Home schooling was made legal in the United States in 1993. ... States have also liberalized requirements for the home teacher (Latham 85). ... Parents choose home schooling for many different reasons. ... Fear is another motivating factor for schooling a child at home. ... To study long term effects of home schooling on socialization, a different study was conducted with 53 adults of the first generation of home schooled children. ...

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I grew up going to sleep after being read the 100 bible stories book with a question about the story afterwards. ... The only time I found myself truly happy during my young years were when I would stay up and read myself to sleep. ... I did all this while reading myself to sleep, or finishing three or more books a day that my teachers recommended. ... But I did do one thing; I would go and read to her in the nursing home, any book I could get my hands on. A few days before Christmas, my Nana went home to be with Jesus. ...

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Sleeping is a very important part in a young adults life. They are supposed to get more than 8 hours of sleep at night and most of the time they have after school activities with no time to rest or relax. ... Homework get our grades down, prevents us from getting the right amount of sleep and even lowers our self esteem. ... It will prevent cheating in the home and they can work without being given answers. ...

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Things never go my way, stuff is always irritating me, no one likes me, and things seem to get worse when I get home. At one point in time I thought sleep was my only escape from the madness, the pain, but I soon realized that it was not the answer. ... In the 6th grade I came home crying everyday, by 8th grade I was so mad and upset I vented my frustrations through a threat letter I took to school, needless to say - I was kicked out for the rest of the school year. ... When you move out you are in total control of yourself and can set your own rules, stay out and up as late as you want, eat, ...

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Statistics say that the average body needs at least ten hours of sleep. This is merely impossible for me between all my other responsibilities in life, and if I have less time to do these things I would get even less sleep. ... If we have after school activities past 6 P.M it will most likely be an inconvenience to our parents when we need rides home. ... Most of the teachers I know would like to get home at a reasonable hour meaning before 6 P.M. ... Having free time, getting enough sleep, and the lack of inconvenience will make everyone's life much easier. ...

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This seemed to by my daily routine in high school, having a peaceful night sleep with an incredible dream and waking up to an awful sound. ... Instead, I get to be nice, warm and cozy tucked underneath my bed covers sleeping peacefully. ... If you are fortunate enough you would then be able to go home and relax, maybe take a nap or have a snack and then begin your homework or studying. ... That would start right after school, and you probably wouldn't get home until about 5 or 6:00 pm. ... A time to sleep in, sit back and relax, go to the Saturday football game and a time...

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There are many different important things I have learned in college. The one that I chose is responsibility. It is hard being on your own and college is so much different from high school. You don't realize it until you are actually on your own. Waking up on my own, relying on myself to eat, doi...

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I remember looking over at him in about the sixth inning looking at him sitting on the edge of his seat with anticipation on if the player at bat was going to hit a home run or not. ... Basically anything that was there we ate it, that's why we were glad that we didn't drive because by the time we went to pull out the parking lot we both wanted to go straight to sleep once we got home. ...

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Some departments would include home economics, theater, music, and shop classes. ... They will be allowed to leave during their lunch hour to go out eat lunch somewhere else, or to their houses if they choose to eat lunch at home. ...

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My body was so tired and wanted to sleep, but it was a little bit impossible because we had to go to the U.S. ... While I was sleeping my parent got done with all problems, one of the Janitors poked me, When I wake up I saw myself on the floor with a very bad headache. ... When we went out I asked them what's going on and she wanted us to wait until got my cousin's home. ... When we got home, I saw food, lots of, lots of food. In addition that was confusing, my cousin usually works at that time her husband too, but they were at home and she made food for us. ...

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Demand for more credits, community service, and better grades runs many high schoolers ragged. For many, anything but the best is simply unexceptable. In a society that constantly tells it's youth they must have the highest pay check and newest car to be happy, why wouldn't this be the case? A fifth...

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Hajime and Shimamoto begin to spend more and more time together, and end up sleeping together at Hajime's lake house. ... He goes home to his wife, tells her everything, and they are able to reconcile. ... Not only did he sleep with Shimamoto, but he said he slept with a few other girls while Yukiko was pregnant. ...

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At home Justin is very passive and always non-energetic. He likes to sleep until late in the afternoon, not showering for days on end, and often leaving large amounts of perishable items and trash around to rot and mildew even near his bed. ... You see Justin is trapped by lack of ambition and ability, not by addiction or even a lack of intelligence Justin is simply apathetic, and often just doesn"t care about anyone or anything whether it be work, school, or even home life. ...

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There were days when he would sleep in and make his mom call him off school. ... Whenever I would call, his mom would say that he was sleeping and that there wasn't anything she could do to get him up. ... Bill's dad came home maybe once a month, and stayed for about a week at a time. ... He wanted his dad to see that he was doing well back home. ... Bill's father was home when Julie died, and Bill was playing the good son card. ...

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The first night we did not want to sleep so Dave dove down and pulled all of the blankets off our friend Sam. ... That same year, at our home competition, after performing we went to change back into our normal clothes. ... Our junior year, second year in Riverside, our other roommate wasn't awake yet and was sleeping on the edge of his bed. ...

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Barely having any sleep was hard enough, but waking up in the middle of the night every night was a whole other level. ... I was faced with many obstacles and it was a struggle but I overcame every obstacle that was thrown at me and eventually I got used to not having enough sleep and waking up during the night even if I had school the following day. ... While most teenagers spent their Friday nights drinking and going to parties every weekend, I stayed home to be with my baby. ... There were times I was working so hard in school to get my grades up so I can graduate on time, then come home so...

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My cat was on my lap sleeping on her side while the light of the candles shined on her fur. ... I watched the ball drop and I even counted down the seconds to my sleeping cat. ... Started building my first dream home in July 2001, and finished in the last week of January 2002. ... Since that moment I told myself not to let my feelings get the worst of me, so I went out and bought two puppies that needed some attention and a good home. ...

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We just started talking about this in class, yet at home I've been talking about this since the day I could speak. Everyday, mom and dad coming home talking about another long, hard, day of work with "the man", getting a lot of shit from co-workers, bosses, police for being black... ... Don't think for one second that blacks are "lazy" because there's no outcome, because not all blacks sleep in class. I"m not saying all whites will, after years of hard work, finally get their dream home in Jamaica, But what I am saying is there's a crack in our system, and in our culture. ...

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Dear Jay, It is the night before my school starts, and I can't get to sleep, well this happens every year. ... Since I am nervous I won't be able to focus in school, also I will be tired tomorrow, so then I won't get the proper instructions in my home room class, because I will probably fall asleep. ... Then my teacher would get mad at me for interrupting her class, and will be mad at me the rest of the year, so that's a guaranteed "F", I will then get called into the office for skipping first period, get suspended, get home then get grounded. All of that because the ...

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The home is located in Lucas, Texas. ... As I leave the crowded highway and head towards my parents" home, I feel my heart beating faster in the anticipation of being home. ... This is their dream home. ... The home is two stories and has a very pointed, steep roof. ... Sleep arrives quickly in the coziness the bed provides. ...

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My parents had bought a small lake house that would soon become my home. ... " I could feel myself drift off into a deep sleep. ... The bell rang one last time; as it was time to go home. ... Danielle and I jumped off the bus at our stop and headed home. ... I smiled with relief and dozed off into my sleep.  ...

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How many of us have cheated in the past? Three-quarters of all high school and colleges students admitted cheating on tests and homework papers. Overall, cheating is wrong, and the one that cheats always get caught. Not only do they cheat, but also they justify their behavior as business as usual. ...

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Twenty-two million children in the United States go home to one parent; of those, 83% are moms. The most important person to me has to be my mother, Darlene Dennis. She has been there for me through thick and thin. She has helped me with my problems with school, my legal problems, and most recent...

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I believe that if a student needs extra help it should be given to him or her in school with a teacher and not at home on their own time. ... Yes, homework is important for some things to refresh your brain of what you learned that day but it is not necessary to teach yourself another lesson at home, It is important to manage schoo, work , and social life to maintain a good relationship with everyone and stay educated. ... More and more students are lacking sleep because of the stress and cramming to finish their homework and to study. ...

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They also feel the need to be in control over teachers and other students because its permitted at home. ... During suspension, we're on our phones all day, sleeping, or even chilling with our other suspended friends. ... We test our teachers' tolerance levels, we retaliate against bullies, and we also bring our home problems into school and tell the wrong people what's going on. ...

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