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melting pot because it has a large amount of diversity, and proof of this statement can be easily found in schools all over the United States. Nowadays, in the average American classroom, students belonging to different cultures, races, and economic backgrounds are interacting together as they seek the knowledge necessary to help them further understand the ways of the world. Though school is not just a place of learning it is also where many will learn how to socialize with their fellow peers.…

many people partake and enjoy the arts, why are an exponential number of art extracurricular programs being cut from so many school districts across the nation? Not only high school students, but middle and elementary schools are even facing budget cuts. Even though to some it can be seen as a waste of time, the integration of art education into curricula of public K-12 schools is important and should be valued because it provides support for every and all student and offers academic care. Two…

The Development of Public Schools in the 19th Century Horace Mann once said, “It may be an easy thing to make a Republic; but it is a very laborious thing to make Republicans.”(Nasaw 40). At the beginning of the 19th century, the United States was far from the ideal model of a developed government. George Washington had completed his first two terms in 1797, as the first president. Leading into the 1800s, there were many issues that needed to be fixed before the U.S. could properly be called…

have the right to read whatever is beneficial to them in school. Students have the right to stand up against anyone who refuses to publish their work all for the wrong reasons. Students shouldn’t have to experience overwhelming censorship. Students are stripped of their natural right to freedom of speech when administrators control what they can or cannot say and wear. This is proven in the 1969 case where students “wear black armbands to school to protest the Vietnam War” (Ross 2016). Due to…

Is it considered to be appropriate to teach sexual education in public schools districts? Let’s start off with the definition of sexual education. According to the definition, sexual education is the process of gathering information or forming attitudes and beliefs about sex, relationships and intimacy. With that information being sex, would you really want your child to be learning about these types of things to make them smarter, and make safer decisions, in the coming future? Today, most…

students neither in public schools or in private schools. Is 3 years enough for teachers to get tenure or should teachers tenure policies be changed so that teachers have to wait a little longer to get tenure so teachers are not just becoming effective teachers until the 3 year waiting period to get tenure. In my opinion I believe that the tenure in teachers should not remain the same as the policy that the teachers have now. In the article “Would Ending Tenure Help Schools?” the author says…

” The working time is setup to suit school hours. This allows kids to get a good education. But is it really that safe? Although they say the work is not defined as dangerous,it's harmful to their health. Long school and work hours doesn't allow the proper amount of sleep. Younger children need at least 8 to 9 hours of sleep. Kids also will not get the proper diet they need. Yes,kids love eating unhealthy things like candy and chips. If they have long school…

One of the biggest social issues plaguing grade schools is bullying. Bullying has always been a major issue for children and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. A bully is a person who intimidates and harms someone through verbal and physical attacks. In a book written by Barbara Coloroso, she stated that nearly 86% of students between the ages of twelve and fifteen had been victims of bullying at school (Goroneau, 2012). This statistic is terrifying because it indicates that almost 9…

to purchase school supplies for each upcoming year. Usually Sally has to wear her older sister’s worn-out clothing and reuse her back pack. This year, Sally’s school is requiring her to purchase uniforms before the school year begins. While many believe uniforms would be great change for public schools, others believe uniforms would only burden families financially. Uniforms provide students a sense of equality. A great advantage for all students is the ability to attend schools without…

comparing them to the United states. Upon examining the education system in France, I realized that there school structure was similar, yet their curriculum was not. There are two types of schools, being public or private. Private schools are generally catholic schools that follow the same curriculum as public schools; however, they tend to incorporate religious teachings. Public schools in turn follow a path where the children go from maternelle, to école primaire, to collège, and then to…