Affirmative action.
Preferential treatment to some because of their race and gender is just plain racist or sexist. Now, I understand some people have it hard. For example, some black kids work their butts off in bad circumstances and if a white kid with a millionaire dad gets the same grades as the black student, then I believe that the black student deserves preferential treatment when applying for college. However, Affirmative action works both ways. What about the white kids in bad neighborhoods? What about the...
That on balance, the NCLB act has improved academic achievement in the United States
To begin i don't personally agree with this notion but it calls for an interesting debate. I affirm with the following three contentions: And do so with the following Three contentions: I. NCLB has increased academic proficiency. II. NCLB is reducing the achievement gap III. NCLB has improved teacher quality Definition Academic achievement- " encompasses student ability and performance (Steinberger, 1993 from her book, "Improving academic achievement") I. NCLB has increased academic...
There is a large gap of intelligence within UK schools.
It may be my own personal experience but I feel that there is a large gap between the smart people and those not so smart in compulsory education within the UK. In my school there is a division of pupils by intelligence into 'bands'. They are called M, A and Y going in descending order of intelligence. Being in my last year the bands have become more mixed and, as a result of this, teachers have had to try and teach at different paces, use different vocabulary and include entirely irrelevant inf...
Preschool Is A Waste Of Time
Parents should not send their children to preschool for several reasons. First and foremost, the year is better spent with a full-time parent. In addition, most children will learn very little at preschool. Contrary to claims made by preschool advocates, children are not better equipped because of preschool. They may develop social skills and hand painting skills sooner, however children that miss preschool will quickly catch up before they finish the first grade....
Need to inculcate reading habits in children
I don't think there is any need of inculcating reading habits in children. After all, what is the use? Children only waste their time reading books. And as far as learning a language is concerned, one can even learn it by conversing in it and listening to it. Further, there are many other constructive things that one can do during one's free time. So, I don't think that inculcating the habit of reading books is important.........
High Schools are not adequately preparing students for post-secondary education
Schools are not adequately preparing students for post-secondary education because they employ unqualified teachers and rely much too heavily on a credits system. I will begin using my high school as an example. My Geography teacher has no background in Geography and is only "qualified" by the state to teach freshmen geography. How he is "qualified" to do this is beyond me. He regularly mispronounces words in class. He calls arable land ariable land and lingua franca Linguna Franca (don't know...
Should All students after 2035 be required go to college by the law
No, I dont think that all Students after 2035 be required by the law to go to college. Unless the Government is paying for every student to go to the college they want. Another reason why i am againist this is because not everyone can afford to go college, and also the government should not be in charge of what teens decide to do with there lives. I am in High School right now and i am very blessed to have a full-ride scholar ship to UCLA, but its really hard to get schlarships, So what im tryin...
By 2040, the FG should mandate that all new passenger vehicles sold in US be powered by alt fuels
I stand to negate the following once more (I read the agreement this time so I hope there won't be nothing I' do wrong this time): "Resolved: That, by 2040, the federal government should mandate that all new passenger vehicles and light trucks sold in the United States be powered by alternative fuels." 1. To start of, the fact that we are changing to alternative fuels is bad and means no improvement of the status quo : pollution and oil shortage; What happens is that when you introduce these...
School uniforms should be required
For this debate a "school uniform" is a specific design for clothing designated to be worn while attending academic classes at a school. The school context comprises grades one through twelve of public and private schools in the United States. Different schools and different grades within schools may have different uniforms, as determined by parents and school administration. The paradigm is that of Japanese schools, as shown in anime (http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080801125316AA...
Sex education should be taught in schools.
I believe sex education should be taught in schools. Many would object to this stance, as it is a sensitive and touchy subject best left to the parents. I agree, schools should not have to teach students about sex, but the fact is a vast majority of parents won't discuss that subject with their children, and the children won't ask their parents about that subject. Sex education in schools is also important because it is taught to like-minded people of the same age group, meaning it will be mor...