I believe the state legislators are wrong in taking our driving privileges over our grades and performance. Taking our privileges just over our performance in school and our grades in class, we can't drive to school. Students that drive to school normally have jobs right after and if they can’t drive to school because of their grades and performance then how can they get to work right after school. Students that live far out in the country or in Jackson that go to Oak Hill can’t reach the buses at times and need to drive to school. Driving to students is like their freedom, they need a bit freedom on things and taking freedom is just like telling them that you don’t trust them. Students have been getting jobs that start right after school, and when the bell rings to leave they go straight to work from school, so if their driving privileges are taking they have no way of getting to work. Right after school some students go straight to work, and most of them drive from school, and if they don’t have that good of grades how are they supposed to get to work if they are not even allo...
Even with the negative and positive functions of No Child Left Behind, there are many areas that still need to ironed out. Under the Obama administration several states have received a waiver from No Child Left Behind, “with this waiver students will still be tested annually. But starting this fall, schools in those states will no longer face the same prescriptive actions spelled out under No Child Left Behind” (Feller & Hefling, 2012). Since 2007, the law has been up for review, but due to opponents of the law there has not been an agreement reached and the law continues to stress our schools and children out. We can only hope that when this law is reviewed and agreed upon that it really is in the best interest of our children and the nation as a whole.
My perspective on the decision on the policy is that it lacks careful thinking by the law-makers. If students perform different, why use just one variable to test them. It’s like hoping that you are going to produce all children that are exactly the same quality. Or a school can be an excellent school but is seen as not making adequate annual progress under the provisions of “No Child Left
In the Abbeville et al. versus the state of South Carolina case, Abbeville demanded more funding from the state for the school districts that were not being provided with extra money through their property taxes. Abbeville argued for more state funding by proposing that their students were not acquiring an adequate education compared to that of students in wealthier districts (Abbeville 4). Abbeville et al. claimed the state violated “the South Carolina Constitution's education clause (art. XI, § 3), the state and federal equal protection clauses, and a violation of the Education Finance Act (EFA)” (Abbevi...
First this Tardy Policy deprived us students , we try are best to come to school on time but there's going to be days where we won't be on time due to problems. As a Millikan student I take the city bus at 6:46 everyday and it's hard and stressful, the bus can take long to get to school due to traffic. Also when my parents drive me there's always traffic , I always see students getting dropped off in the middle of the street just to try to make it on time. That can be really dangerous and It can cause a accident. Students should not have to be rushed to try to make it in time just cause they don't want
unskilled or semiskilled jobs” (2). This shows that working class schools are created for working
Then the students get affected because instead of getting help on their subjects, they are getting bored instead. Students should never feel bored and never feel that the teachers do not car because they are bored too. Students should be excited to learn and not dread going to school, they should love learning new information every day. The only way this can be changed is to allow the teachers to be able to take control of the and to have the government take a step
...here they need to go. This makes kids late, the times ranging from forty five minutes to two hours, if the bus comes at all. All of these are major concerns, the interference with summer plans, the length of our summer, and the conditions of the roads, are significant concerns.
...erformance. The biggest issue seems to be accountability, which is an important aspect to students, teachers, and school boards. The final issue deals with the goal for 2014. To predict that 100% of students would be college-ready by this year is impossible. Some students will always need help- this is a simple statement that must be first understood before setting realistic goals. Additionally, some students will always be ahead. The goals of this act were farfetched, and should have been viewed as impossible from the beginning. Governer Rick Scott believes these misunderstandings provide a chance to gain “more local control” (2012, Armario) which he is very “enthusiastic about” (2012, Armario). The No Child Left Behind Act was started with high hopes that were never fully accomplished, but I believe that it can be successful after modifications and reevaluations.
After the first year you get your licence, getting a "DUI", speeding, or getting in an accident revokes your license for six months, and to regain it you must retake the driver's ed course. The law proposes a similar punishment for having low grades: If you have a failing grade in two terms, you lose your licence for six months. This proposed law punishes a kid failing a class and a kid who physically wrecks his car at the same degree. It is absurd to hold kids at such high degree of punishment based on two grades. There are several reasons why a child might fail academically, like a loss in the family. If you do have a good reason for failing a class, you have to be reviewed by your principal and have him personally write a letter to the Department of Motor Vehicles. This tedious process unfairly gives students a very severe punishment for a minor, irrelevant
It is not in America’s best interest to pass the proposal to require standardized testing at elementary school levels, or to force students to pass exit exams to earn their diplomas. If we wish for our children to be informed and educated, and ready to survive on their own in the real world, we need to give them the tools that will get them there. These tests are not accurate, and they are detrimental to the education of children. There should be no debate over how our representatives in Congress should vote on this bill.
Giving students a grade that they have not earned hinders the youth’s future educational success. A number of schools are no longer giving a grade of zero on assignments, tests, and exams completed by students. While other school districts continue to give students the grade that is adequate for the work they have done or have not completed. Giving students the grade that equals their work is designed to show students where they need to improve. Many school boards want to stop giving out zeros for work that hasn’t been turned in and give a grade that rages around the “D” area keeping children from falling behind in their classes. By allowing student to pass through the school system the educational board is raising their graduation and success
It is very common that many high school students hold part time jobs while going to school. When these teens work, they are able to learn and experience life lessons from ethical and moral work. Knowing that school is aways and should be a priority, students should work while in high school because working helps students be more responsible with their lives, help them practice time managment, and also helps students see and experience the real world.
A common argument against this position is that the school board wants students to go to school for the amount of hours that is necessary. It may be true that leavening the school puts lots of responsibility to the student to not get in trouble or to not be late to future classes, except there should still be a chance for the student to prove themselves to the schools. Admittedly, until there is a written version of such consequences and procedures in the handbooks of school the fault for accidents could possible be held accountable to the schools and legal procedures could be done against them. While it is true that leaving school early isn 't something that is shown or told throughout your time in highschool it does not necessarily follow that it can not be done later in your highschool career with correct reasons and precautions from the school systems.
In America, everyone has the right to a free public education. States set standards for schools in an attempt to ensure all students get the same quality education. No matter how many standards are set, students will not have equal schooling. Schooling is larger than the lessons taught in the classroom. Each student’s school experience is different, not only because of the quality of their education, but because of things like school location, demographic, teachers, participation, and other personal experiences.
Regrettably, some students must drop out of school and use that time to get a job to help support their families. Female students who become pregnant have to drop out to take care of their child. Poor choices constrain some students to land themselves behind bars before their education becomes complete. Primary caretakers becoming ill and/or dying can force high schoolers to drop out and to take on the role of their family member, who has now become unable (“School Dropout”). These events can leave kids all over the country with two different options that have a few stunning similarities; receiving their GED, or dropping out of high school without a