In this humorous newspaper article, the writer voices some of their concerns about what children experience when they go to school. All of us wrap up our children when it’s cold. We put them on booster seats in the car and make them wear helmets when they’re on a bicycle. We strive constantly to keep them out of harm’s way, and then we send them off to school so they can be tortured. I suppose we all think, rather naively, that school today is exactly the same as school back in our day, except that children are now allowed calculators. I’m afraid not. School today is completely different. There’s very little bullying, and no smoking behind the bike sheds because there’s no time, not when you need to be fluent in 17 languages by age four and you’ve got those pesky quadratic cosines to finish off by break. I’m not kidding. I do not understand any of my son’s maths homework. And what’s more, I bet he knows more about advanced mathematics now, at the age of10, than most of the NASA scientists did when they put Armstrong on the moon. My daughter, who already knows Latin better than Julius Caesar, comes home from school at 18.00 every night, bleary eyed from the pressure. But before she can collapse into bed she has to do four half-hour pieces of homework. Supper? Internet? A bit of light texting? Forget it. On the basis that a parent can only be as happy as their least happy child, this makes me pretty miserable. She’s not alone, either. I read the other day that a four-year-old child had been diagnosed with ‘stress’ and I’m not surprised. Perhaps she’d been made to miss her playtime so she could finish her paper on how the gross domestic product of Iceland was affected by EU fish quotas. A child I know was sent home from school recently with a note saying that by the age of 10 she really should have a rudimentary grasp of quantum physics and that because she didn’t she must have some extra tuition. Unfortunately, on the back of this hurriedly written note the teacher had been doing some sums. There was a list of every child who was having extra lessons, how much each parent was paying and at the end, under the total he’d written, ‘Yippee’. When I was at school I remember being told that if I spelt my name properly on my examination paper I’d be halfway there. Exams were a hiccup in the day, not the be-all and end-all of absolutely everything. Based on those exams, we now have ‘league tables’, a handy guide to how well each school performs. But publishing a list of ‘best schools’ purely on the grounds of academic achievement is idiotic. It tells you nothing. Recently, I made a decision on which secondary school my children will attend. I chose it because I know several people who’ve been there, and they loved it. I chose it because the children I saw mooching from lesson to lesson were mostly smiling. I chose it because it ‘felt’ right. Of course, I want my children to leave school with a basic academic foundation. But more than thatI want them to learn social skills so they can interact properly with other human beings. I want themto learn to play the guitar. I want them to enjoy school, to have fun. I can’t bear the thought of paying a small fortune every year so they can be put on a treadmill. School is supposed to prepare a person for life, not wear them out. This is what we all seem to have forgotten. Yes, we must do everything we can to keep our children safe. But we should also do everything we can to make them happy as well.

Read the following passage:"You're not here to read books, you're here to learn!" The Childwrangler's voice screeched as we kept our picks moving rhythmically against the school walls. We had all heard about a time, back in the dark ages, when children read books at school. They say school was even a building above ground. But that was obviously dangerous. How could society thrive if the children sat around reading all day? When would they have time to learn about veins of coal, support structures, processing fuel, and all that stuff? School was important.Which two central ideas in this story are most closely related?A.Humankind's basic survival needs and independenceB.The nature of learning and societal dysfunctionC.The power of rumors and abuse of authorityD.The importance of literature and the dangers of miningSUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Do you agree or disagree with the statement that today’s modern education systems crush the very spirit they claim to instill? Support your claim with arguments.

The following is a draft of a student essay. It may contain errors.School Uniforms     (1) The idea of requiring students to wear school uniforms in schools is a growing conversation across the United States. (2) Since the 2013–2014 school year, a higher percentage of public schools located in cities required students to wear uniforms compared to schools located in suburban areas. (3) More schools require students to wear school uniforms because they benefit student safety and academic performance.     (4) School uniforms discourage crime and increase the level of student safety at school, especially in schools located in urban areas. (5) In a recent study of an urban school located in Atlanta, reports of vandalism, student fights, and gang activity seemed to decrease. (6) Even though it had only been a few months since students began wearing uniforms, school administrators already knew it would change the school atmosphere. (7) The administration reported that the uniforms prevented students from concealing things under baggy clothing. (8) Furthermore, the teachers stated that it was easier to keep track of students while on field trips and intruders were easier to recognize because they stood out from the rest of the student body. (9) Overall, campus safety improved and students felt safer during school hours.     (10) Academically, implementing school uniform policies keeps students focused on their education rather than their outfits. (11) Students have one less thing to worry about—and they can concentrate on other things that are more relevant to school, including homework, studying, and extracurricular activities. (12) When all students are dressed alike, they are no longer peer pressured to dress a certain way based on the latest fashion trend. (13) This, in turn, results in less bullying at school for those who dress differently than their peers. (14) School uniforms will steer the focus back to what is important: learning.   (15) Appearance at school should not be a factor that students have to worry about, so requiring students to wear uniforms will only benefit them. (16) With school uniforms, students will no longer have to lie awake worrying about fitting in when they could be spending their time studying for their next math quiz the next day.16Which sentence from the passage best demonstrates the author making a "hasty generalization," a conclusion in an argument that is based on insufficient evidence? A. sentence 4 B. sentence 6 C. sentence 11 D. sentence 9

This video is a news report that explores the recent changes to kindergarten curriculum that many schools have embraced, while others, as we will see, have moved away from. As we’ve discussed in previous chapters, NCLB has had a profound influence on not only school curriculum, but also the expectations of parents, teachers, and administrators. But there is still a lot of disagreement about its effectiveness and desirability. The question many ask is, should we really be imposing strict standards at such a young age? Think for a moment about your early school experiences. What was the primary focus of your preschool classes? Were they focused more on academics or play? provide examples

"Schools also censor by prohibiting some articles to be printed in student newspapers. Approximately 74 percent of high schools in the United States offer student newspapers or journalism programs (Barron, 2010). Student publications are a safe venue where adolescents can express their opinions. These programs are often run by students and overseen by teachers and other adults at the school. Before articles are printed, they usually go through an editing and review process. Although this is a normal part of the publication process, it can sometimes lead to censorship. There have been many cases where portions of the text or entire articles have been removed from school newspapers for being inappropriate. A famous Supreme Court case involving this issue occurred in 1988 in Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier. The principal of Hazelwood East High School prohibited two topics from being printed in the school newspaper. Hazelwood East students brought the case to court, arguing that their First Amendment right to free speech had been violated. In this case, the court ruled that the principal did not violate the students’ free speech right. The court pointed out that the school newspaper was not a 'public forum,' and that, therefore, students did not have the same First Amendment rights as other journalists (Student Press Law Center, 2014). Many people were outraged by this decision and continue to fight censorship in school newspapers." Which of the sources from these references entries contains the information about the Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier Supreme Court case? American Library Association. (2014). Banned books that shaped America.  BannedBooksWeek.org. http://www.bannedbooksweek.org/censorship/bannedbooksthatshapedamerica Student Press Law Center. (2014). The Hazelwood decision and student press. Scholastic.com. http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/article/hazelwood-decision-and-student-press Barron, J. (27 April 2010). News business lags at high schools, too. The New York Times. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/27/news-business-lags-at-high-schools-too/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 484 U.S. 260 (1988). https://www.oyez.org/cases/1987/86-836