Summer Vacations

“Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” (Malcolm X) When a student goes to high school their goal is to graduate and earn their diploma. About ninety percent of students that graduate high school after attending KIPP go to college and ten percent do not. The graduation rates of students who attended KIPP are much higher than the students who attended regular high schools in New York City. The programs in Marita’s Bargain and Kewauna’s Ambition helped students obtain a better education and changed their lives.

If students are rewarded for quality schoolwork, grades may initially improve. They may show more excitement. However, in the article “Why You Shouldn’t Pay Children for Grades” by Amy Mccready, it is found that the enhanced grades deteriorate along with the excitement for the payment. Most children simply lose interest in the reward. It is better to just let youth accomplish

In March of 2014, my family and I went on a vacation to Naples, Florida. One year before this, a part of my extended family moved to Naples. They moved there because of my uncle, Cory Briscoe. Cory needed 2 to 3 years of additional schooling to get a degree in Nurse Anesthesia. Thinking of going to Florida had been fantastic thus for unbelievable. Our plan was to go the week of spring break to get away from the cold weather in Idaho. Quickly the first day of spring break came, and we were off to the airport.

Ms. Diehl says, “Less bad behavior and better grades for some kids”.(“Should Schools Offer More Electives?”) Students will keep their grades up because if they don't, they will be kicked off of their team or activity. Others say that, it raises their grades if they are not apart of any activities. The students just have to be able to stay focused on the right things. My evidence supports my claim because it tell you the causes and effects of your grades. The evidence supports my overall claim because, this backs up my reasons. This is important because,these kids need to know the importance of keeping our grades up.

Margaret Heffernan once said, “For good ideas and true innovation, you need a mix of human interaction, conflict, argument, and debate.” In the article it is debated if there is any benefit in monetary rewards for students. Teachers, and parents alike are always trying to find the best way to reward and inspire there students to do well in school. Matthew G Springer is a professor of Public Policy and Education at Vanderbilt University. He is also the director of the National Center on Performance Incentives. He wrote this article to display his research and studies.

At one point, summer school was viewed as something negative, that only “bad” students who had failed a class or fell behind take in order to reach their peers’ levels. However, today summer school is seen as a big advantage that allows students to take courses before they are required to so they can take more rigorous classes sooner and make themselves for appealing for colleges. In the New York Times article, “Taking Summer School to Get Ahead, Not to Catch Up,” published on August 16, 2016, Kyle Spencer effectively incorporates ethos and logos to establish that taking summer classes to get ahead benefits a student’s chances of getting into college.

The importance of spring break is for students have a break of school,and when they enter school they could begin with their finals. In my spring break i liked bounding with my family and, visit the place we traveled.

"I never got nothing I wanted in my whole life. Now, I’m go’n get a whole day?" pg. 170

The general argument made by Arianna Prothero in her work, “Does Paying Kids to Do Well Actually Work,” is that incentives may help boost students to come to school and learn so they may earn a further education. More specifically, Arianna believes that financial incentives have a huge impact on students rather than little rewards. She writes “Incentives are also more likely to work for students who need a little improvement to earn a passing grade.” Schools that use incentives have a better chance of teaching more kids as well as more of them learning what they really need to at school; new material.

Getting paid for good grades has changed many people's lives and also changed their grades and knowledge. Wouldn't you want money for grades change your life too? Kids should get paid for grades to help the people who can't afford a simple,nice meal. Also, to keep their grades up and act like school is their job, because basically, it is. To begin with, many families need the money to survive and thrive.

As a student, in Anaheim high school, I am proud to say that this an amazing school, but when it comes to the students graduating it is hard. This is when it comes to applying that we need more time in school. Why do we need more school days and a longer time in school? Well according to the story when we have more time in school we are able to learn more and understand any topic that might come on our way. it would be better if we would have more time in school but not have to be in school all day like in the story. Yeah, it might be the only way a lot of students would have a better life, but it would be killing for the student to be in school.

Spring break is supposed to be a great time from the second it begins, until the second it ends. Now there is always that boring time it takes to get to wherever you may be going no matter how far that may be it is always the least fun of the entire vacation. My last spring break’s car ride happened to be the least fun by far of any trip I have taken up to this point in my life.

It is important to be aware that students tend to put all of their efforts and time in school to get the best possible academic performance. Especially for high school students who are expected to go to college after they get

Such as, they argue that there is no conclusive benefits of year round or extended school. Although some might believe this according to Tracy Hueber it has been found that the schools truly are helping students, “The research also indicates that when year-round schooling has resulted in higher academic achievement, the schools in question are usually doing more than just rearranging the school calendar. These schools are also providing remediation and enrichment for students during the breaks so that students have opportunities to relearn material, practice skills, catch up, or experience non academic enrichment activities continuously throughout the year (McMillen, 2001).” Another issue people may consider, is summer programs will suffer. While this might be true, students need to prioritize their values, and education should be at the top. Students shouldn’t worry about going to a summer camp when they can have the opportunity to enrich their education and be more successful in their futures. Lastly, a counterclaim many authorities believe is that no matter how long of a break the student has they will forget the information, but having a shorter break will help the students remember information. Shorter more frequent periods of breaks will help students understand and learn much more do to the limit of time the brain has to forget before being reminded

Students can get off-track and not be focused throughout the school day because they are tired of showing up for school every morning and being stressed. Schools need to motivate their students, and “In particular, the research found that students who believed that their intelligence was something that they could develop and increase also held many other positive attitudes. First, believing that their ability could be increased, they valued learning as a goal, even when it involved hard work or initial errors. They also believed in the efficacy of effort--that is, they viewed effort in a positive way and felt that they had the ability, through their own efforts, to learn and master new material up to standard” (Blackwell). This explains how when students have a clear attitude towards education, it will increase their grades and development. Being paid money for good grades could help focus students on keeping their grades high, and be excited about going to school and learning so they can get cash. Just “this year, the numbers from Stafford County triggered my curiosity. Three of its schools had big increases in Advanced Placement tests given last May. Those are difficult three-hour exams at the end of tough courses. Many students who would do well in them don't take them, even though they help prepare for college. But at Colonial Forge High School, the number of AP tests