Fairfax County Public Schools

major problem we face in public schooling is how we have deal with teacher accountability. Teacher performance has a huge impact on the success of the students. A good teacher can cover around 150% of the curriculum, while a bad teacher will usually only cover 50%. Teacher tenure, a product of unions, protects public school teachers from being fired, and it is usually obtained between 1-5 years. Once a teacher has tenure, they are not able to get fired, instead certain schools will trade their…

years, many have argued that there are several differences between public and private organizations. Public organizations are usually owned and operated by the government (influenced by political authority) meanwhile private organizations are not part of the government. These include corporations and partnerships that can be both profit or non-profit. The increase in empirical evidence on the comparison of organizations such as the public and private sectors is due to the research from…

going to be attending a new school. After I threw on my school uniform, which I had so carefully ironed and hung up the night before, and ran a brush through my unruly head of hair, I rushed downstairs to prepare a proper breakfast to enjoy on my way to school. Once in the kitchen, reality hit as I glanced at…

justice to play a lead role in its approach to conflict resolution. Through an exploration of the current justice system used by most schools in the Ontario Public School system, and analysis of examples that show restorative justice is successful in learning environments, as well as opportunities for restorative justice to be incorporated into the Ontario School System, it is evident that the Provincial Ministry of Education should be making more of an effort to incorporate restorative…

Over these past few years, I have gone from teenager to legal adult. I 've read, witnessed, and gone through many things my young mind couldn’t even begin to fathom. 1.3 million high school students don 't graduate on time yearly. We have the opportunity to give all the children in our country the chance to to attain an excellent education. Education is not reaching the masses of children grades K-12 in America and we can no longer accept this failure. Every child in this world learns things a…

Running for a political public office involves countless challenges and numerous layers of responsibilities. Most people who wish to pursue a government position will have years of experience behind them. A political figure should be able to make confident decisions that will benefit the majority of the population. Experience, education, tenacity, and fairness are imperative characteristics of a dedicated successful politician. An effective campaign requires a capable plan that is…

Throughout the past decade, African American students have been put through the grinder to gain equality in the public school system. School is seen as a method to help young adults integrate themselves in today’s society, still til this day education has been a struggle for African American students. The lacking of potential so to speak in public schools stirs up a contraversal topic of conversation among those of the highest form of government to the lowest form poverty stricten American…

Public vs. Private Education: When Interests Collide Proper education is becoming increasingly accessible with each passing day, with parents who want their children to learn about the importance of a proper education. The parents/guardians want to have the choice to send their children to a reputable school that they will enjoy attending and where the children can improve their cognizance. However, not every child has this opportunity: some lack the funds needed to choose what school they want…

beg his father to take him to the dealer, so he could see the cars. It was the most exciting thing in the world. High School Mr. Askins went to high school in Birmingham. He was so fortunate that his public school education from Mountain Brook High School was so excellent that he did not need to go to private school. Mr. Askins knew that he wanted to be an architect even in high school. Choosing Georgia Tech Mr. Askins spoke with counselors about pursuing a career in Architecture and they…

necessary for all children to go to school, especially those of poor working families. Horace Mann, a Massachusetts state legislature and reformer, paved the way for the U.S.’s first statewide public school system (The Education Reform Movement). He dedicated his life to establishing mandatory and free schooling for American children. By 1837, he became the first secretary of Massachusetts’ newly organized board of education. He envisioned free public schools which provided trained teachers,…