..."Thousands of schools all over the country monitor their students’ social media accounts and internet activity while using school issued computers and other technology. Some of these schools over step their boundaries, but many do not. This, in turn helps stop cyberbullying, helps prevent student suicides, and helps make sure students do not view explicit content. Schools should be allowed to monitor their students’ social media and internet activity while using school issued computers, but should not be allowed to over step their boundaries. Schools that block or filter their internet are simply following the law. Many laws presented to Congress are meant to protect underage youth from viewing explicit content while using school technologies....
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...Considering to the late conveyance of ruthless violations on grounds, some expert firearm dissident has suggested that both the understudies and educators ought to be permitted to convey disguised weapons on grounds. Those for this may announce that their privilege has been exceeded in light of the fact that numerous school grounds differ to permit weapons of any sort on grounds. It is not the privilege to convey a weapon which is in verbal confrontation here, yet rather it is regardless of whether firearms ought to be permitted on school grounds The Constitution of the United States as of now allow nationals the privilege to convey weapons, and being in the South, I am by a long shot no outsider to seeing a firearm every now and then, however...
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...The human body is made up of about sixty-five percent water, so why do students have restrictions on what water bottles are acceptable to have during school? Gallatin High School has implemented a water bottle policy, which states that students must have a store bought water bottle and nothing else, not even a clear reusable water bottle. This policy causes many high schoolers to decrease the amount of water the they drink throughout the day and school year. The average student does not drink enough water to begin with, but when the stipulations of the water bottle policy are added, they drink even less. Begging the question, why are limits put on the type of water bottle we are allowed to have at school, especially if water makes up over half of the human body? The water bottle policy is understandable from an administrator’s standpoint, but causes multiple students to stop taking care of themselves because they refrain from drinking water. The policy, as I understand it, is that we are not allowed to bring our own reuseable water bottles during school because of past issues, mainly students drinking Powerade, soda, or tea during class. One student even brought alcohol to school in a water bottle. Therefore, the administration put in place a policy to theoretically...
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...Why Cell Phones Should Be Allowed in School By: Jakob Steinke People throughout the years needed to call their parents if they forgot something, and the teacher just won't let them use their cell phone!!! Cell phones should be allowed in school because they are very good for researching, you can call your parents in case of an emergency, a camera equipped phone can be used to take pictures and video related to school projects or develop photo essays,research in high school is a lot and cell phones can limit the amount of time you spend on the computer, and most importantly, cell phones can also be used as reminders for tests. Clearly, this essay shows that people should be allowed to have cell phones in class. The first reason why cell phones should be allowed in schools are because they are very good for researching. “They should be allowed in school! They help us and what if our laptops break?! What are we gonna do?! Book work? No we should use our cell phones!” www.Debate.org. I have researched on my phone about school related projects such as, Marilyn Manson, the human body, and Will Smith. As you can see, one reason cell phones should be allowed in classrooms is, that you can research on them....
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...Debate Topic Summary – Should Teachers Be Allowed to Carry Firearm in Schools? Should Teachers Be Allowed to Carry Firearm in School? Choosing a topic for Team C debate summary encompass an extensive amount of communication. It started with team members presenting several topics of interest in the forum. From same sex marriage, cable television, disrespect to president of the United States, juvenile accountability of crime after age 18, raising legal age to purchase alcohol, outlaw abortion, and teachers carrying firearm in school. The team narrowed it down to two topics. The team members discussed via teleconference which topic would be most favorable to write about then selected one. Each member shared why she agreed with the chosen topic “Should teachers be allowed to carry firearm in school?” to debate. Why the need? Why do teachers feel the need to carry a firearm to work? Are we letting the students know that there is a fear in the teachers? Many people think that it is ok to bring the firearm to the school. Personally, it will hurt more than it will help. Students will fill more superior over the teacher, because they will think that teachers are scared. If teachers cared more about the students education and demanded respect the students will respect the teacher more and do the work that needs to be done. Students would be aware that the teacher cared for them as an individual. What message is being sent? What message are mentors, coaches...
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...to send their children to public school or private school. Which public school is determined by what district or zip code you live in. Private schools are stricter were parents have to pay tuition and sometimes the child has to go through an interview to attend the school. The schools focus on the child’s health record and determine if the child has been given the proper vaccines. The parental rights are then questioned if the child is not up to date with their vaccinations. The schools then let the parents know that their child will not be allowed to attend school until their child has the proper vaccinations determining what is right for your child. Neither the government nor a school system should be making decisions on if your child should be allowed to attend school based on vaccinations, because vaccinations are not 100% effective. Parents should be allowed to send their children to public schools unvaccinated because they pose no threat to the children that are vaccinated. Vaccinations to enroll in school seem to be ill-advised and have no true basis. One cannot help but wonder how an unvaccinated child can actually affect a vaccinated child, if the vaccination is serving its true purpose. However, since the 1980s, as stated by Stay “the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state legislatures to require every child to provide proof of immunization in order to enroll and stay in public or private school, and began to see reductions in...
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...v. Vitale, people have been upset that God has been kicked out of the classroom. Engle v. Vitale was a landmark Supreme Court case, in which it was ruled that the public school could not be started or concluded with a formal reciting of a non-denominational prayer (Bill of Rights Institute, 2010). The following information will show both sides of the argument of if prayer should be allowed in schools. Background information will be given on the history of prayer in school and prayer in congress, and my personal thoughts on this important position. Argument There are many different viewpoints on the argument of prayer in schools. We will begin with the argument of allowing prayer in schools. The United States Constitution protects religious freedom under the First Amendment. The First Amendment states that Congress should not make any law respecting the establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise of religion (U.S. Constitution Online, 2010). The interpretation of the First Amendment has been the basis for many arguments of how to apply the information to laws on allowing or not allowing prayer in school. Being extremely general in their language, the first two clauses of the Amendment say nothing about how to apply their information. Advocates for including prayer in school have argued for a long time that banning the practice...
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...go to schools all across America. During the long school day students get hungry, so what are they suppose to do wait for hours until lunch time to satisfy their hunger. Well if schools had vending machines students wouldn't have to. Also we can make a profit for the schools to benefit the student's education and we could help them learn how to prioritize too. Getting vending machines would be a great benefit to schools The first reason why vending machines should be allowed in schools is that vending machines get the school quick cash. That would turn the little money the schools have into a lot more money for the school to benefit the student's education. The extra money from the vending machines could buy things for schools, for example, they could replace old textbooks,buy pencils, paper, computers, smart boards, security systems,and cameras. Also vending machines should be allowed in schools because they are very quick and easy to use. As an example, when you are going to class you can stop by the vending machine and get a quick snack. It only takes a few minutes and you can make it to your class on time. It’s also a good way for kids who are hungry because they didn't have time to eat in the morning to get food. “Students don’t always have enough time to get a full breakfast at home, and vending machines can provide a quick breakfast or lunch snack.” (Serna,2014) Another reason why vending machines should be allowed...
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...Standardized testing every year? Well I don't. Why should we? Standardized testing should not be allowed in schools because kids don't take the tests seriously, also kids and teachers cheat on the tests and schools get punished if their school don't have good scores . The first reason standardized testing should not be allowed in school is because kids won't take the tests seriously. The majority of kids does not take the test seriously. They know it doesn't affect of ABC grade so they say it won't hurt my grades so they fill in in fast and move on. There's no way you could get an accurate score. That causes false test scores which leads me to my next reason. Next, why standardized testing...
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...ld students be allowed to grade their teachers? Teachers and students both are the main part of the school. School doesn’t work the either ways. Teachers make us study and improve, while we implement it. Teachers grade us on our basic skills as well as the way we study and improve. But what if the teacher is not capable enough to do so? We should get a chance to grade them too. Almost all schools doesn’t encourage this kind of grading, or maybe none does. According to me this type of grading should be taken into account. Teachers should be graded on their teaching skill, behaviour in class and the interaction level with the students. What if the teacher is very strict and over rules the children or a single child? The child has to remain quiet and keep on facing it, as he doesn’t have any right to oppose him or make him realise, that what he/she is doing is wrong. The grading of the teachers would help the school to understand the children’s problem. If the teacher is not making the students study up to the mark, they have no options other than implementing by self. This kind of problems arise in all the schools but no schools try to solve it or make a better way. If all the schools would help the students this way, the students would love learning as well as will like to interact with the teachers. All the grades given to the teachers should be taken into account and should be checked by the higher authorities. If this happen then all schools would have students who would...
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...helpful because it would take our minds off school, we would focus better when coming back from breaks, and there would be better teaching and learing. Short breaks would take our minds off school. Short...
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...Testing in elementary school is unfortunate. Students should not be required to start testing in kindergarten because kids are not allowed to learn social skills and enjoy school. This is a time where students should be allowed to have free play. Free play is a valuable time to allow kids to time to develop their social skills. Parents and teachers should form a rally to bring back free play. Standardized test is a high stake testing that is causing havoc in the education industry. How and why do they think it is appropriate to start testing so early in the education? Is there any valuable to common core test? When will the school district provide adequate infrastructures in the schools to support the computerized testing? There are tons of unanswered questions…. We need support in the school systems immediately. Why have they turned things into political debates regarding children educations? Testing is overrated and does not prove what a child is capable of doing. When are states going to hold parents accountable for not teaching basic skills at home? Why are schools not allowed to require kids to stay home until a parent conference when they are causing physical harm to educators and causing disruptions in the class? This is frustrating and overwhelming to teachers and students. It is hindering the learning environment. Parents should be held liable for not teaching kids at home and being supportive to the education environment. I hope all educators will take a stand in this...
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...believes that students should be allowed to bring mobile phones to school, we coming from the side of the honest government wholeheartedly propose and support the motion today simply because it has more advantages than disadvantages. I repeat, MOBILE PHONES SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO SCHOOL BY A STUDENT AS IT BRINGS MORE BENEFIT THAN HARM Now, I shall define the motion for today, students are define as youths who are growing, rebellious, emotional, fearless, often do what the like, not what is right and dare to take risks. Students are also define as children in primary and secondary school, Mobile phone are define as phones that are mobile and in recent times have evolved to smart phones. Schools are define as government institution of education in Malaysia As the prime minister, I will fulfill my role in presenting the first point entitled, safety among Malaysian students which is the closest link to the advantages of students bringing mobile phone to school. While my first minister shall be presenting the 2nd and 3rd point which is tech savvy brought about by the inception of mobile phone in school and mobile phone in school creates better teaching environment. My third minister however will not present any new points but he will refute all the false and presumptuous statements and obvious flaws pointed out by the opposition and tear down the oppositions’ mistaken cases into pieces Now to make sure that these students do not misuse the mobile phones. We are going to introduce...
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...want to remain receptive to suggestions and open for improvement. In doing so, I set high expectations in my classroom while providing endless support, such as offering before and after school help to all children who are in need of it. Most importantly, I give my pupils the motivation and confidence that is needed for them to believe that they can succeed. In view of this, I adapted different theories for me to be used in my teachings and one of the many theories I applied is the “right to an open future” originally coined by Joel Feinberg. DISCUSSION What is this “right to an open future”? Do children have rights? If so, do they have all the rights that adults have and do they have rights that adults do not have? If they do not have rights how do we ensure that they are treated in the morally right way? Children are young human beings. Some children are very young human beings. As human beings children evidently have a certain moral status. There are things that should not be done to them for the simple reason that they are human. At the same time children are different from adult human beings and it seems reasonable to think that there are things children may not do that adults are permitted to do. In the majority of jurisdictions, for instance, children are not allowed to vote, to marry, to buy alcohol, to have sex, or to engage in paid employment. What makes children a special case for philosophical...
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...set by an institution - the school. We all have experienced and adhered to "minimum" requirements of acceptable clothing in many situations. For example, many places of business clearly state that service or entrance to the establishment can be refused if no shirt or shoes are worn. Is it not true one cannot appear in court in front of a judge while wearing shorts or flip-flops or even a hat? Don't many employers require their employees to wear certain types of clothing or uniforms while on the job? So what's the difference between a school banning baggy pants and an employer not allowing sneakers at work? There is none. After all, we are talking about children who are being told what the appropriate attire to wear while attending school. The ban does not and should not extend outside of school. Now to the main reason why baggy pants are banned - indecent exposure, which in turn can lead to the distraction of other students. Where do we draw the line on decency? What's decent or fashionable for some people may be considered vulgar and indecent to others. So why even bother arguing what's decent and what is not? It's somewhat irrelevant in my opinion because if we accept the fact that as an institution, it has the right to set standards on what it feels is acceptable and appropriate attire while attending school, then whether it's decent or not doesn't really matter after that point. Courts do it. Businesses do it. So why not schools? Can a person argue that wearing...
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