This information will help me make some recommendations for the future needs of this region. ... All twenty people that answered the survey did so at the time I asked them with me present. One person said they would take it overnight and return it to me. This person did not return the survey in time for me to evaluate the information. ... Bird Watching Skiing Camping 20 times per year 15 times per year 5 times per year 4% participation rate 15% participation rate 1% participation rate Visiting Parks Golfing Kayaking 15 times per year 85 times per year 41 times per yea...

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Then why is the drop out rate in high schools so high? ... My mother did not compare me to my brother, but she told to me that "make your brother an idol, and see the difference it makes in your life." ... If my mother had not motivated me, I could might had dropped out of high school, but her guidance and efforts saved me from making one of the most worst mistakes in my life. ... It really depresses me when I look at these statistics. ... The dropout rate is high in case of Hispanic students. ...

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Teen birth rates, however, have increased over the years. In fact, Mississippi's teen birth rate was sixty percent higher than the national average. ... " My parents sat me down in my high school years, to tell me to "save myself for the married years.... " Then when all the screams directed at me were over, I came to a realization when I saw the tears roll down my mother's cheek. ... Teen pregnancy rates have dropped in recent years. ...

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The reports on high school drop out rates vary widely, with different states and schools. The U.S Department of Education's Department of Education Statistics (NCES) reports two types of drop out rates. The rates reflect the percent of students that drop out in a single year without completing high school, and the rates change by the percent of population in a given age group range who have not finished high school or who have not enrolled at the time. ... Let me tall you a short story about my high school experience. I was only in the tenth grade when high school started to fall off w...

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Students often look at admissions rate as their main concern and overlook the cost and location. ... I agree with Clark that working for my money has made me appreciate money a lot more. ... They had only given me enough money to purchase the textbooks I needed for my five classes. ... Before my parents gave me additional spending money, they told me to create a budget-I had to list the things I would spend on and include the estimated cost. ... College students should be responsible with a credit card because credit card companies often charge high interest rates. ...

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The American Gap Association (AGA, 2015) shows studies that sixty percent of students who take a gap year said the experience during that year either "set me on my current career path/academic major" or "confirmed my choice of career/academic major.... Two of the three highest rated outcomes of the gap year is that "it provided me with additional skills and knowledge that contributed to my career or academic major" and "it gave me a better understanding of other countries, people, cultures, and ways of living.... A high rated outcome of taking a gap year is that o...

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Whenever I would question my teachers on the purpose of these exams, they were never able to give me a justifiable response as to why it would be relevant to my education. ... I personally did not excel on all of the standardized exams given to me that were meant to judge my future educational outcome such as SAT. The "educating" aspect of my education in my academic years in high school proved to be more beneficial to me than the schooling that I had received. ... This belief has successfully rocketed the Finnish education system to rate among the highest amongst developed countri...

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There's statistics saying that being a Latina girl from a low income family living in a neighborhood with a high rate of crimes means that I am destined to never get a college degree. ... Right now, I don't live in a neighborhood with a high rate of crime. ... This reminds me back to where I was in Mexico. ... Is sometimes hard for me to say no to a friend when they invite me to go out. ... If something bothers me I keep it to myself and try to show others a strong face just the way my mother had tough me. ...

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For Latinos, the dropout rate was far worse: 22 percent" (Rivera and Berkeley 1). ... The relationship between children and income increase at an inverse rate; the more children the less income conserved. Hispanics have the highest birth rate compared to other minorities, which hinders them from pursuing education goals. ... The relationship between education and income increase at a constant rate. ... Despite his parents disapproval, Lara said, "The teachers didn't try to motivate me, the attitude was, if you want to learn or if you want to mess around, that's on you. ...

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This brings me to another point, growing up. ... School tried to ruin my imagination and break me down; this would initially make it easier for me to conform to society. ... The experience was definitely an eye-opener for me. ... Pictures and drawings have a way with words for me. ... If students were taught how to project their voice and express their imagination, then the reading comprehension and retention rate would be much higher. ...

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Since the top percentile accumulates wealth at a faster rate than the lower percentile, the gap between the two expands. ... According to Timothy Smeeding, a Professor of Economics and Public Administration at Syracuse University, the rate of unequal income growth causes one to travel a greater distance on the social ladder in order to move up in society. ... I knew that with multiple siblings my parents could only help me so much, and that the financial aspect of college was something I would have to deal with. ... Choosing the college path is something I embrace, but it still cost me an absu...

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In the article "Armed Police Not the Answer to Improving School Safety" research shows students who are arrested in school are significantly more likely to be held back a grade level and drop out at a higher rate. ... Teske credits the protocol with improving relationships between students and police, and driving down juvenile felonies by 51 percent and increasing graduation rates by 24 percent." This information leads me to believe that not only from an outsider's standpoint such as students or parents but also someone that works in the criminal justice system also believe...

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Since he was my elder and had authority over me, I made sure to be appropriate in showing my respect for him. Another example of appropriateness I exhibited was when I did the things my parents asked me to do and addressed them as ma'am or sir. ... 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?... " and the waiter sneered at me. ... This paper has given me the awareness I need to be able to achieve a better overall communication competence. ...

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Even though they are rated for mature users, teens have little trouble finding an opportunity to play games where consequences are almost always never shown. ... It would seem to me that each case is different and unique from every other case. ... I think this research has led me to conclude that while there are many factors that influence violence at school, it boils down to what is in the hearts and minds of those who attack others. ... I don't think I can solve the problem of school violence, but this research has allowed me to look more closely at the students in my own school and ...

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Tighter job markets with the higher unemployment rates is making it more necessary for adults to return to school for a higher education. ... More than one has told me "I like having an older person in my class, they"re never afraid to ask a question that they think might be stupid." ... Granted, he came through fine with no permanent damage, but it made me think. ... The biggest adjustment has been for me, however. ...

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One student, in an interview responded, "People in my class know about my autism at school, that's why they likely pick on me. They call me mean names like weirdo" (Humphrey and Lewis 34). ... She informed me that the primary purpose each day is to have students learn the best way to help themselves. She informed me that it is a very individual based way of teaching. ...

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In an interview with a marijuana user he tells me of his experiences. ... "When I started smoking weed it brought me into a different crowd of friends and I didn't talk to my old ones as much. ... They nag me about my grades a lot" (Interview). ... Women who smoke marijuana while pregnant are liable to cause many problems to their baby including an increase in the miscarriage rate, possible brain damage to the fetus, and lower birth weight which can lead to other serious problems in the development of the baby. ... When the surveyed high school student was asked how he started smoking...

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Once considered a social fad, home schooling has broken ground with a surprising growth rate of 15 to 20 percent per year (Lines, 2000, 12), and with the escalating concern over the public school system the growth of the home schooling movement is inevitable. ... At least for me there is nothing in the world that I would trade for the quality of education that I feel I received in the public school system. Whether it was that I was lucky to have two parents take an avid interest in my education, or that I was blessed with the creme of the crop as far as educators are concerned, or that I took ...

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You may be asking yourself: "Why is an illicit drug spreading at such a rapid rate?' ... Adolescents do not want to be preached to, trust me I am one. ... When I was at that real impressionable age, 13-14, the only teachings that hit me about drugs were true-life stories from people who actually used the drugs themselves. ...

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However success that stems from failure is the most intriguing to me. ... To me success means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. ... Any job, however high or low the pay rate can be swept from under your feet in an instant. ...

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It was another late night for me, and I was as usual surfing the sports channels. ... In some of the Division I schools such as the University of Oklahoma, the University of Arkansas and the University of Alabama have an extremely low graduation rate with respect to athletes in the top two arenas, football and basketball. ...

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There is a reason Asian-American women between ages 15 and 24 have such high suicide rates"(Brooks 269). ... Her lifestyle was in fact really sad and hard for me to understand. Her parents would never let her do anything remotely close to what my parents let me do. ... Always being dictated and controlled by her parents, it really hurt me as a friend knowing that I could not do anything to help Katherine because everything was all based on the way she was raised. ...

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As you can see, the attendance rate of the students increased the most from -.02 to 95.5. ... Personally, this is what happens to me. ... Sounds pretty ridiculous to me, if this problem is a big issue, then it would have been advised already and fixed with school uniforms. ...

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The following student greatly expresses the significance his peers had on him: "Me and my friends were concerned about each other's success. ... In addition, there are several programs the grant students the opportunity to register and take college courses during high school at a lower rate. ...

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To Pray or Not to Pray "The trend of taking God and moral teaching out of schools is a diabolical scheme," declared the Reverend Billy Graham soon after the Engel versus Vitale and Schempp verdict (Haas 30). The debate over the separation of church and state had been swirling through courtrooms ...

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