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Something that distinguishes the American educational system from any other in the world is its school pride. Not only in universities and colleges but also in high schools, and even middle school students these days are beginning to have a sense of pride in their schools. This creates an atmosphere of community in schools; it brings all different kinds of students together, even if otherwise they wouldn’t. A very large part of this sense of community is a school’s colors; they are incredibly…

Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. Despite the fact that people also drop school 1 in 10 students drop out of school because of repeated bullying, No wonder why eighth-graders are reading Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja (Penguin Publishers, 2003). In Buddha Boy the setting takes place in Edward Rucher High School. Even though it takes place in a high school, People from different ages can benefit from it. Buddha Boy starts when Justin finds this weird freaky kid at…

Many schools in America start school earlier than 8:30 a.m, resulting in tired students, most generally teens. Here at The Preston High School the start time is 7:53 a.m. According to the National Sleep Foundation’s 2002 Sleep in America poll, 80% said high schools should start no earlier than 8:00 a.m. each day. Many students complain throughout the school day of being tired because there are getting less than the recommended 8.5-9.5 hours of sleep due to homework and extra-curricular…

Sports are a big part of life, and now they are starting to question if they should be allowed in school. They say sports should be out of school activities and school is about learning not sports. Many say that sports are a big distraction to students because they worry more about sports then they do actual school, they do not realize that sports are a huge part of school. Many students rely heavily on after school sports because it’s what they love to do, sports provide life long memories and…

Integrity I recently read an interesting article about a group of students cheating. The question that was lingering throughout the article was, has integrity declined leading to issues such as cheating? Cheating has become a problem, and in this case a highschool teacher did something about it. Christine Pelton failed 28 sophomores from her biology class after finding evidence that they had plagiarized their semester projects. The principal and superintendent gave her their support and…

Communication Demonstrate writing as a recursive process that involves generating material, evaluating sources when appropriate, drafting, revising, and editing. Employ correct diction, syntax, usage, grammar, and mechanics in a formal written document. Demonstrate knowledge of course content by creating discipline appropriate written, oral, and/or multimedia presentations. Present information with clarity, accuracy, and precision using discipline appropriate quantitative and visual tools.…

In England there are multiple types of schools which teach students in different ways, 4 examples would be: Grammar, academies, comprehensive and free schools. Grammar schools were for high achievers and prepared them for going onto university and obtaining academic careers. Academies were to give the school more credit and to help surrounding Academies that are under achieving to make the education system more successful. Comprehensive schools are free schools that were for all abilities and…

The Ride Back in Time Advertising, what is the purpose of it? Companies produce advertisements especially on television not only because they want to get the messaged that’s being delivered out there but also to advise products or services to the target audiences. With the adverting, companies can user their strategy to generate branding loyalty. Hennessey, a successful cognac house with headquarters in Cognac, France. Hennessy collaborated with a campaign that has appealing called “Wild…

What is most common in High schools nowadays, the excellence in sports, or a stellar GPA? If one were to go to a school anywhere in the United States and ask a teenager what they excel in, the most common response would be basketball, or baseball, or even running. Rarely does one hear anyone say that they excel in mathematics or science or english/ language arts. But if one were to go to a school in Europe and ask the same question, the response would be significantly different. He most likely…

Anyone who has graduated high school and gone straight into college knows that both high school and college require hard work and dedication. Even though high school is mandatory and going to college is a choice, each one offers its own set of challenges that students must overcome in order to succeed. Both high school and college are expensive, time consuming, and stressful. High school and college can both be quite expensive. Even though high school may seem far cheaper than college at face…