Category: Public School

Introduction Attention getter (teaser): Congratulations, youre pregnant! Youre going to be a mom! Those were the words I heard around the same time I decided I was finally going back to school 9 years after graduating high school. Significance (why important to them?): I hope my story inspires you to not give up your dreams…

Heres the thing. I can tell you how to answer a polyamorous equation. I can give you a completely memorized timeline of both World Wars. I can recite the 9 animal phyla and their characteristics. But you know what I can’t do. I can’t cook. I have no idea how to pay taxes. I know…

When American children reach the age of primary school, parents need to make a choice between public schools and private schools: public schools are cheap, but the quality of teaching varies according to the school district; while private schools can almost be labeled as ‘expensive tuition, high quality of education. Whether it’s a private school…

The education system must provide the right tools for students to be able to succeed. The most vital tool is providing free school lunches for students. Without proper nutrition, students would be unable to focus on their schoolwork leading to failure. Schools need to provide lunches that meet students needs by giving them a variety…

How many of you think that school is too long? According to the National Center for Education demography, high school students in 2013 had the same anxiety levels as insane asylum patients in the 1950s. The insane asylum is a society for the shelter, treatment, or custody of the mentally ill. The disadvantages of longer…

School prayer would result in many shared benefits. The public school system is, unfortunately, crumbling as proven by the rise in school shootings, increasing drug use, alcoholism, etc. School prayer can help fight these issues. School prayer should allow religious students a chance to observe their religious views during the school day. All the disagreement…

Are the sex education classes provided in United States public schools teaching the right things? According to the Guttmacher Institute October 1, 2018 update on State Laws and Policies for Sex and HIV Education, in Illinois public schools sex education is not mandatory, but health education including information on HIV is required and it must…

Should school time be extended? That is a question that many adults are keeping on top of their minds. They believe that 6 to 7 hours of school are not quite enough for a day, some suggest that school time should match the average of 8 hours of work every day. This divided the debate…

Schooling in the United States Summarize the purposes of schooling in the Spring chapter The purposes of schooling are determined by elected officials. Therefore, they always have a political bearing. The primary goal of schooling is to educate people on similar patriotic and political values as a way of ensuring there is no unrest in…

Canada, more than ever before, has come to be known as a land of refuge for those fleeing their homelands due to war, economic hardship, and environmental disaster (Government of Canada, 2016a). As of January 29, 2017, 40,081 Syrian refugees have arrived in Canada (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, 2017). This number is mainly comprised…