classes began. The steps in the process that I used are similar in the way that I identify the need to get an education than made the choice and implemented my decision by going to school, receiving my high school diploma and seven years later in college studying for a degree in business. According to the text in this week reading, states that the stages of decision making are identifying and diagnosing the problem, generating alternatives solutions, evaluating alternatives, choice making, apply and, evaluating the decision. In the first stage of making decisions is to distinguish that there is a problem that needs to be resolved. In the second stage of the process is to generate action to clear the problem by using a ready-made- solution or a custom- made solution. In the next stage evaluate...
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... A Second Chance at Life One of the issues plaguing the nation is our youth getting into trouble with the law. Surprisingly, there are many young adults that are starting out in life with the wrong concept. The legal system’s answer to our errant youth was the development of boot camp programs. These camps are designed to make sure the attendees never want to get in trouble again. The young people who are sent to boot camp can look forward to rigorous activities. Our judicial system believes that their hardcore military type punishment will work. Many participants do leave with a new direction in their life. Upon completing the program they come home ready to get a job and earn a honest income. However, once the business find out that they have a criminal record their application is denied. Where are the jobs and educational financing for those who want to attend college? Our government should support those who have successfully completed the program by offering them hope in the form of rehabilitating them back into society. The authors of Youth Justice in America state that these institutions are based on the theory that bad kids need more discipline, physical rigor, and more time outdoors. (Ahranjani 281). According to the National Institute of Justice, boot camps were born in the late 1980s and early 1990s. By 1995 state correctional agencies operated 30 camps. (Ashcroft par. 4). In my opinion somewhere on...
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