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    So That Everyone Has To Go To School Have you ever had a bad moment of time? It could have been because you were going through a phase. It could have been because you went through something traumatic like an accident or a death. It could have been simply because of you going with the wrong crowd and not realizing the stupidity of what you’re doing. On the other hand, let’s take a moment and think about an alternative universe where you can drop out of school anytime and any day without a law…

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    Essay On Buddha Boy

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    Approximately 160,000 teens skip school every day because of bullying. Despite the fact that people also drop school 1 in 10 students drop out of school because of repeated bullying, No wonder why eighth-graders are reading Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja (Penguin Publishers, 2003). In Buddha Boy the setting takes place in Edward Rucher High School. Even though it takes place in a high school, People from different ages can benefit from it. Buddha Boy starts when Justin finds this weird freaky kid at…

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    would stretch them thinner if they didn’t get a pay raise. Just another one of the countless reasons to not have school year round is that it makes teens struggle to get jobs. This then leads to them having, even more, debt if they choose to go to college. Therefore, we would not be preparing…

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    As a highschooler myself I believe that high schoolers shouldn’t work. Once every teenager starts high school the first thing everyone wants is money and independence. I feel like students are pressured into working since they have reached the age to actually start working and receiving their very first paychecks. Over the years researchers have noticed that students working more than three hours tend to have their grades decreased in less than a month. Students tend to focus on making money…

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    How would you feel if the typical school day of all public schools in your city was extended to an extent? In fact, the majority of students, parents, and schools would find this . The mayor of NYC is contemplating lengthening the school day two hours. The significance of this is so that students could get additional homework help from their teachers. I strongly feel that lengthening school days is very unnecessary and would not exhibit any benefits on students, parents and public schools. Fore…

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    Year-Round School

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    “The average dropout rate for a traditional public school in America is about 5%. The average dropout rate for a year-round school is only about 2%” (Seth). It shows that about 10% of children from public school in America go to a year-round school. Children in the United States should go to a year-round school. The traditional school year is considered an outdated system. Year-round education will increase the minds of this generation's children. According to the Statistic Brain, the end of…

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    Stress on the American High School Student Have you been through stress? Then you know how hard it is to do daily functions and do work throughout the day. High school students are going through stressful situations every day and creating illnesses that will be with them for the rest of their lives. These illnesses can create a bad time for them down the road. Anxiety is nothing to joke with it can make a joyful person turn into a depressed person with the blink of an eye. Why make these…

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    Introduction Having a negative school experience can be catastrophic for a young person. Being expelled from a comprehensive high school can be the catalyst for a student to academically disengage. Students who have been expelled are considered at-risk because they have engaged in risky behaviors that have led to the student to be expelled. School district in California are mandated to provide expelled students with an education, which in most cases students are placed in an alternative…

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    Influenza In School

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    Ways to reduce teachers and students from having the flue also known as influenza The flu is a very common infection that can be a short term illness or it may become deadly. Many students and teachers have missed many days of school and work because of this infection. The number of absences of both teachers and students increased. Students whom have missed school because of the influenza have lower grades now. In order to prevent yourself from becoming sick you need to consider encouraging…

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    them may not have work visas. The other reason is that some Hispanics may have not graduated high school or attained a college degree, which would bring them up to a higher paying position. “ It has been thoroughly documented, a college degree is increasingly a prerequisite for a middle-class job and middle-class income; the gaps in earnings and opportunity between those with college degrees and those without have widened dramatically since 1983”…

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