...Student Freedoms Tiffany Smith EDU 520 Dr. Kijanka April 29, 2012 2 Introduction One could define a leader as a way through which a person or group influences others to obtain certain goals and objectives, which in turn improves the coherency and efficiency of the group. The interesting thing is that very often when we define a leader, one thinks of one person who takes on all the responsibility and eventually all the glory, which is not so. No one can be successful without the help of others, it is a team effort. It is safe to say that a special person that leads people have special attributes that set them apart. Regardless if you are in higher education, an organization or corporate America, leadership does result in instruction, commitment and a deep concern for what is right; as well as for the best interest of others. They are modeled on a daily basis, tested and proven in times of trial and adversity. When it comes to freedom of expression in public schools, without question, Supreme Court decisions concerning student’s rights have greatly affected school policies. But do these decisions affect school policy just by drawing the line between the student’s rights, which the Constitution protects and those that it does not? Many studies of court’s rulings have revealed that the justice not only defines the meaning of the Constitution in the school context, but they often introduce their own views concerning pertinent educational policy. Some suggestions...
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...Frozen With a beautiful combination of catchy songs, life-like animations, and an incredibly well developed plot, this Disney animated film leaves the world frozen in amazement. Released in December 2013, the movie “Frozen” speaks on being different and of love. The main character, Anna, and her older sister, Elsa were extremely close until Elsa’s wintery powers of which she was born with almost got Anna killed. While Anna held on to that relationship, Elsa had shut herself out in fear of hurting someone. Things got worse as their parents, the king and the queen died in a shipwreck, leaving the sisters more alone than ever. Years later, Elsa is forced to interact with others during her coronation, the build up of emotions and feelings gave way. Her powers bursted out, trapping all of Arendelle in a winter wonderland and causing the townsmen to chase out their new queen. Seeing Elsa’s well intentions all these years, Anna goes on a perilous journey where she met many new friends and ultimately shows Elsa that love is the way. In regards to Groen and Franzen's artistic criteria, the movie Frozen would be considered quality art as it exhibits “real” characters, is considered tragic in the sense that it’s realistic, and is relatable. The main character, Anna carries a large diversity of personalities that reaches the standards set by Franzen, being "not either/or but both/and”. At the start of the movie, Anna is a fun-loving, energetic, impatient child who is in love with her...
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...Masculinity was important in America in the 1950s when A View from the Bridge is set. Both Franzen and Miller show that masculinity can be expressed by the different characters in his novel in many different ways which highlight the many aspects of masculinity. Both Franzen and Miller present masculinity through the ways in which the male characters interact with each other. There are conflicting views of masculinity in A View from the Bridge; Eddie represents the judgmental views of masculinity. His character is unable to bear Rodolpho’s attitude and appearance as it attacks Eddie’s individual definition of masculinity. “He’s like a weird…with that wacky hair…he’s like a chorus girl” Eddie unloads his feelings and disapproval regarding Rodolpho and his conduct to Catherine and Alfieri who is used as a guidance counsellor for Eddie to discuss his worries, “I see it in his eyes; he’s laughin’ at her and she’s laughin’ at me.” Eddie notices the behaviour of Rodolpho and interprets it in a jealous way to mean he is being made fun of behind his back. Eddie is seen as a strong masculine father figure, whereas Rodolpho is viewed as a blonde feminine acting male figure. Rodolpho sings “Paper Doll” to Catherine which in Eddie’s point of view hints at Rodolpho’s feminine natures. Eddie is threatened by Catherine’s great enjoyment in Rodolpho’s singing, Eddie rises and moves upstage, as an attempt to stop the singing which insults his view of masculinity. Eddie’s bowling buddies are used...
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...school rules do not violate the freedom of students. Not only do they protect our students but they also secure their education on a whole. Does outbursts of chaos, the grievances of violence and the dangers of bullying seem child friendly? If your answer is no, then we can both agree that school guidelines should stay intact. An absence of rules would issue an unstoppable outburst of anarchy. Without school regulations, students may descend into utter chaos. For example, with a lack of rules the probability of students attending classes is very slim. Some irresponsible students may not even participate in lesson or even attend class, thus defeating the purpose of attending school. Why you asked, because there isn’t any rules relating to attending classes. Secondly as school guidelines become invalid, students would not only pose a threat to their education but also themselves. An absence of direction such as no weapons or drugs are promoted, students may be in danger as some may fall to the corruption of drug abuse. Also the rate of gang fights between students may reach and alarming rate. Soon enough teachers may not even want to enter the school. We don’t want another Virginia Tech Massacre do we? Finally the lack of rules can and most likely will encourage bullying, which as of late is a very serious matter. With no school regulations, no to prevent the rapid spread of bullying the rate of bullying may rise to an uncontrollable rate. Many students have succumbed to the horrid...
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...78) believe that students making the transition from high school to university experience “social, academic and personal challenges.” The purpose of this essay is to argue why the freedom, demands and social climate of universities are difficult to prepare for. In high school students have little or no academic and social freedom. In addition students only balance their school work with extracurricular activities and they learn passively. Lastly the high school society does not allow the consumption of alcohol and students are in regular contact with the same people. Snyders, Vawda, Taljaard, Brophy and Plaatjes (2006: 186) state that “at a tertiary institution, you have the freedom to choose how you will live and balance.” Freedom is defined as” having the power or right to act, speak or think as one wants” (Soanes and Hawker,2006: 400). Freedom is not simulated in high school because students are constantly under the authority of their parents or guardians. For the first time in a student’s life they are able to live alone and make their own rules (Rugg, Gerrard, and Hooper, 2008: 74). As a result of going from a life where students are constantly being watched, to one where they have the freedom to do whatever they like (Snyders et al, 2005: 186) students spend the majority of the school night socialising at parties (Burns, 2006: vi; Balduf, 2009: 286). At college you have periods when you do not need to go to class. In total, fulltime university students spend a maximum...
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...Disadvantages of Independent Learning..........................................................................6 Conclusion..........................................................................................................................7 References.........................................................................................................................8 Abstract In most cases students find it hard to transition to more of an independent learning that is required in Higher Education. This is because there previous studies involved a more hands on approach from there learning staff that were there to help and explain every aspect of there program. Higher Education studies requires them to take there learning in there own hands, to be more self-directed, to make decisions about what they will focus on and how much time they will spend on learning both inside and outside the classroom. In this case international students find it most challenging to adapt to independent learning as in some cases there previous studies had more support and direction from there teachers. This is why they would need to understand that in order to achieve the most from...
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...Max Lisch English 1A August 26, 2015 Diagnostic Essay Should community college im plement a professional dress code for their students? Implementing a professional dress code would have a detrimental effect on the learning environment at community college. Freedom of expression is an important part of a student’s life. Many students feel confined by the strict rules and regulations already imposed at community colleges, and greater confinement of their personalities could lead to resentment of the institution. Students and educators cannot have a positive relationship if students feel oppressed by overly zealous regulations. Furthermore, many forms of cultural dress could be regarded as nonprofessional forcing students to distance themselves...
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...2. Give special attention to the sites for later class visits so that negative impacts from activities, such as a grieving attack, can be reduced to minimum 3. Do a stress test of the lab facilities to ensure proper functioning of systems during class exercises while letting students be aware of the technological constraints so they won’t be overly frustrated when facing technical difficulties 4. Offer training to students before carrying out any crucial tasks to make sure students know how to navigate in the system and how to control their avatars 5. Combine videos, hands-on lab sessions in Second Life and research-based projects to improve student engagement and learning during class discussions. 6. Give students the freedom to form groups and to select project topics in an area related to the course to increase student motivation 7. Design activities for small groups to ensure that the instructor and students won’t be overwhelmed by the task needed. 8. Determine the role of Second Life in the course before designing or implementing any activities Recommendations Careful consideration on the training materials and exercises need to be taken before the start of any activities in virtual world. Instructors should also consider the technical feasibility of their particular computer lab environment. The...
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...hostel is different from that of the home. The greatest blessing of hostel life is independence. You may sleep whenever you like. You may get up late in the morning but none will question you. Apart from the general rules and regulations, which are to be followed necessarily by every one, one is his own master. It is due to this reason that many students do not like to go home even in long vacations. Those who love freedom, love the hostel life In hostel, life is full of opportunities of amusement. One is constantly in touch with young men of one's age. One can make friends with one's hostel fellows who have varied tastes and aptitudes. He may choose his friends according to his own liking. Mutual discussions of their favorite film actors and actresses, long criticism of the latest picture seen by them, and story-telling, add charm to hostel life. Good arrangements of games and sports, Sunday specials and eating competitions, and day-to day merry-making, make the hostel life a thing of envy for all. In a hostel, a student comes in contact with a number of other students. He acquires many good qualities form them. When a student sees his next door neighbor daily...
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...In the passage Clover, a teacher named Graham interacts with his students by letting them share their weekend experiences and by sharing his progress and conflicts with his newly bought house. This shows the freedom that Graham gives them in contrast to other teachers. Graham also has unique characteristics and the students admire him for it. At the beginning of every Monday, Graham and his students share their favorite parts of the previous weekend. Since they have been doing this for so long, it has become a natural instinct for the girls to gather in a circle a talk with each other. As Graham enters the room, the girls have already begun. When the go-around is complete, Graham shares what progress he has made with his house. By sharing...
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...Should Students Live on Campus or Off? As we all know, many college students are live at dormitory. There are two, three, four, or even more students live in a room. They share one room, the electricity, balcony, and they almost share all the equipment except their own beds. It is not convenient for college students who have a lot of free time and have different classes or things . In my opinion, college students should have more freedom to live off campus, but it should close the campus. Living off campus make us more independent. They need to taken care of by parents at home and by roommates at dormitory. I think it is difficult for us to be independent for a teenager, but we can not escape and no one will take care ourself forever. One of a new college student rose to fame in the Internet because of his 14 boxes of luggage. He was called "Well Prepared Brother".His parents doted on him so that they prepared almost everything for him. I wonder how he can be independent and take care of himself. In dormitory, his roommates had to help him. I think he should carry normal luggage and live off campus, and learn to take care of himself by himself. We must consider everything by ourselves when we live off campus, and only by this way can learn how to independent. Tara Bryant, one of the student at the University of Kansas said “ Now I’m about to start my junior year, and just moved into an apartment that’s actually closer to my classes than Hashinger Hall was.” From Tara’s...
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...After university students managed to enrol in what he or she considers being the right course and proper educational institution of his or her choice, it is time for them to be independent (Wyatt, 2008). They will have to come out with an important decision which undergoes a significant stage by choosing where to stay or live during their entire university life. They can either choose to stay in hostel or live at home. Hostel living is a place which provides university students a temporary space after they had left their comfort home. Home living provides them a caring and loving environment which they will never get from the societies. University students should be matured enough to measure the pros and cons of either staying in hostel or living at home. Most of them prefer to have their own path as they assume that they no longer under parents’ supervision. In order to be independent, to enjoy social life and to gain freedom, hostel living is better compared to home living for university students. Hostel living enables university students to be independent compared to home living. University students learn to handle his or her finances because one has to pay hostel mess bills. They have to consider the usage of electricity and water because they are sharing the bills with their housemates or roommates. When they exceed the limit of usage, they will probably be complained by their housemates or roommates. On the other hand, university students do not have to worry...
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...a hostel is different from that of the home. The greatest blessing of hostel life is independence. You may sleep whenever you like. You may get up late in the morning but none will question you. Apart from the general rules and regulations, which are to be followed necessarily by everyone, one is his own master. It is due to this reason that many students do not like to go home even in long vacations. Those who love freedom love the hostel life. In a hostel, life is full of opportunities of amusement. One is constantly in touch with young men of one's age. One can make friends with one's hostel fellows who have varied tastes and aptitudes. He may choose his friends according to his own liking. Mutual discussions of their favorite film actors and actresses, long criticism of the latest picture seen by them, and story-telling, add charm to hostel life. Good arrangements of games and sports, Sunday specials and eating competitions, and day-to day merry-making, make the hostel life a thing of envy for all. In a hostel, a student comes in contact with a number of other students. He acquires many good qualities from them. When a student sees his next door neighbor daily taking...
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...arguments that WGU is a good place for people with busy lives to continue their education. Western Governors University: University for a Busy Lifestyle People with busy lifestyles, varying schedules, and extreme time restrictions may think that getting their college degree is impossible. WGU is a school that accommodates just these sorts of people. WGU offers all of the advantages of a traditional university in an online package. It is the perfect school for students with busy lifestyles because these students are able to complete individual classes at their own pace, arrange their own hours, and do their schooling from home or wherever they feel most comfortable without sacrificing the support structure of a standard university. WGU gives its students the ability to progress through individual classes at their own pace. This allows students that struggle in a particular class to spend extra time learning the material without being left behind. Students that excel in a particular subject are also allowed the freedom to progress quickly through these classes and move on to other subjects. This system...
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...ABSTRACT College students are often struck by how quickly they can fall behind in their new academic environment. Balancing school work and a social life while coupled with the newly found freedom of living away from home is often a formidable challenge. Add a part-time job to that mix, and the burden can become overwhelming, affecting all aspects of a student’s life and his physical and mental well-being. This research aims to answer how the working students managed their time when it comes to working and studying, how college outweigh the stress and sacrifice that may come with keeping to a tight schedule and potentially tighter budget. Apart from earning money to lower their potential student loan debt and be able to feel less guilty about ordering out once in a while. what are your reasons on becoming a working student ? a. what are the effects of this on your studies ? b.at any point did you feel any lesser compared to others ? do you pity yourself? c.how important for you to finish your studies? what are the issues and challenges are you facing ? a. how can you balance your studies as well as your working time ? b.what are the the things you do in order for you to give time to your family c.how do you budget your salary ? d.are there any instances that your health is being sacrificed for your work ? how can you overcome your situation right now a.who are the people who help you a lot in overcoming your situation ? b.what is your capacity to at...
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