High school

neighborhoods graduate high school without a clue on what the next step in their life should be. For most graduates, college seems like the most viable option. Unfortunately, the idea of spending money on classes without a career goal in mind is a difficult step to take, especially for students from a low-income household, and those who have earned minimal scholarship opportunities. Most students ultimately decide to enter the work force after graduation. This usually entails a high school graduate mindlessly

Throughout my four years of high school, I received the education from three different schools. The cause of switching schools several times was due to the lack of good education, A good education that can prepare you for college is very hard to find in schools now, which will affect all different types of students’ throughout their lives. Poor education leaves gaps in students education that are critical to the way that students will continue on into the rest of their high school years and even into their

High School Social Inequalities Social classes has been one of the biggest problems in the world today and even more so in a time before us. Some people might even ask what are social classes, well they create the rich, the poor, and the common blue collar worker. They are the reasons there are social inequalities. The bourgeois or the rich are supposedly the best of the best because in their minds money is what makes them better than everyone else, then the common working man, then your poor people

When you earn an accredited high school diploma online, you could earn 30% more than someone who hasn't finished high school. That's more than $8,600 per year! Also, you are 70% more likely to be employed and have a better job. Your career opportunities can be unlimited. But before you start, don't believe a school is accredited just because they say so. There's a little homework on accreditation that you need to do. Your online high school diploma will only be respected by employers and accepted

During high school basketball games you mostly hear just the parents cheering and yelling. However, the few lucky home players sometimes get the experience of having a student section cheering them on. I have been on both ends of the student section: cheering in one and playing while one is cheering you on. Both are extremely fun and great to experience. It was a chilly February night in Maine at my high school. The varsity boys and girls teams were playing on the same night at home which is very

our reaction to it.”-Hans Selye. Today’s high school students are more stressed out than ever, according to the American Psychological Association (APA Survey). However, it is what we do about this stress epidemic that will decide the future of today’s students. High school students need a break during the school day, to decrease stress, improve cognitive function, and improve the overall mental health of students. It may not be well known, but high school students are under copious amounts of stress

Participating in high school sports can benefit by increasing health, relieving stress, and impacting the body in positive ways. There are always the kids in school that aren’t in shape or as fit as most students, but there is always this alternative for them. The number of unhealthy living high school students is increasing as the years go on. They don’t try in the gym classes or weight training and that causes them to stay in the worse shape. Studies show that high school sports build sportsmanship

Students spend four years in high school under disciplinary rules. Teachers, counselors, and parents control most aspects of their lives. They chase them around making sure their homework assignments are completed. Students do not learn how to set their own rules and make their own decisions. Some high school students are so used to a strict organized system rather than a lenient system. This can cause for uneasy transition into college. College is more about having your own responsibilities and

It seems like everyone gets a high school diploma in the United States in the year 2016. Or do they? Is it necessary to to get a high school diploma? As a country, we have made some progress diminishing educational barriers such as race, gender, and geography but poverty is still a barrier that can keep a young adult from graduating from high school and in turn, continue the cycle of poverty. Does getting a high school diploma have any effect on “generational poverty”? Poverty is defined as

Many teenagers contemplate on whether they should play high school sports. Sports have been the most popular form of recreation for a long time. They have became very popular at the international level as well. It was introduced at the first Olympic games in Greece. Sports can extend all the way back to the beginning of military training when they played sports to decide if the members were fit enough to fight. Playing sports in high school helps a person develop relationships, maintain health, and