How can a four-day school week be better for students than a five-day week? The Monday-through-Thursday schedule has been adopted by many rural districts, mostly to save money. Since Oakridge went to the four-day plan in 2009, Kordosky has become an expert and a cheerleader. He’s been invited to districts from Alaska to Florida to explain how it works. And he’s faced his share of criticism. Once, on an MSNBC news show, another educator called him “stupid” for promoting it. NBC news anchor Brian
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American children should go to school longer — either stay later in the day or into the summer — if they're going to have any chance of competing for "That calendar may have once made sense, but today, it puts us at a competitive disadvantage. Our children spend over a month less in school than children in South Korea. That is no way to prepare them for a 21st Century economy." jobs and paychecks against foreign kids. • He urged administrators to "rethink the school day" to add more class time
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Disadvantages on Full Day School Introduction Full day schooling refers to a longer day at preschool where they not only learn but are also given time for play. (Lamphere, 2009) Full day preschools run for five hours or longer for five days a week. Half day preschools run for approximately 3 hours for five days a week. (Rosamilia, 2008) Researchers have constantly compared these two types of schooling and most studies came to a conclusion that full day schools are better than half day schools. There are a
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07 July 2013 Dear Coach of Villanova, I have a strong interest in playing basketball for your program at University of Villanova in two years. In August, I will enter my junior year at Trinity Episcopal Day School in Natchez, MS. Here are some of the reasons I believe I can help your program succeed: ü Varsity basketball my freshman and sophomore seasons ü Became a starter as a sophomore ü AAU/USSSA Basketball the past five summers ü Shoot
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5 Day School Week vs. 4 Day School Week Would you prefer going to school four days a week rather than five? Now if you’ve answered that question with a yes answer this next question, would you rather go to school for nine hours a day versus six hours? Although having a four day school week may mean more time to goof off on the weekends and save money for your school, but it also has its cons. Needless to say, I am against a four day school week, and 100% for the traditional five day school week
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Nowadays,more and more schools have career days for their students.Do they really need career days?The answer is obviously yes.On career day,students who are clear about their dreaming job can know the real condition about the job.It can help high school students acquire more information about society’s situation.For students who are not sure what they want to do for future it is a really convenient way to find their job that they are interested in.Based on these reason,it is important for students
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a crisis in American schools today; many African American male students are 7 years behind grade level and are in need to catch up! School is a place that all students should get the right amount of education to be successful in life. We don’t want uneducated future teachers, doctors, policemen etc. Do we? President Obama’s plan is to lengthen the school day and year. Isn’t that a fantastic idea? In this generation students definitely need to be spending more time in school. Failing to educate students
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years. The Mormons have only been here since 1829. In the year 33 there were no hospitals. Today, one out of five people in this country receive their medical care at a Catholic hospital. In the year 33 there were no schools. Today, the Catholic Church teaches 3 million students a day, in its more than 250 Catholic Colleges and UniveWe are members of the oldest Christian religion in the world. The Catholic Church was founded in the year 33 by our Lord Jesus Christ. We have the real body and blood
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One day, on the way home from school, my mom told me she was going to make up some new rules for me and my brothers and sisters. Before this, we knew she wanted us to be good, but we really didn’t have any rules. Well, Mom took care of that. On Sunday, she started giving us the “house rules.” Clean your rooms every other day. Be ready for dinner at 7:00 p.m. (that means sitting at the table, with clean hands). If Mom is having a meeting in the house, be very quiet (that means turn down the music
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aren’t missing any school. They only way this could happen if we had year round school. Since our culture isn’t based on farming during the summer, the September to June calendar isn’t needed anymore. The Blue Springs School District should adopt a year round school because it boosts education, you get more vacation time, and it saves money. Students in most year-round school districts spend the same amount of days in class as students in traditional calendar schools; the days are just arranged differently
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plan special outreach events • Hold a food drive, clothing drive, shoe drive or collect school supplies for the needy • Bake cookies and take flowers to local nursing homes or a children’s hospital • Write a special song or rap for your FFA chapter • Produce an “I am FFA” video and post it on SchoolTube.com • Write a “Top Ten Reasons to Join FFA” and act them out for your school (have a video camera)! • Visit schools that don’t have agriculture education programs or FFA chapters • Invite local farmers
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being in school longer is terrible. So now the legislator is thinking on making school hours longer. Record has it that president Barack Obama want to make school hours longer. I disagree with that decision. I disagree with that because we have less time for chores, little bit of concentration, and stress for students and teachers. It will be coldblooded to have more hours of school. To begin with, school hours should not be longer because the limited time for chores. Being in school can affect
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all have gone through the days of high school and middle school. Some of us have looked back on those days as the greatest days of our lives. Whenever I look back I sometimes think, “Was there really a difference between high School and middle school? School is school right?” If you think hard enough you will see middle school is a far cry from high school. The biggest variance is we get to pick our classes once we enter the grand doors of high school. High school allows you to choose your
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http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/26/suppl_1/s131.full Care of Children With Diabetes in the School and Day Care Setting The American Diabetes Association gives a general guideline for day care providers and school systems, to effectively provide a safe environment for children with diabetes to participate in the school experience. This article also establishes the laws intact to help personnel define acceptable and unacceptable practices. In the first section of the article
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deliberately dumb-down the children,” says Tom Deweese, president of the American Policy Center. The US ranks second in the world for spending so much student education, yet students are lacking the education needed to provide for the future. Longer school days will improve student’s grades. Students lack the knowledge to maintain the United State’s economy. “Despite high U.S. unemployment, and far higher under-employment, major U.S. employment. employers cannot find qualified American applicants to fill
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DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2012-2013 AMENDED School Year Calendar JULY 2012 S M T W T F S S AUGUST 2012 M T W T F S S SEPTEMBER 2012 M T W T F S S OCTOBER 2012 M T W T F S S NOVEMBER 2012 M T W T F S S DECEMBER 2012 M T W T F S 1 8 15 22 29 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 6 13 20 27 7 14 21 28 1 8 15 22 29 5 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 31 4 11 18 25 2 9 16 23 30 3 10 17 24 4 11 18 25 5 12 19 26 18
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205/302 Schools as Organisations Outcome 2: know/understand how schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities: Outcome 2.1 Describe/explain the roles and responsibilities of the following roles: Role Main roles and responsibilities School Governors The governing body works with the school. Its responsibilities and powers have to be exercised in conjunction with the Head Teacher and staff. It’s a fine balance and Governors do not intervene in the day to day management
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Schools as organisations 1.1 As part of the Every Child Matters agenda and Childcare Act 2006, it became an entitlement for all three to four year olds to have a free part time early year’s education for 12.5 hours a week for 38 weeks of the year. In September 2010 this hours increased to 15 hours a week. The government funds this so that every child can get free education before they start school, so parents do not need to pay, however if they want their child in nursery for any additional
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From Zzz's to A’s : Delaying School Times “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world," Nelson Mandela once explained. School is an essential part of a student's’ life. Starting school later than usual is something students could hugely benefit from. Students have to go to school early, spend hours listening to teachers, then go to practices and meetings after school, and then come home with loads of homework to complete for the next day. They are simply not getting enough sleep
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Striking Affects More than Just the Teachers Parents scramble for day care and hope the strike won’t last long. Going to school helps kids get prepared to go into the world on their own and be able to get a good job and make it somewhere. Many Chicago public school teachers have been striking since the beginning of the school year. The striking causes many problems for many people. Parents can’t go to work and children are missing out on learning and having to stay home. The striking cancelled
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The morning of April 20, 1999, started out similar to every other school day in the household. Brad, left for work at 5:45 AM, and a bit later Misty, woke up the children. Cassie didn't want to get up because she had gone to bed late the night before as she caught up with her homework. They were behind schedule, but at 7:20 AM, Chris headed out the door with his sister Cassie close behind. Her mother noted that the girl wore her favorite Doc Martens shoes. Her mom told her that she loved her, and
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On one early morning ,April 7 1925. Ida Bidson was only fourteen years old. she driving her car to school at elk valley Colorado with her seven year old brother Felix and friends. Her t fort car had problems. The brake and clutch was not working good. The car finally stopped. They saw the school house on top of the hill. The school was on the south west dirt road with a small shallow pond. They couldn’t wait to meet there teacher. Ms .Fletcher is a middle age woman with black hair. she thought
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Well boy ole boy, do I have a story to tell. I was recently elected as the president of this years festival of misrule day. Which basically asks me how I would have school ran for one single day. Tons would change. Things such as: solicitation during hard economic times, revoking senior trips during times of which families cannot pay 'dues', and taking credits over missing school. I do not believe in solicitation. I think it is wrong to try to sell stuff to people that is highly over priced especially
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Baylee Heller Mr. Perin Etymology, Block 4 12 September 2012 High School High school is something that every elementary kid can’t wait to experience. It seems to them that high school is some sort of utopia. In all reality it is just what every individual makes of it. Once the elementary school days are over, and you’ve graduated from middle school, you’re just one step away to getting that trophy you’ve been looking forward to. The new freshmen walk in the front doors energetic and nervous
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how schools are organised in terms of roles and responsibilities 2.1 Explain the strategic purpose of: a. School Governors Schools are run by a governing body working with the head teacher and senior management team to ensure pupils get a good education. Becoming a governor could be a way of contributing to your local school and learning new skills. Who can become a school governor? You don't need to have a child at a school to become a governor All types of people can become school governors
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College Vs. High School Graduating high school is probably going to be one of your greatest life accomplishments. Walking across that stage to show that four years of hard work and dedication has lead you to this day, the day you can finally put those years behind you. Now what is life like after high school? You finally got into the college you wanted to be in and you find that it is on a whole new level from high school. Just what makes these two levels of education different from one another
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what if one day it suddenly fell apart everything in your life all the things you woke up for. what if they had been drifting apart but suddenly you just noticed and it was to late to do anything about it. This is my second year of high school and so far if only got 2 months 14 days about 1 hour and 9 min blah blah it's to short guess wat I'm still not done what if one day it suddenly fell apart everything in your life all the things you woke up for. what if they had been drifting
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Throughout my school years, I moved around often. I had tried 6 different schoolings before I decided to get my GED at 17. My first 6 years were spent in a religion based private school. There were around 50 students total from 1st grade through 12th. My 6th grade year was “homeschooled”, in reality I just spent all day with my mom doing no school work. I had to repeat my 6th grade year in the original school. In my 7th grade year we moved a few towns over and I transferred to another private school. My 8th
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every opportunity 1 In the preparation of this document the Anti-Poverty Week Committee gratefully acknowledges the contribution and assistance of: Australian Education Union Australian Red Cross St Joseph’s Primary School, Collingwood Maryborough Education Centre Berengarra School Published by the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, Melbourne © State of Victoria (Department of Education and Early Childhood Development) 2008 The copyright in this document is owned by the State
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A 13 year old cannot work more than two hours in one day - On a school day, a pupil can work a maximum of two hours. On the hols, a pupil aged 13/14 can work up to five hours per day, but not more than twenty five per week. 2. A 15 year old can work eight hours a day between 7am and 7pm at any time -Only true during school holidays, a Saturday, and any week day of the holidays – but a maximum of thirty five hours per week. 3. If I leave school when I am 16 I can work as many hours as I like when
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