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Ivory Tower

Mar 10, 2016Isaac Kashiwagi1 CommentEducation, Issues, Movies, Newsmoney, movies, politics, school, TA

Ivory tower is a documentary that every person should watch that is currently in or is planning to go to college. The documentary gives an eye opening look at what our education system has turned into. Some shocking facts include: (1) 70% of kids in 2013 from high school went to college. (2) The average…

Paying Too Much For Textbooks?

Apr 22, 2015Dallas Sigrist1 CommentEducation, Issues, News, Videos on YouTubemoney, school, student

Many students who attend University for the first time are amazed at how much tuition costs, but students quickly realize before the first semester how many more thousands of dollars they will have to spend just for books.

Common Core

Oct 10, 2014Anjana Patel2 CommentsEducation, Newseducation, Leadership, school, student

NPR journalist Claudio Sanchez interviewed middle and high school principals, all members of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, about their view of the Common Core curriculum being implemented in schools across the nation. The Common Core has largely been viewed negatively and attacked, and Sanchez aimed to learn the perspective of experts who…

Is Genetics Responsible?

Feb 10, 2014Alfredo Rivera7 CommentsNews, ScienceLeadership, school, TA

Article Summary:

A major study conducted by the New England Journal of Medicine found genetics might be a key player in whether a child becomes obese early in life. The study was conducted using a sample of 7,738 children, measuring their height and weight seven times from kindergarten to eighth grade. The study found 1/3 of the children in kindergarten were overweight. During the eighth grade year, the study concluded, half of the obese kindergarteners were still obese, and ¾ of the very obese remained the same. The study found very few normal weight kindergarten children become obese by the eighth grade. The study was unable to conclude what was the root cause of the obesity, but it was clear that children who entered kindergarten overweight, were 4 to 5 times likelier to remain overweight. Efforts have been put in place to reduce the child obesity epidemic by implementing nutritional education, exercising, and removing soda machines in schools. Two other major studies conducted, with over 6K children and 137 schools, showed rigorous efforts to reduce obesity in children over age five, proved to be ineffective.

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New York school bans all balls on playground

Oct 24, 2013Jeffrey Clasen9 CommentsEducation, NewsDecision Making, expert, Leadership, school, student

Article Summary:

CNN reports about a middle school putting restrictions on the playground equipment for its students. The school in Long Island, New York banned almost every type of ball from recess. This included footballs, baseballs, soccer balls, lacrosse balls and any other hardballs that could injure a child. The main question is if this action is necessary or if it is going too far in trying to protect children?

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