The Distinguished Scholar Program is a strict and difficult program. It encourages students to challenge themselves and reach their full potential. Altering a few rules and parts, such as lowering the required grade point average (GPA) and dropping some of the more rigorous classes, such as Honors Chemistry can truly make it a beneficial and successful program in the regular educational system. Not to mention the great improvement in students test scores and overall take on education. Distinguished Scholars is a curriculum unique to Wilson Classical High School in the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD). It is a combination of advanced placement (A.P.) classes, honors courses and students must take eight classes instead of the five through seven classes required by other schools. Many students in this program deal with an extra struggle and pressure that came with the program. While other teenagers are getting out at 1:10 and having fun after school these students wait until 2:50 or some even until 4:00 during internships. This program would be very beneficial if given with a few adjustments in order to be given to the regular educational system.
To commence, The Distinguished Scholar Program (DSO) was established to successfully foment talented and bright students. Subsequently these students meet most college and university requirements. For example, The DSP as well as the Honors Program requires a minimum of 280 credits. These are two of the only program in the Long Beach Unified School district (LBUSD) that require that much more credits. Other high schools only require 220 credits for graduation students must engage in three college level courses and honors course in science, English, and social studies. The purpos...
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...is not as tempted to engage in bad social activities. An example of the aforementioned would be smoking, graffiti, joining a gang, getting in fights and having unprotected sex. Moreover, additional help and higher education keeps students from regressing or being discouraged and even dropping out.
To surmise, The Distinguished Scholar Program (DSP) is a great curriculum that should be included into the educational system at an overall level. It will help challenge bright young and skillful student minds. The DSP us such a difficult curriculum, and should be balanced out with incentives and or have some positive support for the student’s sakes. With such a vigorous program higher test scores and grades are included. The inclusion of this program will make the educational system more successful. Lastly, it would create better futures for each individual student.
“When schools, parents, families, and communities work together to support learning, students tend to earn higher grades, attend school more regularly, stay in school longer, and enroll in higher level programs.” (Van Roeckel, 2008, p. 1) Deer Valley High School in Glendale, AZ is the first high school built in the Deer Valley Unified Scholl District, and with a population around 1800 students, the high school is one of the bigger schools in the state. It has a tradition of family on its’ campus, where there are still teachers teaching that were there when the school opened in 1980. A number of former students have become new teachers on campus and just about all the teachers’ children have attended and graduated from the campus. With a school like ours, there are many connections to the community around it and it is demonstrated by the programs that bring in parent and community to help with the development of our students. There are numerous booster clubs run on our campus to help support student achievement on the sports fields, a school to work programs to teach the students necessary skills in different areas of either nursing, sports medicine classes, and in the culinary arts classrooms, and funding to our school to help ensure all students graduate on time. There are many programs on our campus, but I will discuss four of the programs: baseball booster club, C2G program, “school-to-work”, and the special education program sponsored by Arrowhead Hospital. These programs are designed to improve the relationships between the campus and the people in the community, and give all students on campus every opportunity to succeed in their future.
Treasure Coast High School is a breaking rank, small learning community high school that was established in 2006 under the leadership of Dr. Helen Roberts. Breaking ranks is a concept that refers to schools that are stepping away from the norms in education and doing things differently. There is a strong focus on data driven school decision making and the goal is to prepare students to be successful in the twenty-first century. The school has a capacity for 2500 students and employs approximately 175 teachers, staff and administrators. Due to the large size students are teamed by their English, math, science and freshman seminar teachers during the 9th grade and their English, math, science and social studies teachers during their 10th grade. Upon entering upper school (11th & 12th grades) students are teamed by their Small Learning Communities which support their Career and Technical Education programs selected during the 10th grade. Treasure Coast High boasts three innovative Small Learning Communities that support eight Career Academies. In this paper I will conduct an evaluation critique of the Health Science Program in the Public Service Academy. The goal is to see if it meets the stringent Career and Professional Education (CAPE) Academy standards set forth by the Florida legislation, senate bill 1908.
Attending college is not only a chance for students to further their education, but it also allows them to experience the lessons life has to offer. One of the hardest lessons to learn is how unfair life can be. Students who work diligently to achieve academic success in the classroom may quickly realize their academic efforts do not “pay off” as much as the student-athlete who possesses the ability to kick a football fifty yards. There is an evident failure in the educational system when the student-athlete’s performance and how they contribute to a winning season, is more valuable to the university, than the academic student who strives to graduate with honors. Students who focus their efforts on an academic based education are not rewarded with the same benefits, resources, and perks as their student-athlete counterparts.
As a senior in Cristo Rey, many people ask “How does it feel to be a senior? Aren’t you excited?” and I respond no with a smile on my face. As many people don't know being a Cristo Rey student isn’t easy for many reasons like academics and time management. A typical Cristo Rey student has fifty days less than any high school student in Philadelphia. Given these points, the school has to make sure the students are where they're supposed to be or higher. Yet, I’m hoping all the work each student puts in at Cristo Rey pays off in college. In addition, Cristo Rey students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement Literacy their senior year and I am currently in the Advanced Placement Literacy class. I am striving to enhance my reading and
Besides the concerns, there are many challenges for implementing CBE across all colleges and universities that lie in the basis of the American higher education system. The first one is the Carnegie Unit that is time-based and that is a basis for awarding financial aid to students (Silva et al, 2015). The second one is the complexity of re-designing curriculum into interrelated competencies and the problem of identifying these competencies in the current diverse educational landscape (Silva et al,
Academic excellence is strongly emphasized along with respect for individual differences and flexibility of programming where needed. Each student is challenged to grow and develop to the highest reaches of his or her ability. As methods of reaching those goals, in 1997 the high school initiated a 4x4 block schedule after preparing the staff in a variety of teaching techniques and seeking support and approval from the community. The high school also pursued a relationship with Seton Hall University and is part of the Project Acceleration concurrent enrollment program that allows students to receive college credit while taking their high school courses. The middle school moved to a modified block schedule in September 2006, with an eight period schedule four days ( M, T, W, F) and a block schedule Thursday. This schedule allowed for three core classes to meet in an extended block every other week. In September 2009, the school added Tuesday as a block schedule day, allowing all six core classes to meet in an extended block each week. An advisory Program, providing each student with a staff member advisor who meets with students three times a week at the beginning of the day, was added to the schedule in September 2007. Additionally, a Thursday activity period each week is dedicated to student-initiated problem-based learning with a strong service learning component.
Going to University High School opened up a lot of opportunities for Sam to pursue his dream of becoming a doctor. University High School gave Sam the opportunity to apply to Seton Hall through the Premedical /Pre Dental Plus Program, which offers free tuitions, counseling and housing. Even though it seemed a long time to him, he eventually applied to Seton Hall, and listened to his friend George, who was excited about this program. It was hard for Sam to ignore that opportunity because he had no other plan, and more importantly he didn’t have the money to go to a good university. Also going to a completely different atmosphere at Seton Hall AWay from the gangs and the bad neighborhood, which encouraged Sam to study more and keep up with his peers. Counseling played a huge role for Sam when he attended the Premedical/Pre-Dental Plus
It is a possibility where many environmental factors contribute to choices, while teenagers are not aware of it. For example, health, law enforcement, business, government, media, community activities, and sports recreation all are possible influences to where students choose to go to college. The US National Library of Medicine’s website states that “any environment which looks down upon smoking, doing drugs, and suicidal behavior can have a more positive result on whether students choose to attend college as a whole” (Robinson).
Being awarded the class valedictorian is a prestigious honor that only the hardest working student can earn. To become the valedictorian, one must spend countless hours studying and exhausting themselves - things that seem terrible, but are definitely worth the while in the end. Many school systems are now looking into eliminating this award in order to decrease competition and tensions between students. Instead, they are implementing an award given to the top 10 percent of a class in recognition of their academic achievement. With the abolition of one sole valedictorian and the creation of a group of multiple valedictorians, more students will strive for academic success.
If more students can graduate with a degree, not only are they improving themselves but their community around them such as with the economy. Works Cited Carlson, Scott. “A President, Fighting For Every Nickel. (Cover Story).” Chronicle of Higher Education 56.30 2010: A1-A19.
Don't get me wrong; my parents never mandated that I take all the honors classes I could gain admission to. No one told me to take three honors classes. No one, that is, except the little voice in my head that convinced me scholarly success was based upon the number of "H's" on my high-school transcript. The counselors cautioned me not to do it, students who had fallen into the trap before warned me against it and my parents just left it up to me. Through it all, I just smiled and reassured them, "Don't worry; I can handle it." The trouble was, I didn't have the slightest idea what lay ahead.
Within a typical high school, there will be many different kinds of students. Likewise, there will be many types of different classes. There will be students (similar to me when I was in high school) whose main focus is getting into a quality university program. For these students, there will be a rigorous set of honors courses. Any student may enroll in these courses; the advertised amount of extra work they require will keep out the students who don't belong in them.
These negative effects include cuts in funding for art programs and sports that have little popularity. The reason this is important is due to a students ' ability to create a social structure outside the classroom. Going through high school, counselors always say to participate in school, both in the classroom and out as it will help with the students ' grade. But due to these program cuts, students ' have fewer choices in after-school programs which correlate back to their grade. The reason for this is closely related to why many people exercise to relieve stress. An archive from John Holloway states that when a student does participate more outside of school, their grade point average goes up. Holloway gathered research from other sources stating, "adolescents who participated in structured activities supervised by positive adult role models were more likely to make personal investments in their schooling that might, in turn, motivate them to excel academically" (Holloway par. 9). It gives the students a reason to get up and go
These two functions of education shaped my identity. Through socialization, I learned many social norms (learning attitudes, moral values, and behaviors) through interactions with my teachers and peers. I learned to respect and appreciate my teachers, my friends, and myself. Not only that, the most important thing I learned that made me a successful person is obeying the deadline. Furthermore, I also learned “soft skills” (Manza 417). In the case of Steve Job, his body odor was the reason stopping him to be successful if he was not able to create his own company; I learned that keeping my appearance neat and clean was also important to be socially acceptable. Socialization is very important in my life because it helps me realize that I need to surround myself with people that support my decision, and continuous broaden my circle of acquaintances. Overall, my past high school had done well in preparing my friends and me for our future. All faculties not only guided us toward the career we want in our future, they also helped us having our first important credential – the high school diploma, and they also shaped us to be who we are today. I learned the intellectual skills I needed to be able to graduate high school and able to go to college in order to become a pharmacist. I learned that having credentials is important for my future
U.S. Department of Education. (2013). A blueprint for r.e.s.p.e.c.t.: Recognizing education success, professional excellence and collaborative teaching. Washington, D.C.: Department of Education.