Woodward High School

Wanting to return to school has been a dream for a long time. I am starting out a little late, at 45 years old, but I have finally found my passion, working in education. Since the age of thirteen, I have been working multiple jobs day and night, only to still be below the poverty line; stuck in survival mode for so long now that I need to have a permanent positive change that will help me accomplish more than I ever have. The reason for me going back to school is to get certified so I may

And yet, it seems like so little time has passed since we were middle schoolers, excited to move on with our lives and enter high school. Do you remember how we were in middle school, even as freshmen? Remember what we thought of, what we wanted to get out of life, what we thought high school would be like? Now, think how we've changed. Our perception of what high school was going to be like was definitely a little fantasized. It wasn't really what we expected, though I don't think many of us were

graduating tonight who paid little attention to studying or his grades until his junior year? As a senior he not only improved on his GPA, but put countless hours helping with the senior auction, Mr. CHS, and Prom. He took the opportunity to help his school and his class. I cannot forget to mention the Key Club members who worked long hours in unpleasant weather collecting canned food to give to families in our community. These are just some examples of how students have reached out to opportunities

of a person’s life. Going to school opens doors and facilitates the pathway for future individual achievement and economic success. Formal education is a conscious effort by human society to convey the skills and modes of thought considered essential for social functioning. According to the census 2000, the total number of people in school between nursery and high school is approximately 57 million. Out of those 57 million, roughly 49 million are in public school. In students 15 – 17 years old

political arena. Why and How NCLB Formed The No Child Left Behind Act was begun in 2001 as a consequence of states altering their education strategies in order to hold the schools more answerable for their kids’ accomplishment. During the past couple of years all the states shaped some sort of regulation to hold schools answerable so that there would be more of a scheme to make sure that all kids were successful. But in the past those kids who were in Special Education classes were not be appraised

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