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According to the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE) (CSDE, 2013-2015), a student is considered chronically absent when the number of absences is 10% or greater of the total number of days enrolled in the school year. Pre-Kindergarten students are excluded. As reviewed from the Connecticut State Department of Education School Profile and Performance Reports, East Windsor School District had 1, 216 students enrolled in their PK-12 grade range. Demographics are reported to be diverse…

Technology is always growing and changing. We can now do things we never thought possible. Each day the world creates something new to offer. It’s no question that technology affects our society in many different ways it provides many negative tools that many places use for grocery shopping from evading consumer privacy, quick and easy access to information, taking away consumer options, and even taking out competitor companies. Technology is sometime negative in our society. It takes away from…

His big math test is tomorrow and he is worried sick about it. He knows he has to study hard if he wants a good grade. On the other hand, he has homework in every other class that will take him hours to finish. Not doing the homework leads to doing bad in class, which leads to doing bad on tests, which leads to more stress. His anxiety starts to kick in and he ends up doing nothing that night but eating dinner and going to sleep. There are people out there that think homework is good because it…

According to the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) U.S. students reading and math test scored have declined dramatically for the first time in 20 years. There are many factors to take in to consideration before blaming The Common Core Standards, frequent testing in schools, the economy, and demographic changes. To what extent can schools be held accountable to meeting the needs of their students? In many urban areas students are already starting at a disadvantage or come from…

According to the article “The Classroom Environment” the environment a school creates “shapes how teachers and students will feel, think, and behave, and its qualities can have a lasting effect on our lives.” For these reasons, the environment in which a school creates plays a very important role in many peoples lives: the students, their families, the teachers, and the community. It can either work for or against those involved, which is why it is always one of the main concerns for schools.…

Austin Briffa Professor Lund Honors Philosophy of Science 12-04-16 Miracles: A Scientific and Religious Analysis The concept of a miracle has been etched into our society for centuries. It’s a word that is used quite often in colloquial language, such as when one hears good news. To many, they are attributed to supernatural entities, saints, and prophets, such as those found in Judeo-Christian scripture. From parting the Red Sea to turning water into wine, these mystical events have captured…

Many high school students are exhausted in the morning because of how early school starts in the morning. High school students wake up and get ready, go to school for eight hours, stay after school with extracurricular activities which may go until six o’clock in the evening, go home and eat, do homework, and then go to bed. In just a few hours, these students will have to wake up and repeat the process. This process leaves students exhausted, mentally and physically. Students get very…

Sally is a fourth grade student at Cypress Lakes Elementary. Her family struggles to purchase school supplies for each upcoming year. Usually Sally has to wear her older sister’s worn-out clothing and reuse her back pack. This year, Sally’s school is requiring her to purchase uniforms before the school year begins. While many believe uniforms would be great change for public schools, others believe uniforms would only burden families financially. Uniforms provide students a sense of…

Most students enjoy summer vacation, but some educators feel that summer break is too long and that students do not retain information as easily when they return in the fall. Some think we should have year-round schools.I personally do not think this a good idea. Most students use summer vacation as a stress reliever. Most students enjoy summer vacation because it gives them a two to three month break from school. First of all, summer vacation gives students a break from school. It gives them…

Is the evil in this world justified? Richard Swinburne argues that, the existence of evil, positive bad states like suffering, is a necessary condition for the existence of a deep good then the existence of evil is justified. But others like Ivan Karamozov believe that the evil in this world is not justified because if evil is justified then it has to be a positive consequence, everyone deserves to experience the evil they experience, or the evil is a result of carelessness that can be…