passed down generation to generation. As a child my first years of school revolved around learning to read and write. I quickly realized the better reader I was the better writer I would be, and vice versa. Grade school never consisted of any major forms of writing and at the time I never found myself disliking the subject. I never thought much of it, it was just another thing I had to do for school. Although before middle school I found myself attempting to keep up a diary. I would write my thoughts
Recent decades reveal an increase and high prevalence of childhood obesity in the United States. In order to halt further increase, researchers have determined primary factors that contribute to the obesity epidemic to be the result of unhealthy diet and low physical activity (Cluss). With consideration to the fact that children spend the majority of each day away at school and the school year makes up most of the calendar year; school meals innately impact children 's everyday eating habits (Turner)
Intro/statement of purpose In the United States, there is one school shooting per week (“The long, shameful list of school shootings in America”,2015). Many Students lives are being jeopardized during these school shootings, and not many students are prepared for an active shooting situation. Our proposal is to make a mandatory online presentation and test on the subject of school shootings for the students and staff at DH. Our objective for our proposal is to prevent shootings, and inform students
others the neighborhood, the school, or the peer group. Some become less important as a person matures. Somewhat informative but not sure if I want to use this source. Alexander Volokh with Lisa Snell. School Violence Prevention: Strategies to Keep Schools Safe. www.rppi.org/ps234.html. This site addresses that school violence is a serious problem, especially in public schools. Improving the quality of American education is difficult without also addressing school violence, since regardless of
These regulations set “the limits for calories, salt, sugar, and fat in snacks and beverages sold in schools’ vending machine and requires healthy foods such as whole grains and low fat dairy. This program helps my proposal; because the children who develop healthy eating habits during school years, will continue the same habits in college and will support the proposed policy.Some states such as Mississippi, California and city of New York have implemented policies to have healthy snacks and beverages
Sex is going to happen among public school students no matter what. According to “Teen Sexuality and Pregnancy,” 62 percent of high school seniors in the United States have had sex. The argument over whether to teach Abstinence-only or Comprehensive Sex education is ongoing and yet unnecessary. There is absolutely no possible way to insure that every single public school student refrains from having sex until marriage. Asking students to commit to remaining abstinent-only until marriage is unrealistic
You are in class one day when the teacher announces a new assignment: students are to research and give an informative speech about any topic of their choosing. As the student, imagine that you are terrified to not only present the speech in front of your entire class, but to have to go through the process of picking a topic, researching it, organizing your speech, and practicing it as well. At the beginning of my communication class, this was how I felt about producing and giving speeches. I was
Speeches are always a hard task to complete. Some more complicated then others depending on the situation, the topic, and the audience. The informative speech was one of the harder speeches I had to give since it had to include more research, and more hard facts then the previous speeches. Therefore, it needed more preparation. During preparation part of the informative speech a key learning moment for me was that you can’t procrastinate and do it the night before. That means don’t procrastinate on topic
these policies that harm certain individuals. I think Segal would still agree with all of the other authors too because they are all coming from policy and social work viewpoints. In Siegel and Abbott’s piece, their main goal was for it to be informative, so they make points and then back those up with evidence and statistics. In that way, their work is credible and logical, and it does what they intended it to do. It is not work that is meant to be entertaining but factual so they back up all of
corrected our human errors and makes it easier for the student to access the information they need. While reading this essay I observed that the author was well informed about the subject he was writing about. I thought Mr. Williams wrote a very informative essay. I do not think there were any contradictions in what the author was claiming. Some of the assumptions that the argument is based upon are that the future of technology will lead to easier access to information used in education and classrooms
in order to improve for next time. My informative speech, “Running Through Life” was on Thursday, September 21th, 2017. This speech was in Mrs. Brown’s classroom at DeKalb High school. The topic of my speech was running, specifically the nutrition or preparation, practice, and competition. I was given the opportunity to record my speech and watch it later on to reflect on how I can improve my public speaking skills. This paper is an analysis of my informative speech on the topic of running that will
Student produced school publications are a common creative outlet, providing news and entertainment sources for the student body, by the student body. These publications, whether they are newspapers, newsletters, magazines, or informative flyers, act as a way for school students to express themselves in an educational manner, while also bringing up topics of concern among teens in an informative and helpful way. This was the concept behind Hazelwood East High School 's student run newspaper, The
higher education finding a high paying job is becoming harder and harder. An alternative to contemporary methods of paying is presented in “A ‘Tour of Duty’ Before College Would Serve Students and the Nation.” By Sheila Suess Kennedy and Matt Impink involving a one-year “tour of duty” in which high school graduates will be payed minimum wage during their tour of duty and receive stipends sufficient to pay tuition, room, and board for two years at a public college or trade school. This article while being
ABSTRACT The purpose of my newsletter reflection is to give a detailed summary of the informative information that was provided in the Internet Safety Newsletter I created for parents and students. The newsletter that I created is an informative piece of work that will provide parents and students a better idea of the many dangers the Internet may cause as well as how to prevent them from happening. In accordance, I demonstrate to the parents the many ways that we can all work together to help
The data collected from the health surveillance in elementary schools located in Halifax County will reveal that obesity in children aging from 5 to 11 is a crisis on the rise. Although this data will not be the focal point for the study, it will however aid in the approval for individual screenings that will prove this epidemic of childhood obesity can be controlled. The focal point of the program will be supported on the screening data collected during a pretest, midway test, and the posttest.
School law is a vital knowledge to have in the education field. There are my aspects that teachers and administrators must know prior to engaging students, parents, and staff. This knowledge of school law will help protect teachers and administrators from any repercussions that could follow from negative actions that might have taken place in the school or with another school member. The saying knowledge is power could not be more true when dealing with school law. During this past week, we saw
with security measures, why did reoccurring school massacres still happen? As asserted by Miller, a sixteen year old student in Bethel, Alaska entered his high school and executed another student and the principal on February, 1997. In Pearl, Mississippi another sixteen year old scholar killed his mom then traveled to school and killed a student in October, 1997. (435) In other words, these recurring incidents serve as a warning to civilians that schools are not always safe regardless of the security
and high schools across the United States. Native American mascots and imagery should not be banned for professional and college sports teams, because by removing the team mascots it is essentially attacking the school and the team’s traditions as well as funding for the University. Also I believe the Native American tribes are not being discredited, but honored and respected by the mascots. Finally, by keeping Native American mascots, schools can incorporate proper education and informative information
In the article, “High-Stakes Testing and Students with Disabilities,” Antonis Katsiyannis, Dalun Zhan, Joseph B. Ryan, and Julie Jones explore “literature, legislation, and court decisions” focusing on performance testing and its effects on those with special needs (160). The article explains that states must mandate standards and exams in the main subject areas of science, reading, and math (Katsiyannis et al. 160). The government then sets performance goals, based on the level of student success
Additionally, when it comes to a subject that is completely foreign to me, I will use Wikipedia as a resource that can briefly summarize what it is about- thus an act of information-as-process. Buckland also goes on to later describe what is considered “informative”, to which he includes a “wide variety of things, such as messages, data, documents, objects, events, the view through the window, by any kind of evidence.” As compared to my original definition of information, I can agree with this to an extent
As a person goes through high school the reality that they will soon be applying for a college can be all to real. College application is long process, but that does not mean that it has to be overly hard and stressful. With a few simple steps a person can apply and be on their way to college in a short amount of time. In the process of applying for a college it is all to easy to forget to send in certain papers or to miss a step in the application process, but now there are many ways to ensure that
Change in social setting may have a direct or indirect result that was unintended. 2. The Community The community in which I live in and where the intervention will take place in located in Newlands East, Durban. There are 3 high schools in the area and 4 primary schools, there is one sports grounds in the area and a shopping centre where basics can be bought. There are single dwellings or houses in the newly developed area but majority of the residents live in flats and duplexes. Privacy is rare
about Herb Clutter and hoped to rob him and his family of their money. Capote utilizes a variety of rhetorical devices to convey his complex perspective of Holcomb. More specifically, he uses visual imagery to describe the setting, establishes an informative tone to provide an unbiased view, and includes specifically chosen diction to describe the townspeople. From the start of the novel, Capote begins to incorporate visual imagery to paint the physical description of the town. He describes Holcomb
I attended the presentation called “Creating and Planning Your Four Year Plan”. This presentation was mainly for freshmen and first year students at York College of Pennsylvania. I found this meeting to be very informative and it answered a few of my questions about the role of a student and how to schedule next semester’s classes. This presentation relates to First Year Seminar because it talked about staying organized and being prepared. Also, I would highly recommend attending this meeting because
that was conducted on high school seniors, as well as research done by some universities, has proven that lack of information and interest affects this type of career choice. By properly informing potential technology students and offering them resources, we can better equip our future system and network administrators to perform to their potential. Topic Proposal Author Background An interest in computers came to my attention shortly after graduating from high school. I first involved myself
ENGL510 – Foundations of Professional Communication Writing Assignment 1 – Routine Informative Message (Draft and Revision) Also called positive/neutral informative messages or routine announcements, Routine Informative Messages are a common type of Professional Communication. To practice writing a Routine Informative Message you will write a one-page memo to employees announcing the new and revised employee education policies. Read the scenario below and present a solution in your own
Football 250,000 people age 19 and younger were treated in emergency rooms for concussions and other sports- or recreation-related brain injuries in the country in 2009. That was an increase from 150,000 in 2001 (Cleared to Play). Did you know that high school athletes sustain an estimated 136,000 to 300,000 concussions per year (Moms Team)? How about that 24.7 percent, out of all the patients who were admitted into an emergency department with a traumatic brain injury (TBI), obtained their head injury
worth 20 points each. You will be graded on the quality, depth, and level of expansion and detail in your main and reply posts. Preparing for the Synthesis Essay Please share the following information: 1. Indicate whether you will be writing an Informative or Argumentative Essay and why you've made that choice. 2. Provide at least one quotation from each source required (see the assignment for the list of sources) that you believe you will use in your essay, and cite it properly with an in-text citation
was in middle school. My friends and I all had simple phones that lacked any ability to send “cool” emoji’s or stickers along with messages. For this reason, Facebook became a huge hit to teenagers like myself a few years back. But as I continue to grow, the benefits of Facebook do as well, allowing me to take advantage of more than just the “cool” emoji’s that come along with the messaging app. Facebook comes with a long list of both pros and cons ranging anywhere from informative group messages
How to apply to a community college or university After high school many students are stuck in an awkward position on what their next step should be. Although some students make the decision to end their education with just their high school diploma, others commit to carrying on with their education by entering a community college or university. Although each community college and university have their own unique applications, most of them have similar traits. The application process of community
Communication, Eighth Edition III. Basic Business Messages 10. Informative and Positive Messages © The McGraw−Hill Companies, 2008 C H A P T E R 10 Informative and Positive Messages Learning Objectives After studying this chapter, you will know: 1 When to use common business media. 2 How to use the chosen channel effectively. 3 How to write letters and memos. 4 How to compose some of the common varieties of informative and positive messages. Locker−Kienzler: Business and Administrative
prison-like school called “Stagg.” I had left Calaveras High School to prove to my mother that I could handle myself in a totally different place… Stockton. I had barely passed my English classes at CHS, and was not expecting to be stuck in a new curriculum demanding another year of the course. With disdain, I walked to my two-hour class of struggles. I entered the room and immediately had culture shock, so much diversity, and slang was being thrown around, my lack of modern high school vocab isolated
All schools work to prevent school violence and help to make schools safe places. Students, staff, and parents all have an important role in promoting school safety. After reviewing the current violence prevention policy and emergency response plan for my school, I noticed several strengths and weaknesses, critical areas that need to be addressed, and laws that were not being enforced. To start this plan, I am going to review the information that was gleamed from our current policy. STRENGTHS
the strategies for implementing school-located influenza vaccination of children, it was supported that there are benefits to immunizations. Children are a vulnerable population with their low immunity and susceptibility to infections within the public school system. Immunization within the schools will not only benefit the students, but their families, faculty and surrounding community. Immunizations will also prevent teacher and student absentees, allowing schools to continue educating (John Cawley
orally, even though they could not hear. They were encouraged to lip read and finger spell to try and communicate. Many suffered drastically and E.M Gallaudet knew he needed to make a change in the Deaf community’s access to proper education, beyond high school. E.M Gallaudet had a vision on how to improve Deaf education, the effects of oralism only guidelines, the turning point in Deaf communication, and how Gallaudet University changed its student’s lives. E.M Gallaudet’s vision was to give the Deaf
I found the clinical experience to be very informative and a wonderful experience learning and observing the routines of a public school. After the four walk throughs at the Model Laboratory School, it became very evident that each classroom had their own look and each teacher had their own teaching methods depending on the subject or grade level. The clinicals are extremely important in the process of becoming a teacher as it showed the interaction between students and teachers, which cannot
Low- risk HPV and High-risk HPV. Low-risk HPV causes skin warts around genitals, mouth anus or throat and it does not causes cancer. On the other hand High-risk HPV causes cancer. Approximately 14 million new genital HPV infections occur each year. According to Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) that nearly more than 90% percent to 80% of sexually active men and women get infected with one of the type of HPV and half of them get infected by high-risk HPV type. Mostly high-risk HPV infections
summarizing, and presenting data in an informative way” (p.6). An example of descriptive statistics would be a high school report showing that it had 300 graduates in 1990 and 450 graduates on 1991. The information that they provided described the amount of graduates that they had for each year. Inferential statistics is defined by Lind (2011) as “the methods used to estimate a property of a population on the basis of a sample” (p.7). If the same high school sent out a report showing the graduate
A four-year college is essential for majority of high school students to attain for our nation to achieve economic growth. Robert Perry argues this point throughout his article, “On 'Real Education. '” Perry article, “On 'Real Education, '” argument is that our nation is digressing in four-year college graduates compared to other nations. His argument was created to refute Charles Murray’s idea that too many students are enrolling in four-year colleges and most of those students should focus
Standards 2.6 and 3.4 make particular reference to the use of ICT in the planning and implementation of effective lessons and standard 4.5 outlines the importance of responsible and ethical use of ICT (AITSL, 2011). The use of technology means in schools today students have the opportunity to be self-motivated and proactive active learners (Reychav & Wu, 2015). It is paramount the todays students are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills and values to navigate the rapidly changing advances
the desegregation of Atlanta schools, while doing so Coles provides substantial amounts of evidence that illustrates the difficulty of the desegregation for Negro families. This essay was written to inform the reader of the difficulties and perseverance of the participants in the throes of the decline of segregation in southern schools while keeping the tone considerably light and positive. He begins this beautifully informative piece with a small insight into what schools were like just before the
review of the Lakewood School District’s webpage and the effectiveness it has on our community. In review of the schools website, I would like to make the following recommendations in order to appeal to the larger audience that our school district serves. It will reach students, parents, teachers and community members that continuously support our district in every way possible. First observation Please note that the following suggestions are for the betterment of our school district; however, please
various topics in a variety of rhetorical modes” and “develop the ability to write supported, persuasive, and nuanced arguments” (Crowell “Syllabus”). Before this class, I had no idea how to convince the reader of my argument through an essay. In high school, we only wrote papers on literature that we read, besides our annual research paper that consisted of a detailed analysis of the assigned topic. Therefore, I was never taught how to write argumentative papers. Thankfully, this class has done a good
American school system faces a conflict with the use of modern technology and the constant evolving of the classroom. An issue has arisen with the balance between the technique and academic process in the United States. The situation at hand denied national enforcement, debates, and state level programs accompanied by private or community solutions. Although people criticize computers as a distraction and a waste in the classroom, the education system benefits by granting more options for school programs
organizations that support or give more information regarding Krabbe Disease. Those organizations share their physical address, phone number and websites (NINDS.nih.gov). Krabbe Disease Overall I felt that the NINDS website was well created and informative for the average reader. Krabbe Disease is not a well-known disease and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke does an excellent job informing the reader. References Part 2 Drug choice-Methamphetamine
interesting and informative. But the marketers seem to be the target audience throughout the article. It is their duty as marketers to know as much as they can about the newest generation because without any insight into their minds and lives they cannot be properly marketed. His consistent paragraphs about the marketing potential of Generation Z and how they impact the world led me to that conclusion. For example, Williams writes “With the oldest members of this cohort barely out of high school, these tweens
interesting and informative. But the marketers seem to be the target audience throughout the article. It is their duty as marketers to know as much as they can about the newest generation because without any insight into their minds and lives they cannot be properly marketed. His consistent paragraphs about the marketing potential of Generation Z and how they impact the world led me to that conclusion. For example, Williams writes “With the oldest members of this cohort barely out of high school, these tweens
Taking a dual credit English class as a senior in high school was an undertaking that I was not quite sure how I was going to handle without undue stress. The question in my mind was whether or not I would be able to write essays to meet the challenges of a college based class. Learning to brainstorm ideas and topics when assigned an essay gave me a great advantage in this challenge. I found that brainstorming for topics that were truly an interest of mine gave me a great advantage when writing essays
transition. Secondary schools are failing in their education system, forcing colleges and universities to lower their standards for these students. Unfortunately, many college applicants now live with the consequences because they were poorly prepared. Many students weren’t introduced to MLA or APA formatting before being admitted into college. Therefore, they must spend extra time learning about something they should have been taught. Research papers is another way that these schools failed to teach
His success is contributed not by the lessons taught in school but by the life experiences he had. Throughout elementary school and high school he dealt with hardships within his family, racist teachers and bullies. I think all these contributing factors helped push him to be successful. In fourth grade, a teacher named Mr. Schluter, encourages him to become a doctor. Ultimately this was Alexie’s turning point that motivated him in school. His previous teacher had either been racist or had not seen