In the school's official website, it explains the different types of procedures. For example, the school is closed at midday if weather conditions "deteriorate". ... This led to the school being closed for various days. Although the school was shut down, the online website, blackboard, was not. ... That worked as advantage and alternatively improved the student's comprehension of the material which led to better grades. ...

• Word Count: 1271
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

According to "A Nation at Risk", the American education system has declined due to a " rising tide of mediocrity" in our schools. ... I feel that school is a place where students should learn and interact with other students at no expense. ... Rather than expelling these students, they should be sent to a mandatory alternative situation, such as military or boarding school, with stricter rules and regulations. ... I feel some students do not receive the accurate interaction opportunities in school, which causes a negative reaction. ...

• Word Count: 1280
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After spending the last four years in the social pressure cooker known as high school, you are now a small fish in a big, college pond. ... Then focus their time towards a sound GPA or a third alternative is they choose to participate in a fun and exciting social life. ... Coming into college calls for more effort from students than high school. ... Colleges' raise academic standards and expectations, making it more perceptible in graduate school. ... In addition, with pressure and building frustrations in school and work life, students take that tension into affairs with friends. ...

• Word Count: 2294
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School