The College Dropout

Hollywood Goes to School Qiana M Fleming SOW412 SPRING 2018 INTRODUCTION This is a movie review based on a high school student named "Lucas" that had a nit for learning. He was an honor student and overachiever. However, Lucas was dealing with grave emotional disturbances and thoughts. During his academic tenure he developed a few different relationships including one with a young lady named "Becca". He envied his teachers and traumatized his mentor because he did not receive an A…

Strengths for Change Gang involvement is on the rise in most if not in every community, affecting socioeconomic status, ethnic composition, and population (GREAT). Despite a continuous increase with youth gang affiliations in underserved communities, there is still a scarcity of promising or effectual gang prevention and intervention programs offered by schools. One reason for the lack of programs has to do with the time and resource constraints that school administrators face. With…

Is paying college athletes worth it? “I honestly think college athletes should be paid, because they put hard work and dedication into everything they do on the field.” Every college student athlete has a lot of pressure upon them during school, then showing up for practice giving coaches 100% each day it’s a rush and adrenaline pump. If college students were getting paid during on and off season like the NFL I think college would have more graduates, then dropouts and even colleges that loose…

Race should not be a criterion for college admission because students are with higher grade point averages and SAT scores are being denied because of their white race. Blacks, Hispanics, and Native American applicants receive a more privileged status. Critics argue that the admissions system is biased and hypocritical because students like Grutter, Hamacher, and Gratz, feel that they are discriminated against in a country that is supposed to oppose discrimination. Applicants who are children of…

Education has always been a mystery to most of the United States. However, after reading The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley, there was a dramatic change in the way that people viewed and heard about education. It opened peoples’ eyes to show, “Which countries were teaching all of their children to think, and which were not” (24). More specifically, which countries took education more seriously. In her book, Ripley incorporates three Americans, by the names…

2 Burkburnett Independent School District takes pride in being a leader in public education, it has taken on the mission to provide a quality and equitable education to ensure that every child becomes a responsible and productive citizen. Within the district is the one middle school servicing grades 6-8. Burkburnett Middle School (BMS) has a vision; It is to transform learning to inspire all students in an ever-changing world. At BMS, all students will receive an exemplary education…

Oh my mother, how am I going to cope far away from home, away from the warmth of my mother? Ever so caring and protective. As I stepped into my new apartment on East State Street in Athens, Ohio it dawned on me that all along I fed on the love of my mother. Now in this empty space, love seemed far reached. Away from the source of affection. When I was with her, we always argued on matters I felt I was matured enough to handle –she always insisted I came home early, stayed indoors and stayed safe…

College is a fun, memorable, and life changing experience for anyone who chooses to attend. The rush of applying to all your favorite colleges and universities, to finally getting the acceptance letter in the mail can be very exciting. But it’s not very easy to get in to college or stay in college. College students face many different barriers while they are in school. Anything from financial barriers to economic standing barriers. One of the main barriers that college student face, community…

Over the past fifty years, the costs of college tuition have been increasing at an expeditious pace. The first universities to ever be established were around 1100-1200 in medieval Europe, which was free of charge. According to BestCollege, Thomas Jefferson proposed an education system supported through taxes. He believed that for to have an upstanding government and citizens, the population had to be educated. In the early 1800s, many colleges did not charge tuition or had very low rates,…

economy is spiraling downward and backwards in development, however income inequality may be hugely impacted in the American economy through free community college. Though considering free community college in America may bring concerns…