Twenty percent of U.S. students in grades 9-12 reportedly have experienced bullying or are feeling bullied, while twenty-eight percent of students in grades 6-12 report the same. Experts agree that most incidences of bullying occur during middle school (Revealed). When I was in middle school, I was constantly being made fun of for my height and how big my feet were. Later in high school the bullying worsened. Many of the friends I had in middle school started to exclude me. Soon after they began…
lowest tuition costs in the state, this expense could be absorbed more easily than at other colleges. The proposal also implements a financial aid portion to assist students who cannot afford the extra tuition expenses. Students entering their Junior or Senior year may also feel like differential tuition may not be beneficial because most of these students are already more than halfway done with their college career -- they will not need extra advising assistance and have completed all of their…
Administrative Interview of Mark Hageman Mark Hageman is new to Concord Christian School. He has been hired as the CCS high school principal in the summer of 2015. Coming form a public school in Texas, Mr. Hageman’s main priority this year is to establish an anti-bullying policy. The principal mentions that even though there is no serious bullying present at CCS, he would like to create a set of regulations and procedures so that the students will feel comfortable to address bullying or…
make their own life changing decisions. There are things that I know I want to accomplish to achieve my future career goals; most likely not doing all these things right after high school but sometime in my lifetime. Attending culinary school, and college is what I am thinking of doing right after high school. Culinary school would be what I’m most interested in doing after high school. I would like to do this first because it is what I am most passionate about and it is my biggest dream to go…
The meaningful event that affected my life was when I decided to work overseas and sacrifice college. I was seventeen years old when I made that decision. My father had a decent job at a company, he was the head Chef. He makes decent money at that time and we are pretty much doing well financially. I am the eldest of six children, so I witnessed all the sacrifices of my parents for us. My father saved money for our future, he wanted us to go to school because he always says that education is…
School counselors are responsible for assessing, addressing, and advocating for the academic, career, and personal/social needs of students. Helping students achieve success in each of these areas can be a demanding and complex task. Many students will face barriers that may stifle their ability to achieve along these domains unless school counselors are able to effectively intervene on their behalf. One of the most substantial barriers to student success is the increasing prevalence of…
Pellissippi State Community College in Knoxville, Tennessee, “Community college should be as free and universal in America as high school is today”. Community college in Tennessee is currently tuition free and saves students $3,800 in annual tuition costs as mentioned in the PBS. In the first year that Tennessee offered the tuition free college 57,000 high school seniors signed up for the programs that include counseling and mentors (PBS). Obama’s tuition free community college plan would…
Over the years, college enrollment has exponentially increased, but is this good, or bad? In 1950, there were about 2.2 million students enrolled in all types of colleges. Today, there are about 21 million students in the United States. Some people will argue that this is a good thing because we have more students who are learning new things and majoring in something that they actually care about and getting better jobs. But, on the other hand, some people think it is just better for students to…
Generation to Generation Ever wonder what the kids will be like of the next generation to come? So many things change drastically from just the timespan of one generation to the next. A few examples of these differences are social life, communication, entertainment, and education. In some cases, the changes are drastically different. During an interview with Amy Vermilion, born in 1974 and graduated in 1992, she explains and gives readers an insight on just a few aspects of these alterations.…
I felt uncomfortable as I looked around. Everything was so distant from what I was used to. I could the eyes looking at me wondering why I looked so distinct from them. I wasn’t that different from all of these people, but in their minds, I was completely diverse. Being in Tanzania, I learned that these contrasts can stand out. Even though I wasn’t that different from them, they thought I was important and special. My favorite experience in Tanzania was visiting a school named Lutangilo…