On April 28, 1992, Chris McCandless stepped foot into the woods, a journey that would last four months, coming to an end much earlier than he would’ve hoped. In August of 1992, just four months after Chris walked alone into the wild, his perishing body was found by a party of moose hunters. Chris went into the wild hoping to get away from corrupt society and to live a transcendentalist lifestyle. His bold journey was going well until he made a silly mistake when he came across seeds from the wild potato. The seeds themselves are not what killed Chris, it was the amino acids in the seeds that caused him to slowly become paralyzed due to his malnutrition and physical state.…
My advice to makayla is to never get stuck on one question no longer than five minutes. It's okay to skip a question and come back to it later once you have answer all of the other questions. It's also okay to guess intelligently on some of the questions. I feel that you shouldn't always linger on the same questions, because that can cause you to loose most of you time on the test. John When writing I think John should just write everything out first step-by-step.…
LOUDONVILLE — A fondness for math and science, participation in the STEM program and membership in the school's robotics team have culminated in the pursuit of engineering careers for Loudonville High School Teens of the Month Cole Kirkbride and Austin Zody. Kirkbride, Loudonville, is the son of Ian and Kris Viets and Todd and Lisha Kirkbride. In the fall he will pursue a degree at Ohio Northern University, where he has been admitted into the mechanical engineering program. Zody, Loudonville, is the son of Scott and Mary Zody. Zody has committed to the University of Akron where, he too, will study mechanical engineering in a five-year co-op program.…
Midwest Student Exchange Program General Purpose: To persuade Thesis: The Midwestern Higher Education Compact should require all member states and their public institutions to join the Midwest Student Exchange Program. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Even going to college a few miles across the border can raise a student’s tuition thousands of dollars. B. Common Ground: Many high school students pursue a college education in a state other than their home state.…
The writing expected from college courses is one that most are unfamiliar with. Although students learn basic English skills throughout grade school and up to high school, most of the advanced steps are forgotten by the time the student is to enter college. Paired with this, are the nontraditional students, who haven’t studied advanced academic language for long periods of time. Professors are expecting students of all kinds of study to have a high academic vocabulary and high writing skill. Often times a gap in remedial writing courses within the first semester or so.…
The issue of declawing is being made more obvious to the horrors it can cause to your beloved feline friend. When an onychectomy, otherwise known as a declaw, is performed it is equal to cutting off your finger at the first knuckle. The bone of the third phalanx is removed, it is not just cutting the nail off. Cat's nails retract, by cutting into these muscles and tendons you risk serious long-term physical and emotional impacts. 61 of 163 cats experienced chronic pain for 1-42 days after the surgery ("American Veterinary Medical Association", 2016).…
Society, today in the fashion world talks about if choker makes you sexually active or not and if it makes you into an object for others. Although Choker has recently become a trend in early 2016, Many people speculate the meaning behind the clothing necklace and if it should be worn or not. Therefore, Choker meaning is not universal and should stop with the label. Choker original definition is a necklace or ornamental band of fabric that fits closely around the neck.…
If the goal of school is truly education, standardized tests are not the correct tools to be using. If, instead, we want our children learning how to take tests, which is not a valuable skill outside of school, all states should require annual testing and exit…
Assessment of our students’ academic progress is essential, but the mindset that high SAT or ACT scores will be a student’s only ticket into college is one that places unnecessary and unwanted stress on the average high school student. Colleges have relied on standardized test scores as a means of determining how college ready a student is and what opportunities and scholarships are available for them. While the SAT and ACT tests are intended to provide a fair assessment for students across the nation, they are simply not an accurate representation of a student’s potential because of the different circumstances which surround a student. Many colleges have realized that standardized test scores do not equate to the success of a student and…
Imagine that you are in college playing in your last football game and you want to get drafted into the NFL. The scouts are watching you from the stands, you mess up, give up, and don’t want to get back of the field. Coach puts you back in the game you mess up again, but this time you are going 100 hundred percent and coach does not take you out of the game, that’s what the scouts are looking for. They are also looking for what you would do in a close situation. To be able to get drafted into the NFL is that you have to be prepared for the scouts to come, you have to be a Student-Athlete, and you have to be healthy enough and to work out with organizations.…
There are some things that persist throughout history and into the modern world. One of such is the increase of pain or stress levels of an individual to obtain information. These said situations are often classified as torture. These acts have been used since the stone ages into the modern ages, and although have changed drastically over time, still remains. Despite what critics say, torture tactics of interrogation should not be allowed to be used in official government situations; there are better, alternative solutions.…
Ross Wiener suggests, in his “Teaching to the Core”, that states should not waste time and finances to develop new tools such as testing. The states have the opportunity to collaborate and share what already exists. Since the CCSS has been adopted in most states, a student is able to transition from one state to the next, with much more ease. (Rainey) For instance, math standards should be the same in Idaho as Massachusetts or Maryland.…
Four and a half hours. 6 Saturdays a year. Calculators and number two pencils. Over 1.5 million juniors and seniors across the world endure the dreaded SAT. Students don’t take this test to impress themselves or their parents, but to attempt to convince colleges that they are at an academic level where they can successfully learn at that school.…
Many people have different thoughts, feelings, and concerns about whether to opt out of state standardized testing or to opt in. In this research paper we will be exploring the different thoughts/ opinions and also concerns that people have. Many people feel as though that our teachers today are only teaching what needs to be known for the state standardized test, but is that really true? Personally I don’t feel like that’s true at all, I feel as though teachers are teaching what needs to be taught and that all students should have to take the state tests.…
Some people may say that standardized testing is needed to properly assess the students skills and intellectual abilities along with how well the teachers teach, as it compares the students scores nationwide. This can easily be assessed by looking at the kid’s test scores throughout the year during their regular curriculum. In addition this would give a more accurate representation of their smarts. The state needs something to prove that the students have learned the content to provide money…