The Importance Of Raising The Bar In High School

Young people continue to work hard to get good grades in high school in order for them to get accepted and enter a college. Getting good grades throughout high school is not the only thing to be worried about; they must also begin to think about the ways of coming up with money to afford their education. Education is the building block to all success stories. Setting goals and high expectations can be achieved through pursuing an educational path.

Preparing high school students for college is every parent and teachers goal but sometimes that goal is hard to achieve. Students are not getting a proper education now-a-days and they do not realize that it is going to hurt them after they graduate. A study says, “That composite score dropped to 20.9 among high school students in 2013, the lowest in eight years” (Adams, 2013). That is a very low average and it is because what students are learning in high school just isn’t sticking with them through college. After students graduate they start taking harder classes, some have to start paying their own bills, and so many other changes they are not ready for. It is a big jump to go from high school to college and I think schools can do a better job of preparing students. It is their experience and education in high school that is going to help them in college. If they are not ready they are going to struggle which will result in some not so good outcomes such as having low grades or even worse dropping out. I do not believe that high school education has prepared students for college because there are many useless classes, it is more about memorizing than learning, and students drop out in a year or less because of the workload.

. After two years, I was able to find my way and becoming an honor high school student; I was able to qualify honor classes and A.P classes. Due to my efforts, I also got the high school business award for 2008. I persuaded for a better education by challenging myself with heavier work and difficult tasks. I was able to pass the state exams and graduate from high school with a 3.6 GPA.

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Honor codes are becoming very common among many American colleges. This uprising in honor codes is due to increased rates of plagiarism and dishonesty amongst many students which has become much simpler due to the advancement of the internet and smartphones. Many high schools are following suit of college in enforcing an honor code and my high school should as well. Based on my experiences and the provided sources I have read my school should enforce an honor code to prepare students for a college institution and its rules and punishments.

High school grades are a better way of looking at a student’s work progress than through only an standardized test(s). High school grades give a better idea of how the student will look in their future education and career. Standardized testing can shock and freak some students out and make them worry and not do so well, where as high school grades can be looked at through an extent of time on the student. Also the test scores have been categorized by the students work ability, and there are many other problems with the tests for example with the questions and how the results come out. “High school grades reflect years of effort and are a more reliable assessment

Upon entering high school, students gain more freedom and accountability traits. High school students gain more knowledge about how to use their new found freedoms wisely with trial and error. Students could be able to use their new freedoms, for more than just school related activities. Students should be able to eat their lunch off campus.

Goals are achieved in different ways by different people. Goals can be joining a sport, making new friends, or even as simple as becoming organized. However in order to achieve your goals, you must have an ability. My abilities of being respectful and calm, will help me to have more honor classes, graduate with a 4.0 or higher, go to college and become a pediatrician. Before I become a pediatrician I will need to use my abilities to do so.

High schools implement reforms that build student character, skills and commitment to the community. Berman, S. wants to know how to engage students to become more effective citizens. He believes that building a strong academic program for the students is important but the teachers also need to create a school that is open and welcoming.

Throughout my high school career, I have learned that being successful in school can lead you to many different opportunities. One opportunity that I was given was that I joined my high school's Beta Club Chapter. It was an honor to be invited to join because how involved the Beta Club is with the my school, community, and state. This past year, I was selected to represent my school as I ran a campaign to become the North Carolina Beta Secretary. Although I was nervous, I opened my mouth, and the words just began to come out. My fears went away, and I addressed my peers on the topics of educational improvements and leadership opportunities, so all students can succeed. To my surprise and delight, the two thousand North Carolina Betas in

Do you think making good grades is something that everyone should do? Making good grades in school is a good thing because in order to go to college when you get older you have to make good grades in school. Students sometimes say making good grades is hard, but as long as you pay attention in class and study you will be sure to make good grades. Students all ways make an excuse for not making a good grade, but what they don't know is there are no excuses for making bad grades. Your teacher gives you notes and all you have to do is just take them home and study them. If you do what you are supposed to do and listen to your teacher, you should make a good grade on your school work or make an easy one-hundred. There are some causes of high

In this time in age it is not a surprise to hear high school students complaining about school. There are basic, even intelligent, arguments why school is not really worth it. However, whether school is worth the time depends on the individual. To be more specific students, and teachers, complain about the amount of tests and scores they are expected to meet. In 2001, thanks to the No Child Left Behind law every student in the nation has to meet a standard in order for the school to receive money from the government. Now it sounds like a good idea in theory but not so much in practice. Because if one state says that the passing criteria is a 60 then every child will meet that criteria and

That suggestion is to always pay attention and study. This suggestion may not sound that serious but oh it is, very much so. The grading in the high school is different now and it all consists of percentages now based on your homework and quiz grades. If you do not study or pay attention, you will get that test and you are going to be befuddled because, all the questions are going to look or sound gibberish to you. You should also study or at least pay attention because a high school diploma is your ticket out of here and if you can not even pay attention in a high school class then you aren’t ready to receive the ticket that lets you on the bus out of

Over the years especially high school years you learn that judgement is a huge event. People will judge you for the way you talk, walk, dress, even the music you listen to. Although the words people say or call you can be hurtful, they’re just words. You can either chose to listen to them and be unhappy, or you can do you and later show them up. While they’re out at parties, you just might be graduating high school early.

Since the test scores are so low, the United States public system needs to use these statistics create classes for the students to have the opportunity to better their low areas. With these opportunities as the scores get higher standards need to be highered so the students are constantly striving to be better. For the more impoverished communities that are not getting the funding because of the low results there should be a higher push to improve their curriculum to have the students be able to succeed and improve the scores to help the schools and the children. The slow increase of curriculum could cause a problem for the children that are already behind from there those students should be tutored. Also it has been proven the brain works better with 45-50 minutes of working with breakers for the brain to relax for 10 minutes. With more breaker for the students there would actually include a longer school day. Every change has a cost so the budgeting has to be split in a better way which could be electives or sport budget needed to get cut to have these