Violence in schools is a very prevalent issue in today\'s society. School violence is on the rise. To solve this growing problem, we need to first address what is the root cause of this violent behavior. Many people blame this increase on movies, video games, and music. While this might have an effe...

Hi! My name is Karina Rosales I am 22 years old and I am a teen parent. I was 13 years old when I found out I was pregnant. At first I was in denial until a pregnancy test confirmed it. I could not believe what that pregnancy test said because I never planned to be pregnant or had even thought of. ...

The article by Hilda Rosselli and Judith Irvin, entitled, "DifferingPerspectives, Common Ground: The Middle School and Gifted EducationRelationship" discusses the issue of the middle school as a conduciveenvironment and venue for the education of gifted children. In describingthis issue and p...

First of all, school uniforms eliminate school violence in the classroom. School uniforms play a major role in decreasing potentially dangerous altercations amongst students. A case in point, many unsuspecting and vulnerable students unknowingly wear gang-colored or gang-affiliated clothes to school...

The Apathetic Bored ProcrastinatorMy name is-------and I am a apathetic bored procrastinator. Some people say admitting you have problem is the first step to recovery. Well, I have a problem. School is easy, boring, and a waste of time. No teacher has ever challenged me. From the time I started ...

During the summer of 1998 I began to worry about how I was going to feel about entering a new school. Sherwood High School was so different compared to Farquhar Middle. It is almost 3 times larger than Farquhar Middle. It felt odd to be at the summer orientation at Sherwood. I felt alone and conf...

In recent years, tragedies have been visited upon schools across the country. From Kentucky to Oregon to Colorado, the notion of schools as safe havens has been shattered by the sound of gunfire. These acts are not limited to any geographic regions or family backgrounds, nor do they have a single ...

When I finally made the decision to attend Hampton University; along with that decision came the Pre-College program, that I was advised to attend in order to become acquainted with the school. The months that lead up to June 18th were filled with excitement and anticipation. There was no time more...

One of the major problems facing us today is violence in middle and high schools across the country. With school shootings becoming an almost expected thing each year, the focus of many people should be on how to stop this violence. Many of the instigators of the violence in schools have been ster...

Does Basic Schooling Prepare Students for College and Life? Since everyone's humble beginnings in pre-school or kindergarten we have all been groomed to be the scholars of the future. While some have strayed from the pack, the majority has continued on a track set for a more fulfilling lif...

Here in the United States only those with money get to accomplish their dreams. Some who some do not have money to accomplish them with scholarships or financial aid. Some colleges or institutes they don't want undocumented immigrants in schools, but they can't say no to anyone...

Prayer in School: Good or Bad? As secular humanists and groups like the Christian Coalition are at war with each other regarding prayer in high schools behind closed doors in Washington DC, the average high school kid is the one that gets caught in the middle. For years now ther...

Picture yourself when you were 17 again, right before walking into your math class. As you are entering, all 32 heads raises up to glance as if you were walking down the red carpet in Hollywood. It could be one of those latest flare jeans from GAP. Doesn't anybody pay attention to what&a...

My views on high school and college are very different. I had to think a lot about how I was going to adapt to the change. I knew that nothing would be the same after high school. There would be different clubs to be in and different schools to choose from. Other students all over have learned that ...

The refurbishing of older institutes of education is slowing becoming more and more common place. In the Savannah area there are few examples of this phenomenon. The Savannah Arts Academy and Richard Arnold are two major established projects. There are numerous quality materials put into older s...

Faryal Awan 12 G STATUS ON THE COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAM The new program that was established this year involving the entire school in community service was a partial success. This program mandatory for each grade consists of four different institutions where the students of Lahore American School ...

I am done waiting for my knight in shining armor, and now I am ready to be my own. I was not sure what I wanted to do with my life after High School, or if I could do anything at all. Education is an important factor in the choices of my future, and how I will arrive there. The people and events in...

Bless Me Ultima High School is primarily made up of "groups". In fact, any school for that matter consists of many different groups, which are put together by the kids. CVHS is not the most diverse school in the area, but it still contains people who congregate...

The Fight To play lacrosse for a middle school team was a true passion when I was in elementary school. In my mind, lacrosse was the center of everything. It was my fun, and it was always on my mind. To play on a middle school lacrosse team, however, I had to be in middle school. This rule ...

Jimmy is a member of the working class society; he lives at the outer edge of his middle-class school district. The district that he attends is made up of predominantly middle class students, whom he has little in common with. On his bus ride to school every day he dreads what lies ahead of him fo...

Imagine just completing something that you have been waiting to finish for the last four years. It is finally over and this great weight has been lifted from your shoulders. However, before you can truly savor the moment, BOOM, it is dropped right back on you. What I am referring to is the great tra...

Ridiculous! All of it just doesn't make any sense. Work, work, work, and why? We work because we supposedly have to know it. Know what? That is probably what you're thinking, and yeah, it does bother me. The level of education learned in the 70's and 80's is nothing compa...

In the case of Marilyn, she is a disabled student that is going from middle school to high school. Due to the fact that she is the only disabled student in the school, she is going through a disengagement period where there has not been a change to engage in actives or the other students. Somet...

I see him standing their waiting for some food at the grill. He has a saunter about him that screams confidence. He gets his food and then finds a seat with some other ball players in the back of the grill. I have seen him around before on the basketball court and walking to and from class. He seems...

A wise man once said, "For everything lost something is gained, and for everything gained something is lost." That famous statement, by Ralph Waldo Emerson, illustrates a very important fact of life. Throughout my life I have experienced several life changing events that I have gained or lost s...