In today’s society, it is important that all students are provided with the opportunity to receive a quality education. The focus on improved student achievement places pressure on educators to research and find ways for students to acquire needed skills to become academically successful in the classroom setting. One of the biggest challenges for educators is to explore ways for the low performing students to meet the established levels of achievement. This process requires a commitment from all
discover that a culture of collaboration and teacher leadership is important and necessary components of a high-performing school. They sought to compare the culture of collaboration and teacher leadership between two rural high schools, one considered high-performing and the other considered low-performing. Authors selected 25 Kentucky high schools, 11 high-performing and 14 low-performing, to participate in this study. Schools were selected based on 2011 Grade 11 ACT Composite data. Survey data from
Low funding in performing arts affects many schools around the country. I believe that performing arts helps people stay in school and not dropping out like many people from past generations. Speaking from experience I do not think I would have stayed in school by choice without my passion to participate in band. Marching band and other performing arts outlets create families within a group of people. The solution to this problem I believe is funding the performing arts like the sports are usually
productions of theatre and the entertainment side. While researching theatre, I came across the highs and lows of having the lack of funding for theatre programs in school. The goal of this paper is to explain the importance of theatre arts in public schools across the United States. The Theatre Arts Department provides performing and creative experiences in Theatre for all High School students. Theatre Arts programs offer a wide range of curricular courses and extra-curricular activities. Learning
the area the school is in. Students in low-income neighborhoods do not have the same opportunities as the students in higher income neighborhood. These underprivileged schools are overcrowded and does not have the means necessary to better the student’s education. The functionalist perspective suggested that rules and laws should be applied for equality among students. These rules will keep the teachers focused on the teaching process which in turn helps the students graduate and attend a higher
believe that the arts are no longer of importance. This reasoning can be by the hypotheses of performance in school not being related to the performing arts. However, the arts have more of an impact than most people believe. The performing arts can reach children and adults of all ages on emotional, mental and physical levels. This means that government grants and subsidies should be given to lower-income and lower level schools to ensure that the performing arts are incorporated into all levels and
the Arts Benefit Student Achievement” cites several studies which present evidence that the arts have a wide spectrum of social and academic benefits.
Introduction “Traditionally, the low- performing label has been applied with a broad brush to “bad” schools having a wide range of perceived deficiencies: low academic expectations and achievement, high dropout rates, lack of discipline, inadequate facilities, and demoralized staff” (Lashway, 2003). The federal government with the indoctrination of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) provided an official definition of chronically low performing schools. The definition consist of schools that have not
cardiac abnormalities. 5 Athletic Trainers are increasingly required to be the health care professionals administering pre-participation physicals. Athletic trainers need to have clinical competence such as knowledge and skill, and confidence in performing cardiac auscultations to effectively detect cardiac abnormalities in athletes. The purpose of this study is
satisfaction level of the employees and try to improve it by promoting human values and dignity. The importance of job satisfaction in an education system is even more vital than in any other organization. Education is not merely the transfer of information but overall development of human personality. This can only be possible if teachers of urban public schools, especially those in low performing schools are satisfied with their jobs. Quality education and human development is only possible if the