Dual enrollment

ophthalmologist. While I have begun taking the steps needed in order to grasp an understanding of my potential career through job shadowing at the Eye Care Center, Florida Eye Institute, and Tullahoma Surgery Center, I have also enrolled in multiple dual enrollment courses as a way to begin my degree in biomedical sciences. Attending college and graduating with this degree will allow me to connect…

Cyber bullying has been sweeping the nation, especially in Pasco County where there were six suicide related deaths in 2012. Amongst those was a sophomore at Fivay High School, Jessica Laney, who decided to take her life after prolonged cyber bullying. Jessica was bullied on a social media site called Ask.fm; on this website, people can post anonymous questions on one’s account. At sixteen years old, she was being told by peers to “go die,” “no one cares about you,” and “you’re fat.” Jessica…

As Americans, our school systems are separated into three main categories; elementary, middle, and high school. After that, college and graduate schools are up to the attendee. As quality of the schools goes, they all teach the same material (only varying slightly from state to state) unless the student is enrolled in a private school. Also as Americans, we are quite lucky when it comes to opportunity; where German students do not have the same abilities. In the German culture, there are…

area where there has recently been more federal oversight and regulation is in education policy. For instance, in recent years programs like No Child Left Behind and Race to the top have nationalized standards for children. According to the textbook, Dual Federalism prevailed in the United States from…

Walking onto the college campus on the first day of college, as a college student, not a Dual Enrollment student, I never expected to meet so many new people, nor have the amazing professors I have. Not only that, the rigorousness of the courses was very high, which was to be expected. Compared to high school, college is different in a few ways; some of the differences are very apparent, such as with the social life of students, the academic rigor of classes, and the students’ relationships with…

To some individuals teaching sounds glamorous; the idea of empowering young students with knowledge can be an extremely rewarding career, but it is an arduous job. Teachers have curriculum requirements and must prepare students for the multitude of rigorous tests that they will take, which ultimately reflect on the teacher. Teachers have students that represent a broad spectrum of society. This diverse range of students can include students that have language problems, financial problems,…

From the time I began school I have strived to be the best I can be in any course taken. I have acquired many qualities throughout the course of my life and have used them effectively. These qualities can also be known as habits of mind. Two that I feel I strongly acquire and have carried with me throughout the course of learning and living are responsibility and engagement. My responsibility and engagement throughout school has kept me an honor roll student. Responsibility is to be able to…

Being the oldest of 4 siblings and having a hard working single mother life can get very difficult and living in a very urban neighborhood that can get loud sometimes . I go through so many disadvantages but I have never let that stop me from being the best and doing the best I can. I attend a high school in Queens Village named Martin Van Buren and they offer great programs and club, I am the president of the key club, head of the humane society club and I am both head captain of my varsity…

education possible and realize my dream of becoming a licensed professional counselor. The road for preparation has been long but my readiness and desire will propel me forward. I worked too hard to give up and let my advanced placement classes, dual enrollment classes, and scholarships I worked for to go to waste. As I grow older and wiser, it is my objective to look back at my life and say I got here, to this moment, and it has paid…

then placed in appropriate programs once it has been determine that they need assistance with their English language skills development. These programs include: English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL), Transitional Bilingual Program (TBP), Dual Language and the Newcomer Learning Academy (NLA). Furthermore, the district offers ELL students and their family’s access to the Multilingual Assessment Center (MAC) as a way to bridge the communication with the local schools. The goal of these…