Students' unions

strong efforts and stayed with it, then there could be a major reduction in bullying. Some schools are loose structured but there should be a strong system with clear/strict punishments, adult training, and more involvement between adults and their students because their opinion is the one that matters. All of these factors are included in the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, which has been a huge success so hopefully it will become more popular in schools. Ron Banks also discusses in his…

convocation speech entitled “Claiming an Education” to the students of Douglass college, an all women’s school. The ideas of “clear thinking” and “active discussion” were prioritized throughout the essay. Rich was born and lived during a time where it was uncommon and nearly shunned for women to work for themselves (608). Throughout Rich’s life, people viewed women as mothers before any other career they pursued. As a feminist, Rich encouraged the students of Douglass college claim their…

There existed an in-group bias, a liking for the White race in my high school and animosity towards anyone not from the race of the dominant student body.. The unexpected dismay that I felt as a student in my school, was similar to the discrimination Elijah Anderson describes in his article, “ He describes how anyone from a different race will be forced to self-evaluate their social identity as an individual. His description of self-evaluation is similar to the time when in my senior year of…

Cheating Life Faking ones way through life is not the right route to take. A common catch phrase that I once heard is, “Fake It Till You Make It.” The meaning of the catch phrase is to impersonate confidence until success has been produced, which will help generate real confidence. Three common subjects people may fake their way through is college, sports, and jobs. Although individuals fake their way through most things, they are only cheating themselves in life. A person could easily cheat…

provides concrete examples such as: the growing centralized government’s influence on the individual lives in the Babylonian population, and why Babylonians invested God’s power in their secular leaders. Stockdale gives introductory lectures to her students about the social, spiritual, and political values of Mesopotamia, and then she gives exercises and short textbook readings to support the lecture points. Stockdale believes it is important to cover the unit on cuneiform before the discussion…

The Opportunity Gap In the essay “The Facts about the Achievement Gap” Diane Ravitch accurately claims that we have made some progression in the achievement gap between Hispanic, black and white students. However, reformers argue this claim is false due to the standstill in the achievement gap. Ravitch continues to explain the academic progress continues to rise, while the achievement gap remains the same. Ravitch is proving that the “achievement gaps are only opportunity gaps” (para 31).…

methods include interviews, questionnaires, student archives, checklists, and rating scales (Gresham et al., 2001). These informant assessments require therapists to collect information from people (e.g. teachers, parents, or service professionals, and sometimes the student themselves) who regularly engage with the student (Lane et al., 2007). Functional assessment interviews require therapist to ask informants structured questions regarding the student (Quinn et al., 1998). This strategy…

to the principal's office. I didn't know who she was maybe a “Substitute Lady” the walk to the principal is a long way because he is on the other side of the building. Why would the school do that? Maybe to make students more nervous and think about the consequences or scare the students. When I got there he told me to sit down and we were…

According to Carol Tomilson, “differentiated instruction is factoring students’ individual learning styles and levels of readiness first before designing a lesson plan. Research on the effectiveness of differentiation shows this method benefits a wide range of students, from those with learning disabilities to those who are considered high ability” (What is Differentiated Instruction). A teacher would be considered using…

switch. Overall, the switch to a four day school week is more beneficial for students, teachers, and school faculty members. It allows for more time in the week to learn in one subject class per day, makes school less of a stress for students, and will increase student attendance and decrease the amount of high school dropouts. Opposers to the idea counter the argument by saying that the switch will allow more time for student delinquency and decreases time to learn in class. School is…