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Summer assignments are the bane of any student's desire to enjoy the three months of freedom from school. However, they are critical in order to ensure that the student continues his or her education while not in school. With this in mind, these summer projects should be designed by the teacher to allow for more a more...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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As society grows, teachers continue to learn more about the human psyche than ever before. Studies show that self-governed projects by students have proven to be effective in not only long-term memory of the subject, but also in overall interest to complete the project. Summer projects should be student-designed, becau...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Student Designed vs. Teacher Designed Imagine you have just got assigned a summer project. You are given the topic of the assignment, but you are free to display your understanding of the material however you please, no guidelines. Would you have any idea what to do or how to even start? Some schools require students ...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Every student is unique in the way that they learn and what they learn the best. Traditional project assignments where teachers give the exact same project to every kid can limit the potential of many students. Student freedom is important to peak the interest of the kids and have them work the way that they want to. A...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Schools often mandate projects and assignments over the summer to keep students refreshed with content and make sure they are productive. These projects are typically teacher-designed and are a reminder of what was learned the year before. These projects should be teacher-designed in order to keep the focus of the proj...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Every year during summer break, students are required to have finished a summer assignment to help them retain important information required for the classes that they will take in the upcoming school year. While most students find the summer assignments to be unnecessary and detrimental to their summer break, it is st...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Summer vacation is a magical time of the year for students all over the world; Without it, students would not be able to function in school throughout the year. Students and Teacher need summer vacation to rest and be able to spend time with family and friends. It is yet still very important for students to continue le...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Just as crisp Autumn air rolling just around the corner and summer is coming to a bitter sweet ending. Then OH NO! You completely forgot about that pesky summer assignment your teacher gave you. You were supposed to read one book every week and write an analysis. This is what its like for every student young or old wh...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Hispanic/Latino
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Many schools require children to do a summer project so they can continue to learn and grow during their break. There is now a debate on whether teachers or students should decide what the summer project should be about, and there are compelling arguments on both sides. If the teacher chooses the project, they can ensu...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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Summertime is everyone's favorite time of year. School is out, which means no more waking up at 6am to catch the bus or staying up at unreasonable hours to complete assignments. Teachers no longer have to spend endless hours creating lesson plans or tediously putting in students' grades. It is a time that everyone can ...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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White
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
8058E20D84BF
Growing up going to school, I always looked forward to summer break. It was my time to be free and to be a kid again. Going to the beach, family cookouts, and hanging out with friends are things I always looked forward to doing. Each summer would be better then the last. Until my mom got that call from my school, remin...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Summer projects are not a foreign idea to most highschoolers. Due to the fact that students forget what they learned in class over the summer, teachers will often assign work during vacation. This work is designed by the teachers, and typically covers some topic that the students will be learning about at the start of ...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Hispanic/Latino
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If there's one time of the year that students consider to be hallowed or holy, it's summer vacation. Any tampering that a school might do with this break is considered blasphemy against their sacred holiday. If a school system decided to introduce a program of graded projects for students to complete during summer vaca...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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In the United States, education is taken very seriously; the majority of people believe that the bar must be set very high in order to ensure that children and adolescents today are well-prepared for the oncoming changes of the future. For these reasons, many summer camps and summer projects are set in place to make su...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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Imagine that your summer has begun and school is finally out. As months pass, you aren't concerned with work. Although, that is, until you remember your summer project for school! If only the project was student based, where there is more freedom in thinking and idea making. That said, Summer projects designed by stude...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Identified as having disability
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Most may argue that one of the most important influences in a student's life is the role of a teacher. Teachers educate students on a daily basis how to be a porsperous individual and a good human being in life. Students often tend to utilize teachers as a support system in times of distress as a result of unhappiness ...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Over the summer, many schools assign projects in order for students to continue working and learning year round. However, It is an incredibly heated debate as to whether teachers or students should design these assignments. Teachers should design the summer projects rather than students because they can prepare the stu...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Summer is a time where many students are delighted to not be in school. However, over the course of summer, many students tend to forget some of what they have learned the prior school year. In order to counter this, schools nationwide have made it a requirement for students to have summer projects so that students are...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Economically disadvantaged
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Vacations, relaxation, free time- these are just a few of the things students look forward to when the last day of school rolls around and summer vacation begins. But unfortunately summer is not just fun, students must maintain learning as well. From reading assignments to math packets summer work is inevitable, but if...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
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Summer has always been seen as the well deserved break from school that students deserve. However, for many advanced placement students, summer can be filled with projects and homework to prepare them for their rigorous courses. These rigorous courses can be honors, advanced placement, or dual enrollment classes offere...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Identified as having disability
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Summer is the season where students like to have nothing but fun and relaxation. During this time, expanding your learning capability in subjects like reading, science, history, and math is never a bad thing. Some schools in the United States are now requiring that students complete summer projects during the break to ...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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The last thing students want to do during summer break is complete an assigned project for school. Often times students are going on vacations, spending time with family and friends, or even just trying to relax from the previous school year. Summer is an opportunity for kids to explore their freedoms and luxuries of l...
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Without a doubt, the blaring ring of the bell on the last day of school is the most awaited day of the year for students. The idea of pool parties, beach vacations, and sleepovers with friends every single day, instantly widens smiles; however, the very thought of having to complete an assignment given by a teacher, es...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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When students hear the sound of the bell on the last day of school, all they can think about is their excitement for the summer. Most students instantly forget all of the information they had just recently learned and are mainly looking forward to the time they're going to get in the sun. Although, recently teachers ...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Summer Projects Student-designed projects over the summer? What do you think about it? Summer assignments are usually given to students to work on during their summer break. Due to past references and experiences, teachers had always assigned students sufficient amount of work during breaks. The question given is shou...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Black/African American
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Summer projects have always been a sticking point for students and teachers alike. The battle has raged on for years about if summer projects are an effective way for students to learn, or if they are just a waste of time. Most students do not like summer projects at all because they aren't designed for the student spe...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Identified as having disability
B90C8C40C0A0
Summer projects are immensely helpful in order to keep your mind active and intelligent when your're not in school, constantly stimulated by academic subjects. However, the summer projects should be student-designed rather than teacher designed. Students making the projects know what will help their peers learn through...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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There are many ways to learn new things, through experience, being taught, and a multitude of other ways to obtain new information. School is the perfect place to learn new things from teachers that have extensive experience in their specific area of expertise. It is the teacher's and administration's job to help provi...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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When kids get off school during the summer, it's important for them to continue learning so they are able to go back prepared. By giving these children summer assignments, they are able to build their knowledge from when school ends to when it starts back up again. Although these assignments are helpful, there are diff...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
C46CDD7E69A4
In High School, many classes have summer projects, although mostly science classes. These projects, since the dawn of time, have been created by teachers to keep the project focused on exactly what the teacher wants, and to ensure the assignment is a rigorous and difficult experience. While teacher-designed projects ha...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Not identified as having disability
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Summer break is oftentimes associated with the stagnation of learning, and the loss of accumulated learning from the previous school year. To counteract this, some schools have implemented a system of summer projects to ensure that learning never stops, even during a break. However, in lieu of traditional teacher-desig...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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Not identified as having disability
E90A6BA3F6E8
The Benefits of Student-Designed Summer Projects School requires studying, tests, practicing, and now doing what is called a summer project. This means doing something over summer break that relates to some sort of school subject. Students should be able to design their own summer projects because it is their time off...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Not identified as having disability
3170B51DC0BE
How would one feel if a teacher said that every student would be taking the exact same courses in high school? Everyone would feel very uncomfortable because they are forced to do something that they may not like. Well, this is the same scenario as whether the summer projects should be teacher-designed or student-desig...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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Not identified as having disability
E134EA4073AE
Summer break is meant for fun and time with family and friends, but students don't really notice that they are losing the skills and knowledge they've collected. They really only care about having fun, not learning. Students always look forward to summer break, but tend to slowly lose some of the knowledge that they've...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Black/African American
Economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
5BA7EAB30E61
Students should be able to design their own school projects over the summer. Teachers have assigned all the work during the school year, so it'll be beneficial to the students in many ways if they design the project themselves. Especially when summer is for the students to relax, so them designing their own projects wo...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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White
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Not identified as having disability
B4E9FFCFC9FB
Summer vacations is a blessing and a curse. It provides approximately three months of free time for students, while also providing three months worth of opportunities for students to forget all they had learned in the last school year. To combat this, there are summer activities designed to keep the academic engine run...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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BDC4070CF21E
Summer assignments can be very beneficial in ensuring that students are continuously learning, but the question at hand is, should students personalize their summer assignments or should a teacher-designed standardized copy be given to every student? Personally, I believe that students should be able to design their ow...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Black/African American
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
3B20A3B52316
Life is a marathon not a sprint; therefore, people can not take breaks from educating themselves, even in the summer. However, long, boring, and useless summer project persuade students to avoid the project; forcing life's marathon to become a sprint. Summer projects need a change and can be by students, because studen...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
E2C32CCEEAAC
Fourth period had just begun, and Generic_Name was desperately longing for its end; that afternoon, summer break would begin. Unfortunately, her school mandates that students complete a project over break, and, this year, a teacher had designed it. Once summer break had nearly reached its end, Generic_Name was struggli...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
6454763B703F
Summer Projects: Are they Better Designed by Students or Teachers? The summer preceding eleventh grade was by far my most memorable summer for an atypical reason - the summer assignment. This summer assignment, unlike any others, was student-designed. In the same summer I had multiple other summer assignments: annotat...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
85D859C8DE67
The clock has 30 seconds left till summer vacation is upon us, my heart beats faster and faster till I hear the ring of the final bell, summer is here! Summer vacation is for students to enjoy time off from school and prepare for the next school year. Many teachers assign projects over the summer, but many projects are...
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Summer projects
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Some schools require students to complete summer projects to assure they continue learning during their break. Should these summer projects be teacher-designed or student-designed? Take a position on this question. Support your response with reasons and specific examples.
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Asian/Pacific Islander
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Not identified as having disability
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Kevin Sirmont, a famous professor at the University of Iowa once said "a student will only go as far as their teachers and peers are willing to take them". This means that a teacher is vital to a students success and interacting with them is also key to the learning process. Students would benefit more if they attended...
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Distance learning
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Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
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5AA56B345704
Waking up and going to school is one of the most dreaded parts of the average student's life. From cold and rainy weather to the hours of uncomfortable classrooms, students find many components that make school feel miserable. But, what if all of the horrible parts of school could be removed? By providing online cla...
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Distance learning
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Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
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D2723B90EEC1
In the age of technology, the questioning of seemingly 'old' systems and institutions has become common for better or for worse. Many schools offer online classes, or distance learning, as an option for those who are unable to take the course in-class. However, should the in-class education system be questioned simply ...
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Distance learning
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Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
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9D785AF5EB4B
What if you could take all those boring, uncomfortable classes you have at school in the comfort of your own home? Now learning by way of online or video conferencing is a reality. A lot of students have the opportunity to attend all their regular classes at home rather than being at school. The question that arises no...
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Distance learning
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Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
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Black/African American
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743B458B5D2B
Students that are currently enrolled in schools have been the generation to grow up with new technological advances and harder school programs. With this, distance schooling is not a crazy idea and it may even allow for students to do better and acheive more. As a student currently enrolled in a multitude of AP or DE c...
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Distance learning
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Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
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The Internet is Building a Stronger Workforce COVID-19 is spreading across the world. Now this disease has killed more people than influenza has this year. Epidemiologists for the CDC are recommending that colleges across the country shut down their campuses and revert to online school so that they disperse the studen...
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Distance learning
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Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
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Students have many factors that pull them in a thousand directions everyday. Think of sports, jobs or extra curricular activites that students participate in everyday. Also factor in time that students should have with their families and in real life settings. Time needed in society. Sometimes there is not enough hours...
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Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
E08A1ADE64C2
Schools often offer distance learning as an option for students for example homeschooling, do you believe these type of classes would benefit a child or not? In my opinion I believe this could effect children in many ways, but I believe theres more negative effects then their is good so I believe it wouldn't benefit a ...
6
887
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Hispanic/Latino
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
C4AA67D8A012
Schools nowadays, can be very stressful as well confusing. The alternative for students attending schools are the ability to attend online classes at home. Attending school online is beneficially and can help students better and more efficiently. Although public, charter and private schools have been the primary source...
6
742
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
9E24FDD5A196
Many people believe that giving students the opportunity to take their classes online would not be beneficial and by doing so, schools would be decreasing the likelihood of productivity in their students. Although, taking classes online could be tremendously beneficial in the daily life of a student, whether it is by h...
6
940
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Hispanic/Latino
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
51C3D7E06ED2
Offering distance learning with online classes is a terrible idea and is not beneficial to students in anyway. Not only does it take away the chance for a student to physically communicate properly; it also is completely unfair to less fortunate students who dont have technological resources and it irradiates the oppor...
6
702
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Black/African American
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
BF2E86982E3A
Distance learning is a huge advantage and will be very beneficial if implemented in more school systems. With the technological advances of modern times this thought of distance learning is becoming a strong reality. Although there is not a human connection, distance learning can be very interactive and replace "in sch...
6
907
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
4A9D5AC501BC
Students in the modern day classroom have a lot of problems , whether that be Mental illness affecting them or just work that is just piling up from sick days. Some students just cant keep up and some have even dropped out because of it. Therefore I wanted to address something , should students be able to take video cl...
6
1,123
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
0228C92DFDF2
Is online school truly a good tool for learning? With the newer technology we have today, some schools are taking advantage of this and offering computer based classes. While some might think this is a good idea, there are several reasons why this does not truly benefit students because, it would ultamantly unprepare t...
6
926
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
434616FBA2C7
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Online or video conferencing is when students and teachers communicate through long distances through the use of technology. Students would be able to learn without the need to be in a clas...
6
942
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Black/African American
Economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
A916F45DAFB6
School is a environment where you should feel safe and ready to learn, no matter where that environment is. Many students may struggle to stay focused and learn in the classroom, but giving students the option to take school online or by video conferencing at home might just boost their hunger for a good education. Som...
6
975
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
B091F6AFF43F
School is a place where students can come and learn from educators who are experts in the field that they teach. Students come to school in order to learn material from them and to gain a better understanding of concepts that would be difficult to learn on their own. They use teachers in order to help them learn certai...
6
972
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
DE51EAD12F36
Never having to leave your house and not having to go to school sounds fantastic but, in reality, it would be pretty terrible. Many belive taking classes online instead of going to school would be a great idea but it wouldn't be as great as it sounds. Every single human being needs some form of social interaction to fu...
6
845
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
60C439A28A94
Distance learning is a form of learning that allows students to learn outside the classroom setting through video conferences and online courses. This form of learning allows students to learn in any environment they want, whether that be their home, a library, or any other setting they feel most comfortable in. Althou...
6
986
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
38B237B2F190
In the current era, you never have to step foot in a public school ever again. Yes, you are still lawfully required to complete the majority of your secondary education, but the ever growing access to laptops and other electronic devices has introduced a new method for students to earn their highschool diplomas. Some s...
6
752
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
A108AF527A6C
In the modern era, we now have more than enough technology to effectively have long distance, from home, learning. With many assigments these days being online and the availability of video conferences, home/online schooling has become more and more of a viable option for students across the world, with benefits such a...
6
779
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
39DE1C961946
How does the idea of distance learning sound to you? While many students attend school physically, others do so digitally. Receiving classes from home or video conferencing has become an option for students in several schools. However, is this the best option? Does this method provide better benefits to students? In my...
6
840
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Hispanic/Latino
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
9E565ADC63EC
Schools are now offering a variety of options for students to get their education and using technology to improve learning experiences. A common schooling technique are online classes and video conferences. Online classes and video conferences with teachers allow students to become responsible which will be beneficial ...
6
720
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
2F656E04AC84
Since public schools have been established, it has been very common that children go to school in the morning, have a couple breaks for lunch, recess, or other calm activities, and go home when classes are over. However, a new type of learning has emerged since the technological era has started. With new technology suc...
6
785
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
27323553A085
Many kids believe that they should not have to sit in classrooms for 6 hours every week day. Most of these kids find themselves uncomfortable or annoyed when they get to school. Online, middle and high schools have been compared to prison and research has found that they are structured very much alike. Students would b...
6
747
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
166A1383A90C
If there was an option to ether run into a burning building or stay outside where it is safe, what would most people choose? For many students school is a burning building; it only brings them uncomfort and harm. There are many uncomforts experienced by students, for example, school is put at a set time with distinct l...
6
904
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
16D3EFBE11FD
Throughout the years, schools have improved their ways of teaching students. Now, many schools have offered distance learning, an online or video conferencing course that is beneficial for students to learn more. With this being an option, students will find this better learning at home online than with a class filled ...
6
952
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
EBCDED6944ED
People have been battling to find the best learning method, which can serve humankind well and move us closer to the future. One of the ideas out there is distance learning, an option for students to attend classes from home and to learn by watching online videos. But does this method work? No. Distance learning is one...
6
727
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
8A63149E402C
Going to school back and forth can be exhausting and inconvenient so wouldnt distance learning be a decent alternative? No, distance learning would not benefit the student because it would make it harder to make meaningful relationships, the courses would change, and it would be easier to become distracted during schoo...
6
1,084
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
176FA6CB13C6
Just about everyday, students wake up early in the morning to begin a long, exhausting day of school. We sit through hours of learning with little time for interaction with others or having some time for ourselves, just to come home and be rewarded with even more work. The offering of distance learning provides an oppo...
6
626
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
28EF3F88FB87
Schools have different ways of educating people whether if they educate people with special need or not. Parent's have two choices to enroll their kid(s) in. They can either enroll them in a Brick and Motor or enroll them online or known as home school. The difference between Brick and Motor and home school is that Bri...
6
1,113
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
78FA6A4C45F1
Thousands of students, both in high school and in college, are plagued with depression and anxiety. In most cases, the root cause of this issue is the school environment. In schools, students may be bullied, or they may feel lonely and isolated. Students may struggle to learn in the classroom environment, or they may b...
6
989
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Two or more races/Other
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
B2FF6A761EC9
As technology continues to advance and new programs are designed, there are many new ways to learn online. These avenues have developed to the point where some claim that they can achieve or even surpass the level of teaching that may be given in a classroom setting. Since most students don't enjoy attending class, thi...
6
623
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Two or more races/Other
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
4789DE789DB8
School has always been a place of learning. It is a a place where teachers and students interact, paper tests and quizzes are taken, and life long friendships are made. However, all the new technology and new ways of learning from that new technology have affected what is done in the classroom. That being said, many ma...
6
784
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
42CE598E99CA
As technology and online resources are modified and advanced, distance learning can become either a tool or a weapon. For some this option can be beneficial, but for many, it can hinder learning and social skills that are promoted in a classroom environment. By allowing students to access their classes online through d...
6
800
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
201241D24A3E
Distance learning is defined as online classes or video conferencing. In other words, it's homeschooling. Students who are enrolled in distance learning usually end up in that position due to life factors such as bullying, disabilities, or mental illness. The discussion of whether this is beneficial or detrimental to s...
6
863
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
5AD3EAC6A195
When there is snow in the forecast, students and teachers alike eagerly await a call from Generic_Name, the beloved public information officer for Generic_City Public Schools. Cheers are heard across the county when his voice is heard on the phone announcing that school will be closed due to the weather. Both students ...
6
921
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
59EA4BEE9B35
Online classes are not as reliable as classes taken in school; Students might cheat, they will not have anybody to give hands on experience, might not have internet or computer access, may develop lack of communication skills around their peers, and poor organization skills. Online classes are not the way to go with ou...
6
950
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Black/African American
Not economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
F7693B02CA5B
Imagine going to school to find yourself struggling in rigorous classes facing long-term stress when instead you could simply take it slow at your own pace and learn at home. Distance learning has been a new program schools nation-wide have been offering for children who prefer to learn online or through video conferen...
6
772
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
80D55B272621
Students all over America could benefit from having online conferencing. If students are given the option to attend classes from home, it could help students and teachers decrease their workload and stress. Also, attending classes from home can be important when students can not make it to school and it is beneficial f...
6
931
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
2F63222FA0FA
While it has been proven that school is statistically one of the safest environments for students to be, those who attend school may not all say the same. Several students are victim to peer pressure each day, often feeling forced into making rash decisions that could land them in academic, mental, or physical trouble;...
6
944
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
EF23CA70CA1F
Technology has evolved greatly in the past few decades. As a result, computers are replacing many traditional ways of performing tasks. Technology has allowed students to attend classes online. Many people are skeptical about the benefits of attending classes from home. Students would benefit from being able to take cl...
6
804
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
3B888FC510B1
Every year school gets harder for students, high school in particular is the hardest out of all. I believe students should have a choice on how they want to learn. Students should be able to choose weather or not getting an education from home or from the school is the best way for them to succeed. I think distance lea...
6
774
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
7D83374556C1
Knowledge is power. This phrase holds true even till today, and will most likely hold true for all of eternity. The more knowledgeable a particular person is, the more power they posses. Now it is no mystery that the public school education system has and is failing many of this country's youth, but what is a mystery i...
6
1,024
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Hispanic/Latino
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
95CFC285B762
Now technology is an essential part in everyday tasks, and is used to better the users life. Online classes are taken on the computer and students aren't required to come to physical school everyday. Online school is an excellent option and should be offered because it allows students to have more time to support their...
6
886
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Hispanic/Latino
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
D79E9FFDF3AC
Since the advent of internet technology, society has been trying to take advantage of its features to improve the quality of various aspects of life. In recent years, this has become especially prevalent in education, as the "flipped classroom" model continues to gain traction among educators. Amidst all this reform, s...
6
679
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
EE1661BF8227
Many school systems around the world have already started offering distance learning opportunities for their students in order to expand their opportunities to learn. These opportunities allow students to attend some of their classes from home through online resources or video conferencing and save them the hassle of a...
6
804
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
8D0E03A58CC9
Online classes have been becoming a popular thing, and I see some reasons why they are. Online classes are cheaper, can be flexible, can make a student gain confidence, and allow for multitasking. This all benefits the student in some way, whether it is very big or not. I personally agree with those who say online clas...
6
941
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
1E009323E02F
Since the development of the internet, online resources have been on the rise. These resources have helped make people's lives easier in many ways, including online schoolwork that is easier to access. Now, schools have been offering programs for students to take classes online or through video conferences and people a...
6
760
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Identified as having disability
054C082D0304
The Benefits of Online Classes Many schools like Generic_School offer online classes. These classes are available to all students and can be benefited from them. As the years progressed, technology has improved to help others gain education. Because of this, online classes are beneficial in many ways like students wit...
6
926
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Black/African American
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
18AC57CFB338
Have you ever woken up in the morning and wished you could just stay in bed? Many students probably experience this on a daily basis. Luckily, with the advent of computers and the internet, you may not need to leave bed to go to school at all. Many schools already use computers to allow students to work on and turn in ...
6
968
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
2B557F0EF764
In education we always have a choice to choose rather we get our education at home or through public and private school but which one is the right choice ? Throughout this essay we will explore the pros and cons on which one is the more beneficial choice. Many kids in life go to public schools since the start of their ...
6
1,020
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Hispanic/Latino
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
3BCA8FF7A62E
Online Schooling, Good or Bad? Going to school is rough. Getting up every day to to the same boring tasks. The never ending drone of teachers voices. Going through all the drama of having to deal with your peers. However, students are much better off than when they go to school like normal, than remaining at home and ...
6
762
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
DF89D66120D2
Is attending classes from home a good idea? Some schools are offering distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Students would not benefit from being able to attend classes from home because of the lack of verbal communication and diversity training....
6
850
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
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F
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
777E8CA790B3
Imagine the following scenario: you wake up in the morning and there is two feet of snow on the ground. You turn on the television and your local news station reports that your school is closed today, so rather than spending a wasteful snow day doing nothing and having to make up seat time later in the year, you log on...
6
688
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
64F4EEE18DAF
For centuries, the idea of attending a classroom on time, everyday, consistently has been enforced globally. As of recently, the concept of online classes are being considered by school board, with several student participants. Attending classes online, or by video conferencing would overall benefit the student communi...
6
776
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
Hispanic/Latino
Economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
91B1F82B2CF1
Many people may think that attending school online is better than going to school in person. They say that it is better for mental heath and classes can be more advanced or personal for the one student. I would say that I disagree with that statement, although on some aspects I do agree. Yes, online school would be bet...
6
1,020
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
F
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
65D771A9D1FD
School is a requirement for all children and young adults in the country, so distance learning would be beneficial to any students who are unable to attend. Reasons for this include mental and physical disabilities that may inhibit a child from experiencing a normal and comforting education, allows those who are sick o...
6
731
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
White
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability
F858935559FA
Digital Learning: Analyzing the Benefits Brought to a Classroom in the Age of the Internet The typical school day consists of 7 hours a day, Monday through Friday, for almost three-quarters of the year. When students find themselves absent for any multitude of reasons, they may face difficulty in learning any missed m...
6
775
Distance learning
Independent
Some schools offer distance learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. Do you think students would benefit from being able to attend classes from home? Take a position on this issue. Support your response with reasons and examples.
null
M
11
No
Asian/Pacific Islander
Not economically disadvantaged
Not identified as having disability