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Education > Secondary School (Other) Should school districts provide cash rewards for high grades and test scores?: 4 of 18
I believe that even if schools are on a tight budget and cannot afford to give cash, some form of incentive needs to be given for good grades and homework completion. So many students are not self-motivated; others are not monitored at home for structured study time. These students need something to let them know that hard w... More..
Education > Education (Other) Do children learn better in single-sex schools?: 4 of 16
I do not believe that the gender of students has any bearing on the learning process. Students will learn at their own pace and level of ability regardless of what gender their classmates are. One purpose of education is, or should be, to learn how to get along with all people of both genders and of all backgrounds. There ar... More..
Education > Study Skills & Test Taking SAT prep courses: 2 of 8
There are so many rites of passage for young people to prepare to face the college and outside world. The SAT is one of those for which I felt very ill-equipped and unprepared when I went to high school in 1978-1980. There were books in those days (of which I was unaware) but no computer software and no Internet. I had very ... More..
Education > Financing College The problem with sports scholarships: 1 of 4
The problem with giving students sports scholarships is the time-consuming nature of college athletics. Nearly every day of every sports season is spent in practice or in a game. Every game and every practice is required of every player with little or no tolerance for excuses such as injury, illness, or bad weather. On the h... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Immigration Undocumented and illegal immigrants should have a roadmap to US citizenship: 25 of 84
Undocumented and illegal immigrants should have a roadmap to US citizenship. Federal and state governments need to enforce a set of guidelines and requirements for every immigrant, legal and illegal alike, that will culminate in US citizenship for all. Presently there are many immigrants who are contributing to society, payi... More..
Jobs & Careers > Getting Ahead Will higher education or work experience get you ahead faster in your career?: 6 of 20
Education has its benefits in teaching and reinforcing good work habits, such as organization, meeting deadlines and processing information. However, education is a weak substitute for experience in obtaining jobs and career advancement. College coursework entails listening to a teacher in order to feed back the learned info... More..
Education > Special Education Mainstreaming special needs students: Understanding the debate: 19 of 57
I am not a supporter of mainstreaming special education students because there are too many variables. Each student mainstreamed performs at a different level of ability, but most teachers of most subjects in public schools have neither the time nor the patience to deal with each student at his or her own level. In a mainstr... More..
Education > Financing College Should students expect the government to help pay for college expenses?: 18 of 42
I do believe that the government should be among many sources of aid to college students. There are thousands of sources of funds, and local, state, and federal grants and loans are only a few of these sources. Unfortunately, many students do not know, nor are they made aware, of the money sources. Many do not know how to ta... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues Schools should ban animal dissection: 9 of 20
Schools do not have to ban animal dissection totally but instead should provide other alternatives when possible and necessary. I knew of students in high school who could not physically or emotionally handle the dissection of frogs in biology classes. It is not always easy to look inside of an animal and see the inner parts... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Game shows: The rich get richer: 1 of 1
Sometimes I watch game shows. It is often fun to watch "Who Wants to be a Millionare" and "Jeopardy" and see what questions I can answer correctly. I also wonder what it would be like to be a contestant on "Wheel of Fortune" - to spin the wheel, solve the puzzles, and win a whole lot of cash. But I notice one thing about gam... More..