The purpose of these three tiers is to better guide students through effective remedial education programs without sacrificing course and curriculum time. Next, is to place students in these levels will be determined through multiple measures, including SAT scores, GPAs, high school transcript data, essay placements, and/or alternative assessment instruments. ... As a college student currently enrolled in a remedial course in a Connecticut Community College, I can see why this topic would be controversial to our community. ... I am not intrigued as much as I would be if I were learning a new t...

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Now, I know this is a big topic to cover so I am going to narrow my paper down a lot in my opinion, and some on facts referring to my research. ... The U.S Department of Education's Department of Education Statistics (NCES) reports two types of drop out rates. ... Leon Botstein's essay, "High School, an Institution Whose Time Has Passed,"" explains what is wrong with today's high school and why America should eliminate these outdated schools. ... I agree with this thought in Botstein's essay. ... Students I went to school with (my peers) did not care about education. ...

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Now there are a lot of questions that come with this topic like how to deal with the Title IX, how to wager out the amount of pay, and how to make the whole NCAA happy about it. ... As I continue to read news articles on this topic I begin to feel the argument is that the student athletes should not be paid because they believe their being paid for with receiving an education through a scholarship to that certain university. These people also feel that the promise of their 4-year education being paid for is enough for the amateur athletes. ... This title states"No person in the United States s...

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In the essay "In Defense of Elitism" by William A. ... Henry tells us teachers don't desire to teach the topics they are teaching anymore they are teaching what people want to learn. ... They could have a two year plan to get there general education out of the way and focus on their majors when they get to four years. ... In the NY times article Education's Hungry Hearts Mark Edmundson says, "He doesn't need that Associates degree to end up with his job in the garage . . . it's not the right way to spend your dough". ...

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And of course, when applying to a scholarship for being Latina, the essay topic would be to write about the challenges in my life and how I overcame them, because you know, I am Latina and therefore my life has to be complicated. ... I was asked to give a speech for community police and problem solving class about gay marriage and write a paper about that topic. ... Through an education, we can become something in life. ...

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