Wheaton College

and end at 4:30 PM, because students will have eight hours of school, maintain a healthy sleep schedule and enough time to sleep and rest. Many studies and tets shows that when students get more sleep, grades of tests rise. Finley Edwards, A Colby College economist, “found that a one-hour delay in start time increased math test and reading test scores by three percent. Even more striking, the lowest-scoring students showed the biggest jumps.” By delaying school a few hours, students will have…

Every week more than 28% of high school students fall asleep in school,22% will fall asleep while doing their homework,and 14% are late or miss class due to oversleeping. Nearly half of the students sleep less than eight hours on school nights. I think our nation’s school system is flawed in many ways,we make our children get up before their recommended waking time even after scientific proof that they shouldn’t,we make curriculum difficult,we have tests that are more about test scores than…

Newton.On November 20th, 1889 in Marshfield, Missouri, Edwin Hubble was born to parents John Powell Hubble, an insurance executive, and Virginia Lee Hubble. Hubble was the third of 7 children (space.com). During Hubble’s childhood his family moved to Wheaton, Illinois where he attended high school. There he broke the Illinois state high jump record for track and field. Hubble…

The Day I Choose LCC Have you ever thought about what college you would attend and how successful you would be? Well I have, as child I would imagine what college I would attend and would I be able to succeed. I imagined how collage would be, would I attended a large university or a small local community college. Students may even worry about the ACT and SAT and how successful will they be when taking those two extremely important tests. Luckily, I choose a school that didn 't stress me out…

develop cultural identity so the new generation can continue to play an important role in globalization. This confusion causes an immediate reaction: continue to do what has been done in the past--instruct children to work hard, do well, and earn a college degree, then they will get a job. Many would argue that this philosophy helped the older generation be successful in their educational and post-educational careers, so it should not be changed; however, in the words of Ken Burns, “the…

not made any themselves other than the decision to halt their education career. Aside from a limited knowledge of higher education, my parents could not invest the time much less the money in my college search necessary for a quality college experience. Another dilemma with searching for an ideal college and career was being assisted by educators who would only be able to do so temporarily. Gear Up IV has served as the solution to all of the complications that would could eventually prevent a…

high schools teach students to learn how to take standardized tests on writing, rather than actually prepare them for college. Therefore, most secondary students are entering college without an understanding of how to meet demands of college writing beyond the prescribed “standard five-paragraph essay.” Susan Fanetti’s “Closing the Gap between High School Writing Instruction and College Writing Expectations” examines the discrepancy between American high schools and their post-secondary…

concerning college is choosing which school is best for them after high school. If a person wants to go on to college after high school, it should not have to be a difficult decision based on a nonexistence of monetary contributions. Unfortunately for most children in American families the lack of awareness of preparing for the future of the child or children in the home for continued education has caused many children to become stifled in the pursuit of a college degree. I being a college…

Now, I can’t go a day without it. Being a college student, technology is the way we communicate with each other and it is hard to think how things can be done efficiently without the use of a computer or handheld device. I am constantly on my cell phone and I feel lost without it. This shows how…

From the moment that children begin elementary school the importance of education begins to take hold. Teachers ask their students what they wish to become when they “grow up” and receive answers ranging from teachers to doctors. As they move from one grade level to the next, award ceremonies further instill the idea that education is something worth striving and working hard for. Such concept of merit and being rewarded for hard work drives students to seek further educating themselves, until…