School terminology

Onto the actual title of the poem, “Power.” Is power a force for good? Can it be possible, or is it corrupt by nature? Whether power is good or not depends on who holds it. As Rich illustrates in her poem, power can be good for others but could be damaging to oneself. Power, however, cannot be possessed–but instead it can posses. With the words of Michel Foucault to back this up, power is not a possession, rather, it is the relationship between entities that determines knowledge and discourse to…

Ways to gain power have been seen throughout history. The three main ways to obtain power is through race, gender and social class. To have power is to control one's own life as well as the lives of others. The idea of power is discussed in the novel To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Mayella Ewell is a poor white woman who accuses a black man of raping and beating her. Mayella is powerful in regards to her race; however, she is not powerful in regards to gender and social class. Since…

child’s mental and physical health. Food gives the body energy needed to sustain through the school day contributing to student’s academic success. The government should mandate free meals just as school attendance is mandated in early childhood education programs. In Rapides Parish and guardians face legal action if a child is truant for continuing to arrive to class late or misses more than fourteen school days. If early childhood education is important to the government to the point that a…

School uniforms are growing in popularity all around the United States; in Cleveland, Boston, and Chicago, more than 50 percent of schools have uniforms and in New Orleans 95 percent (Tarshis 22). Thousands of subjects have been debated over for decades from texting and driving, to animal testing, to school uniforms. Students try and resist the idea of uniforms in their schools; however, they do not see the benefits in the long run. Uniforms enforce student performance and achievement, as well…

Why should students get homework when they have a life outside of school? This question is something a lot of people think about on a everyday basis. Some students drop out of high school. Most students want a good paying job after high school. Still many students will do their homework in order to succeed. Since many students have an after school job, may be involved in sports, and have chores and duties they are expected to do at home, teachers should not assign any homework to students. The…

Should Schools Reconsider their Homework Policies? For most parents and educators, homework is one of the best things a student can do to improve their knowledge and skills. They are not the ones who are completing the assigned tasks, so for them, the benefits of homework outweigh the harms students experience. For students, on the other hand, homework can be dreaded nightmare. Most students view homework as a way teachers can extend school hours. The bright side of homework is that it creates…

old. The location of the school is in Gainesville, Florida and is called Stephen Foster Elementary School, which is a public magnet school, composed of grades kindergarten through fifth. Forty five percent of the students at Stephen Foster Elementary School are African American, 32% of students are Caucasian, 8% of students are Hispanic, and the rest of students are composed of another ethnicity or a combination (Public School Review, 2013). Stephen Foster Elementary School has a diversity…

out of high school every year? (EPE 2012) Did you know that students in United States is the 25th in math, 17th science, 14th reading, out of 29 countries? (OECD 2012) Did you know that two out of three eighth-graders cannot read proficiently and that nearly three out of four eighth- and 12th-grade students cannot write proficiently?(NAEP 2011, 2012) The main responsible of this situation, are the students themselves. Lack of motivation of student is the main problem of failing school. Several…

aspects of high school is all of the opportunities you have. This is the time where you can find out your interests and hobbies, who you are, and who your friends are. For example, my school offers about 15-20 different extracurricular activities; these include volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball, speech, play, FFA, swing choir, jazz band, and many more. Through these activities I found out I have a lot different interests and hobbies. I am involved in every aspect of the school and…

I have been through a lot in my life before I started college. The number one thing that has impacted my life would be the tornado’s that hit Alabama on April 27, 2011 because, that was when my life turned upside down and I lost everything I owned. When I lost everything that I had worked hard for up until that day is what has made me realize that if I want to be able to have certain things again I will have to work just has hard. I am initially motivated to start because of my son, my dreams,…