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consider homework more of an annoyance than school bullies and cafeteria mystery meat (Hancock 1). How much homework students receive each night is a topic that has been getting a great deal of attention lately. In a survey of 79 sophomores at Nerinx Hall High School on March 26th, 2015, fifty six percent of the participants’ responded saying they did two or more hours of homework the night before. It is also interesting to note that only six percent responded saying they completed an hour or…

When giving this paper to write many things arose in my memory from my past. This paper has made me think a lot of how my culture has affected me not just in school, but also in my everyday living. I am originally from Guanajuato, Mexico but I have been in the United States for almost 16 years. During these 16 years coming and going from the United States to México I have been able to see a great deal of cultural diversity. Coming into the United States at an age of 5 was something that I was…

Many say that American high schools teach students to learn how to take standardized tests on writing, rather than actually prepare them for college. Therefore, most secondary students are entering college without an understanding of how to meet demands of college writing beyond the prescribed “standard five-paragraph essay.” Susan Fanetti’s “Closing the Gap between High School Writing Instruction and College Writing Expectations” examines the discrepancy between American high schools and their…

education, but not all parents have the resources to send their child or children on to higher education. The only hard decision a child should have to make concerning college is choosing which school is best for them after high school. If a person wants to go on to college after high school, it should not have to be a difficult decision based on a nonexistence of monetary contributions. Unfortunately for most children in American families the lack of awareness of preparing for the future of the…

Wes Moore is the name of two boys living in Baltimore in the same neighborhood and age, but two different paths in their life. Life was difficult for them growing up without a father so they looked up to see in that limited world and follow the only models available" (Moore 178). Both Wes and Wes were lacking in their school having bad grades and a hard time fitting in. One day the other Wes Moore had a fight in football and after being punched, he runs and gets his knife following the words of…

Throughout my student career, I had many ideas of what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wanted to be a fashion designer, interior designer, professional singer, a business owner, and an entrepreneur just to name a few. I always came back to one profession though. I wanted to be a teacher. Each year in elementary school, I always wanted to teach the grad I had just completed due to the amazing year I had before. I have had many influences, such as family and experiences that encouraged and…

Extra-curricular activities, AP classes, and jobs…what do they all have in common? They take vast amounts of time out of a student’s day. Each time I think about students who have to juggle all three of these, one thought always comes to mind- how do they do it? Just considering the load of stress a student who goes to school and takes at least two AP classes, has to stay after school for a sport or a club, and then goes straight to their job has makes me worried for them. Especially seniors;…

Technology Journey 1 Technology has come a far way from where it first started off. The new and improved devices are becoming so advanced that it is mind-blowing what these gadgets can do nowadays. Today, I use technology on a daily basis and couldn’t imagine what my life would be like without it. I say that now, but about twelve years ago when I was in elementary school, I was just being introduced to the whole new world of technology. The first time I used a computer was in kindergarten back…

will have brighter days than not. I have been bullied all my life from being called names like “short” or “annoying” to being laughed at by my peers and pushed into walls. It started in first grade and haunted me every year up until my junior year in high school. In elementary school it was the usual name calling and teasing, which did irritate me but did not do more than that. I had to live with it, so said my mother. In middle school, the levels of teasing increased. It went from being called…

In regards to providing a Free Appropriate Public Education to students with disabilities I feel like my district, Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools does an excellent job. First and foremost, we are an inclusive district and provide services for all students regardless of a disability and offer a continuum of services throughout the district. For instance, each elementary and middle school has a specialty so that one or two types of disabilities are serviced in a particular building. This…