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sits with me at the computer and helps me brainstorm ideas. My mom was always the first person to revise my papers and find all my errors and help me fix them. After my fun writings in tenth grade came what everyone says to be the hardest year of high school and the year that counts the most,…

Holistic education seeks to define a person’s passion for life and learning through a focus on community, the natural world, and humanitarian values. Jackson and Davis (2000) contended that the middle school philosophy far exceeds that of the junior high, and that adolescent development, more than curriculum, should be the guiding principle for school organization. Their basis for such a premise is the nature of middle-school education, and the necessity to focus on concrete rather than…

all Americans need to attend college because college gives one the best opportunity to be successful in life. There are many pathways through the educational system. However, the pathway does not stop at the end of high school. The road to knowledge travels right through high school and into college. Without a college education, an education is not complete. The importance of college is difficult to even imagine. The Bureau of Labor Statistics in the United States Department Of Labor…

Community colleges used to partake a reputation for being less academically serious. However, they’ve astonished by a large amount of opportunities for all students that want to succeed. A whole viewpoint of positive perspectives upholds among those that remain on the run for a new pathway. Moreover, standards and recognition improved along with the level of education students receive. Choosing a community college greatly benefits students making it the best choice of school. Also, diversity…

to be at a high rate of tuition, but SCI-Arc provides all types of scholarships. They also receive FAFSA loans and federal student aids to help out with a few items throughout the semester. According to SCI-Arc, in order to receive a scholarship certain requirements are given like the average GPA, Portfolio, and the amount of financial need (consciousness and architecture). Joining the international architecture program can also provide scholarships to those in need of scholarships. High school…

of students reported school was boring. (cited) Once students are bored, they are less likely to to commit to schoolwork or engage with classroom activities and may end up dropping out of school. Indeed, nearly half students who fail to complete high school drop out because they find school boring. To solve this problem, we first must identify causes of boredom of schooling. Firstly, processed education reformation with the focus on output rather than input, with the goal is to let student get…

Over the past three years, I have worked with Steve Perry. He is entering his senior year at Point Pleasant Junior Senior High School. Over the years, he has demonstrated improper social graces, which if left unattended, will adversely affect his employability as a vehicle mechanic. I have met with his father on a regular basis to discuss his grades, social skills, and to develop his Individualized Educational Plan (IEP). I have observed Steve in other core academic classes as well as his…

From grade school up until high school, we are all told what to do and what to study; however from the moment you walk across that podium and accept that diploma, you make the decisions. It is now your time to decide what you want to study and how to make that work in the real world. In all honesty, it feels like a right or wrong decision that you can only make once. Choosing a major in today’s modern world has become more about how much money you can make from that career instead of what you…

Many of us always want to win and be “number one”. We feel as if being “number two” is the end of the world, but it is not. People want to be the best but that takes hard work and commitment. Being ultra-competitive can keep us from enjoying life and we can lose sight of what is meaningful. When we are focused on winning all of the time, we do not accept losing and when we do lose, we beat ourselves up for it. In reality when we lose, we do not lose because we learn from that experience.…

but had a passion for it. Every year that had passed i’ve gotten better at the sport. Now here I am a senior in high school, three year varsity starter and team captain. I love the game of football, I have so much fun playing and practicing it, but I have more failures than successes in the sport. This year is my 8th year playing and never have I won a pre-teen championship or a High School state championship. I have more wins than losses in the sport, but none of those wins have came when it…