...Why do schools start at 8 a.m.? It is because it is more convenient for parents that have children in elementary school. School starts too early for teens; it is natural for elementary children to start at 8 a.m. but not teenagers. Teenagers need more sleep than older adults and young children. Schools should start later because students be more alert and healthier as well as schools will save money. Schools starting later will help students be more alert. The lack of sleep most adolescents get can cause moodiness, lack of attention, memory problems, behavior issues, and the ability to function (kqed). People between 14-24 years old are the most likely to be sleep deprived and it is due to not getting enough sleep during the week (iflscience). Benefits of sleeping include increased memory and learning, better attention span. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), almost 70% of high-school students report sleeping for seven hours or less on a regular basis (time). This proves that the majority of students are sleep...
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...have less crashes. Two studies correlated sleep to a decrease in crash rates among teen drivers. In one, earlier school start times made it more likely that teens in one Virginia city would be in a car crash rather than teens in a neighboring city. Biologically, teens are wired to stay up later while still needing to get at least nine hours of sleep a night. When the alarm clock goes off earlier, teens awake, sleep deprived just as they are expected to function at a high level as students and as drivers, often with calamitous results.( Teen Driving, 2013, Ellin Holohan). The results from the study show that teens do stay up later by nature, and then they wake up sleep deprived than they're expected to drive a two-ton killing machine. School should start later in the morning there's almost no cons and ton of pros. "Teenagers need over nine hours sleep a night, and it looks like a large number of teens don't get sufficient sleep ... Part of that relates to the time that high schools begin,"( Dr. Robert Vorona, Professor of internal medicine in the Division of Sleep Medicine)....
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...mouth, or are you casually driving to school in the front of your mother's shiny new van, ten minutes early? Schools across America have been starting school later, so kids can get in that extra hour of sleep. Other schools have kept the usual schedule of starting class at 8:00 am. The starting time for schools shouldn’t be delayed because of transportation, kids after school activities, and the cost. To start of, the schools transportation system would be affected if the starting time changed. According to the Issaquah School District, “Many districts use the same buses for elementary, middle, and high schools.” Changing start time, and bus schedules, could lead to serious safety issues. Students would either have to be at the bus stop early, or walk home in the dark. This could lead to many problems including a higher risk of student victim crimes. Also if students are getting home late, they will have no time for homework causing them to stay up even later to finish...
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...Furthering your education beyond high school is very important and much needed in today’s society. But, when is the right time to go to college? Is it immediately after graduating high school or later in life? Having a degree can impact your income and career path in a positive way. Both can be beneficial and challenging to a person. The choice is solely based upon the student’s determination and dedication to succeed at receiving their degree. Nowadays, colleges are made up of students of all ages and back grounds that have chosen the right time to obtain their college degree. When you continue your education following high school you are more likely to follow the traits that you had in regards to studying and homework. As a student who attends school later in life it may not have that discipline and find it hard to stay focused and the information that you may have obtained earlier in life may be forgotten. The amount of information you are taught can be harder to retain when you take the time off opposed to an individual who has continued their education with no time off. Also when you are a younger learner you have less responsibilities and more support emotionally and financially from your loved ones....
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...A Gap Year: Weighing the Pros and Cons By Michelle Knoll on August 1, 2012 Are you considering taking a year off from school? If so, you are not alone. Gap years, as they have come to be known, are becoming increasingly popular, as well as highly debated. Supporters say it can provide students clarity and give them an edge when returning to school. Opponents say it can be unproductive and actually make it harder for students to return to the classroom. Regardless which side of the debate you are on, one thing both sides agree on is a gap year needs to be well thought out and thoroughly planned with set goals. What is a Gap Year? Simply put, a gap year is a break from education. It can be taken at any time, but most often occurs after graduating high school and before starting college. Gap years are not always a year. They can span in length from a few weeks to a year. Why Take a Gap Year? Students take a gap year for a number of reasons. Some are just academically burnt out and need a break. Some are unsure of which direction or career path they want to pursue. Others want to travel, study abroad, volunteer and do things they may not necessarily have time for later in life. Still others take a year off to work and save up money in order to afford college. The Cons of a Gap Year Gap year opponents fear once students leave the educational setting and get a taste of the ‘real world’, they may never want to go back to the stress, structure and rigor of academic...
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...Sammie Napier COM181 J. Adams 4/14/2014 Topic: Why schools should start later General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience why schools should start later. Central Idea: There are many benefits for starting school later, and just not liking school is not the only one. INTRODUCTION Attention-getter: how many of us get a regular eight hours of sleep? How many of us eats a healthy breakfast daily? Well I’ll show you how some of these factors that are in your daily routine can affect you in the present and future. Credibility Material: from the studies conducted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), 69% of US high school students get less than 8 hours of sleep, more outstanding is 40% of students get less than 6 hours of sleep regularly. Relevance to Audience: the national sleep foundation suggests that adolescents, as in people ages 12-25, are supposed to get a minimum of 8.5 hours of sleep per night. That is me, you, and over a third of the population at this school. Preview of Speech: today I will be talking to you about the benefits of starting schools later, and how the pros greatly outweigh the cons. (Link: First we will discuss how many of us truly get enough sleep BODY 16% of adolescents get enough rest on a daily basis. That means that 84% of us are at risk for driving “impaired.” “Sleepiness can impair performance as much as or more so than alcohol,” proven studies by Dr. Powell in 2001...
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...School Uniforms: The Pros and Cons in schools (Final Paper) ChaMyra Lewis-Jackson ENG 122 English Composition II Mr. Brandon Bond December 23, 2014 School Uniforms: The Pros and Cons in schools In our country many concerns and issues about safety in our schools have caused a big disturbance which have led school districts to require uniforms for their students. Long ago, some parents seem against or incapable of singling out the "clothes" line with their children, to the point where the new trending styles took a toll and started influencing the kids' attire decisions in a big way. The safety of the students and environment which was surrounded by gang violence and other concerning distractions became an important matter for a lot of individuals within the school districts. School uniforms and dress codes can play a significant role in the drastic change with student in a learning environment (Boutelle, 2008). That’s why school uniforms should be implemented as a policy for students in different districts, because many reports have shown after enforcing this policy students showed a dramatic improvement in their academics, attendance and behavior. Most advocates imply that if all students are required to wear uniforms would give the students an opportunity to find a sense of unity and equality with one another which will help with the confidence of some that didn’t feel like they belonged. Uniforms would also diminish bullying and give students a better frame of mind...
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...School Times Should Start Later It is often said that the early bird gets the worm, but that is not the case for school start times. Many schools across the country are having adolescents wake up at the wee hours of the morning to get ready and go to school. Waking up so early is not always beneficial. Although some people do believe that it is efficient. It may seem that pushing back the school start time will push afterschool extracurricular activities to later in the day or that later school start times will defeat its main purpose- students getting more sleep. School start times should be later because it improves adolescents’ health, students’ will perform better academically, and it can increase the safety of the community. Our bodies...
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...was something that would certainly change everything. I had just turned eighteen years old, and was considering dropping out of high school. I was about to be considered as an adult and have the freedom to make my own choices and I was not sure I would act responsibly. With personal obstacles and building debt due to legal issues it seemed impossible to not make the decision I was debating about for weeks. I weighed the pros and cons and finally decided. It seemed to make the most sense at the time, and I dropped out. Report cards are what I dreaded the most in school. That moment that even if I could have fooled my father that I was working hard, the report card always told a different story. It infuriated me that I knew he would have a mouthful to say, but could have cared less to pay attention to what I was doing the last few months to get there. I couldn’t blame him completely for my actions, but some part of me wished he was at least consistent with his lack of interest. The freedom of being able to do whatever I wanted with zero accountability and only having to face the music when the report came home made slacking off quite easy. After the snowball of my bad habits seemed to find me digging a hole I could not see myself getting out of, I found myself transferred to another school. I arrive to Glenwood Academy, an alternative school for people with behavioral and social issues. I am nervous but also relieved to have a second chance at success. There will be more...
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...Starting an E Commerce Online Business Keller Graduate School of Management Managerial Applications of Information Technology 11/12/2011 [Type the fax number] Jamie Lynch You want to start an E commerce business selling your products and services online but how to get started? Milestone 1 Problem: The business problem to be solved is how can an entrepreneur start and maintain a successful E commerce business online? Background: The first key to starting a successful online business is to first understand ecommerce and how it operates. Most people understand that ecommerce or electronic commerce refers to the buying and selling of products or services over electronic systems such as the Internet and other computer networks. However, it stretches beyond just the buying and selling of goods; it also includes an online process of developing, marketing, selling, delivering, servicing and paying for products and services. “The use of commerce is conducted in this way, spurring and drawing on innovations in electronic funds transfer, supply chain management, internet marketing, online transaction processing, electronic data interchange (EDI), inventory management systems, and automated data collection systems. Modern electronic commerce typically uses the World Wide Web at least at one point in the transaction's life-cycle, although it may encompass a wider range of technologies such as e-mail, mobile devices and telephones as well”. (Electronic Commerce, modified...
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...will take one of those test during your educational career. But, does taking that test really decide how smart you actually are. Eleven years of schooling and one of those tests will decide what college you go to and what you will do for the rest of your life. People have all different types of talents and these test favor the people who are good at school but, what about the kids who are good musicians or good athletes? Why should a test decide how smart they are when the activities that those kids are exceeding in, aren’t on...
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...BUSINESS PLAN: SOLAR PANELS INSTALLATION SITUATION B Report of Project 1 – Microeconomic Analysis Keller School of Management – DeVry University ECON 545 – BUSINESS ECONOMICS Prof. John Hinrichs January 28, 2015 1. Introduction This is a business report to evaluate the profitability and success of starting a contracting company for installing solar panels in 2015. The report was asked by Miss Cindy B. and it’s purpose is solely to provide Miss Cindy B. the most detailed and informed advice possible. In order to contextualize the type of business Miss Cindy B. wants to begin, the article “US boosts ‘game-changer’ solar technology in bid for global market share” – page 374 of the textbook – was studied and will be cited several times during this paper. Industry Overview The solar energy industry is growing in America, as can be seen by the increase in global demand for solar cells. The US Department of Energy is investing hard on the industry, offering over $12 billion dollars in loans to solar projects. A particular company called 1366 Technologies received a $150 million loan guarantee due to it’s new technology that promises to reduce drastically the costs of production of wafers for solar cells. Studies show that ‘1366’s machines simplify the traditional manufacturing process into one step, slashing costs by more than half. That’s important, since silicon wafers account for about 40 percent of the cost of today’s solar panels, and manufacturers...
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...Excellence. Thank you for using WritePoint. The benefits of early head start [If referring to the child care program, this should be capitalized] Shanta Denard PHL/458 Febrary 21, 2013 Joan Middleton The benefits of early head start Many people have different opinions regarding goes head start programs increase a child chance of academic success? [Writing suggestion: Unless in a quote or a title, avoid rhetorical questions in academic writing. A good idea is to provide answers, not questions] There are pros and cons to both sides of this question that makes it difficult to really [Writing suggestion--"real" or "really" means "existing in actuality"--it adds...
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...with important evaluation techniques to decide which business is right for you. * Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur * Step-by-Step Approach * Decide if you really want to be in business * Decide what business and where * Decide whether to start full-time or moonlight * Selection Strategy * Things to Watch Out For * Required Activities * Comparative Evaluation * How to Evaluate a Specific Business you have in Mind * "For" and "Against" List * Get Completely Qualified * Decision Time * Top Ten Do's and Don'ts * Session Feedback and Quiz | [Back to top]Characteristics of a Successful Entrepreneur | Dr. Dan Nathanson Anderson Graduate School of Business UCLA | | | What are the biggest mistakes made when starting a business? | | Guts: Guts means you must have an entrepreneurial instinct, which is an overwhelming desire to start your own business. You must have the guts and dedication to be completely devoted to your goal. Incidentally, devotion to your goal is much more likely if you have a love for your intended business. Life is too short to start your own business only to discover that it doesn't give you satisfaction and joy. And, through good times and bad times, you will stick with something you love.Brains: While appropriate educational credentials are important, entrepreneurial "brains" means more than scholastic achievements. To become a successful entrepreneur, you must have a working knowledge...
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...March 3, 2009 Instructor: April Davenport English 1101-305 Life Change I never imagine starting life all over again after being employed fulltime since the age 20. Over 15 years ago, I would not have understood the probable cause of me not being able to find a suitable job. Just as my company downsize and my job end all in the same month I knew it was time for career makeover. Job loss and tragic economy will be enough to drive anyone insane for some people. Instead of being part of the problem I decide to part of the solution, so I decided to become a dedicated fulltime student. Due to unforeseen circumstance God has a way to turn any event around. With the economy and unemployment rate on high the world is due for a current remodeling change. Learning to be humble became part of my new character to be a better all around individual. At that present time I realize that regardless of what has transpired, I must transformed some type of new change. There are many change in event that will help most me like myself a better person. Throughout my course of trial and tribulations I realize that there are pros and cons to any circumstances. I immediately began to brainstorm trying to come up with different strategies to help me and my family children survive. A month later, my 6 year old son school begin calling complaining about his behavior problem. I was already in process of getting him tested for ADHD. The teacher and principal wanted to schedule a conference with...
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