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literacy and technological skills. Some school systems are experimenting with expansion in elective options, but most of those programs involve online instruction only. With reports of decreased motivation and reductions in student engagement as the high school years progress, one solution is to regard all courses as elective. Many current situations in course planning are extremely structured and do not allow for many modifications as the years progress. Teenagers are at a height of physical,…

As the birds chime outside of her window and the warmth of the sun greets Leomary’s face she rises from her bed to prepare for another day. The laughter of her mother on the phone fills the house; Leomary overhears her mother recalling events from a lively quinceañera last night and a small smile escapes the young girl’s face. Even from the inside of her room she could smell the strong aroma of the Cuban coffee coating the kitchen. Café con Leche, “coffee with milk”, is standard for Breakfast in…

enrolling in college is particularly troublesome and that parents and high schools are just not dependable sources of information. Before students enter college, they may lack information about their ability to succeed or the financial aspects of college (Oreopoulos and Uros). Understanding all available funding options is one key to keeping student loan debt manageable. Students should start attending financial aid workshops in high school and meet one-on-one with financial counselors to…

Across America, budget cuts in education have directly affected music education, leaving schools with no other option, but to cut music programs. Although often times seen as insignificant, music education is an enormous aid to a student’s success. Music programs create well rounded individuals with irreplaceable 21st century skills, develop brain areas involved in language and reasoning, all this while being a beneficial art form. We cannot permit students across the country getting the…

In recent years we have saw the rise for a college education become much more important to the young adults of America. College application turn-ins have increased and more children now attend a college or university. What has changed the importance of college in the minds of teenagers? College is now seen as an outlet for many students, it helps them maybe escape from a place they know would not benefit them if they stayed there and give them the readiness they need for a future. College is all…

the track may seem to be more easily influenced into unprotected sex. Yet even the most privileged of girls have became pregnant.“The United States has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the western industrialized world” (Do Something). The rise in teen pregnancy is caused by the misguidance and ignorance of…

The difference in salary between high school graduates and bachelor degree holders is a 15-thousand-dollar gap in salary, and the difference in salary between associate degree holders and a high school graduate’s salary is a six-thousand-dollar gap in salary. College degrees provide monetary and non-monetary benefits to people, by improving the knowledge of a person…

I came across an editorial in the New York Times debating the reasoning behind requiring higher-level algebra in high school and college. Written by Andrew Hacker, a teacher at City University in New York since 1971, the article suggests that colleges and high schools shouldn’t actually require algebra in their everyday classes. On a personal note, I couldn’t agree more. Many of my high school math classes were sent sitting in a room and asking the teacher when we will actually use the skills we…

member states and their public institutions to join the Midwest Student Exchange Program. I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: Even going to college a few miles across the border can raise a student’s tuition thousands of dollars. B. Common Ground: Many high school students pursue a college education in a state other than their home state. C. Thesis: The Midwestern Higher Education Compact (MHEC) should require all member states and their public institutions to join the Midwest Student Exchange…

Young students dropping out of high school is a nationwide epidemic. Although, in the last several years the dropout rates have reduced slightly, it is still a crisis that must be tended to. There are several reasons why students choose to no longer attend school, however, most of the teenagers don’t think about the future they are also giving up. When individuals decide to drop out of high school it could be for many reasons. According to the National Dropout Prevention Center Network at…