IB Diploma Programme

Another stereotype and misconception that Veterans are given is that they are they are only good for killing others as well as to being completely uneducated and do not have any other skill other than the one they they get from training and working for the military. The skills that they do receive from the military are completely useless when adapting to civilian life, and veterans are viewed by some as useless, unskilled, and unemployed. That they are a huge waste of taxpayer money if they were…

their peers with more education, and they are more likely to end up in prison than high school graduates (“Education Research Center”). The completion of high school is required for most jobs today. A high school Diploma is associated with having a higher income. People without a diploma are most likely to live in poverty as they begin to get older in…

new job that pays a better salary because the cost of pursuing higher education will be one more bill to pay. According to Study.com, “In 2015, adults with bachelor 's degrees took home more than those with high school diplomas. Degree holders earned $48,500 a year, while diploma holders earned $23,900.” In a world where the driving force of the…

Growing up in an Indian family, literacy has always been one of the most important things. The only education my dad ever received was a high school diploma. My mom, on the other hand, was fortunate enough to go to college. Being the oldest child in the family, my parents held high expectations of me. As a famous saying goes, “Always my mother, forever my friend.” My mom taught me almost everything I know. Ranging from how to tie my shoelaces, to how to ride a bike, to how to cook and clean, and…

I was watching television and I saw a few advertisements for on-line college programs. I heard the success stories in the commercials, and I asked myself, “What is holding you back? “. I knew right away what the answer was. I had no motivation to go back to school and this was holding me back. I decided to stop lamenting about the reasons I didn’t have a better life and I constructed a list of reasons why I needed or wanted to go back to school. The most persuasive reasons on my list are I want…

Grant Sicard 10/23/2016 Graduation Rates of Minority Students A college education has become an important gateway to the middle class, defined as the middle four deciles of income. In previous generations, a high school diploma alone was often sufficient to reach the middle class. Obtaining a college education is particularly challenging for low-income students: poor students are less likely to attend college in the first place, and those who do attend are less likely to graduate. Although for…

Fahrenheit 451, written in 1953, has many distinctive parallels which correlate with today’s society. According to Statistic Brain, 33% of U.S. high school graduates will never read a book after high school. This statistic is not only shocking but alarming. There are many factors which contribute to this. People are becoming more dependent on modern technology and communication and social skills are changing. Although books are freely available and widely read, they are becoming less popular as…

learning, and my personal mission to live up the expectations I have set for myself. I have always made going to college the number one goal in my life. I knew attending college would open many more doors of possibilities, than just having a high school diploma. While I attended high school I was involved in a variety of different groups and organizations. I was an active member of my FFA chapter and I participated in varsity athletics I was a member of my FFA chapter all four years of high…

made As and Bs for the most part, but never did earn my high school diploma. This made me feel as though high school was a complete waste of time. After all, I had nothing to show for it. A few months after my classmates graduated from high school, I earned my GED. I learned more from the experience of earning my GED than I did in all four years of high school combined. The lesson I learned was worth more to me than any diploma or certificate. I learned the power of belief in myself. I woke…

Gwendolyn Brooks, a female black author. She had written many poems, but to everyone there is one that sticks out the most.“We Real Cool.” She wishes that wasn 't the only poem that she is well-known for but that will do for her. Her poem is very short yet it is good enough to set an image and makes someone think about what era this was at and how it can trigger something. It is based on of the young adults and what they do as an everyday life instead of what they should be doing to better…