Medical tests

Everyone goes through life trying to be successful; but what actually is success? It is very difficult to define success because it is subjective to the person experiencing it. For instance, to a little child, success could be getting a gold star on his test, for a college student, success could be not failing an exam. Many people, however, just think of success in terms of money. If they cannot buy the same things their neighbors can, they do not see themselves as successful compared to those…

Teens, in the United States, are constantly pressured by parents to do well academically, so they can make it in life, It had gotten to the point that the grade of a student is the ambition and not the learning material and grasping it. Every student wants to make a bug in life, but not everyone knows the ways to success. Jay Gatsby is the embodiment of the American Dream. He went from a poor Midwestern farmer to a wealthy businessman running large extravagant parties. His lifestyle: however,…

Standardization testing has been around since the 1960s to prove the knowledge each student has. Tests such as the SAT and the ACT which will determine your college education, career, and future. As well as the state testings, under the ruling of the No Child Left Behind act, that decides how much funding a school get based on how the students are taught and how much they learned. However, these types of tests have huge negative impacts on students lives and futures. Many teachers, students,…

because of how afraid I am, it’s really no fun at all. Sometimes I fear for different things. Most of the time I fear for little silly things, but sometimes I fear for serious things. An example of a serious thing I fear for is definitely test. We have so many test that it gets pretty stressful and I begin…

our students. In 2008 a researcher from PBS looked at education in Finland, their dropout rates are extremely low compared to the United States. Finland is a country that promotes the creative side of children, sees them as individuals rather than a test score for funding. This kind of mentality is why Finland has such low dropout rates. Once teachers and schools start treating our children like individuals with hobbies, ideas, and feelings, the United States will see an extreme shift in how…

interested in. If you want to be an accountant, you can be an accountant. If you decide that accounting isn’t for you, you can stop being an accountant and pursue becoming a teacher solely on your personal decision. In England they take a sort of IQ test and the kids with…

Does taking maths literacy classify me as stupid? Lets just get one thing straight, currently I am a maths core student. One of the biggest decisions at the end of the grade 9 journey is the choice between maths literacy and maths core. Maths literacy has been classified as the subject for stupid people, for those who are not capable of pure maths. Yes of course as we know it maths core is a lot harder, but is it more practical? Are we going to use it when we set out on our new life journey…

myself, have chosen to take a dishonest path in some instances. Integrity applies to me and others during daily life at school. For example, during tests, dishonesty seems to be the “easy way out” in many cases. Most students have either looked at someone else’s paper, written notes on their hands and arms, or looked at “cheat sheets” while taking a test. It is morally wrong, but everyone has done it or thought about it, no matter how honest we are. Another way integrity is applied to student…

in class. Good grades will help you pass your class. Like me I study for test but don't remember what I studied, Some of the student's lie about when they study at home and then come to school take a test and fail it. That is why kid's fail school, They stay retained from passing to the other grade. It is not that easy to get good grades in class. The reason why it is hard for kids is because they don't study for test when they got to test.It requires a student to study and make an effort…

Sam Hartig is a very bright student who attends DISD’s Travis elementary school. Although he is a great student his father Mr. Hartig states that Sam is “ bored almost to tears” because Sam is not intellectually challenged. Mr. Hartig believes a solution to his son’s situation would be for him to attend DISD’s Vanguard school, one of which Sam tested almost a perfect score and is clearly qualified for. But unfortunately, Sam was waitlisted due to DISD’s siblings rule. That all students admitted…