High school

the high school swim team in my freshman year, I was still new to the high school scoring system, which differed from the club meets that I grew up participating in. I devoted my time as a captain leading activities I was accustomed to- running warm-ups at meets, facilitating practice dives, and assisting in equipment setup. During this period, I couldn’t help but notice that some swimmers, especially new members, were not getting as much attention in activities and workouts. In high school…

spread out in the different variety of schools I have attended. I started my adventure in a Bodhi Tree Montessori school. I started attending Bodhi Tree in Pre-school. I continued to stay at Bodhi Tree all the way through 1st grade. I was so young so I do not remember too much about the environment or the "teachings", all I really do remember was that I was in a Montessori school because my brother had a difficult time learning. The idea of a Montessori school is fantastic in the way it helps…

Homework In Junior and Senior High Homework has been a part of every student’s life all throughout middle school and high school, but never do people stop and think about whether homework actually helps students succeed in their academic careers or not. During high school, Teachers that have different opinions on homework, some believed the more homework the better, and others believed that the less homework students have the more they actually learn from the class. So does homework really…

You will not be successful without the right resources you need to become prepared. I am using the articles Kozol “Fremont High School”which shows the dangers of not being prepared. Pennington “Defying the odds:Victor Cruz”because he didn 't prepare himself properly for what he could have avoided and Rich “Marlen Esparza” because she didn 't have the proper training . I will use these articles to argue the dangers of not being prepared,They all share the similarities of not having correct…

There is absolutely no question that a high school dropout problem exists, but in the United States education seems to be becoming less and less important of a priority in the eyes of many people. Studies have shown that over forty percent of high school students are at risk of dropping out of school without a diploma and twenty-five percent actually do (Lessard et al. Para. 1). “[That means that] every year, over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the United States alone. That’s a…

In light of growth with the overall graduation rate since the 1960’s lot of students from the U.S. are rapidly leaving school with a high school diploma. According to predictors, one million kids dropout. The word dropout is define as an individual who do not complete high school or obtain a General Education Development (GED). A youth’s future and economic outcome will be affected by little to no education. Two issues that are destine for someone that drops out is (1) living in poverty, (2)…

I tried to write a lot of things for this event, which was the first school event we held by ourselves, who were the new students of the high school club. The thing I had to do just to write the drafts of the broadcast to advertise this important event. There were total seven drafts I need to write, including two summarized drafts and five drafts for the five activities of this event.However, if that was the essay or paper for my homework, I didn’t need to worry about it. All things I need to…

The most important aspects of choosing a school vary from many ranging options. Anybody can choose a school to attend, but what makes a "good" or "bad" high school? Though there are lots of things that make up a high school, I believe that curriculum is the most important aspect that defines a good high school. Developing a promising curriculum helps the teachers; students, faculty members, and community follow a certain structure for a quality program. The curriculum identifies where students…

Only 33% of parents actually sit down and teach their kids about saving money for retirement! It has been reported that 56% of students in high school have no idea about how to pay bills, why employers take out payroll taxes, or how to save money for big purchases or retirement. We need to start having these conversations now so your student will be prepared for their financial future. This could explain why there are so many American families that are struggling and making it pay check to…

There is a bridge between College and High school, and for those of you who feel that college and high school are the same let me the person to tell you that you’re wrong. Last year I had started my first year in college. I was nervous but I was also anxious and eager at the same time. I have had friends and family tell me that college is easy, it’s just like high school. So everything that you did in high school to get your diploma. You can do the same exact thing in college to get your degree.…