Student's t-test

Good Grades Paying Off Schools in different states are paying students for good grades. Paying students for good grades does not sound like a bad idea, but it is. It is a bad idea because students with good grades will only work for the money and not the real value of education. Students should not be paid for good grades because it increases pressure on teachers, starts conflict between students and, the money can be spent on better things. Rewarding students for good grades would intensify…

heightened accountability between schools and districts and show which schools were lacking or failing to meet “adequate yearly progress”. Often in today’s schools, students will ask, “Will this be on the test?” if the answer is no, most students stop paying attention. This culture of teaching to the test can even…

away from the fact that I still hate them. As I sit here at 9:30 p.m. beginning my fifth attempt at writing a good essay that is due tomorrow for a formal assessment grade, I am stressed. And this is how it goes for nearly every test, whether it’s an exam or a chapter test for my geometry class. Since I just began high school, people have been telling me about the importance of doing well on the exams we take each semester. I already knew this, of course, but I realized that they were more…

Is Year Long Schooling Good? Do you think year long schooling is good? Well only four of the kids in my class thought so. Does that change your opinion? If not read this, im sure it will. Were not only thinking about the kids by the way, this could affect the school in a negative way also. If there is year long schooling, schools will be hurting. If we have it then there will be no time for maintenance for the school. With no cleaning up, the school be less sanitized and the kids will…

The most recent ethical dilemma that I have faced occurred just a few days before the October 2014 SAT. On this test, I was determined to improve my my math score as a way to increase my competitiveness for the academy. Several of my classmates knew this, and attempted to convince me to take a focusing drug in order to improve my score, and I was truly tempted to take it achieve this goal. Who would know that I had committed such an unethical act? Who would be able to judge me based on this one…

There are eight categories that school districts are supposed to be meeting, under each category is a goal and a list of objectives the school districts are supposed to be meeting. The eight categories are: school readiness; school completion; student’s achievement and citizenship; teacher education and professional development; mathematical and science; adult literacy and lifelong learning; safe, disciplined, and drug-free schools; and school and home partnership. The Goals 2000:…

In this week’s case study, we read about efforts to improve Marshall Metro High School in Chicago. Marshall Metro is among the many nation-wide, which was failing to perform up to required federal standards. There were high rates of absenteeism, failing academics, low graduation rates, and un-motivated staff among other problems at the school. The city of Chicago had been awarded twenty million dollars in federal grant money over a period of three years to improve the lowest performing schools.…

The study that has been explored is centered around the effect year round schooling has on students and their community. Several research groups took a holistic approach to their research by focusing on the effect year round schooling had on students as well as the administration and community. Throughout several years, data was collected from 5 different schools and districts in Utah and California. There was not an exact number of participants reported in the study because the focus was on the…

adjustment they would either amend the syllabus, making new ones on black board”. Changing thing’s up on a student can make them less prepared for class. They might miss a assignment that could cause reason of why they cheat. Or getting prepared for a test. Another point he brings up is was teacher environment.” Most students respond to this question with complaint teachers at lfcc purposely make the assignment…

attend school for 16,380 hours. School attendance is becoming more stringent and it appears to be inversely affecting American standardized test scores. The school systems of the United States have been so blinded by baseless statistics that they have fallen behind on their steps to success. Countries like Finland are having students excel on standardized tests, yet they are in school for a far shorter period. If America wants to live up to the standards of being a great country, then why…