Lewiston High School

As a recent high school graduate, I spent the last year of high school deciding what I want to do with my life. It was time to seriously answer the question “what do you want to be when you grow up?” As a child this question seems so broad and open. There are a million things to choose from. One day I could’ve been a teacher, and the next day a veterinarian. But one thing you don’t hear most kids say they dream about being is a college graduate. However, when the time comes to plan your life, suddenly

Parents Parents may think volunteering to help in the classroom is the only way to be involved, well they are wrong. There are many ways parents can involve themselves in the school. Parents and family can be involved by reading to their children, checking homework, communicating with the teacher, and attending school functions; the list goes on and on. (NEA, 2003). No matter how parents contribute time towards their child’s education, it will be important. Parental involvement is important

receiving would be miniscule to what they could be making if they were working at a job instead. This money would basically cover small costs an athlete must make when living on his own, since there is no time for a job when the careful balancing act of school and sports is in place. Only a select few big time athletes will actually make it all the way to the show and receive a big payout. Once this money distribution to the players is in affect, it will clean up a lot of problems in college sports.

not far removed from many classroom situations across the country as Aarthi Belani, a high school student from Minnesota, notes about the 7:20 a.m. chemistry

believed the education system had become too progressive and children needed to do more homework to compete in the global arena. School districts have various policies on homework and how much is required by grade level with elementary schools currently having the highest levels (The History of Homework: Purpose Over Pain). Homework, longer school days, a longer school year, better teachers, higher standards, better test, and on and on it goes. America’s education system is falling behind in the

public/private schooling- often motivated by parental desire to exclude their children from the traditional school environment (ERIC [EBSCO]). Home schooling is also defined by The Well Trained Mind website as Home schooling occurs when parents take charge of their children's education -- organizing subjects, teaching lessons or arranging for tutors, evaluating progress, and supervising social contacts. Home school parents believe that one-on-one attention and individualized study produce the best education possible;

Jefferson County School System (JCSS) is one of the largest school systems in the US. It provides education for about 10,000 students and consists of fourteen elementary schools, two middle schools, and two high schools. In 1976, the school system purchased and implemented the DEC PDP 11/34 computer that helped to develop the student management applications, financial applications, and other student management applications. Today, the JCSS owns four Dell servers running on UNIX and everything is

inspirational. I felt drawn to know more about him. Following the movie, my daughter, Elizabeth, and I goggled Dr. Carson. Since the movie begins with Ben Carson as a poor child who is bullied and made fun of due to his poverty, poor grades in school, and lack of friends, Elizabeth could relate to his insecurities, fears, and anger. As the movie moved through the life of Ben Carson, we saw how he overcame all the obstacles in his life. Through his mother’s strong belief in God and that he and

High School Graduation Day Many people have experienced the over whelming excitement that you feel as you approach high school graduation day, and for me, that’s a day that I will never forget. The amount of emotions that you feel on graduation day is unbelievable, and I have yet to experience anything else like it. I can remember feeling anxious to celebrate the big day with my friends and family, while at the same time I was panicking thinking about having to walk across the stage in front

too?. Rural communities are less likely to have public transportation which adversely affects travel to after school programs (Collins, Bronte-Tinkew, & Logan, 2008) Is this a problem at the local research site?. Because of lack of resources and financial means, it would be expected that parents of low socioeconomic status living in rural communities would be less likely to attend school activities, including parent teacher conferences Is this the case at the research site?. Friedman (2004) reported