Electives In Middle School

In the New York Times, Room for Debate article. The first debater is against mandating foreign language classes as a requirement in college because she believes language cannot be taught well in a classroom setting. Instead, it is better obtained through experience to understand the whole language in natural form by practicing it and using it on a day to day bases as a form to communicate and not treated as an assignment. As for the second debater, she believes learning a new foreign language can be essential, but not ideal especially as a college student. She further supports her claim by mentioning in college the student should ultimately decide if he or she would like to take a foreign language class while studying for their decided degree. In contrast, the last debater sees the question in a positive light. She believes that taking a foreign language class in college is beneficial and necessary for the future of the working class individual. She claims that obtaining the knowledge of another language is what will get the student

According, to Laurie Futterman (“Beyond the Classroom: Electives in School — Essential or Entertaining?”), “Electives can help students find hidden talents or passions.” Electives are extra class you can take a long with your basic class (such as math, language arts, social studies, and science). Having electives can help students in their everyday life and help them to learn more about themselves. There should be electives in middle schools because it gives students a pick of what classes they want to take in school, electives helps students learn what their interest are, and teach them life skills.

Foreign languages help students compete to be accepted into top schools. Many colleges require a foreign language for admission, but more than that it teaches students important study skills needed to be accepted to and excel in college. The memory is like a muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes. Learning a foreign language exercises the memory, thus making it easier to remember facts from other classes. Students who study a foreign language also find their English improves. By learning a language, students learn English grammar, sentence construction and parts of speech, helping them excel in English and other classes that require writing.

Do you remember having recess back in elementary school? Do you ever want recess when you are in middle school? I do. I think students in middle school should have short breaks in between class throughout the day. Students would not sleep in class. Students would get more exercise than just sitting in class. Students would not talk in class.

Elementary, middle and high school all have one thing that never changes between the transitions of children’s lives and that is the arts that are in their electives. States all over have debated whether or not electives should be cut from school curriculum, however despite the disagreements schools are finding ways to make the arts stay. Some schools are troubled with the threats of budget cutting. The result? Instead of cutting the program all together, they are accommodating for that class to be taught by the general teacher. (http://education.seattlepi.com/) Middle schools are adding extra classes to their curriculum such as the elective benefiting from the extra time teachers have to work as a team to help the students understand the curriculum better. (edweek.org) In order to complete high school students are required to have a certain number of elective credits depending on which state they live in. I believe the arts in grade school benefit the children for life after

“Massive increases in funding at the local, state or federal levels,” said Paul LeClerc. I agree with this quotation because people with skills and knowledge will increase in funding, state or federal levels. It reminded me of my uncle, which he is Four Stars (O-10) as a General, or an Admiral in Kurdistan (Iraq). He speaks 4 languages he speaks Kurdish, Arabic, English and Turkish he learned all these languages in school he went to University of Kurdistan Howler. He is where he is now it’s because of his knowledge and his skills. He has a good relationship with others because he can speak their language. So it’s good to learn other languages in school because it can help in the future or now you. You never knew it came in handy

Knowing another language puts a person in an advantage of carrier selection. In our extreme and fast moving environment, people who know more than one language have more employment opportunities. Many professional firms require knowledge of second language. And people who know a second language have a huge advantage over those who do not.

“One of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time”, Federico Fellini once stated that “A different language is a different vision of life” and I, in my turn tend to say that he was perfectly right. A person who speaks more than one language can experience multiple personalities, visions and reflections consisting which language is he speaking. High School students should comprehend the real benefit of speaking a foreign language. Being a multilingual myself and speaking fluently four languages and studying another two, I consider that I am qualified enough to persuade that my argument is strong, plausible and not ultimately-right. In the following paragraphs I am going to address the following three reasons why should other High School students learn at least one foreign language? Firstly, learning a new language enhances performances in the academic domain and makes you smarter. Secondly, knowing a new language is a high estimated and a very valuable characteristic in your professional CV. Thirdly, international travel is more pleasant through knowing a foreign language.

I am a student here at Oxford Middle school and I feel that it is important to inform you that our school should have a wider variety of electives. Oxford Middle school is a perfectly fine school, but many of the students seem to not be able to focus in class. My belief is that kids aren’t doing what they find as fun with the school day they have now. I think that our school should give more elective choices so that kids won't be as board in school.

If students could choose their own electives, it would provide more self knowledge, and students would be much happier to come to school. People would look forward to doing the classes they picked. Besides, students need time to explore their self knowledge, and choosing their own electives will provide this. So, you should consider letting middle school students choose their own electives.

A student in their third year at Sherwood Middle School feels there should be an art class, and less fitness classes (Orlik). The school offers several gym and fitness electives such as team sports, basketball, and fitness for life. While these appeal to many and are great activities for students to be involved in, there are not many options aside from these electives. More students would be pleased if the opportunities that are provided for gym were provided for other subjects, too. For example, many students are passionate about science, as their teachers hope for them to be. However, while potential science electives have been introduced, they have yet to be added to the list of classes. When there could be at least three science electives, there is only one. Several students have trouble selecting the required six choices of elective classes because only one or two really intrigues them. From Family and Consumer Sciences to First Aid and Health, and from Publications to Engineering and Design, one could look at the list and decide that there is a wide variety. But, when compared to a list of high school electives, the few intermediate school electives likely won’t help students prepare for numerous courses that could be taken in future years. It is possible that one class that is taken in junior high could help a young adult determine a future occupation. Educators believe that electives build confidence and give voices to students who aren’t usually heard. These educators also feel that electives encourage groups of different students to work together and to find things in common (Rambo). A vaster variety of elective courses would provide middle school students with both preparation for high school and pleasure. The problem is not that there are too few choices, but that the choices are not so appealing to

I am writing a essay on why it is good to know a different language then the one you grew up speaking. First there is the traveling aspect, you might want to travel to a different country possibly even move there.Other job opportunities that you might have because you know a second language. In my opinion, the reason to know a second language is America is a melting pot of races and languages.

The Rocky mountain middle school needs to have more electives to choose from. Electives that will help a student later on in life.some understand that teen living A and B help with dealing with foods and sewing, but when one is older they are going to need to know how to do more than just cook and sewing. Some electives that would be good to learn as a student but would also help you later on are, business management, marketing, personal finance, computer repair, typing, CPR training, interior design,sign language etc.There also needs to be more to choose from because when one gets put into a class that they don't like or can't handle that is just not right for them then they should be able to change it. To change it, they need to have more

Some students would argue that taking a foreign language class in high school would not benefit them after graduation, as they plan to study a major in which being multilingual is not essential. This may seem reasonable as some majors, such as cosmetology or psychology may not ever use a foreign language nor require further study of a foreign language. However, studies have shown that studying a foreign language builds more skills than just language. Memorization, critical thinking and interpretation skills improve immensely in those students who take a foreign language class in high school (“Benefits and Opportunities” 1). Students can then use these skills to improve academic performance in other areas, improving overall college success.

“People are forgetting that math is taught when a child is playing an instrument. English is taught when a child is reading or writing a script. Critical thinking is taught when a child is analyzing art” (Sabrina Holcomb). There is a significant correlation between participating in the arts, and success in school. Multiple studies have shown that there is a strong correlation between playing an instrument, and an increase in scores in mathematical subject. In these studies, it was also noted that students who were more creative were better problem solvers than students who were not as creative. All of these characteristics are sought after in the work force, meaning that the arts not only help during the school years, but in work and business as well (Ron Whitehorne). Also, it is important to note that “Low-income students who had arts-rich experiences in high schools were more than three times as likely to earn a B.A. as low-income students without those experiences. And the new study from the National Endowment reports that low-income high school students who earned little or no arts credits were five times more likely not to graduate from high school than low-income students who earned many arts credits” (Tyleah Hawkins). The arts have always been used as a form of expression and inspiration for people across the world, the arts have also been shown to improve high-risk student's outlook on their schooling. Research has shown that the arts help improve standardized test scores like the ACT or SAT (Tyleah Hawkins).People who support the arts believe that quality art education can help engage at-risk students in ways that other subjects such as math, science, or reading cannot. This is why it is believed that the arts are a key tool in the prevention of high-school dropout. There are many studies that point to a lower dropout rate for students who participate in