I had taken the hardest courses available for me to take at that time and have done so since then. When I had reached the tenth grade, the admissions department of the local college had told me that I should drop out, get my GED and begin college. This had intrigued me because I, personally, did not think that I was a "good enough student able for that type of education plan" although many had faith in me doing this. ... The reason for this is that children do not only learn at different rates of speed, but also mature at different rates of speed. ... This combination had put me at a st...

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A high rate of illiteracy relates to a high rate of unemployment. ... Even though the training is hard for me, I had to be educated in the office. ... Even when I was attending high school in Korea, it was still overwhelming for me to adjust in Korean class. ... Finally, my grade had improved by helping my Korean teacher who prepared all the difficult materials for me. ... Rate of functional illiteracy that has terrible effects today is still high in America, but this social epidemic can be cut down by our efforts....

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This humble upbringing gave me the unique insight of how certain policies have both functioned and failed for many of the inhabitants of the lower-middle to lower economic classes. My parents wanted to instill in me the values and morals of self-worth, community, true monetary value, and viewing others as equals, among many others. Because of these virtues my parents possessed, they placed me into the local public school system even thought I pled repeatedly to be enrolled in a private institution. ... This has influenced the national dropout rate to be 7%. ... I plan to take away from this ...

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Mandatory uniforms is an answer that some give to stop the recent rise in violence and drop out rates in our public schools. ... Uniforms have been shown to reduce absentee rates as well. ... If I were told I had too wear uniforms, I would feel as though my individuality had been taken from me. ...

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Another fact that proves that disposable tableware are the most convenient in school's is the fact that there is going to me an immense use of water and soap. ... There will have to be fired people and the unemployment rate will go up. ...

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Some may say it's a learning process and others will say it's a teaching process, but to me it is both learning and a teaching process. ... Two individuals get together and form a family and through faith they try to hard to make it work but continually the divorce rate grows. ... To me I feel that the substance of a relationship is no different after you get married. ...

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It amazed me how many children between the ages of 11 and 17 would speak about being kept poor because of the wealthy, and would dismiss their current education and the possibility of furthering their education. ... The recidivism rate rises and rises because of the lack of education: educating on the importance of an education to those who have lost belief in education, and educating those not aware of the ignorance which has arisen from a lack of education. ...

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They talked about how at this rate the students become just nameless faces. ... That was frustrating to me and to the students because neither one of us were allowed to find our strengths and build on those. I left because teaching became a chore for me and that was not what I wanted. ... This year I am in a school that allows me the freedom to be the teacher I want to be. ...

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That is a lot of people being scammed, imagine that rate lower by maybe 50%, I believe that this class will help my generation learn more about real life financial scenarios and how to manage them without losing all of their money. ... Saving money can be great for many things but the two most important thing according to me are retirement savings and a college fund. People that don't have a savings account may also have the misfortune of being in debt since they don't have any money save to pay off things that they owe for, Being financially literate is beneficial to us teens in ma...

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March again The clock sticks four in the morning. The whole dorm is quiet, and everyone is in bed except me. Under the strong light, my friend Brian looks gloomily at a huge pile of books because there is an unwelcome guest called "exam" saying good morning to him. Certainly, everyone must hav...

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I went into high school under the impression that there was going to be a lot of work expected of me. ... As a result the suicide rate for people from the ages of 12-22 has risen 2.5% every 5 years. ...

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I grew up in a family of six children. The concept of intellectualism and academic achievement was really stressed by our parents. We were told that education is the most important thing we can have and we can go anywhere with an education. Although my parents are highly educated there was no way th...

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The field independent group, by the end, made comments like "it drove me crazy to go step-by-step like that."" ... The field dependent participants stated that they needed more instructor support to have had a better success rate in the given situation. ... Unfortunately, families with less income have a lower rate at which they have access to computers' in the home. ...

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In Jean Twenge's novel Generation Me she states that in today's education system, "There has also been a movement against 'criticizing' children too much. ... With more students motivated to succeed there will not only be increased enrollment rate in college (degrees are necessary to get careers), but there will also be a higher percentage in adults graduating with an Associate's degree or higher. ...

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When I first read these two pieces I was on Kozol's side more then Traub's but as I write this I see that Traub is making a bigger impact on me. ... It will not matter how up to date and functional a school is if the town around it is impoverished with a high crime rate. ...

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When you think back to your childhood, what comes to mind? How about the endless days of fun, riding your bike until sunset, playing with peers during school recess? Many of our childhoods would be incomplete without these memories; they were what made our childhoods grand. Imagining you were marrie...

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They have children that can do some of the most amazing things, however, they also have the highest suicide rate among teens in the world. ... It simply amazes me all of the statistics I have learned in college about learning, and what we continue to expose our children to today. ...

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They are trying to get easy professors either by asking others students which professors to take and which professor not to take or go to website sites like who to take and rate my professors. ... The teacher told me that enough people are doing it, no one will tell, so people can keep cheating, no one will find about it, and the lead honest person is generally penalize. ...

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