graduated high school in the United States of America, ranking sixteenth in the world. However, it ranks fist on dollars spent per student. It cost around $80,000 to educate [the child] from the age of six to fifteen” (The Real Reason America’s schools Stink.) The American Education system needs fixed. “In the United States, education is compulsory for all students until ages sixteen to eighteen depending on the individual state” (The American Education System). A child can attend a public school, a private…
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graduated high school in the United States of America, ranking sixteenth in the world. However, it ranks fist on dollars spent per student. It cost around $80,000 to educate [the child] from the age of six to fifteen” (The Real Reason America’s schools Stink.) The American Education system needs fixed. “In the United States, education is compulsory for all students until ages sixteen to eighteen depending on the individual state” (The American Education System). A child can attend a public school, a private…
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world. I didn’t like to write though, during the third grade I broke my leg and ended up being home schooled, while my leg was healing I missed the classes on how to write cursive writing. When I got to the fourth grade, there was a program that allowed a free personal pizza for reading ten books. In order to obtain the ticket for the pizza, you had to have your parent or guardian sign the form to hand into the teacher. At the end of the fourth grade I found out that I failed my English exam by one point…
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students and that if a schools cannot provide a good quality of education, there is the option to attend a school that meets those needs. The better quality is showing progress on the focus of the NCLB, by closing the educational the gap. The NCLB calls for more parental involvement with their child’s education. This act takes into consideration on how the parents feel about their child’s education. Parents have more of a choice on where to send their children to school. The greatest thing about…
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Also over all just trying harder in school. School has never been really easy for me. In elementary school I was a slow reader and I wasn’t up to speed with all the other kids which made me fall behind. My mom would make me sit down and do all of my homework and not let me go outside and play until it was all done. I felt like everyone else was just plane better then I never realized that they were just working more than me. It wasn’t until fourth grade that I managed to catch back up with…
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name is end i am a senior at Whitesboro High School. Since a very young age, I have strived to get good grades and work hard. I have also taken that hard work and placed it into the community. About a decade ago my family founded the AlS walk and run of utica that occurs once a year, in order to raise money for Lou Gherigs Disease. I have volunteered and walked that, also the Heart Run and Walk, The Boilermaker and the Relay for Life at Whitesboro High School. Every Thanksgiving i also spend my…
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My educational story is a bit more complicated and strung out than the normal college freshman who is may be right out of high school. Ever since I can remember my education was different than my peers. Whether it’s how my parents were, how my mind wondered in school or the training I had before and during the military. My story is one of struggle and determination. My narrative starts at my first memories, my parents always tried to teach me to be the best I possibly could be. From an early age…
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I patiently waited for my turn as my fourth grade teacher Ms. Hansen handed out the Honor Roll awards. My friends were already celebrating over their awards, proudly showing them off to each other. Then suddenly Ms. Hansen handed out the last certificate, and returned to her seat. I instantly rushed up to her desk and asked why I hadn’t received an award. She replied, “Rahul, I’m sorry but you didn’t get all A’s and B’s this trimester. You got a D- in history.” I was shocked and utterly disappointed…
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The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution states that is a natural right of man to be protected random searches and seizures, programmed by the government. It also implements the idea of the right to privacy, and involves the uses of warrants, a method used by the British known as “writs of assistance. Although the Fourth Amendment protects persons’ rights against unreasonable searches and seizures, it also protects their undisclosed right to privacy. The right to privacy is sprinkled…
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it seems that we carry things we would never imagine would weigh so much on us. I carry more than just my school supplies when I walk into the school every morning. I carry many thoughts about my past, present, and my future. I carry my conscience every second of the day. I carry 17 years of memories and experiences. I carry my backpack into school every day that I’ve had since fourth grade. Within the backpack I carry a dozen pen and pencils, scissors, glue, calculator, a five subject notebook…
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