During my junior, year the school adopted a policy that anyone involved in clubs or sports was to be severely punished if caught using drugs or alcohol. ... I believe that it gives kids an excellent opportunity to learn to be part of a team. ... I also believe that during your high school years you should be allowed to experiment and find out what the world is really like out there. ...
Unfortunately, many states and school districts have gone far beyond the federal Gun-Free Schools Act by enacting policies that suspend or expel students for carrying virtually any object that could be considered a weapon, illegal drugs, prescription drugs, and even some drugs available over-the-counter. ... A 1994 study showed that students who were suspended and expelled believed that their school no longer wanted them and eventually dropped out. ... Four kindergartners at Wilson Elementary School in Sayreville, N.J., were suspended for three days for playing a make-believe game of cops and ...
The influences of drugs and peer pressures within gangs have impaired good judgment. Kreiner believes that drug use by teens "can result in greater violence at school. ... The affects of rampant drug use and the culture of gang behavior in our schools have led to some increases in violent acts. ... The prevalence of guns, combined with drugs, and media portrayals of violence have created within our society at this time a dangerous environment within our schools. ... A few students turn to drugs or gangs for comfort and acceptance. ...
Marijuana is a more harmful drug then people make it out to be. ... A growing problem with teenagers is believing that marijuana will not do anything to them. ... Marijuana is a psychotropic drug which means it affects the mind and your behavior when used. ... Teenagers may become so involved in the drug that nothing else matters anymore. ... They would rather talk about drugs and the old friends may not be into that. ...
Teen pregnancy, school shootings, and drug use have become more prominent then any other time in our country's history. ... It seems to me that if you believe in the power of prayer post-disaster, you should believe in it pre-disaster," (Reeves 3). Drug use in teenagers has increased over the years. ... Jan Cook, a mother of four, believes that "when prayer was taken out of school guns started coming in." ... Therefore the prayer was a harmless act to nonbelievers and an important detail to those who believed. ...
How can the lure of drugs and money be overcome? The lure of drugs and money can be overcome by showing students that drugs can be very bad and that a craving for money can lead a student to steal or anything else to get money, thus ruining their high-school career if they are caught breaking the laws. ... The lure of drugs and money could also be overcome by teaching children, at a young age, good Christian morals. ... The parents should also teach that money is not everything and that drugs cannot make you escape from reality and problems. ... Do you believe there should be more cont...
Some argue that the two are so time consuming that by doing both they take away from each other, while others believe that the two, student and athlete, really assistance one another. ... Sports also help keep young men and women from smoking and using drugs. ... This also ties into drug usage amongst athletes and non-athletes. In an analysis of National Data by the Department of Health and Human Services found that, "Students who spend no time in extracurricular activities are fifty-seven percent more likely to have dropped out of school by the time they would have been senior; forty-nine pe...
However, as people grow they change: what they enjoy changes, what they believe in changes, and the things they have in common with other people change as well. ... As one friend gets into drugs, the other one might find a way to stay on the straight and narrow path. ... Many teenagers deal with their stress by drinking or doing drugs. ... Many people believe that if everyone else is doing it, they need to do it too. ...
However, as people grow they change: what they enjoy changes, what they believe in changes, and the things they have in common with other people change as well. ... As one friend gets into drugs, the other one might find a way to stay on the straight and narrow path. ... Many teenagers deal with their stress by drinking or doing drugs. ... Many people believe that if everyone else is doing it, they need to do it too. ...
However, as people grow they change: what they enjoy changes, what they believe in changes, and the things they have in common with other people change as well. ... As one friend gets into drugs, the other one might find a way to stay on the straight and narrow path. ... Many teenagers deal with their stress by drinking or doing drugs. ... Many people believe that if everyone else is doing it, they need to do it too. ...
However, as people grow they change: what they enjoy changes, what they believe in changes, and the things they have in common with other people change as well. ... As one friend gets into drugs, the other one might find a way to stay on the straight and narrow path. ... Many teenagers deal with their stress by drinking or doing drugs. ... Many people believe that if everyone else is doing it, they need to do it too. ...
They believe the public school system can offer better books and more experienced teachers. ... They will not have the pressures of being popular to follow their friends in ridiculing others or being rude, and more importantly, trying drugs or alcohol. ... Julie Bird, a home school parent, stated during an interview," I knew it was time to take action when my third grader said it was a joke that his elementary school was called a drug free zone. ...
I seem to believe that the mind of today's generation are from all aspects, no less creative than those of Einstein, or for that matter, any person who we might look up to for their intelligence or creativity. ... These friends spoil students innocent minds by introducuing them to drugs, gangs, and unsafe sex. One consequence after getting involved in drugs and gangs are like being kicked out of school. Why should the schools kick out the students for drug related charges instead there should be a separate section to deal with such students? ...
According to the survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics, "the most common reasons that parents give for home schooling their children are moral or religious reasons, a desire for high educational achievement, dissatisfaction with public schools' instructional program, and concerns about school environment, including safety, drugs, and peer pressure-(Bielick, Chandler & Broughman, 2001, 10). ... On the other hand, parents who choose to home school believe that the flexibility of home education allows for their children to participate in many activities that school...
In contrast to her beliefs, I believe that socialization skills, joyful success, and a strong mental capacity are the three main tools to use when it comes to proper parenting. ... In Chua's words, "the Chinese believe that the best way to protect their children is by preparing then for the future, letting them see what they're capable of, and arming them with skills, work habits, and inner confidence that no one can ever take away"(Chua 265). ... Chinese parents believe they know what is best for their children, neglecting any hopes and dreams the child has in mind. ... ...
I believe the society appreciates the fact that the government has put so much money into armed officers securing the schools but from research shows this is not the answer to the problem at hand. ... The police should only be brought to school grounds if it has anything to do with drugs and alcohol. ... In the article "Does America Really Need More Cops in Schools" Susan Ferriss writes on the effects that police officers in schools have on Chief Juvenile Court Judge Steven Teske, of Clayton County, Georgia writing "Chief Juvenile Court Judge Steven Teske, of Clayton County, Geo...
There are multiple differences between the sociological characteristics of Germany and this land that we call "free"". Although time has changed the face of Germany over the last century, they have managed to keep an abundance of their culture intact. As we take a look at the major differences and t...
One student said to me, "Did you know that John does drugs and sneaks out on the weekends and has sex with girls all the time?... I demonstrated bad conversational knowledge because I wasn't aware of the new ways that middle school had changed in my area and that drugs of that kind were even available around my town. ... I believe if everyone were to be more aware of their interpersonal communication skills, then society would get along easier....
In this example student's ability is not dictated by one teacher or person; but by a whole school system that believes based on one day's achievement, that these students are doomed to a life of underachievement and mediocrity! ... The student now believes he or she is stupid; a belief fostered by other peoples belief in their ability, not their own. ... When we look at achievement we normally see a role model or mentor, a person who believed in the ability of another. ... These students tend to come from areas where role models are scarce and mentors tend to be academic under achie...
In this example student's ability is not dictated by one teacher or person; but by a whole school system that believes based on one day's achievement, that these students are doomed to a life of underachievement and mediocrity! ... The student now believes he or she is stupid; a belief fostered by other peoples belief in their ability, not their own. ... When we look at achievement we normally see a role model or mentor, a person who believed in the ability of another. ... These students tend to come from areas where role models are scarce and mentors tend to be academic under achie...
Filled with sex, drugs and homework, high school molds and twists teenagers into the people they will be, adults. ... And so by doing what he believed what his "friends" wanted to hear he became more like his friends and less of his true 48157 4 self. ...
The only future they believe in is in pro sports - they have no other plans. ... Carter believed that they were idiots and should have a backup plan. ... His cousin is a very well known drug dealer around their town. ... He believes that if they stop using it towards each other that it will take the power out of the word. ... And they believed if a teammate is down you do what ever you need to do to pick them up. ...
While public schools have become a center for violence, drug use, and apathy, private schools have become the model of superior education, an education that is academically, creatively, and morally sound. ... I believe the key to change can be found by giving every family the tools to choose how their children will be educated. ... "There is a simple sort of justice in the idea, since many of us who pay tuition for our children to attend private schools believe it is unfair that we are also required to pay taxes for others" children to attend public schools." ...
In addition, they are more prone to outside factors that can hinder their ability to fully grasp what they are being taught in school; such as, drugs, gang association, and family's income. ... I was astonished, and couldn't believed people would pay that amount for that item. ... " I just couldn't believe it, it made me feel aggravated and jealous; I felt that there was something for me to prove to the world, I could not accept that notion of unfair distribution of social status. ...
Although the book is yet another learning curve in the tenth grade's curriculum, many believe tenth graders are not yet mature enough to understand the messages To Kill a Mockingbird is voicing. ... They start to believe in things such as different religions and independently choosing their own belief systems. ... Although life lessons flood the pages of To Kill a Mockingbird, its main conflict is the act of rape, which many critics believe is too explicit for the teenage mind. ... It is a fact that in eighth grade, children begin to learn about sex, drugs, and rape. ... However, c...
