Is Suspension A Good Punishment For Bad Behavior?

The most common punishment given to students who disobey the schools rules is a suspension. Usually the kids that are getting suspended are ones who do not want to be in school. When they disobey the rules they get suspended for some days and dont have to go to school. They basically get what they wanted anyway which is a few days off school. Wouldn't a better punishment be making them go to class or making them do community service or work around the school? What other options do you think there are?

The Problem of Taxes and Schools

In todays education system the higher tax paying communities have the nicer schools, better teachers, and overall better opportunities to succeed. It is a stereotype that poor individuals are lazy and that when one is born into that class they are stuck in it. Are these students really not succeeding because of heredity or laziness? Or is there more to the story? It just does not seem fair that since students are more well off and can live in nicer houses and pay higher taxes, that they should have better educational opportunities. All students should be able to start off at the same level and should be able to work as hard as they want to succeed. It should not be determined by ones class or level of family wealth.  

Progressive vs. Traditional Education

There is a majority of schools across America today that still remain to teach with a traditional approach toward education. Through taking many education courses over the last year I have realized that a progressive approach may be the most adequate system for all students to succeed in. Whereas in a traditional system the teacher will mainly be at the head of the class lecturing information to all of the students in a classroom setting, the progressive approach brings the students outside. Instead they work with the community, to help fix current issues while also learning the information and how to be good citizens. These students get to help teach eachother and the teacher acts more as a co-investigator. When going through progressive education it seems to provide the best educational opportunities for all students. It hit headlines when even the Obamas sent their children to a progressive school.
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Standardized Testing

Standardized testing can be found in many states across the country. These tests are supposed to judge how well the teacher has taught that year. Teachers tend to teach mainly the information on the tests and try and make sure that the grades meet the expectations of the state. These expectations involove a curve with the same amount of students getting very high grades, as students getting very low grades. In that case the state is aiming for some students to ultimately do bad or fail the exam. Aren't teachers and the state supposed  to want to produce all individuals intelligence at a high level and not expect some to fail. This seems to be a major flaw with the current education system.

Women Paid Less Money Than Men

Overall, women were paid only 77 cents for every dollar a man was paid in 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Economist Evelyn Murphy, president and founder of The WAGE Project, estimates the wage gap costs the average full-time U.S. woman worker between $700,000 and $2 million over the course of her work life. Why are women paid less money than men eventhough they have the same or higher degree levels? This seems pretty ridiculous that as a free country equal to all individuals, that we are still very prevalent with sexism.

Sexting: A Major Issue Being Found Across the Nation

Sexting, which is when someone sends a nude photo of themselves over the cell phone, is on the rise and can be found in mostly every school across the nation. It is a major issue and should be known by teachers so that they can be there for all of their students just in case an incident like this occurs. 1 in 5 teens does it, according to Bill Alpert of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy. Therefore one day as a teacher I will most likely encouter this and may need to give a student advice. I orginally did not think that this would be an appropriate topic for a teacher to get involved with but to be the best prepared I feel that it would be necessary.