...Even though, going to middle school means more learning. There are some good things about going to middle school. That’s why when going to middle school there are some highs and some lows. When going to middle school you want to think of the highs. For example when I first got here I made a friend name Fernando. We met each other during reading class, and we sat next to each other then. Then we introduced ourselves. After that we became friends. Another high for me is I got the greatest math teacher ever Mr. Byrd. I think Mr. Byrd is the greatest math teacher because do different activities like Guitar Hero, making ice cream, and a bridge activity. While there are some highs there are some lows. Although most people they could think...
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...Middle school is thought of as one of the worst times in your young life. Middle school can be difficult, stressful, and just plain horrible, but there is a way of helping with the hardships of middle school. Keeping care of your mental health can improve your life significantly. You should take care of your mental health by relaxing, staying connected, as well as taking care of your physical health. One of the best ways to keep healthy is to take some time to relax. Relaxing is very important for your mental health because it gives you time to stay calm and do something productive. Meditation is a great way to do this, as it allows you be calm as well as stop thinking about whatever's stressful in your life. Hobbies can also help your health, because it allows you to do something productive while having a bit of fun. One quote that proves this is: ¨The ´relaxation response´ is your body's ability to experience a decrease in heart rate, respiration rate, blood pressure, muscle tension, and oxygen consumption. Learning to relax is a skill that requires time and practice. Benefits include a reduction of stress, lowered anxiety and burnout, increased energy, improved concentration, a stronger immune system, along with increased self-confidence.¨ (Amherst College)....
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...CASA revealed some shocking facts about drugs in schools. “The survey revealed that at least once a week on their school grounds, 9% of middle school students (more than 1 million) see illegal drugs used, sold, students high and/or students drunk. At least weekly, 17% of all high and middle school students (4.4 million) personally see classmates high on drugs at school” (...America’s Schools Are Infested With Drugs). These are just a few examples of problems that would be solved with middle school drug testing. “Mandatory drug testing in public middle schools is a relatively new issue for the law. Introduced during the late 1980s and expanding over the decade, the practice of analyzing student urine...
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...Technological Advances and U.S. and Middle Eastern Nations Technological advances are advances in anything from computer technology to everyday things people would have around their houses, to military equipment. When speaking about people in the U.S. and the Middle Eastern nations, which group faces a bigger impact from technological advancements? This is a question that people in both regions would be interested in learning about. These advances are able to have an impact on somebody’s life and change it forever. While some experts believe the people in the U.S. receive the greater impact from technological advancements, other experts believe people in the Middle East contain the greater impact. Although most people would assume that the Americans are more sensitive to technological improvements because they have more money and live in a more powerful region, these people misinterpret the fact that Middle Easterners are indeed able to benefit from these improvements as well. Technological advances can have a very big impact on the lifestyles of students in the United States and the Middle East. They are able to give students access to the world wide web, contain better school supplies, achieve more success in school, etc. Experts such as Samuel P. Huntington, Pankaj Ghemawat, and Bill Maher believe that the U.S. students will receive the larger influence from technological advancements such as computer technology and new inventions that could help out everyday lifestyle...
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...The four taxes proposed are as follows: a sales tax on food, a tax on families with school-age children, a sales tax on jewelry, and a property tax on vacation homes. Each of these four taxes will be analyzed based on the benefits principle and the principle of horizontal equity and then classified each tax as progressive, proportional, or regressive. We will use this information to determine which tax is best suited to finance public education. The benefits principle states that people should pay taxes based on the benefits they receive from government service. Jewelry is a luxury, therefore it is not a good that everyone needs. It is most commonly purchased by the wealthy and middle class. If a sales tax on jewelry is going to be used to fund public education, a public service, the benefits principle cannot be applied to this tax. Because a majority of middle and upper class citizens send their children to private school rather than public school, they are not receiving the government benefit of paying this tax on jewelry. If however, the purchasers of jewelry do send their children to public school, this tax would be supported by the benefits principle for said group of people. Vacation homes are again another luxury enjoyed by the middle and upper class. If a property tax on these homes is instilled in order to provide funding for public education, it cannot be justified by the benefits principle. Those who own vacation homes are more likely to have...
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...can have. Right now our country is in higher failure with the economy finical. We are in disaster war with Middle East that cost major economy distractions to the counter. We have been in war since 9/11, after the terrier attack at the world center. Over 14 years of period we have gain noting but losing our military and going in debt economically. A recent report from the Congressional Research Service, which examines that the war in the Middle East costs the taxpayers nearly $1.7 trillion. That has been allocated through the Overseas Contingency Operations fund, including $73.3 billion. Since 2003 we have been allocated $817.8 billion for war in Iraq. For Afghanistan, we have spent $714.8 billion and for ISIS $6.2 billion has been allocated to fight the Islamic State....
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...can make immense changes in many aspects of American lives, such as in the American public school system, health insurance cost, etc. This money is going to individuals and corporations that are already rich. How? To begin, military waste, fraud, and incompetence alone is using $224 billion a year (Doob, 2013, p.126). I personally can testify that the military wastes so much money due to lack of budget managements. As a second job I nanny for a family, where the dad is a Major in...
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...Carolina University December 3, 2012 Abstract Parental involvement is a commitment between the child and the school. This study examines and outlines the steps that I will take to conduct my research project on parental involvement. The above mention participants have agreed to give their observations on parental involvement in there schools. This research will seek to highlight two major factors. First, the study seeks to find ways to help or improve parental involvement in secondary school. Secondly, this study seeks to discuss the importance of parental involvement pertaining to student achievement. This research is meant to give a better understanding of the help and/or hindrance of why parental involvement is not at an all time high. Introduction Parental involvement has consistently been linked with school success in a multitude of areas, such as better achievement and behavior, lower non-attendance and shift attitudes toward school (Cole-Henderson, 2000; Jeynes, 2005a; Taylor, Hinton, &Wilson, 1995). We all know many studies examining the benefits of parental involvement have been conducted, but several issues remain sufficiently unaddressed. The current study will attempt to address some of those questions regarding parental involvement in secondary schools. The discussion will follow a small area between a lack of parental involvement and one being overly involved, which can cause problems either way. A lot...
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...Middle school is a necessary time in every student’s life because even though it can be filled with tough decisions, these formative years also help to build character. I believe that it is important to stick out your middle school years because you become an independent individual, a student truly learns the difference between right and wrong, and your experiences lead you in your life direction. During middle school the ongoing saying was, “I am telling you/giving you this and it is your responsibility to turn it in. Not your parents, yours.” This was constantly drilled into my head during these years, and I believe it helped me become ready to tackle my future head on. Middle school made me aware that I had to stick up for myself in difficult situations. My parents couldn’t always be there to bail me out or help me talk to a teacher. These responsibilities now fell on me and I believe that I grew up stronger because of it. I think it is important for every child to go through this pre-independent stage. This prepares them for being an adult where there isn’t always someone to assist you when you need it. Middle school forces you to grow up a bit, but it is for your own benefit....
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...answers and post your final draft as directed by the course syllabus. | |Socioeconomic Classes | Questions |Unemployed and Homeless |Working Class |Middle Class |Upper Middle Class |Upper Class | |Who is most likely to be a part of this socioeconomic class? |Those who do not have a job, those suffering from family illness, those who lack money to afford housing, Those suffering from poverty, women living in domestic violent situations |Those who have basic jobs such as labor workers and those who work under someone. They people in low paying jobs, part time job holders, and those who work the jobs college grads and upper class don’t want to work. |Those who income ranging from $30,000 to $80,000 (Gollnick & Chinn, 2006, p. 63). The middle class means those who usually live from pay check to pay check and have little savings if any. |Those within professional jobs, managers, and those holding administrative positions (Gollnick & Chinn, 2006, p. 65). Many upper middle class people hold a college degree. |Those holding a high income or hold a high amount of wealth. Also Those in the upper class may have inherited a large sum of money. This group also includes the highly paid professionals and administrators. | |How do teacher expectations positively or negatively impact this socioeconomic...
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...Starving Students Children of all ages need an extra boost of energy during school hours. It is not uncommon that kids do not eat our school's lunch or breakfast. Even some kids in our school will not get enough food at home. Students need vending machines because it provides them to have more energy and to know that they will get food. Having vending machines will help students become healthier, energetic, and have more students participate in class. Here is a graph that shows what kids will need each day for nutrition depending on the activities they do. Like you can see in the graph kids in our school would either be known as somewhat active or very active. The reason is because students at Hampton-Dumont Middle School get Physical Education every other day. Also fourth through sixth graders get recess...
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...BENEFITS OF INTEGRATING/USING TECHNOLOGY IN TEACHING THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR GRADE-V AT VALENCIA CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL Ramer Lloyd A. Espuertas Submitted in the partial fulfillment of requirement for the subject Language Research Irene B. Antonio College of Mindanao Valencia City, Bukidnon Introduction In a world where we commonly see laptops, tablets, computers or mobile phones as a technology of choice it may serve as an important tool for schools and teachers to create reforms in means of teaching. More and more often there are schools in which technology is used as an instructional tool. The use of technology can help improve and enhance the acquisition of knowledge and skills of students. Also learning technology is essential for students to gain the competency to function well in a 21st century society or the hi-tech society and workforce. We are an evolving technological society and in many ways have become dependent on its use. Thus, the use of technology and teaching students have to use it has become a high priority in many schools. There are studies conducted that talks about the benefits of integrating technology in learning English language. These include the study of Gulek and Demirtas (2005) that focused on Learning with technology: the impact of laptop use on student achievement; Lowther, Strahl, Inan and Bates (2007) that concentrated on Freedom to Learn Program Michigan; Christen (2009) that studied about transforming the classroom...
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...School Uniforms are Better for Parents and Students Denise Smith Rasmussen College Author Note This written assignment is being submitted on December 11, 2014, for Sabine Meyer’s G124 English Composition course. School Uniforms are Better for Parents and Students School uniforms and dress codes have been a controversy among schools, private and public, since as early as the 1900’s. In 1932, for example, an Indiana high school principal supported uniforms and thought them to “eliminate class distinctions in high school and placing the poor on an equal footing with the rich” (Bodine, 2003, p. 1). Today, eighty years later, both parents and school officials see the benefits of a uniform or dress code. With clothing costs increasing every year, some parents are finding it difficult to afford multiple school outfits at the beginning of every school season. In addition, particularly for middle school and high school, children are not dressed properly for school and are showing more skin than is deemed appropriate. Lastly, uniforms would reduce peer pressure and social pressure students face these days among their classmates based on their clothing style choices and the style differences (Firmin, Smith & Perry, 2006). Therefore, although children would much prefer to choose their own clothing for school, a dress code or uniform is a logical solution for parents because economic pressures are reduced, they have comfort in knowing that their children are dressed appropriately...
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...Bilingual Essay-Emily Mello Salut comment allez-vous! That is French for hello, how are you? Many school districts are making student learn foreign languages in middle schools instead of high school. Middle schools should start teaching foreign languages to their students. All students should have the advantage of learning to be bilingual in middle school. Bilingual students tend to have a fresher brain than monolingual students. Scientist have proven that students who are fluent with two languages or more have a better functioning brain. According to Benefits of Bilingualism, "The finding gives new insight into how our senses help shape our brains." They tend to have better attention span then other students. They can pick up things quicker...
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...Marketing Plan: SWOT Analysis Overview I. Product or Service Description: The objective is to provide high-quality child care services that meet the varied needs of middle-income families. The biggest challenges’ facing all working parents is finding safe and affordable child care. Parents want to feel confident that their children are receiving quality child care while they are at work. Too often, parents are forced to make their child care decisions based solely on what is available and affordable in the area, discounting other considerations that affect quality. All children deserve a stable and healthy child care environment. Families should not have to compromise their choice of child care based solely on cost. NH Basic Needs and Livable Wage report states that child care costs have increased by 88 percent over the last five years, or about 14 percent per year. The child care market is competitive for higher income families but few offer services for families of middle –income. Families of middle-income have very few choices when it comes to selecting child care. Low-income families are provided opportunities through federally funded programs such as Head Start and are support by state child care subsidizes. Higher income families can afford the cost of private funded child care. I. SWOT Analysis Strengthens: * There is a formal structure of shared governance comprised of parents, agency board members and community representation. ...
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