Many people feel that drug testing is actually "searching" an individual without a warrant, theoretically making it illegal. ... The athletes and other people that participate in extracurricular activities are supposed to be the people that make their school look good. ... People who participate in sports already have enough pressure riding on them as it is. ... Also, random drug testing only tests certain people for drugs at certain times. People could be doing drugs throughout an entire sporting season and never get caught, even with the expensive drug testing system in place at their ...

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To get tested the teenager has to go to a testing facility and pay for each STD they want to be screened for. ... If the testing were offered for free, then a lot more teenagers would be getting tested. ... Nearly two-thirds of all STDs occur in people younger than 25 years of age. The more people are infected, the bigger the problem becomes. ... There will be people who will protest against having mandatory testing in high schools. ...

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Are standardized tests effective? ... Standardized testing is any form of testing where the students are tested on the same test questions in order to get proper data to analyze the student's' ability. Many schools in the United States utilize standardized testing to its maximum ability and whether or not this form of testing is effective is the question that is causing a common debate between people in the educational system. ... It doesn't tell how smart a student is because some people don't work well under pressure and stress" and "Standardized tests do not t...

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Personally when I was 12 the only examinations that I experience were simple Math and English tests. ... As a result the suicide rate for people from the ages of 12-22 has risen 2.5% every 5 years. When the education system becomes to stressful that people kill themselves it has gone to far. ...

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I loved this class so much because it dealt with all the neat stuff that people went through after a certain war. ... A student should not be tested on the time it takes them to complete a test. ... People work differently. People are different. ... They are worthless because they test kids who suck at taking tests. ...

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The SAT's does not really test a person's aptitude, but the way they can take this particular test. ... Ironically, even the College Board, which is in charge of the SAT's, also agree that the test is not truly meant to test a person's intelligence. ... When one student was asked her opinion in a TIME magazine article last October, she said "I know plenty of people who are blowing off class and failing school who can walk in there and get a 1200 on [the test]." ... It's ironic how after we find the perfect way of classifying people, it hits us th...

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A lot of people wish that their school could be changed in an instant. ... State tests can be a hassle and sometimes depressing. ... If people would like to know how they are progressing academically they can take the tests and know how they are progressing. They can take the tests and see which levels they need to improve on. ... Therefor the teenager can test their progress optionally. ...

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The problem of teaching to tests, and over emphasis on tests in general may get much worse if it is not corrected. Many people base achievement solely on numbers and statistics. ... Many people would still just look at the overall scores, notice the U.S. is low again, and become angry and demand changes be made. ... If people stopped worrying about why America is consistently lower, and just let the teachers teach and the students learn, we will have no problem at all. ... This gives many people a chance they might not have elsewhere to learn. ...

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If blacks score far below whites on a test with real-word consequences, people will want to know who selected the questions and why they choice those questions instead of the others. ... Standardized test assess peoples skills and knowledge using methods that some test takers find poorly, frustrating, anxiety-provoking, or silly. ... The subtests are completely unfamiliar which may bother some people more than others. The instructions for administering the tests are quite rigid, so people give the wrong answer because he or she does not understand the question. ... Standardized tests as wel...

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Yet even thought the test contains problems from lower grades it even gives you a better chance of passing by have the requirements very lenient to pass both parts of the test. ... You also have as much as five times to pass the test. ... Finally, no matter how hard they will make this test, with the requirements they set and the chance they give you, passing this test should not come in to question. By them making this test even easier it would be like them not giving a test at all. ... People need to learn that when you think of it if students cannot pass this test they should not be abl...

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Many people, colleges, and college administrations are now considering this question. "Those in favor of abolishing the test have said that the SAT tests too broadly and thus overlooks students" specific studies."... Some people get nervous before big tests. Some people are just bad at that type of test. ... The SAT I exam is clearly the most controversial test in history. ...

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Escalante did all he could to motivate and help the students to prepare for this test, they spent evenings, weekends, and even their breaks off of school to prepare for the test. ... People get motivated in many different ways. ... They took the AP Calculus test and passed it with flying colors, and they did so well that people believed they cheated. So once people believed that they cheated all of the students lost their motivation and acted how they did before Mr. Escalante came but then he motivated the students once again to take the test one more time and they did and they all passed. ...

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I for one am against standardized tests like the SAT which includes difficult vocabulary and puzzling analogies. ... I find it very sad that students, especially in the 12th grade cannot pass this test after the second try. ... There aren't excuses to fail this test. ... The FCAT also allows a school to be graded using the test scores of the students. ... I for one am for the FCAT because students today are the future for this country, and I am probably not the only one who wants a country full of people who don't know how to read and comprehend. ...

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To people today (parents and students) high school study is only an insignificant hurdle that must be crossed in order for the student to receive an A. ... The second category of academic dishonesty is basically stealing information for homework, tests, quizzes, etc. ... The 4th category is Plagiarism or copying on major papers or project as well as Dishonesty on a major test. ... School, for me, isn't about grades and education it is a self-test. High school is there to test one's self to see how smart you really are and how smart you really can be. ...

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They select over achievers who have high grade point averages and high test scores. ... When it comes to test scores not everyone are good test takers. ... Rather you pass a test should not determine rather you are smart or dumb. ... There are also some people who do not understand anything in the entire course but they end up passing their college placement tests. ... In college, there are plenty of people to look up to that can help young people to stay on the right track. ...

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People who are supporting unschooling believe in all the benefits that it shares; higher test scores, closer relationship with your children and the ability to bring religion into the classroom. ... They are still tested on their progress and need to provide credible representation of what they have learned. ... Students check out textbooks, study the chapters, take a test and return the book. ... Rachel scored high enough test scores to gain admittance to Harvard. ... Many children who are unschooled surpass the educational abilities and test scores of public schools. ...

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Some people believe that it is not necessary in today's society. ... Color-blind admission should be tested to see the reaction around the country. ... But if that is not able to be done there is no reason that standardized test scores should be curved to give minority's better scores. ... Standardized tests are not the only thing colleges and universities look at it is known that some people that may excel in the classroom might not test very well. ... Another factor for the success of an open admission policy in community colleges is that some people don't know what they ...

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This usually occurs when someone does not study for a test or just does not feel like thinking. ... It can be a simple as copying one word, to copying the whole test. ... In today's society, teens just assume that cheating is an exceptable way of getting through test. ... That is hard because there are so many dishonest people who do not care in this world. ... We need to build back up our trust of people, because without trust our world will crumble. ...

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I organized an activity in helping the aged and homeless people in June, 2001. ... I passed the CET-4 (College English Test Band 4) when I was in Grade 11. This is actually a test for college students, and the points I had scored in the test are comfortably above the average, and the result of which had indeed struck many people as a surprise. ...

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Most will agree the public needs an educational system beneficial to all, but many people have different opinions on how this can be done and what a beneficial educational system is. There are groups that say division says privatize education, and another group of people who believe charter-schools are not the solution to this problem. ... It is shown that through longer school days and unique lesson plans Charter-schools showed greater test scores and student graduation rates than your average public school. ... The studies shown in An inconvenient Truth About Waiting for Superman show that ...

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After they have good test results, the things they learned or memorized can soon be forgotten. ... According to the American Educational Service Group, the American testing method however will help the students understand and know the material fully, for they have tests every week. ... Japanese teachers value their students only by the grades they get on the test. ... With the American educational system, people can study only what they want, can get more free time to enjoy themselves, and can express their feelings. For these reasons, it is possible to say that the people who got their educat...

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Academic penalties include such sanctions as assignment of a failing grade for a particular course requirement, or for the course itself, or for other tests or program assignments. ... In conclusion, with all of the effects of plagiarism, you would think the thought of doing it would make people stop, but it is a easier way out of an essay, quiz, or test, so people are going to still pursue plagiarism. ...

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When it was over, two people were dead, twenty-eight marshals had been shot, one hundred sixty people were injured, and James Meredith became the first black student to attend the University of Mississippi. ... For many years, some people were not ready to accept that the time had come for minorities to be accepted in society as equals with equal rights under the law. ... Even though it is clear many students have benefited from the desegregation policy, standard test scores for African Americans continue to lag behind their white counterparts. ...

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" Common Core was initially adopted due to the claim that our international test scores are very low. ... In comparison to European and Asian students, American student test scores are low internationally. The way to 'fix' this problem is to establish high standards that control what is taught by testing students on the standards. Testing assures that these standards are taught. ... Indian's are associated with being a poor country; therefore the people must be poor too. ...

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But quite a few people these days are arguing that high school players should be left out of the draft process. ... Well for many people that work in the NBA say that, "No high school player belongs in the NBA." ... There is one reason that very few high school students go straight to the NBA because in high school there is never tested to the limit that it might be tested to if they were to go to college. ...

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