Obese Students Sickness

In the article The Perils of Higher Education, Kolter focuses on four unhealthy habits that typical college students partake in. The four unhealthy habits are, sleep deprivation, unhealthy diet, smoking, and excessive alcohol. This discussion will focus on one of the four unhealthy habits, which will be unhealthy diet. I choose to focus on unhealthy diet because it is the one I most relate to. According to the Kolter eating foods high in fats/sugars affects the student’s ability to learn and remember new information (Kolter 2005). Furthermore, having an unhealthy diet may also cause many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (Kolter 2005).

The health of students should be considered one of the most important issues in education. However, as of 2012, the Center for Disease Control calculated that over one third of children and adolescents were either overweight or obese. Not only does obesity cause physical health problems, but can also affect the academic performance of students. Over the past few years, Americans have been working together to find solutions for this problem.

Discussion of One Question: How does the student’s exceptionality affect his or her learning and/or behavior? Include descriptions of strengths, interests, and talents as well as those areas that pose a challenge to the student. (K ’s) exceptionality hasn’t change, who, he is as a student or individual. He 's just like most of our student’s who is struggling to learn grade level material and being a ESL (English Second Language) student has challenged his ability to translate comprehension between the two languages. As I stated before (K) has an (IEP) to help give him strategies to comprehend core academics. (K) express confusion and he doesn’t understand why some subjects are easy for him and others are more difficult. He is a great reader and (K) can answer most single direction question about a math problem; however, if the problem is asking him to set- up a multi-digit mathematical problem. He tends to have a more difficult time setting up mathematical problem with the correct math operation.One of (K) many strengths is his ability to read with fluency. He always will to help his fellow classmates on math problems that are easy for him to solve. His academic strength lies in math, even though, he struggles with higher math functions/problems. (K) has been place in advance band by his band director, due to his dedication in playing different instruments. (K) is also an extra helper for the band teacher due to his dedication to music. He loves to play soccer, basketball,

The collection of articles talked about how the government wants Common Core and the debate over the Common Core. One of the authors named Lindsey Burke (2015) talked about how the government wants a “national curriculum” to establish a standard education. The articles discussed how the Common Core is causing several problems and encourage competition . Some of the problems are how Common Core takes away rights from parents to decide what best for their children. The government seems to want Common Core for everyone to follow the system but government does not think of the consequence in a smaller level. The articles talked about the negative impacts of Common Core such as taking control of our own education. I think Common

Going to school frequently won't guarantee that those children learn however, missing expanded times of school puts a kid at danger. Especially when they miss moments where they are supposed to be gaining the fundamental scholarly abilities that prompt getting to be successful. All children, despite ethnicity and financial foundation, do scholastically worse in first grade on the off chance that they are chronically truant (missing 10 percent or a greater amount of school including pardoned and unexcused absences) in kindergarten. A late study in California found that just 17 percent of kids chronically missing in both kindergarten and first grade were capable perusers before the end of third grade when contrasted with 64 percent of their companions who

71% of parents agree with the APP guidelines calling for school to shift back start times (Mental). The support of students’ parents plays a crucial role in influencing school boards just as much as students do. The ideas of parents impact their children greatly; if parents can teach their students the importance of healthy living, students can practice that in their daily lives. The students of Rockville, Maryland staged a “sleep-in” where they camped outside to persuade the Montgomery County Board of Education to delay start times (Mental). Parents can guide their children to take charge of their lives to do what is best for themselves and be actively involved like the students of Rockville. By supporting what is best for their children, parents can lead them to a healthier

In addition to the facial features, other physical effects can include malformations, deficits in motors skills and some children even present with seizures. The cognitive impact can also be very damaging to a child. They can have a learning disability, mental retardation, memory deficits, information processing disorders, a lack of executive functioning skills, can inconsistently perform in abstract and generalizing tasks (they struggle to relate and build upon previous knowledge), and they often lack cognitive flexibility. Executive functioning is important for a student in the classroom. A student needs these skills for paying attention,

Elementary school kids are not tested as much as junior high and high school students are tested. So many students are effected negatively from taking these tests. Andy Hudlow explained “The intense effort it takes to truly perform well on these tests means that students have less and less time to focus on their schoolwork in the hardest years of high school” (Hudlow). These tests want you to perform to the best of your ability and can even stress the students out. This can stress them out because they feel the need to have to prepare and do whatever they can to try and do well on the tests. High school students end up being more nervous because they feel they need a good score to get into the college they want. Students end up having trouble juggling school work and preparing for these tests. This could effect a teach to because they already have planned lessons to teach but they have to manage to fit test prep into their class periods. Elaine Cox expressed that “Increased pressure on students has resulted in more test-taking anxiety. Encouraged not to miss testing days, children may come to school ill and not at their full ability for successful performance” (Cox). Testing days are very important and missing them is not good. It’s better to show up on the actual testing day rather than doing it on a different day. Students are still forced to perform well on these tests even if they are sick and not able to concentrate. Due to them being sick they will have more pressure on them to try and do well and get themselves through the

Children who are obese are more likely to be obese as adults. Being obese can cause many health issues in children such as type two diabetes, joint problems, trouble breathing, high cholesterol as well as having low self-esteem. The Schools lunch program plays a huge role in effecting the health of

I sometimes hear my peers remark that even a contagious ailment would not keep them home for fear of losing notes exclusive to in-class discussion, as this would mean ravaging their grades. Though it may seem unreasonable to assume missing school for even a day can damage one’s future, eighth grade students who missed just three days of

A child's learning ability and overall health can be affected by them being overweight. Some of the obese and overweight "...children are developing conditions and diseases that normally would be associated with adults, such as high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol, ...type 2 diabetes...occurrence of certain cancers, including colon cancer..." (Andrews 2). Along with these conditions and diseases many children are also faced with "...social discrimination" from their peers and the people around them (2). In schools "...overweight students showed 0.4 lower GPA and 11% lower national percentile reading scores... also [they] had significantly more detentions, poorer school attendance,

Schools also incorporate physical health services and implement them as necessities. What about mental health? Is this not crucial in one’s behavior, physical abilities, and choices? Mental health plays a major factor on a students’ performance and capacity. Students with mental health issues can lead towards the following behavior paths: dropping out of school; having difficulties in learning, behavior, and or performance; truancy issues; and school failure. If the lack of mental health in schools can have such an enormous impact on student achievement and school success, why is it not being included in schools?

Obesity has risen over the years. The United States now has one of the highest obesity rates. Bad eating habits are usually the cause of this pandemic. For the past few decades, college dorm foods have led to these habits. The more unhealthy food choices are, the harder it is for people to resist these foods. Colleges serve a variety of unhealthy food in their dining halls that contributes to students’ lower GPA. By eating healthier, students can maintain a healthy weight, focus better in school, and increase their school performance to a higher grade point average (GPA).

Childhood obesity leads to many different health issues that essentially negatively impacts the development of children. One of the most common health issues that obese children suffer from is type 2 diabetes due to the excess fat impairing the pancreas’s ability to use insulin. The physiological effects from type 2 diabetes include extreme fatigue, which can lead to poor focus in school. They can also develop dark patches on their skin, which leads to low self-esteem and possible bullying from other kids. An obese child will also get the “most common liver ailment worldwide in children…” (Park, 2011), a fatty liver. Having a fatty liver leads to cirrhosis, which is damaged healthy cells being replaced by scar tissue. That scare tissue makes

Running Head: MYPLATE VS. FOOD PYRAMID MyPlate vs. Food Pyramid: How Obesity Affects Students’ Academic Success Toiyanna Gansit and Michelle Calamasa Leilehua High School February 24, 2015 MY PLATE VS. FOOD PYRAMID 1 Table of Contents Abstract .........................................................................................................................................