Ennis Independent School District

The structure of education has changed drastically since it first began. As education grew more popular and schools began to be built in more places, lessons became more uniform and policies began to be put in place to structure education. However, as education has changed throughout the years, so has the quality of the education. In “The ‘Banking’ Concept of Education, Paulo Freire uses the comparison of a bank to the current style of education in order to reveal several problems within the…

justification for hostility. (33). On the contrary, the author Wes’s sisters, Nikki and Shani, served as positive role models for him, with the former going on to run her own business and the ladder attending Princeton University and Stanford Law School.…

privatized in the public school system?…

dissatisfaction with the American public school system. Turning towards institutions such as private schools, homeschooling and online programs, and charter schools, this leaves us wondering, what truly is the problem? The answer is simple. The problem with public schools is their inability towards seeing the true needs of students and accurately meeting them. Schools typically fail in realizing the true educational needs for their children. Recently, most schools in America have chosen to…

During the past ten years, homeschooling has been steadily growing, driven by parents who want more control over what their children are learning. All fifty states recognize homeschooling as a legal alternative to traditional school, though education requirements vary by state (Sullivan 1). The growing popularity of homeschooling are scheduling is reinforced by test scores that show these children perform as well as children receiving conventional schooling, if not better (American Legion 1).…

School uniforms are a very controversial issue and continues to be an on going debate among several individuals regarding whether they should or should not be made mandatory in all schools. Many individuals have their reasons as to why school uniforms should not be implemented and made mandatory in the school systems such as taking away from the students right to self-expression, students opposing the idea of school uniforms, and that school uniforms may promote conformity over individuality.…

ethnic minorities in America. Whereas the Dominican Republic is extremely tolerant of those who are members of the LGBT and that there are always events going on supporting them on the islands. I was surprised to find out that despite attending a small school of about 400 students, Edgardo knew a good handful of those who have different sexual orientations. What most definitely shocked me though was the fact that Edgardo had never experienced or witnessed in person any type of extreme racial…

Most people have a general sense of what the common core is but they are uneducated just to what it actually entails. In 2009 the standards for teaching in our schools that we know as the common core were launched. According to the common core’s website, corestandards.org, the common core was created in order to have equal standardize across our nation. Before the common core, states were able to mandate their own expectations of their students leading to an unbalanced education system. These…

Her name is “Dana Reeds,” and her daughters (beginning with the oldest to the youngest) are named “Priscilla,” age twelve, “Tina,” age eleven, and “Leslie,” age eight. Dana has four other children who don’t have a disability, and all of them go to school. This mother was the first option in my head to be the perfect example for the interview. I am related to her, and knowing she is an easy-going person, I knew she wouldn’t mind if I asked a few questions on the daughters who have autism. If…

countless times throughout the series, and I believe it holds true for the most part. Suzy came from a wealthy background and was first filmed at an independent London day school. Along with her private school education, she was often a well-disciplined girl, but over time would get easily depressed. At the age of sixteen, she dropped out of school and decided to travel to Paris. When Suzy was interviewed again in 21 Up she discusses her strong negative opinion of marriage and becoming a…