...Teens across America are becoming sleep deprived and their grades are starting to slip. According to the experts students are not receiving the recommended amount of 9 ¼ hours of sleep each night. With most students having extracurricular activities, friends, and other commitments outside of school, it seems as though there are just not enough hours in a day to accomplish everything. Mending all of these problems with one solution seems impossible, but researchers say that starting school no earlier than 8:30 am will fix all of the issues. The National Sleep Foundation conducted a poll that revealed 87% of high school students receive less than the recommended amount of sleep. Sleep deprivation can impair mental functions that are necessary...
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...fresh start. It has been noted that since the fourth grade the only high school I dreamed of attending was Blackstone Valley Tech (BVT). One Monday afternoon in mid-spring was the day I received that little white envelope and that dream became a reality. On my first day at Valley Tech I knew I had immediately found a new home. The reason being, I found myself in a place where being yourself and exploring your full potential is highly encouraged. It was crazy to think that I was in the same position as three hundred people, from thirteen towns with diverse interests, each of us starting a new chapter of our lives. This idea had a big influence on me starting at a new school. Sometime within that first week, in a car ride home with my mom, I said to her, “This is an opportunity to reinvent myself”. I took this saying with me for the rest of the year and still to this day....
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...yearly for today’s children and adolescents. Obese children are an epidemic that has caused daily diagnosis of Diabetes, high blood pressure and various other illnesses due to uncontrollable weight gain. Thesis: The focus will be on solutions to prevent obesity by educating parents and teachers on how to help children make healthy food choices, how to interact with kids through joint physical activities, and the importance of starting good eating habits early in childhood development. * Body: The focus will be on solutions to prevent obesity by educating parents and schools on how to help children make healthy food choices Parent and schools need to incorporate more fruits and vegetables The National Schools Lunch Programs (NSLP) is challenged with reducing the amount of fat and saturated fat children have that consume lunch from school (Ralston, Newman, Clauson, Guthrie, and Buzby 24). There are national campaigns with a purpose of impacting the alarming rate of childhood obesity and generating funds that will be dedicated to creating healthier meal plans for schools. Parents need to keep healthier snacks readily available to establish healthy eating habits. I will discuss a personal example of a family member that’s challenged with helping an overweight child lose weight. There will be practical solutions offered to dealing with both the school lunch programs and for parents...
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...senior year of high school from pressure to get into a competitive college, he quit his lacrosse team and let his grades slip.” He deferred his admission to the University of Iowa and enrolled in the National Outdoor Leadership School, a wilderness skills-training program. “He took a semester in Nepal studying language, living in a rural village and climbing in the Himalayas.” He gained the ability to enjoy hard challenges and stated, “By the time I got back to school, I was ready to be in school.” An increasing amount of students are taking a year off after graduating high school, known as a gap year. The article, “Should Your Student Consider Taking a Gap Year Before Starting College?,” states, “A gap year, sometimes called a year out, or year off, or bridging year, is a transition year, usually between high school and college, when the student takes time to do something else.” Many students believe that college is the next step when graduating high school, but taking a gap year is becoming a growing trend. High school students should take a year off before entering college because they will be motivated to return to school, because they will gain new skills, and because they will have time to decide on a career interest. Taking a gap year reignites one sense of curiosity for learning. Many students choose to take a break from the regular twelve year education to chase a dream, or to relax. Shellenbarger states that, “Burnout from the competitive pressure of high school and a desire...
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...all my middle school and high school education and never would I have thought that what I once disliked as a student would be of such importance to my future career. Being able to write, read, and understand, simply becomes the basics to learning and getting through college, and I, myself am still acquiring the necessary skills to become a better writer. In fact, one of the goals I plan to accomplish through my college education is to become a better writer. I can read and understand what I am reading pretty good but when it comes to writing I feel like I still lack some skills and expertise, and certainly being able to write will be of great value to my future career. Writing allows us to communicate our ideas, our beliefs, our understanding of a subject, and our dreams. Through this process one can inform, persuade, express, entertain, and explain, and this is why I believe writing is so important, especially when you have dedicated yourself to a life-long learning experience. School and from my experiences in writing I can say I’ve had but minimal training, just the basics. Never have I ever written something for fun or for my own good, every time I write it’s for a grade, not for my own pleasure nor for a greater purpose than just a grade, and surely this has to change. Ever sense I have become extremely interested in learning more about the world around me, understanding what is happening and why its happening, has made me curious, and slowly I am starting to put the puzzles...
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...When a student graduates high school, they want to make a decision that will be beneficial to their future. However, some students don’t want to go to college, but if a high school graduate does not go to college and earn a degree, it will be more difficult to find a well paying job. A college education can be very valuable for many reasons. Whether you go to college or not, doesn’t just affect your future, but it can affect your health, and your future financially. It is your responsibility to go to college, not only for you, but for the future of our country. First, in our society, the tradition is to go to preschool, then to elementary, then middle school, then high school, and then to college. As kids we believe that’s how our lives would be, almost as if it were set in stone. But conforming to that ethic is in no way an atrocious thing, whether you agree with it or not, a college education will support you in the long run. For example, according to College Board’s “5 Ways Ed Pays”, if you go to college and get a degree, you are more likely to earn an average of $22,000 more per year. And that’s not just your...
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...continue to rise in cost and potential injury risks. Some argue that competitive youth sports have instilled valuable life lessons into their child, while others think the whole youth sports world’s negatives outweigh the positives. Starting intensive practices and training at a young age keep children at the top of the line for their sport of choice....
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...Language and Child Development Kaneisha Boddie PSY 600 November 10, 2014 Robert Irizarry Abstract This paper explains the developments of children from infancy to adolescents. It focuses on the importance of physical, cognitive, language, and emotional development. As children continue to grow, from infants to toddler to adolescence they tend to develop a sense of being little independent creatures. Language and Child Development Overtime children experience different type of changes of growth from the time of birth until their adolescence years which is normally referred to as child development. It is very important to recognize and to understand child development which involves a significant change biologically, cognitively, emotionally, and with educational growth through language skills. There are two different type of environment that may influence children’s behavior. The first type of course is chosen by parents. Children will more than likely adjust and become more familiar with the environment that they are raised in, and it is very possible for them to imitate language and the actions of their parents. The second type of environment is based off how a child is being treated in a specific environment. Children studies and learn from their environment and social life which is very significant in children's growth and language development. For others what is determined and accepted to be genetics in children’s development results may favor nurturing. As...
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...application for employment is valid for ninety (90) days only. Consideration for employment after ninety (90) days requires a new application. Please Print PERSONAL Last Name First Middle Address Numbers where we can contact you: Home ( ) Cell ( ) Position Applying For Email address where we can contact you Are you at least 18 years old? (If no, you may be required to provide authorization to work.) Yes Salary Desired Date Available to Begin Work No What type of position are you interested in? Full-time Part-time Temporary Summer Internship How did you hear about Magic Memories? Internet: please specify: (e.g. craigslist, Monster):__________________ College Career Services Employee Referral CareerLink Other: please specify:____________________ EDUCATION Circle Level of Education Completed: School High School College Graduate Studies Address 9 1 1 10 2 2 Major/Minor Studies 11 3 3 12 or 4 G.E.D Degree or Certificate High School College Graduate/Business School Job related courses and/or seminars and/or certifications Computer hardware/software and Internet skills Other relevant skills 12/12 2 Please Print...
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...Philosophy of Education I have asked myself over and over again what has driven me to become a teacher and why I want to have such an impact on students’ lives. Personally, growing up in the urban school district, not in such an influential environment I was exposed to many unhealthy lifestyles and my education was effected tremendously. I did not know the importance of going to college to pursue a college education, and I always believed that once I received my high school diploma that all of my hard work was done. Over the years after I graduated high school I witnessed my father go back to college to receive his Bachelor’s Degree which inspired me in many of ways to return back to school. I was always so skeptical, and until this day I still have doubts within myself that I will let my past childhood experiences with my education dictate my success in the future. I have always had the desire to teach, and have the ability to impact children’s lives in a positive way, which is the one of the main reasons that I strive so hard to reach my goal. I narrowed my chose with just one item; with studying the different philosophies of education I would consider my philosophy of education to be Progressivism. This philosophy of education helps the students learn more effectively to situations dealing with their personal lives. I believe that children will broaden their knowledge in society and also have the ability to improve their social skills. In the hypothetical American...
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...discussing the Act of 2001, which received the name “No Child Left Behind” signed by President Bush at the beginning of the year 2002. NCLB is said to be “a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the central federal law in pre-collegiate education” (Mathis, 2003, pg. 679). The special aid program for disadvantaged students was the first to expand the ESEA. NCLB was formed in an answer to the reaction of public concern of education, with stricter guidelines for testing, and a stronger importance for highly qualified teachers’. Because of the public reaction about education the key aims of the “No Child Left Behind” Act is to improve as much as possible the situation in education and provide sufficient support for the disadvantaged students. The NCLB does not allow a single public school to be left out of this document. The Act consists of several measures described, aiming at driving broad gains in students’ achievements and at making schools more accountable for the progress of their students (West & Peterson, 2003)....
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...Before I start my speech, I would like to define curriculum as the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college. Now, I have a proposal, a proposal for three new programmes to be implemented into the secondary school curriculum. Right now, at this very instance, we have a variety of studies which provide students broad exposure and holistic development, but we, believe that it is incomplete without the following additional programs that will further improve students of all kind. Before I officially start on why you should impose such programs to the current curriculum, allow me to do a short summary of what I will be talking about in the following minutes. For my first starting programme, I will introduce to...
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...developed and well-rounded player. During these years, I had many coaches that helped to further develop my skills and stressed the importance of working as a team. We won many games, tournaments and, most importantly, had fun at the same time. When I entered high school, I had a coach that was different than all the other coaches I had growing up and changed me as an athlete, for the worse. I attended a high school outside of my town district. This high school was by no means known for our athletic teams. We had a phenomenal agricultural program that prepared students for future careers, but sports were not as much of an importance to the students. However, there was a dedicated group of students who played on a majority of the athletic teams for our school. Our teams were not the most competitive, and a big part of the reason was due to the poor coaching staff. One of the sports we were least competitive in was basketball. Our coach’s name was Mr. Howard and he was a...
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...age of sixteen I dropped out of high school. I was not being challenged, the work was boring and the drama of high school was more than I wanted to be a part of. I had dreams of becoming a model and someday having a family. I began working immediately and was very happy. At the age of 18, I became pregnant and got married and soon had two children. I don’t believe that I am a typical college student, most students are looking to further their career or make more money; to find that new career. For me, it’s not about a new job or more money, but a sense of personal accomplishment and a desire to be an example to my kids. College View advises “more than ever, attending college provides opportunities for graduates which are not as widespread to those who have not received a higher education.” I didn’t believe that a college education was important. I thought that having a job, being a mom and being a functioning part of the society was enough. Until now, it was. I now have four children and each of them are starting their futures with a college education. I want to teach my children how important a college education is. According to an article in the NY Times, “The pay gap between college graduates and everyone else reached a record high last year, according to the new data, which is based on an analysis of Labor Department statistics by the Economic Policy Institute in Washington.” I have experienced this “pay gap” personally over my time in the work force. I have seen others...
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...Is $200-$800 too much to spend on each student to much to implement new technology into schools? Laptops and tablets help give students unlimited resources that textbooks do not offer. On the other side laptops and tablets are very expensive to install into a schools curriculum and have many possible distractions. A compromise or mediation would be to slowly incorporate the new technology into middle schools to maximize the longevity of the devices. Also starting implementing the new technology in middle school will give high schools time to adjust their curriculum. Students are in need of laptops or tablets because without them their learning is restricted. Many schools are in dire need of new and improved technology for many reasons like: unlimited online resources, new learning methods, and helps with the learning environment. Tablets and laptops greatest strength is the access to unlimited online resources. In Willie Mata’s article, The Importance of Technology in the Classroom, he states, “The Internet gives students instant access to answers beyond what’s in their textbooks. In fact, today’s kids are already familiar with “Googling-it” to find answers to questions.” Mata addresses how...
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