They become caught up in a society that has placed the value of the dollar ahead of social development and are not prepared to turn down such offers. ... A commission should be established to develop and oversee acceptable nationwide academic standards. ... Sports can be, and are, an excellent method for developing cognitive skills, encouraging team building and cohesion, loyalty, and various others socially accepted moral behavior. ...

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Furthermore, students are desperate to get good grades, incapable to accept failure, and afraid losing their reputations from friends and family, therefore cheating seems an acceptable option to get by. ... Psychoactive drugs are used for altering consciousness, perception, mood, and behavior. ... Usually the person becomes a drug abuser because of things that result in disruptions in academic, social, or occupational functioning, or psychological problems. ...

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The study focuses on the social problem of student achievement and understanding how parental involvement influences minority student achievement. ... The societal benefits of minority student achievement are a positive on the workforce; and improve social- economic consequences for communities. ... "Research links family involvement in middle and high school to students' positive academic and social outcomes" (Bouffard and Steffen, p2, 2007). ... Bouffard and Stephens (2007) reported that research connects the involvement of family in middle school result in not only positiv...

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