...Seniors 2014 Academically Challenged A Research Paper Presented to Mr. Noel D. Saducas In partial fulfillment of the Requirements in Science 10 By Jacinto, Therese Francis Mayor, Shayna Pegarido, Diosamae Billones, Sim Sanchez, James Kenneth February 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Abstract . 1 II. Introduction 2 III. Statement of the Problem 3-4 A. Objectives B. Hypotheses IV. Related Literature 5-6 V. Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation of Data 7-16 VI. Conclusion 17 VII. Outputs of the Study 18-19 A. Recommendations B. Action Plan VIII. Bibliography 20 IX. Appendices 21-36 Appendix A – Sample Questionnaire Appendix B – Other Researches 1 ABSTRACT In this research material, we aim to know the problems of a senior high school student especially the K+12 coming. A survey was made containing questions about what we have observed among other senior students. We had 100 respondents from different high schools. We consider you to definitely see the answers to the research questions because we can clearly prove that what we experience are just same with what our respondents face. The result recommends more number of students to participate and a wider area including rural areas. 2 INTRODUCTION It is everyone’s dream to graduate high school. It is because it will be their stepping stone to fully realize their dreams. Graduating high school is not as easy as you think especially when...
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...working in a role such as the Associate Vice President of Student Retention and Academic Success or Enrollment and Student Services at four year institution such as the California State University, Sacramento. This position at the university particularly focuses on ten different goals under the Student Academic Success & Education Equity Programs, two of which are closely tied in with goals that I have set in learning as part of my long term goals while in Higher Education. My goals focus on student transition, retention, and lastly graduation. While on track to completing a Doctorate in Higher Education Administration - or something with a similar focus, I must first complete my Masters of Arts in Educational Leadership & Policy Studies with a focus in Higher Education Leadership as offered by the university. While I plan on focusing on obtaining my degree, I also plan on understanding the different services students require by obtaining several certifications available for student affairs...
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...including people with disabilities, people with HIV/AIDS, addicts, senior citizens, and many more. After reviewing the different vulnerable populations and seeing the challenges each has I have decided to focus on the senior population. This is an area I am passionate about and hope to work as an advocate for in the future. The following information will address the special needs of senior citizens, programs and services for the aging, and the multicultural issues faced by this vulnerable population. The Senior Population The senior population usually refers to people who have reached the age of 65. This population is vulnerable because seniors typically are on predetermined incomes, live alone or with an aging spouse, have some form of debilitating disease, and lack the ability to perform daily activities. This vulnerable population is continuing to grow as the Baby Boomers have reached senior citizen status. According to the Washington State Office of the Attorney General (2009), The United States is in the midst of huge demographic shifts, with a third of [the] population reaching retirement age in the next few years. On January 1, 2006, [B]aby [B]oomers began turning 60 at the rate of one every 7.5 seconds. The criminally minded stalk this growing population of seniors, waiting to pounce on those who, by virtue of their age, are more likely to be isolated and struggle with poor health (p. 1). Senior citizens may rely on other people to help with daily tasks and...
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...learned that whatever I do in my life it will never be good enough for my parents. The day of my graduation, I didn’t really feel like going but my parents made me. I had my whole entire family there, aunts, uncles, cousins, grandma, grandpa and of course my siblings and parents. Driving up to my graduation was pretty nerve racking, I kept thinking to myself what if I fall down during my walk across the stage, but thankfully I didn’t. while I was sitting there waiting for my principle and all the valedictorians to stop talking; it was finally my turn to walk across the stage and for a minute I looked at all my family members so they can take a picture and I thought that for once they were proud of me. I have accomplished the impossible, according to them. I was excited to be done with the torture chamber of being high school, as I said bye to “my so called friends” I was glad I wasn’t going to see them anymore, the only friend I had was just my best gay friend. After my graduation was over; I meet my whole entire family outside to take pictures and celebrate what I thought was something they would be proud of. My parents didn’t even say congratulations to me. For a minute I was dumb enough to think everything will change. They told me I needed to graduate with my class and I tried my hardest to achieve that so they could be proud of me; I attended night school classes all my senior year and it actually paid off, I was graduating with my class, but no in the end it was back to the...
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...programs (Wells, 2003). Taylor (2005) reports the issue of student attrition is maintaining a high profile across the higher education sector and is a key concern for those delivering nurse education. In as much as it is impossible to bear quality fruit without plentiful and quality seeds, it is impossible to cultivate and educate student nurses if attrition and retention are not checked. If the desire for American healthcare is to remain the strongest and most competent in the world we must understand, explore and remedy the mitigating factors driving the student nurse attrition rate. Purpose Statement The purpose of this research study is to determine the relationship between undergraduate nursing school attrition, for junior and senior nursing students, at Coppin State University and two variables: Financial support and flexibility of Class Schedules. Statement of the Problem Current literature is awash with studies investigating the rational and mechanisms inherent in the dynamic of nursing school attrition. Many theories have been suggested,...
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...Maggie Juarez Mrs. Reinertsen English 1 Adv. 27 May 2016 Prep Book Report Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld is about a 14 year old girl who attends a boarding school run by the rich and popular. In the book she talks about all her four year at Ault as a student. Freshman year being her most awkward to becoming someone sophomore year. Throughout her years at Ault she comes to a realization that in order to maintain a status and be known around the school, you either one have to be really pretty or two have to be really rich. She focuses too much on trying to make a name for herself and avoids being one of those who “losers” that passes their four years in high school and graduate without anyone noticing. During freshman year she get to know the school's...
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...Imagine being 17 years old, a senior in high school, and unsure what to do with the rest of your life? Well, I was this 17 year old. I didn't know where life after graduation was going to take me. So with graduation quickly approaching and some persuasion from my parents I decided to major in nursing. I didn’t find nursing - nursing found me and much to my surprise, I loved each and every moment of nursing school: the research papers, the bed baths, the NCLEX review questions, and I even got giddy when it was my turn during clinical to administer IV medications. Fast forward a few years and I’m working in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and still get that heart stopping thrill moments before a 24 week delivery. I drive to work every day with excitement of the unknown. I can’t wait to find out what is awaiting me behind those locked doors. I rejoice in the happy moments with parents as well as mourn with them when their baby has passed away. These tiny miracles have taught me more over the last couple years than I could have ever imagined, they are unpredictable, strong, resilient, courageous, determined, and inspiring. Their undeniable strength has taught me to be proud of my own strength and accomplishments. They inspire me to be the best I can be. Their inspiration puts life into perspective - whenever I sweat the small stuff all I have to do is look at the journey of a NICU baby and it shows me that the small things in life do not matter....
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...Ernest Green was one of the nine african-american students that attended Central High School in 1957. He was the only senior to graduate from Central High. The year before he volunteered to integrate all-white Central High school, he attended school at Dunbar Junior High School “Ernest Green to Speak in Griot’s Civil Rights Series.” Green was born in Little Rock on September 22, 1941. His parents are Lothaire and Ernest Green Sr. Ernest has two siblings, Scott and Treopia Washington. Ernest Green regularly attended church and he was involved in Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts. Growing up as child was rough for Green considering he was an african-american and did not get treated equally “Ernest Gideon Green.” Life during school was quite rough for Ernest. He was physically and mentally abused on a daily basis. He didn’t get treated the same as all of the other students and he didn’t get a very good education. Everyday was a struggle for Ernest. Once he came home from school everyday he finally felt safe again. However, being at home was almost the same as being at school. Considering that he...
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...changing class that opened my once closed eyes was Forensic Science.I was always intrigued with the anatomy and physiology of the body that when I discovered I could help investigators with a murder or death I was enthusiastic. I know that the job isn't as well as being a professor or lawyer ,but I get to follow two of my passions; caring for others and learning about the human body.But to follow this career path I must take what take roughly 12 years in school again,which will be dreadful. However with my...
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...College For The Future As many high school students finish up their graduation walk, many of them are still wrapping around the idea of whether going to college is worth it or not. Parents are also trying to figure out will their children be safe and sound at whatever campus they are staying at. Most importantly, many parents are thinking of how helpful college can be for their kids. Overall, the thought of college for each individual that is pursuing further education is different but for parents, they are most likely having the same worries and excitements as many others. To have the education to get the dream career in the end and be able to get anything they once dreamt of are what many students have in mind when pursuing their college education. Many might say that going to college has no purpose in life but surely, the purpose of college education...
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...Why Pursue A Career in Accounting? Done by: Submitted to: As working as (Management Assistance) in Finance department; of ----- opened my eyes widely; to the importance of the Accountant’s Job; its privileges and its obstacles from so many levels. Like any powerful and specialized job such as Accounting; it has its own shares of gains and losses; from both personal and professional aspects. Although the Accountants after graduation; they don’t struggle a lot for job interviews or bothering themselves where to go! All they need to do actually; is to combine their goal & career’s ambition and match it; with any of the highly powerful corporation; located in the Abu Dhabi; like Deloitte; Ernest &Young; KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Otherwise there are the investment and retail banks; also the companies in all different fields of business recruit Accountants; to supervise their expenses and profits, and calculating earnings and costs. Even after finding Accounting jobs recently or earlier ; my colleges at work can improve their careers greatly by obtaining more qualifications; for example the Chartered Accountant qualification (CA), and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). Consequently; as I observe around the Finance department; their plans seems fixed as their numbers! They had it all planned from the moment they graduate. So what the Accountant exactly does? In simple words the Accountant; is some who manages the Accounting tasks; for the...
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...school beyond graduation from high school. Considering some of my own personal struggles and experiences, my research, introduced here, will serve to assist me further in reaching out to those students with similar backgrounds. First-generation students are defined as students whose parents have not completed a bachelor’s or an associate degree (Glenn, 2008). Roughly 30% of entering freshmen in the USA are first-generation college students, and 24% (4.5 million) are both first-gens and low income. Nationally, 89% of low-income first-gens leave college within six years without a degree. More than a quarter leave after their first year; four times the dropout rate of higher-income second-generation students (Ramsey & Peale, 2010). Much research has been conducted in the last decade on the issues facing first-generation students. I found that the major issues which have prompted this research are retention and graduation rates. Among students who enrolled in four-year colleges, for example, the first-generation students had a graduation rate of 44.9%, while the rate for non-first-generation students was 59%. Among students who enrolled in two-year institutions, first-generation students were significantly less likely to persist into a second year (Glenn, 2008). I found the last statistic to be surprising. Prior to my research into this area, I would have assumed that those students attending a two-year college would have more success due to the fact that two-year colleges are...
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...I want to go to college to grow as a person. I will learn to be independent, explore new activities and become more knowledgeable overall. It is the perfect time to decide what your true passions are in life and determine the person you want to be. My decision to go to college was influenced by my experiences in school. Since I was a child, I always had the idea implanted in my head that I would attend college. Once I entered high school, I began researching how difficult college actually was. There are so many stories about people who succeeded in college and seemed to have no struggles. There are also many stories about people who figured out that college was not right for them. It started to worry me whether or not I could do well....
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...The Phases Of A Turtle In High School "My favorite animal is the turtle. The reason is that in order for the turtle to move, it has to stick its neck out. There are going to be times in your life when you’re going to have to stick your neck out. There will be challenges and instead of hiding in a shell, you have to go out and meet them." I'd say this quote best described our "first day of High School jitters" four years ago when we entered into the next phase of our lives, otherwise known as Bethlehem Catholic. Like a turtle, we began our freshman year inside of our shells. None of us knew what to expect in High School besides the rumor of "the pool on the third floor". All of the girls walked into homeroom with skirts that reached their knees and the boys were all cleanly shaven (if they even had facial hair yet). That first day was crucial for the rest of high school because it determined what clique you were a part of, what classes you would take for your next four years, and what your peers would think of you....
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...Will The Price Go Up? How many years will it take for colleges to set tuition cost at an affordable rate for all students? Higher education is an opportunity in social advancement, yet the cost of college is a barrier that many struggle to get through. In recent years the cost of college has risen 6.5% in the 2008-09 school year. The recent rise in college tuition and fees has made it difficult for students to reach their goal of having a higher education. It is difficult to graduate from college in four years when there are so many barriers holding back students. Higher education is a goal students strive for, yet students hit a road block when it comes to the cost of attending college. Not all students have the privilege of receiving financial aid, which is only given to those of low income families who “[d]o not have the tens of thousands of dollars needed to fund their children’s higher education” (Update: College Tuition cost 2). Some students cannot afford to pay for five classes, so they are left taking one or two classes per semester. Since tuition has been increasing it is “making it difficult for many students to obtain a college education” (College Tuition Cost 1). A college degree is an important asset in obtaining a well paid job, if students are not able to afford it, future generation will not be able to afford it either. The recent rise of college tuition leads students to acquire a debt in student loans. Students have begun using the loans as a last resort...
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