The Economics of Pollution Taxes:
The current federal sales tax specifically on gas is $0.184/gallon. Additionally, purchasers of gas in Iowa pay a state sales tax of $0.305/gallon. For comparison, the sales tax on gas in England is $3.44/gallon (Source: taxfoundation.org, 2018). Should the various levels of American government increase their pollution taxes on gasoline? Analyze this issue using the following format:
1) In paragraph one, evaluate at least one argument in favor of our government increasing its pollution tax on gasoline. You must include at least one outside source, using in-text citation (author, website, date).
2) In paragraph two, evaluate at least one argument against our government increasing its pollution tax on gasoline. You must include at least one outside source, using in-text citation (author, website, date).
3) In paragraph three, justify your position on the US government increasing its pollution tax on gasoline. Be sure to reflect on one of the four criteria for tax fairness (ability to pay; efficiency; simplicity; benefits received) in your explanation.
This assignment is due by 12:55 pm on Thursday, May 2.
Tuesday, April 30, 2019
Friday, April 26, 2019
Should service hours be required?
One pro of requiring service hours is that they learn to respect their community and be able to give back to their communities. "Volunteering gives students a chance to give back."(Payton). Giving kids mandatory service hours helps them give back to their community. many high school students have homework, jobs and social lives that distract them from their communities, but with the service hours, it helps them get a better look at what's going on in their community.
one con of requiring service hours is that it might overwhelm students because it's one more thing they have to worry about on top of homework, a job, and now service hours. "They can easily become overwhelmed with homework, part-time jobs, sporting events, and home and church obligations."(Hagensen). with service hours students might lose time to do homework, study for tests, and having a social life. with service hours taking up most of their time we might see students test scores drop.
I feel like service hours shouldn't be required because it can be overwhelming for students that don't have time to do them. some students might not be able to because of struggling in class so they would need to focus on homework and studying than doing community service. This is my stance on should service hours be required.
one con of requiring service hours is that it might overwhelm students because it's one more thing they have to worry about on top of homework, a job, and now service hours. "They can easily become overwhelmed with homework, part-time jobs, sporting events, and home and church obligations."(Hagensen). with service hours students might lose time to do homework, study for tests, and having a social life. with service hours taking up most of their time we might see students test scores drop.
I feel like service hours shouldn't be required because it can be overwhelming for students that don't have time to do them. some students might not be able to because of struggling in class so they would need to focus on homework and studying than doing community service. This is my stance on should service hours be required.
Tuesday, April 23, 2019
cheating in school
Some schools actually encourage cheating because it can allow them more government funding. "Incredibly, teachers may even be encouraging their students to cheat! Last year at a school in Detroit, teachers allegedly provided their students with answers to statewide standard tests" (). The students were asked to cheat on their tests because they knew that they would not get enough government funding without the students test scores improving. The staff knew that the students test scores needed to improve and instead of just teaching them with a better curriculum they just went the easy route and gave them the answers.
the schools that are the most strict are usually the ones that crack down the most on cheating. these schools are the ones that have the most cheating problems because they make the work too hard for the students."high-tech testing center, like the one they have at the University of Central Florida, no gum is allowed during an exam. That's because chewing could disguise a student speaking into a hands-free cell phone to an accomplice outside"(New York Times). The schools are making sure that the students have no chance to cheat in any way.
Cheating in school should not be seen as an example of what their future would be like. some kids cheat on tests because they have too much going on at home and do not have time to study. For kids like that their only option is to cheat in order to pass the class. if these kids cannot pass the class then it can make things worse for them at home. So i believe that cheating on tests and in school is not that big of an issue because most kids do not cheat.
Monday, April 22, 2019
Harsher Punishments for Cheating?
Here are some reasons why it is a good idea to add more harsh punishments to cheating. First off, the consequences for a student caught cheating is that "most teachers just give them a zero on the work and contact the student's parents" (Abdulla, Sun Sentinel, 1998). However, two schools, which are Pine Crest and Westminster, have more serious punishments than the typical punishments. "Both schools refer offenders to a committee that administers the punishment. Both schools [then] contact parents, award give zeros on the work and put students on probation" (Abdulla, Sun Sentinel, 1998). Those are some reasons why it is a good idea to add more harsh punishments to cheating.
Now here are some reasons why making punishments harder to cheating is a bad idea. First of all, "Eric Anderman, a professor of educational psychology at Ohio State University, says less cheating occurs 'when teachers emphasize that the learning is what's really important”' (Anderman, Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale, 2008). Basically, the more time the teacher teaches the material as well as give students some time to study the material before the test day, the students will know the material and score well on the test without cheating. Finally, unless it is an emergency, the teacher will never leave the classroom during test days, which therefore makes it impossible to cheat because we are each monitored. In conclusion, those are some reasons why it is a bad idea to make punishment tougher if a student get caught cheating in school.
Here is where I stand with adding harsher punishments on students caught cheating. I do not think it is necessary to make punishments harsher for students caught cheating. Teachers rarely leave the room while students are taking tests, meaning that it would be tough for students to cheat because they are frequently being monitored by their teachers. Plus, I feel most teachers do a good job of teaching their content, meaning each student should know the material well enough before test days to prevent cheating. Overall, those are some reasons why I feel making punishments harder for cheating is not necessary.
Now here are some reasons why making punishments harder to cheating is a bad idea. First of all, "Eric Anderman, a professor of educational psychology at Ohio State University, says less cheating occurs 'when teachers emphasize that the learning is what's really important”' (Anderman, Revue Internationale de Psychologie Sociale, 2008). Basically, the more time the teacher teaches the material as well as give students some time to study the material before the test day, the students will know the material and score well on the test without cheating. Finally, unless it is an emergency, the teacher will never leave the classroom during test days, which therefore makes it impossible to cheat because we are each monitored. In conclusion, those are some reasons why it is a bad idea to make punishment tougher if a student get caught cheating in school.
Here is where I stand with adding harsher punishments on students caught cheating. I do not think it is necessary to make punishments harsher for students caught cheating. Teachers rarely leave the room while students are taking tests, meaning that it would be tough for students to cheat because they are frequently being monitored by their teachers. Plus, I feel most teachers do a good job of teaching their content, meaning each student should know the material well enough before test days to prevent cheating. Overall, those are some reasons why I feel making punishments harder for cheating is not necessary.
Cheating in school
Pro harsher punishment
Schools need to crack down more on punishment because those students that are cheating on tests will just find a different way to cheat and not get caught. No lessons are learned from actions in place right now. Schools should be able or start enforcing more strict rules of getting dropped from the classes they cheat on. Neatoday.org says that students should not be given any opportunities to cheat on a test by taking away all technology and going simply as pencil paper. If any cheating is caught you're immediately called out and sent to the office with lasting punishment.
Cons to harsher punishment
The very big downside is that lots of people cheat on test for many different reasons. Some people can do it for only half a second where others do it for the whole test. Most people would not like to get punished because that stays on record and could hurt them later on in life. A cheater's report from U of I says that " I was left degreeless and stuck working at low paying jobs the rest of my life. Just because I was caught looking up one work on my test where I knew at least half the class was cheating on all of it." This case shows that punishment is a way to hard and can affect persons well being later on in life.
My opinion
I believe that harsh punishment should be harsher because people who cheat do not deserve that spot in life. The people who work hard day on day out deserve these good jobs and stability. I feel no remorse towards cheaters as they are practicing scummy habits. Automatic expulsion should be in effect as you cannot trust these individuals to not do it again. My views seem harsh but I hate to see cheaters flurish and do better than I when I do not cheat. A person needs strong morals to truly grow into adulthood.
Schools need to crack down more on punishment because those students that are cheating on tests will just find a different way to cheat and not get caught. No lessons are learned from actions in place right now. Schools should be able or start enforcing more strict rules of getting dropped from the classes they cheat on. Neatoday.org says that students should not be given any opportunities to cheat on a test by taking away all technology and going simply as pencil paper. If any cheating is caught you're immediately called out and sent to the office with lasting punishment.
Cons to harsher punishment
The very big downside is that lots of people cheat on test for many different reasons. Some people can do it for only half a second where others do it for the whole test. Most people would not like to get punished because that stays on record and could hurt them later on in life. A cheater's report from U of I says that " I was left degreeless and stuck working at low paying jobs the rest of my life. Just because I was caught looking up one work on my test where I knew at least half the class was cheating on all of it." This case shows that punishment is a way to hard and can affect persons well being later on in life.
My opinion
I believe that harsh punishment should be harsher because people who cheat do not deserve that spot in life. The people who work hard day on day out deserve these good jobs and stability. I feel no remorse towards cheaters as they are practicing scummy habits. Automatic expulsion should be in effect as you cannot trust these individuals to not do it again. My views seem harsh but I hate to see cheaters flurish and do better than I when I do not cheat. A person needs strong morals to truly grow into adulthood.
cheating punishents marty paris
1) In paragraph one, evaluate at least one argument in favor of harsher punishments for cheating in school. You must include at least one outside source, using in-text citation (author, website, date).
I think that cheating should be harsher because it doesn't encourage learning. if someone is cheating than they don't need to know the material they are cheating on as that is the point of cheating. someone could learn to throw an ax and learn how to properly step, but if there was a much easier way to do the same task with the same results than everyone would do that. in video games, this is called dominant strategy the idea goes like this. in a video game, there is an instant win button if there is a difficult task up ahead the player, in this case, the student will do that every time if there are no harsh repercussions. so currently the fix to this problem is to make the punishment for hitting the win button more punishing but I don't think this is the fix at all if instead, the option was never there as in the win button never existing than that would circumvent the entire problem. in this analogy, the win button is cheating as this is almost impossible to remove if it was then the problem would never be there. my solution for making the punishment for cheating harsher is to remove cheating in general, but suppose that wasn't possible I would double whatever the current punishment because if kids are barely doing it now doubling the punishment would certainly remove a lot more.
2) In paragraph two, evaluate at least one argument against harsher punishments for cheating in school. You must include at least one outside source, using in-text citation (author, website, date).
In the south capital punishment is the way people learn theirs. if nature doesn't kill people the schools might. direct punishment for not completing assignments on time or capital punishment at all in school is only prevalent in 19 states. I feel the reason they do this is for schools to be very harsh on students so that when they to the "real world" it feel much easier thought this is just speculation. whether or not what I think this is evidence supporting that this doesn't do much at all. according to PMC they say "disproportionately apply corporal punishment to children who are Black, to boys, and to children with disabilities. This policy report is the first-ever effort to describe the prevalence of and disparities in the use of school corporal punishment" which to me sounds like discrimination to people based off of their color and birth. this is not what America is supposed to be like, we are the land of the free.
3) In paragraph three, justify your position on harsher punishments for cheating in school.
I think that video game physically can be brought out to the real world in some ways. one of these ways in cheating. the reason I think this is because creating a test is a lot like a video game developer creating a level. there has to be a good challenge but not so much that they don't know what's going on. there also needs to be a decent background on the subject of design the test/ level. if there was a way to cheat either system both people would do that so in a video game aspect there are two solutions. one remake the level as there is a big flaw and its because of the level. the second is more applicable to the situation at hand, make the flaw a feature but make it almost impossible to complete. currently, we are trying to create option two but if possible go with one. I think that if cheating was never an option it would obviously be the best option.
I think that cheating should be harsher because it doesn't encourage learning. if someone is cheating than they don't need to know the material they are cheating on as that is the point of cheating. someone could learn to throw an ax and learn how to properly step, but if there was a much easier way to do the same task with the same results than everyone would do that. in video games, this is called dominant strategy the idea goes like this. in a video game, there is an instant win button if there is a difficult task up ahead the player, in this case, the student will do that every time if there are no harsh repercussions. so currently the fix to this problem is to make the punishment for hitting the win button more punishing but I don't think this is the fix at all if instead, the option was never there as in the win button never existing than that would circumvent the entire problem. in this analogy, the win button is cheating as this is almost impossible to remove if it was then the problem would never be there. my solution for making the punishment for cheating harsher is to remove cheating in general, but suppose that wasn't possible I would double whatever the current punishment because if kids are barely doing it now doubling the punishment would certainly remove a lot more.
2) In paragraph two, evaluate at least one argument against harsher punishments for cheating in school. You must include at least one outside source, using in-text citation (author, website, date).
In the south capital punishment is the way people learn theirs. if nature doesn't kill people the schools might. direct punishment for not completing assignments on time or capital punishment at all in school is only prevalent in 19 states. I feel the reason they do this is for schools to be very harsh on students so that when they to the "real world" it feel much easier thought this is just speculation. whether or not what I think this is evidence supporting that this doesn't do much at all. according to PMC they say "disproportionately apply corporal punishment to children who are Black, to boys, and to children with disabilities. This policy report is the first-ever effort to describe the prevalence of and disparities in the use of school corporal punishment" which to me sounds like discrimination to people based off of their color and birth. this is not what America is supposed to be like, we are the land of the free.
3) In paragraph three, justify your position on harsher punishments for cheating in school.
I think that video game physically can be brought out to the real world in some ways. one of these ways in cheating. the reason I think this is because creating a test is a lot like a video game developer creating a level. there has to be a good challenge but not so much that they don't know what's going on. there also needs to be a decent background on the subject of design the test/ level. if there was a way to cheat either system both people would do that so in a video game aspect there are two solutions. one remake the level as there is a big flaw and its because of the level. the second is more applicable to the situation at hand, make the flaw a feature but make it almost impossible to complete. currently, we are trying to create option two but if possible go with one. I think that if cheating was never an option it would obviously be the best option.
Cheating and Punishments Nick Jennings
David Jaffe states that today in American schools, cheating in school does not carry the same weight as if you cheated twenty years ago. Seventy-three percent of all test takers concluded that every student cheats at some point in their academic life (David Jaffe, Stanford.edu, 2019). If students today think that cheating in school is not that hard or simply does not matter then we should harshen the punishment, as this would reignite the stigma that was apparent years ago. In 1940, David states that college students reported only 20 percent of all students admitted to cheating in high school, while today close to 98 percent of all college students admit to having cheated once in high school. Harshening the punishment would not only reduce the number of students that cheat but would improve the student's quality of work as it would exemplify what the student could actually do.
Andrew Simmons points to the classroom as being one of the biggest factors for cheating. Peer pressure and harsh classroom attitudes only help the problem climax and worsen the situation. He says that the best way to reduce classroom cheating is by investing students in their work, using metacognition, and creating honor councils (Andrew Simmons, Edutopia.org, 2018). By reducing the punishment and investing time into preventative measures like honor councils would reduce cheating far more than harsh reprimands.
As for my personal position, I am in favor of harshening punishment. the 98 percent of students who graduate from high school and have cheated, not only hurt themselves, but also ruin my education as it takes away from my experience. Those who cheat should not have the ability to go as far as someone who gets the same grade but does not cheat. The whole idea of lightening the classroom attitude could coexist with harsh punishment. This would not only prevent more cheating but also punish those determined enough to cheat. Cheating does not end in high school or college, it follows someone into their life and effects their integrity as a person. We cannot allow cheating to seep into the moral compass of future students.
Andrew Simmons points to the classroom as being one of the biggest factors for cheating. Peer pressure and harsh classroom attitudes only help the problem climax and worsen the situation. He says that the best way to reduce classroom cheating is by investing students in their work, using metacognition, and creating honor councils (Andrew Simmons, Edutopia.org, 2018). By reducing the punishment and investing time into preventative measures like honor councils would reduce cheating far more than harsh reprimands.
As for my personal position, I am in favor of harshening punishment. the 98 percent of students who graduate from high school and have cheated, not only hurt themselves, but also ruin my education as it takes away from my experience. Those who cheat should not have the ability to go as far as someone who gets the same grade but does not cheat. The whole idea of lightening the classroom attitude could coexist with harsh punishment. This would not only prevent more cheating but also punish those determined enough to cheat. Cheating does not end in high school or college, it follows someone into their life and effects their integrity as a person. We cannot allow cheating to seep into the moral compass of future students.
Cheating at BHS
Cheating is something most people now would think is normal. Others think that punishments need to be harsher. According to lawyers.com "86% of college students have admitted to cheating" If someone is caught cheating in college they are failed from the class. Same goes for high school but as we can see that punishment isn't changing anything.
Some people would also argue that punishments like failing the class are too harsh. They think that someone should just be helped instead of being failed from the class. This idea could work but I'm not sure if it would stop them from cheating in the future.
In my opinion punishments for cheating are fine where they are. They get harsher as you progress through school. Unfortunately I don't think any punishment will stop the people that cheat from continuing to cheat.
Some people would also argue that punishments like failing the class are too harsh. They think that someone should just be helped instead of being failed from the class. This idea could work but I'm not sure if it would stop them from cheating in the future.
In my opinion punishments for cheating are fine where they are. They get harsher as you progress through school. Unfortunately I don't think any punishment will stop the people that cheat from continuing to cheat.
Cheating in School Alex Springer
Schools should have harsher punishments in school for cheating. Lots of students cheat whether its to get ahead or if it's so they don't have to study, either way, it happens all the time and people always get away with it. If there was a harsher punishment than not as many students would cheat. According to neatoday.org, 80 to 85 percent of students have admitted to cheating. This is a huge deal, this undermines those who study and work hard to come out ahead. Depending on how much someone cheats a possible punishment should be being expelled. Cheating is a very big deal and should be dealt with in a more serious manner.
Schools should not have harsher punishments in school for cheating. Cheating is usually done only 1 time and should not ruin someone's life just because they made a bad choice. According to neatoday.org, the students who cheat are the ones who are struggling in the class. Students that cheat generally don't understand the material and because of this, they cheat. What needs to be done is more 1 on 1 time with the teacher. If the teacher helps the student in an individual setting than maybe they could learn the material in a more significant way that would prevent cheating in the long run.
In my opinion, I don't think cheating is a huge deal. I don't know anyone who cheats at Bettendorf High School, and even though I'm sure people do I don't think that harsher punishment is necessary than just a 0 on the test of homework they cheated on. If someone did cheat I would inform my teacher that they did and also recommend the student to spend more 1 on 1 time with the teacher. Cheating is probably a bigger deal in schools with a worse education system, so we are lucky.
Schools should not have harsher punishments in school for cheating. Cheating is usually done only 1 time and should not ruin someone's life just because they made a bad choice. According to neatoday.org, the students who cheat are the ones who are struggling in the class. Students that cheat generally don't understand the material and because of this, they cheat. What needs to be done is more 1 on 1 time with the teacher. If the teacher helps the student in an individual setting than maybe they could learn the material in a more significant way that would prevent cheating in the long run.
In my opinion, I don't think cheating is a huge deal. I don't know anyone who cheats at Bettendorf High School, and even though I'm sure people do I don't think that harsher punishment is necessary than just a 0 on the test of homework they cheated on. If someone did cheat I would inform my teacher that they did and also recommend the student to spend more 1 on 1 time with the teacher. Cheating is probably a bigger deal in schools with a worse education system, so we are lucky.
Punishments in School
Punishments in School
By Ryan Coiner
Should punishment in school for cheating be increased? Some places like the United Kingdom are in favor of harsher punishments (UK ministers are declaring a clampdown of plagiarism and have set their cross hairs on both the students who plagiarise and the websites (i.e. "essay mills") that help them, ). So these people here in United Kingdom want there to be harsher punishments for cheating in school
Corpral Punishment is still done in 19 states of the U.S(Thats unacceptable. Schools should be safe and supportive enviorments for students, where they can learn and thrive, Doug Baldwin and Demario Davis,). The U.S. Supreme Court still ruled that public schools still using corpral punishment what not a cruel and unusual punishment and it does not violate constitutional rights. Every state dosen't agree that they should do corpral punishment whenever a student is caught cheating in school.
I don't think that corpral punishment should be made harser for students that cheat. There are better ways to handle when a student dosen't behave the right way. When a kid is hit they might think it is ok to ok to hit someone else and then they go and do that to someone else and they learn to be aggressive. Students do need to have some type of punishment if they cheat. Maybe flunking a class and getting students to have to take it over would get students to understand that cheating is not a good way to get through and that they have to do the work even if it's hard.
Cheating in School
If one student get caught cheating it leads them into getting themselves punished. Now more or less that same student doesn't learn from being punished or caught and decides to do it again. Some punishments from cheating one is if you want to get into the college you prepared for but you can't. Others might try and go for getting into a professional foot ball team but aren't allowed to now. Students can also be placed in academic probation. "Some schools impose harsh disciplinary penalties on students who cheat, particularly if the cheating was very egregious or the student has been caught cheating before" (2019).
Teachers kick in on a way to prevent punishments from happening. They try and create a friendly environment for their students. Getting to know their interests starting out, notice who's struggling the most to try and help. Teachers can also make their own test, give students different tests and none of the are the same. Separating seats, asking students to put everything away and for them to only bring a pencil. "Princeton professors agreed not to proctor exams in exchange for students pledging not to cheat and report to anyone who even looked like they were trying to gain an unfair advantage"(New jersey 2019).
My position in this is I think that punishments should be a thing just not that they should be as harsh as people have them. I think it would depend on how much they cheat, if it's constant or it only happens one time. I feel like it should mainly be a detention or sitting in the front of the class room. I don't think that they should be harsher.
Cheating In School
There are many debated punishments for people who cheat in school. People who cheat in college and get caught may be able to drop the class to avoid their F grade before anything is filed. "If you had cheated in a class or been accused of it, if you tried to drop once charges were filed, you would automatically be re-enrolled" (Mac Zilber, The Guardian, 4/12/12). This means that once a student cheats, and there is suspicion of them cheating, they cannot do anything to try to avoid legal punishments with the school.
There are also less severe punishments that use the offenders morals for punishment. Kenneth Bernstein, a 9th grade teacher, said that he had the students turn in a written confession, and also he had them come up with the punishment (Jay Matthews, The Washington Post, 10/28/01). This helps the student to change their ways and realize that they were not right to cheat.
I believe punishments should not be based on severity, but more on how to actually correct the wrongdoing. I do not believe that a first time cheater should fail an entire class due to their offense. I think the student should be monitored more when taking tests, and they should also have certain privileges taken away, but nothing should be completely ruined due to one mistake. Even though I have not cheated on a test, I know that many people who do so, only do it because of the pressure that is put on them by parents, teachers, and administrators. People should instead try to figure out the problem and help the student through whatever they are going through. If it turns out the student is just cheating because they don't feel like working, I think that they should have harsher punishments though.
Harsher Punishments for Cheating
By having harsher punishments in schools, we would stand a better chance of lowering the amount of cheating done in schools. "In a survey of 24,000 students at 70 high schools, Donald McCabe (Rutgers University) found that 64 percent of students admitted to cheating on a test, 58 percent admitted to plagiarism and 95 percent said they participated in some form of cheating, whether it was on a test, plagiarism or copying homework."( McCabe, plagiarism.org, 2017). This shows that students don't really care that they are cheating. With such high percents of students found cheating in this study, harsher punishments need to installed in schools. If they aren't currently afraid of the possible repercussions of being caught cheating. We need to change their mind and make sure they don't cheat, by having harsher punishments for cheating we can make sure they think twice before possibly cheating. Whether it be automatically failing the class or possible expulsion.
While harsher punishments for cheating are one route to go, there is always more than one option to solve a problem. Instead of having harsher punishments Denise Pope thinks, "Do you know the name of every child in your classroom? Do you know their interests, do you take the time to answer every question? If not, that’s not a climate of care and not a fertile ground for learning. We found that students who really believe they belong in the classroom and really feel teacher support are less likely to cheat."( Pope, neatoday.org, 2012). Instead of having harsher punishments, maybe we need to change the way students think. By making them think that they are in a caring climate, they will not be as likely to cheat. They will be more open to asking for help and working with the teacher and fellow students to study and understand the topic better instead of cheating. While harsher punishments may risk angering the student and other people in the community, and cause problems for everyone. A simpler and more caring approach may be the best way to solve this problem.
I believe that there shouldn't be harsher punishments for cheating. Already failing the test or the assignment is already a good punishment. Anyways, the student will still need to continue to show up to that class and deal with that teacher. Which hopefully they feel some guilt, and realize that what they did was wrong and hopefully they change for the better. School is also a place to learn, so by failing their assignment or test. They learn that cheating isn't a good thing, but if you give harsher punishments. You will only create resentment and piss more students, which could hurt their learning more. Also, cheating will only hurt a student in the long run. Once they enter the workforce, they won't be able to cheat. It's either you get your work done, or you get fired. Maybe if they didn't cheat and did their work, they would have learned more that would've helped them more in their job. By cheating, the student is only cheating their self out of learning more, and becoming better at their job.
I believe that there shouldn't be harsher punishments for cheating. Already failing the test or the assignment is already a good punishment. Anyways, the student will still need to continue to show up to that class and deal with that teacher. Which hopefully they feel some guilt, and realize that what they did was wrong and hopefully they change for the better. School is also a place to learn, so by failing their assignment or test. They learn that cheating isn't a good thing, but if you give harsher punishments. You will only create resentment and piss more students, which could hurt their learning more. Also, cheating will only hurt a student in the long run. Once they enter the workforce, they won't be able to cheat. It's either you get your work done, or you get fired. Maybe if they didn't cheat and did their work, they would have learned more that would've helped them more in their job. By cheating, the student is only cheating their self out of learning more, and becoming better at their job.
Punishments for cheating in school
Pro harsher punishments:
Over 50% of students admit to cheating on some sort of assignment or exam. By having harsher punishments it can make students fear the consequences of cheating. Most students cheat because they aren't prepared for a certain task the next day, and this is totally unfair to the students who are prepared and took time to get ready for an exam or assignment. By letting the student's get away with cheating or by not giving them a harsher punishment, might make them think it's fine or it's the easy way out and they will continue to do it. This could cause problems when they're older as well because nobody during high school caught them or said anything about it. According to Cal Poly, "learning to think and work independently is part of the educational process," so if schools don't implement stronger punishments, students will continue to do it and they will always depend on others for help (academicprograms.calpoly.edu, 2019). Overall, cheating is very common and there's not much to do to stop it but by creating harsher punishments, the number of students who cheat could go down.
Con harsher punishments:
There are also many reasons why we should not have harsher punishments in schools. By having harsher punishments it might scare the students enough to not have them cheat anymore but it could also impact students for a long term. For example, the fear of being hit or hurt in any type of way, can take a toll on a child's brain development and lower their IQ (Morin, verywell.com, 2018). A study done by the Pediatrics Report showed that students who were given harsh and hurtful punishments could grow up with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, increased aggression, or even a substance abuse. Some schools in the U.S. decide what punishment to give based on the severity of issue. For example, in Georgia, when a student plagiarizes on a paper, then they get a zero for that assignment, but if they cheat on an exam, then they fail the class. Some people say that these punishments aren't effective and don't scare the students as much but these consequences can impact a student's future.
My Position:
In my opinion, I don't think we need harsher punishments because the punishments we already have are already meaningful. When a student cheats, its their decision and they will have to deal with the punishment they get. Sometimes students don't get enough time to study the night before or they didn't have time to write a paper so they cheat. Instead of embarrassing or punishing the student on the spot, the teacher could easily ask why or how come they didn't prepare and sometimes all a student needs is a little more time. There are also many easy and more effective alternatives for cheating as well, like taking away a privilege. If a parent was contacted because their child was cheating, the parent could take away their phone because during this generation, where nearly everyone has a phone, it would scare the child much more to not cheat again. Finally, if a student cheats, it could go on their transcript and make it harder for that student to get a job or even to move to another school. So, I believe by implementing harsher punishments, it would be doing more harm than good.
Over 50% of students admit to cheating on some sort of assignment or exam. By having harsher punishments it can make students fear the consequences of cheating. Most students cheat because they aren't prepared for a certain task the next day, and this is totally unfair to the students who are prepared and took time to get ready for an exam or assignment. By letting the student's get away with cheating or by not giving them a harsher punishment, might make them think it's fine or it's the easy way out and they will continue to do it. This could cause problems when they're older as well because nobody during high school caught them or said anything about it. According to Cal Poly, "learning to think and work independently is part of the educational process," so if schools don't implement stronger punishments, students will continue to do it and they will always depend on others for help (academicprograms.calpoly.edu, 2019). Overall, cheating is very common and there's not much to do to stop it but by creating harsher punishments, the number of students who cheat could go down.
Con harsher punishments:
There are also many reasons why we should not have harsher punishments in schools. By having harsher punishments it might scare the students enough to not have them cheat anymore but it could also impact students for a long term. For example, the fear of being hit or hurt in any type of way, can take a toll on a child's brain development and lower their IQ (Morin, verywell.com, 2018). A study done by the Pediatrics Report showed that students who were given harsh and hurtful punishments could grow up with anxiety disorders, mood disorders, personality disorders, increased aggression, or even a substance abuse. Some schools in the U.S. decide what punishment to give based on the severity of issue. For example, in Georgia, when a student plagiarizes on a paper, then they get a zero for that assignment, but if they cheat on an exam, then they fail the class. Some people say that these punishments aren't effective and don't scare the students as much but these consequences can impact a student's future.
My Position:
In my opinion, I don't think we need harsher punishments because the punishments we already have are already meaningful. When a student cheats, its their decision and they will have to deal with the punishment they get. Sometimes students don't get enough time to study the night before or they didn't have time to write a paper so they cheat. Instead of embarrassing or punishing the student on the spot, the teacher could easily ask why or how come they didn't prepare and sometimes all a student needs is a little more time. There are also many easy and more effective alternatives for cheating as well, like taking away a privilege. If a parent was contacted because their child was cheating, the parent could take away their phone because during this generation, where nearly everyone has a phone, it would scare the child much more to not cheat again. Finally, if a student cheats, it could go on their transcript and make it harder for that student to get a job or even to move to another school. So, I believe by implementing harsher punishments, it would be doing more harm than good.
Sunday, April 21, 2019
Luke Wareham- Harsher punishment for students cheating in school
Harsher punishment for cheating in school is important because it prevents students from making the same mistake again. Not only does harsher punishment give students a consequence but it also has a ever-lasting effect on the student. The student will not forget a harsh punishment and it will promote them to make the right decisions. "Punishing criminals deters crimes--in fact, the harsher the punishment, the more it will deter crime" (Michael Cholbi, www.phsycologytoday.com, 2015). Not only does harsh punishment deter crime. but the harsher it gets the more crime is deterred. Ultimately harsher punishment is important for students cheating in school because it prevents them from making the same mistake again.
Punishment for cheating in school should not be harsher because it does not teach morals or make the person more likely to do the right thing later on. It does not teach the student morals because punishment focuses more on consequences rather than what was done wrong. "Punishment makes a child feel like he's a bad person, which is always a self-fulfilling prophecy, so he's more likely to repeat the bad behavior" (Laura Markham, www.physchologytoday.com , 2014). Punishment makes a student feel like a bad person, which does not help teach the real lesson of avoiding cheating. Ultimately harsher punishment for cheating in school is bad because it does not teach morals and makes a person less likely to make the right decisions in the future.
I believe that punishments for cheating in school should be harsher, because it will teach the student a more everlasting lesson and ultimately make it so they make the right decisions going forward. I believe that by giving students a light punishment it will not faze them and they will not fear/think twice about making the same mistakes. By giving students a harsher punishment they will learn from it and avoid making the same mistake again. Finally, I believe that punishment should be harsher for cheating in students because it will have a long lasting effect on the students.
Should punishments for cheating in school be harsher?
For centuries adults have used corporal punishments as a means to discourage poor behavior. Although many countries have banned corporal punishment, there are some that still allow teachers and parents to employ these tactics. Today, nineteen states in the US allow corporal punishment in public institutions. "Physical pain, embarrassment, and fear are strong deterrents for the person who receives corporal punishment and for those who witness it" (Josphine, Legal Beagle, 2018). Therefore, proponents believe that corporal punishment is an effective deterrent of poor behavior. In addition, corporal punishment is a cheap and efficient way to teach a child structure and discipline.
However, news stories about child abuse commonly raise questions about the costs of corporal punishment and whether it should remain legal. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that "parents, schools, and caregivers refrain from using any type of physical punishment with children. They report corporal punishment is ineffective over the long-term and leads to negative outcomes" (Morin, Very Well Family, 2108). Still, many educators use various types of physical punishment, including spanking, slapping, pinching, pulling, and hitting with an object in school. These actions can have negative effects on students including: worsening their behavior, lowering their IQ, and causing mental illness. Instead, teachers should use methods that entice the child to control themselves. This can be done by taking away their privileges, placing them in 'time outs', and assigning chores.
Therefore, I believe that corporal punishment should be banned in all schools. Many schools in America punish students by giving them a detention. This forces the child to think about their actions for a prolonged period of time while missing out on other opportunities. Also, if I was a parent, I would not feel comfortable with allowing teachers to hit my child if he was caught cheating. Physically disciplining a child can quickly turn into abuse. There is not enough supervision in the classroom to ensure educators don't cross the line. Therefore, legalizing corporal punishment would be a mistake.
harsher punishments in school
There are good things about harsher punishments for cheating in school. According to Tim Walker 85 to 90% of people cheat in high school, also 75% of people admit to cheating four or more times in school. ¨ In the mid-1990s, it was around 60 percent. Cheating happens in every school.¨(Tim Walker neatoday) A lot of people are cheating in high school there should be a harsher punishment for cheating. Maybe instead of getting a 0 for that one assignment/test, maybe the teacher should on two things in the class so cheating would affect your grade
There you some bad things to having a harsher punishment for cheating, like if the person doesn´t have a good grade in that class. ¨when in fact studies show that high-achieving students cheat almost as much as other students.¨ (Tim Walker neatoday) Not just people that are struggling in a class cheating, but people that are doing good in a class are cheating.
I think that we should have harsher punishments. Maybe not something were are failing a the class but maybe just put in a 0 for another assignment/test. The people might to not cheat because it can affect your grade. If people are struggling than they should try to get help from other people or the teacher.
There you some bad things to having a harsher punishment for cheating, like if the person doesn´t have a good grade in that class. ¨when in fact studies show that high-achieving students cheat almost as much as other students.¨ (Tim Walker neatoday) Not just people that are struggling in a class cheating, but people that are doing good in a class are cheating.
I think that we should have harsher punishments. Maybe not something were are failing a the class but maybe just put in a 0 for another assignment/test. The people might to not cheat because it can affect your grade. If people are struggling than they should try to get help from other people or the teacher.
Friday, April 19, 2019
Harsher punishments for cheating in school.
There are benefits to having harsher punishments for cheating in schools. "According to many studies, in between 80 and 95 percent percent of high school students admitted to cheating at least once in the past year and 75 percent admitted to cheating four or more times" (Tim Walker, neaToday, 2012). Since between 80-95% of the surveyed admitted to cheating, it is possible that harsher punishments would deter more students from cheating. For example, in some courses at Bettendorf High School the first time you are caught cheating. it is a zero on the assignment/test and only after multiple times that you are caught cheating, do you fail the class. If there were harsher punishments, and the first time you were caught cheating, you could get an 'f' in the class, it could deter people from cheating.
Harsher punishments for cheating also has drawbacks. for example "[t]he reluctance of people to inflict harsh punishments often leads to situations where nothing is done, [and] less harsh penalties that are designed to be rehabilitative in nature potentially have a more positive impact" (Jay Mathews, Washington Post, 2001). If harsher punishments are instated, some teachers might not report cheating the first time. If teachers are not reporting some cheaters anyway, more severe punishments would be less effective than if the punishments were less severe. If a student cheats and has a less severe punishment, there is more chance that they can learn from their past mistakes.
I believe that there should not be harsher punishments for cheating in school. I think that harsher punishment could deter students from cheating. Conversely, it could also make teachers less likely to report cheating. Another reason is fewer students would likely report the cheating of fellow classmates. The reasons listed are some of the reasons why schools should not instate a harsher punishment for cheating.
Thursday, April 18, 2019
Cheating in school is a fairly common thing, but cheating can lead to further issues later on in life. By instating harsher punishments, it might deter students from cheating. One option is physical punishment, which is legal in around 20 states. This would cause students to think twice before cheating, because no one likes physical punishment, at least I don't.
However, students shouldn't be punished for trying to get good grades. If you want to get into an ivy league college, you need a good GPA. Students might feel the pressure of getting these outstanding grades on tests and assignments and will feel the need to cheat their way through it. Cheating is a surefire way to get a good grade if executed properly.
In my opinion, I feel like harsher punishments for cheating in school shouldn't be a thing. There isn't a direct correlation between cheating in school and performing bad deeds later in life, it's merely a coincidence. If I need a good grade on my assignment, I would rather cheat than ruin my chances of maintaining a good grade. As long as you keep it only in your school life, it shouldn't be too impactful on your future.
Noah Abbott - Cheating in School
Cheating allows students to not Put in the maximum effort to get their grade up. According to Middle Earth, 66% of students say they have cheated on a test, 80% say they have copied someone else"s homework, and 58% say they have plagiarized (middleearthnj, middleearthnj,com, 2015). These numbers show that almost everybody in school is cheating in some way, shape, or form. The students that are cheating are not putting in the same amount of effort that the students that do not cheat are. This is unfair for the students that do not cheat, and leads to many more problems for the students who do cheat.
Although cheating is very bad, some students are so stressed out that they have no other choice. According to Andrew Simmons, students competing at Ivy League schools may turn to cheating to get keep a bad test score form ruining their hard work (Andrew Simmons, edutopia.org, 2018). Students want to maintain all of their hard work by cheating in order to keep their high grades and achievements. These students are also kept at high standards, which stresses them out and make them want to keep their good grades even more.
I believe students should be punished harshly if they cheat. Cheating shows laziness, which shows that some students are not willing to work hard to get good grades. These students are the students who cheat more often to get good enough grades to pass. This is unfair to the students they are cheating off of, because those students worked much harder than the students cheating. Students should be suspended for cheating, and given 0's on the assignment/test they were cheating on.
Although cheating is very bad, some students are so stressed out that they have no other choice. According to Andrew Simmons, students competing at Ivy League schools may turn to cheating to get keep a bad test score form ruining their hard work (Andrew Simmons, edutopia.org, 2018). Students want to maintain all of their hard work by cheating in order to keep their high grades and achievements. These students are also kept at high standards, which stresses them out and make them want to keep their good grades even more.
I believe students should be punished harshly if they cheat. Cheating shows laziness, which shows that some students are not willing to work hard to get good grades. These students are the students who cheat more often to get good enough grades to pass. This is unfair to the students they are cheating off of, because those students worked much harder than the students cheating. Students should be suspended for cheating, and given 0's on the assignment/test they were cheating on.
A recent article that was written showed that no matter what punishing a child with the use of corporal punishment can be beneficial. While many ways work the one with the most behavioral changes is corporal punishment. Cheating can be a huge part of why students fail and why many of the members in our today society turn to crime as a way to make ends meet. Students will not cheat if they know that the punishment for cheating is much harsher then previously. More guilt reactions to transgression since an unpleasant consequence was imposed (Trumbell, www.goodparents.org, 2017). Students and children show more guilt when harsher punishments come and that is mostly because they do not want the punishment again so they don't do it.
While corporal punishment can be a good learning tool for some children it has been proven to be worse than other forms of punishment. Many children that grow up with the use of capital punishment see the use of force as something that is ok and should be used to discipline. This can be good most take the punishment to a whole new level and it becomes abuse. Children who are hit are more likely to be aggressive toward their peers, approve of violence in relationships, bully others, and be aggressive toward their parents (Schwartz, www.mother.ly, 2018). These children become tools of hate and aggression towards others and this can be contributed back to their childhood and the type of punishment they receive.
While cheating is a horrible thing to do, it ruins lives later on. The use of capital punishment from a teacher or other staff member should not be allowed. This just shows kids that it is okay for anyone to abuse them and this only leads to fear within children. The only question that should be asked is if students should be afraid to stand up to something with the fear that a teacher with the right of the law can hit them. I believe that it is okay in a home setting yet doing this at a school would not only hurt the child it would ruin their lives forever.
While corporal punishment can be a good learning tool for some children it has been proven to be worse than other forms of punishment. Many children that grow up with the use of capital punishment see the use of force as something that is ok and should be used to discipline. This can be good most take the punishment to a whole new level and it becomes abuse. Children who are hit are more likely to be aggressive toward their peers, approve of violence in relationships, bully others, and be aggressive toward their parents (Schwartz, www.mother.ly, 2018). These children become tools of hate and aggression towards others and this can be contributed back to their childhood and the type of punishment they receive.
While cheating is a horrible thing to do, it ruins lives later on. The use of capital punishment from a teacher or other staff member should not be allowed. This just shows kids that it is okay for anyone to abuse them and this only leads to fear within children. The only question that should be asked is if students should be afraid to stand up to something with the fear that a teacher with the right of the law can hit them. I believe that it is okay in a home setting yet doing this at a school would not only hurt the child it would ruin their lives forever.
Harsher Punishments for Cheating
Sometimes, corporal punishment may get the job done better than a verbal warning ever could. Corporal punishment can be useful, when in moderation. The kids that aren't used to being hit, may fear being hit; hence, they will fear cheating because they know they can get a punishment that they fear. Also, corporal punishment sets clear boundaries that motivate children to behave at home or in school. "Children make better decisions about their actions and behaviors when they understand what the penalties for misbehaving happen to be. This process allows each child to exercise and enhance their level of self-control" (Crystal Ayers, connectusfund.org, 2019).
Other times, however, corporal punishment for cheating may not be beneficial at times. For example, it increases the risk of injury for a child. If the child becomes injured due to corporal punishment, the school may be sued. "The size difference between an adult and a child creates the risk of injury to kids who receive corporal punishment" (Robert Johnson, TeachersTeach, 2017). Corporal punishment could end up getting quite messy for schools throughout America. Also according to Robert Johnson, corporal punishment can lead to childrens developing depression, increased anxiety, and other mental health issues.
I do not believe that schools should increase punishment for cheating in schools. Corporal punishment, in my opinion, offers more cons than pros. School should be a safe place, especially for the children that live in abusive households. Corporal punishment will make them fear to go to school. Also, adults are much bigger than children. An injury, whether accidental or not, is simply not something students need to worry about in school. Mental health is incredibly important. Childrens' mental health will depreciate due to corporal punishment. I do not believe that schools should increase punishment for cheating.
Other times, however, corporal punishment for cheating may not be beneficial at times. For example, it increases the risk of injury for a child. If the child becomes injured due to corporal punishment, the school may be sued. "The size difference between an adult and a child creates the risk of injury to kids who receive corporal punishment" (Robert Johnson, TeachersTeach, 2017). Corporal punishment could end up getting quite messy for schools throughout America. Also according to Robert Johnson, corporal punishment can lead to childrens developing depression, increased anxiety, and other mental health issues.
I do not believe that schools should increase punishment for cheating in schools. Corporal punishment, in my opinion, offers more cons than pros. School should be a safe place, especially for the children that live in abusive households. Corporal punishment will make them fear to go to school. Also, adults are much bigger than children. An injury, whether accidental or not, is simply not something students need to worry about in school. Mental health is incredibly important. Childrens' mental health will depreciate due to corporal punishment. I do not believe that schools should increase punishment for cheating.
Community Service Hours
One benefit of having a requirement for community service hours before graduation is that it "benefits the community and encourages responsibility" (Simrin Gupta, Silver Chips Online, 3/10/11). Community service is a way to give back to the surrounding community. Having students go out of their comfort zone to help people, teaches them responsibility, and helps give them increased productivity. This can also teach people how to begin to help their community when they are needed most.
Although community service is a good thing, Claire Koenig says that requiring it just takes away from the meaning of volunteer work (Silver Chips Online, 3/10/11). Community service is good, but when somebody is forced to do it, the work becomes almost pointless. While it still helps the community, it also pushes away many students from volunteer work when they may have desired to do it more if it was not required.
Overall, I believe that community service should not be required. It should be something that people may want to strive for as part of an extra part of their life, but it should not be forced. The point of community service is to offer up your time to be able to help other people or organizations, and when people are reluctantly doing this, there is no moral value.
Overall, I believe that community service should not be required. It should be something that people may want to strive for as part of an extra part of their life, but it should not be forced. The point of community service is to offer up your time to be able to help other people or organizations, and when people are reluctantly doing this, there is no moral value.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
ASSIGNMENT: Should punishments for cheating in school be harsher? (due Monday, April 22 at 10:25 am)
The Economics of 'Cheating in School':
1) In paragraph one, evaluate at least one argument in favor of harsher punishments for cheating in school. You must include at least one outside source, using in-text citation (author, website, date).
2) In paragraph two, evaluate at least one argument against harsher punishments for cheating in school. You must include at least one outside source, using in-text citation (author, website, date).
3) In paragraph three, justify your position on harsher punishments for cheating in school.
The due date is 4/22/19 at 10:25 am.
Monday, April 15, 2019
One positive for service hours is you can be a happier as a person. ¨you reap will be more emotional and perhaps spiritual rather than financial.¨(James Roland) It gives you a reason to give back to society. It will also help you fell better. Service hours will help with your health.¨ but that activity boosted their metabolism to where they were burning twice as many calories. Physical activity and a positive outlook can also help reduce blood pressure¨"(James Roland) Some study show that it can help for your health in many ways
A con for service hours is Time commitment. For people this will take away time from stuff like school work or family ¨This can lead to scheduling problems and leave less time for school, family, work and other obligations.¨"(James Roland) You might not be able to have all the hours you need to graduate. Another con is Emotional involvement. You can be sad or anxious about helping with things.¨but it can carry over into your family or work life and leave you sad or anxious about those you're trying to help.¨(James Roland) It can carry over with helping with family or friends.
I don´t think school´s should have service hours to graduate. Some kids don have much time to do service hours. Some kids do sports or has a job, so it is hard to find time to have service hours.
A con for service hours is Time commitment. For people this will take away time from stuff like school work or family ¨This can lead to scheduling problems and leave less time for school, family, work and other obligations.¨"(James Roland) You might not be able to have all the hours you need to graduate. Another con is Emotional involvement. You can be sad or anxious about helping with things.¨but it can carry over into your family or work life and leave you sad or anxious about those you're trying to help.¨(James Roland) It can carry over with helping with family or friends.
I don´t think school´s should have service hours to graduate. Some kids don have much time to do service hours. Some kids do sports or has a job, so it is hard to find time to have service hours.
Service Hours for BHS
For many schools, the students face the question of "how am I going to get my service hours in?". Service hours required for high school graduation is a ridiculous idea. By forcing someone to do something, you are making it less valuable. That said, there would be some positives overall. According to Melissa Fenton, having required service hours lessens the potential for students to provide community service later in life (Melissa Fenton, Grownandflown.com, 2019).
The idea of community service hours at first glance seems like a great thing to do, but when further thought is put into the equation, the more ridiculous it seems. Melissa Fenton (Melissa Fenton, grownandflown, 2019) again states that by requiring service hours for graduation, you are exposing children to proper workplaces as well as opening further possibilities to expand on social networking. In addition, students may find themselves gaining a sense of civic responsibility, which in turn might affect their studies and how well they do in school. With all the positive influences on the students, for what reason would mandating service hours be a bad thing?
The easiest way to state the flaws of mandating of service would be that mandatory service hours itself is an oxymoron. Claire Koenig (Claire Koenig, silverchips.mbhs.edu, 2011) states that by enforcing hours, you are making the hours valueless. How must universities and colleges distinguish who deserves a spot if they cannot tell someone wanted to help out in the community and someone who had to serve their community. Sara Helms (Sara Helms, Science Direct, 2013) found that mandatory volunteer hours in high school led to a loss in long term volunteering. This means that not only is it less valuable to the colleges who are selecting the hopeful students, but it also has no value in the eyes of the person since it was not their idea. Not only does the idea of mandatory seem unreasonable, but problematic too.
The idea of community service hours at first glance seems like a great thing to do, but when further thought is put into the equation, the more ridiculous it seems. Melissa Fenton (Melissa Fenton, grownandflown, 2019) again states that by requiring service hours for graduation, you are exposing children to proper workplaces as well as opening further possibilities to expand on social networking. In addition, students may find themselves gaining a sense of civic responsibility, which in turn might affect their studies and how well they do in school. With all the positive influences on the students, for what reason would mandating service hours be a bad thing?
The easiest way to state the flaws of mandating of service would be that mandatory service hours itself is an oxymoron. Claire Koenig (Claire Koenig, silverchips.mbhs.edu, 2011) states that by enforcing hours, you are making the hours valueless. How must universities and colleges distinguish who deserves a spot if they cannot tell someone wanted to help out in the community and someone who had to serve their community. Sara Helms (Sara Helms, Science Direct, 2013) found that mandatory volunteer hours in high school led to a loss in long term volunteering. This means that not only is it less valuable to the colleges who are selecting the hopeful students, but it also has no value in the eyes of the person since it was not their idea. Not only does the idea of mandatory seem unreasonable, but problematic too.
Service Hours at BHS
Service hours are something that can help a community from people in the community. According to Sirmin Gupta, "The requirements benefits the community and encourages responsibility (https://silverchips.mbhs.edu) Students may not think that picking up trash is a fun weekend but "they end up picking up a lot more than trash" (Sirmin Gupta)
On the other end of the spectrum, Claire Koenig states "Mandated community service takes away from the meaning of the experience."(https://silverchips.mbhs.edu) Our country has gone from a "what can we do for our country" to "Why do I have to do this" This mindset will get young adults nowhere in life and will only take a community down.
I think that service hours should not be a requirement to graduate. I think it is too much for high school students. Most high school students are in at least one activity that is outside of school and then they have homework. Add service hours to that and students will have no time to do anything.
On the other end of the spectrum, Claire Koenig states "Mandated community service takes away from the meaning of the experience."(https://silverchips.mbhs.edu) Our country has gone from a "what can we do for our country" to "Why do I have to do this" This mindset will get young adults nowhere in life and will only take a community down.
I think that service hours should not be a requirement to graduate. I think it is too much for high school students. Most high school students are in at least one activity that is outside of school and then they have homework. Add service hours to that and students will have no time to do anything.
required service hours
Students are required by state in some places to do community service in order to graduate. The community has all these different jobs that need to be done but nobody is willing to do them. The schools try and help out by requiring students to do these jobs for free so that the jobs get done. "Service learning is often a hard sell because folks think it's one more thing" added to the curriculum, when in fact it can enhance learning" (Swierk). The service hours are to help the community and to help the students get involved in the community.
Most students that are going to high school and have a job plus all their homework leaves not a lot of time for doing work for free. The students can forget about it sometimes because they have these other events going on in their lives. Such as graduating, finding a college, finding a full time job, and still do their school work do not always think of community service first. "last count showed 93 of the school’s 378 seniors had come up short on the Maryland state graduation requirement"(Wagner). The students have done k-12 of school and been able to pass it all and then get denied their graduation because they didn't do the community service that nobody that is graduated and an adult will do.
If students were forced to do community service then the students would most likely not want to do it in the future without it being mandated. Most students do not want to do the work in the first place so forcing them to do it would not make it seem like as helpful or as fun of a job as it can be. Some of the community service jobs can be fun because you can meet some interesting people, but forcing kids to get 100 hours of community service seems like a bit much. that is making students spend over 4 days doing things that you wouldn't even do which is why the students have to do them. So if you wouldn't do it as a grown adult then why would you make the kids do it on top of going to school and work because kids just want to be kids.
Most students that are going to high school and have a job plus all their homework leaves not a lot of time for doing work for free. The students can forget about it sometimes because they have these other events going on in their lives. Such as graduating, finding a college, finding a full time job, and still do their school work do not always think of community service first. "last count showed 93 of the school’s 378 seniors had come up short on the Maryland state graduation requirement"(Wagner). The students have done k-12 of school and been able to pass it all and then get denied their graduation because they didn't do the community service that nobody that is graduated and an adult will do.
If students were forced to do community service then the students would most likely not want to do it in the future without it being mandated. Most students do not want to do the work in the first place so forcing them to do it would not make it seem like as helpful or as fun of a job as it can be. Some of the community service jobs can be fun because you can meet some interesting people, but forcing kids to get 100 hours of community service seems like a bit much. that is making students spend over 4 days doing things that you wouldn't even do which is why the students have to do them. So if you wouldn't do it as a grown adult then why would you make the kids do it on top of going to school and work because kids just want to be kids.
Service Hours Requirement Alex Springer
Schools should require community service to graduate. Schools should require community service because of the character it builds and the purpose it serves. According to aasa.org, community service builds community support and it allows students to reflect on what they did. This is important for a developing mind because of the benefits it provides in the grand scheme of things. This also benefits society because the kids will grow up with a sense of right and wrong while helping society flourish through the service itself. Community service required in all high schools would benefit the students and the community.
Schools should not require community service to graduate. Community service should not be required in school because of its benefits. Community service is voluntary so the benefits it provides should be for those who want them and not for those who don't care because they are requried. According to aasa.org, community service builds character and if it is required it will not be the same as it is when it is voluntary because people won't feel the same. Community service provides support for someone becoming a good person and if its required that support won't be the same.
My opinion is that community service should not be required. Community service provides many benefits for those who actually do it. If it was required it wouldn't be considered doing a good deed. Community service is for those who want to help society and become do good for others. Community service isn't for everyone and it should stay that way.
Schools should not require community service to graduate. Community service should not be required in school because of its benefits. Community service is voluntary so the benefits it provides should be for those who want them and not for those who don't care because they are requried. According to aasa.org, community service builds character and if it is required it will not be the same as it is when it is voluntary because people won't feel the same. Community service provides support for someone becoming a good person and if its required that support won't be the same.
My opinion is that community service should not be required. Community service provides many benefits for those who actually do it. If it was required it wouldn't be considered doing a good deed. Community service is for those who want to help society and become do good for others. Community service isn't for everyone and it should stay that way.
Service hours requirement
One positive of having service hours required in school is that it makes you feel better. A study done by the United Health Group says, "That 76% of people who have volunteered in the past twelve months say that volunteering has made them feel happier, and 94% of people report that it improves their mood. 78% of volunteers say that it has lowered their stress levels."( Mary Ann Barge, prepscholar.com, 2018). During high school, students can experience lots of stress from school, extracurricular, or family issues. By helping others, they don't only help those in need, they help themselves. If more students were to volunteer, it would help them relieve stress, which would help them work better. By requiring service hours, it would allow students to help others, and help themselves.
A negative of having service hours required is that it ruins the experience and should be the students choice. A 1992 district court case showed this, "Steirer v. Bethlehem Are School District highlighted this dilemma when two students dedicated to their service work appealed to the court for their diplomas after refusing to put their volunteer hours toward the community service requirement."( Simrin Gupta/Claire Koenig, silverchips.mbhs.edu, 2011). The students in this case did community service on their own because they wanted to do it, and thought that is shouldn't matter to the school if they were required to. Even though the court ruled in favor of the school in this case, these kids did their service to help people, not graduate. If service hours are required, then it would make the overall feeling of good when doing the service lessen. Instead of doing it because they want to reach out and help, it is required for them to help which could make it feel like a chore.
I believe that service hours should be required. Helping give back to your community is always a good thing. It not only improves your mood and overall feeling, it gives you something to feel pride in. When doing your service, you're not only helping yourself, but you're helping others. You could be making that persons day, and helping them carry on through tough times. While it may take more time out of your day, helping others is an act of kindness. Maybe people think of it like a chore when it's required, but you're still helping people in need.
A negative of having service hours required is that it ruins the experience and should be the students choice. A 1992 district court case showed this, "Steirer v. Bethlehem Are School District highlighted this dilemma when two students dedicated to their service work appealed to the court for their diplomas after refusing to put their volunteer hours toward the community service requirement."( Simrin Gupta/Claire Koenig, silverchips.mbhs.edu, 2011). The students in this case did community service on their own because they wanted to do it, and thought that is shouldn't matter to the school if they were required to. Even though the court ruled in favor of the school in this case, these kids did their service to help people, not graduate. If service hours are required, then it would make the overall feeling of good when doing the service lessen. Instead of doing it because they want to reach out and help, it is required for them to help which could make it feel like a chore.
I believe that service hours should be required. Helping give back to your community is always a good thing. It not only improves your mood and overall feeling, it gives you something to feel pride in. When doing your service, you're not only helping yourself, but you're helping others. You could be making that persons day, and helping them carry on through tough times. While it may take more time out of your day, helping others is an act of kindness. Maybe people think of it like a chore when it's required, but you're still helping people in need.
Community Service
Here is a pro of community service work. The people who are working do not get paid for work, and for them, "the rewards you reap will be more emotional and perhaps spiritual rather than financial" (Roland, Livestrong, 2019). At least the people who did the work will feel better at the end like they did something good. Anyway, another pro of community service is that a "number of research studies have shown that volunteering, particularly by older adults, provides health benefits" (Roland, Livestrong, 2019), which can helps make bodies burn calories and be more healthy in general. In conclusion, those are some pros of doing community service.
Now here are some cons of doing community service. "Teens are often busy" (Hagensen, The Classroom, 2019), meaning they do not have a lot of free time. Teens are busy with school, work, or athletics and activities they participate in. Secondly, another big disadvantage with service work for no pay is that the person may work with "someone who makes him feel uncomfortable or unsafe" (Hagensen, The Classroom, 2019). Overall, those are some big disadvantages with communuity service.
Here is where I feel about community service. First off, I am not a fan of it in general. I think it can interfere with our lives, especially our free time. Plus, the people who work do not even get paid for the work, so there is no reason in doing the work if there is no reward or the work does not help life in general get anywhere. Finally, I am not really a person who socializes or spends time with other people outside of school and I think it involves too much socialization and working with others.
Now here are some cons of doing community service. "Teens are often busy" (Hagensen, The Classroom, 2019), meaning they do not have a lot of free time. Teens are busy with school, work, or athletics and activities they participate in. Secondly, another big disadvantage with service work for no pay is that the person may work with "someone who makes him feel uncomfortable or unsafe" (Hagensen, The Classroom, 2019). Overall, those are some big disadvantages with communuity service.
Here is where I feel about community service. First off, I am not a fan of it in general. I think it can interfere with our lives, especially our free time. Plus, the people who work do not even get paid for the work, so there is no reason in doing the work if there is no reward or the work does not help life in general get anywhere. Finally, I am not really a person who socializes or spends time with other people outside of school and I think it involves too much socialization and working with others.
'Service Hours' requirement for BHS graduation
Service hour requirements have many positive aspects to them. Among the aspect are two that I believe are very beneficial to high school students, "[s]ervice learning improves students' awareness of their community -- and even their futures"(Nadia Khan, Chicago Tribune, 2008). Since service hours can make students more aware of their community and how it can be improved, changes are more likely to occur, even if in the form of a petition because more people will know that it is a problem. Service hours can help students realize what they want to do after high school in some cases as well, for example, if a student is helping to build benches and likes it, they might pursue a carrier as a woodworker or a carpenter.
Service hour requirements also have some negative aspects to them. One negative aspect is how "when students or any individuals perceive that they are being controlled externally, the natural human response is to lose enthusiasm for the project and toward the behaviors that are being promoted" (Cindi Pearce, classroom synonym, 2018). Since humans generally lose the desire to do something when they are forced to do it, a better alternative for a service hour requirement could be incentivized service hours, where a student is rewarded for service hours. One example of an incentivized service hours is if a student completes however many hours, they get a service hour letter or bar like BHS has. If service hours are not required, many people who participate in service hours will participate in things that they are interested in, and not just easy things to get the hours done.
I believe that a service hour requirement should not be implemented at Bettendorf High School as a graduation requirement. I think that if this was implemented it would make some students more aware of the community, but it might also discourage people from taking advanced courses so they can do their community service so they can graduate. I also think that if service hours are required to graduate, many people will reluctantly do them, but if they are not required people who are passionate about helping still will. If service hours are incentivized, many people who are not necessarily passionate about helping the community will begin to partake in community service. Since people will lose enthusiasm if forced to do service hours, it is not a good idea to require service hours to graduate from Bettendorf High School.
Service hours
I believe that service hours could be could for people. While you take time in your day to go and help the community more, spending more time outside than inside. Service hours allow other people to meet new people. You can make new friends, socialize more, create new contacts. It can have you coming from being a social butterfly to becoming some one completely new. "Helping others and the environment is investing in their future." Our children can also be impacted by this in certain ways. You can bring your kids too, get them to start at a younger age.
Now there are some bad impacts and situations about service hours. Some people are forced into service hours whether they want to or not. People come home telling others the poor experiences that they have. "People with commutes of at least 10 miles each day have a tendency toward depression, anxiety, and social isolation." Mainly people just in general hate being talkative, or just hate people in general.
I am in the Middle of being for and against having the idea of service hours. For some people it can help them and for others it can make them worse. I mean you can make more friends, become more social.
Now there are some bad impacts and situations about service hours. Some people are forced into service hours whether they want to or not. People come home telling others the poor experiences that they have. "People with commutes of at least 10 miles each day have a tendency toward depression, anxiety, and social isolation." Mainly people just in general hate being talkative, or just hate people in general.
I am in the Middle of being for and against having the idea of service hours. For some people it can help them and for others it can make them worse. I mean you can make more friends, become more social.
Service hours for high school students is an important step to help guide a person to where they want to go in life after schooling. That may seem like a long shot, but if you are involved in your community you will also know what it needs and what is wrong. You may find yourself helping out the animal shelter and realize you love animals and want to become a vet. Poor Father Joe's church got destroyed by a tree and needs help from the community to help fix the damage, now you want to help build or fix houses. Community service also allows yourself to feel good about your self because you are doing something to help another. The Chicago Tribune says " Service learning improves students' awareness of their community -- and even their futures. Through service learning, a teen might realize that the type of work they're doing is something they want to pursue as a career. Volunteering gives students a chance to give back." Even when it may not help to better yourself, you are helping others and it gives you something to feel good about.
The biggest downside side is that high schoolers are busy with literally everything, school, college stuff, jobs, school work, sports, clubs, and chores. Requiring community service hours is just one more thing high schoolers will not have time to do says Risingstarmagazine. The average student wakes up and finishes homework and then drives to school. At school, they have classes, sports, clubs, until about 5 to 6. Then they either go straight to work and work till about 8 or 10. Once home they finish some homework, maybe get something to eat or go straight to bed. This is rinsed and repeated 5 days a week. The only break is the weekends when they still work to 12-10 most weekdays. Then they expect kids to do community service on the time they do not have.
I believe that community service should not be required as people have busy schedules and these schools want kids to do free labor when they should be working to save up for college as those prices rise so high every year. I would rather work for money than doing community service because every time I have done community service the time I was set for was ignored so instead of the 4-6 or 10-2. I have been stuck for way longer and at that point, I just leave. I was told to quit my job to get more hours, the school should not be able to control what I want to do on my only free time.
Service Hour Requirement for BHS Graduation
Requiring Bettendorf High School students to perform service hours has benefits. First, exposing kids to service opportunities will instill the value of selflessness and promote helping others. This will also give kids an understanding of how and where they can volunteer. The non-profit Botanic Gardens Conservation International, suggests the advantages of volunteering include "the opportunity to give back to society and feel useful, filing a gap in your personal life, and intellectual stimulation and growth" (Roland, Live Strong, 2019). If a student enjoys volunteering, they will be likely to perform more service after graduation.
The opposing argument is that volunteering should be done voluntarily. In addition, volunteer work is a big time commitment. If a student is involved in sports, advanced classes, and has a job, they may be unable to make time for service. "It is important that any volunteer work doesn't interfere with school work, study time, or sleep" (Hagensen, The Classroom, 2019). Studies have shown that volunteering is linked to frustration. Many volunteers care a lot about the work they do and it can bothers them when society doesn't place enough value on it. For these reasons, service requirements should not be enforced.
In conclusion, I believe schools should not require students to participate in service programs outside of school. The costs of such programs are too great. Requiring a time commitment of this magnitude outside of school places restrictions on students' freedom. However, schools should encourage service by awarding students with class credit for community service hours. Instead of taking an elective at Bettendorf High School, students could volunteer at a local institution. This would promote the concept of giving back to the community and encourage students to engage in selfless pursuits.
The opposing argument is that volunteering should be done voluntarily. In addition, volunteer work is a big time commitment. If a student is involved in sports, advanced classes, and has a job, they may be unable to make time for service. "It is important that any volunteer work doesn't interfere with school work, study time, or sleep" (Hagensen, The Classroom, 2019). Studies have shown that volunteering is linked to frustration. Many volunteers care a lot about the work they do and it can bothers them when society doesn't place enough value on it. For these reasons, service requirements should not be enforced.
In conclusion, I believe schools should not require students to participate in service programs outside of school. The costs of such programs are too great. Requiring a time commitment of this magnitude outside of school places restrictions on students' freedom. However, schools should encourage service by awarding students with class credit for community service hours. Instead of taking an elective at Bettendorf High School, students could volunteer at a local institution. This would promote the concept of giving back to the community and encourage students to engage in selfless pursuits.
Sunday, April 14, 2019
Service Hours Requirement
Positive:
One positive aspect of requiring community service hours for high school students is because it allows students to become active members in their community. "By requiring students to have a certain number of community service hours it has many benefits that fall under the psychological thinking, their social life, and their cognitive thinking (Florida National University, 2013). It can create bonds with other students or even create a bond with the planners of whatever they are volunteering for. By volunteering it can also strengthen their knowledge in the community and they can learn from the experience for the future. It's also known that by volunteering, you can reduce stress and ease depression. Finally, by volunteering it can make a difference on the student's career likelihood. By having volunteer hours, it enhances their resume, builds dependable references for employes or colleges, and it allows students to acquire work - related skills. In conclusion, by volunteering, not only does it help our community but it also helps the student in return.
Negative:
Aside from the positive side, there are also many negative aspects of requiring community service hours. One big reason is that if community service is forced on students, it takes away from the meaning and their experience. Schools should be encouraging students to engage in their community and help them understand the importance of giving back to the community. For students with an outstanding amount hours, they can be given a reward of some sort but the school should not make students fear the thought of not graduating because they didn't get enough hours. "Many students don't feel inspired by their time serving the community so much as irritated that they were forced to do so by the school system (Koenig, silverchips.edu, 2011). Finally, high school is just an overall busy and eventful time for students. They're working jobs, participating in sports, getting involved in clubs, so it would overwhelm students if they also had to do community service. In conclusion, community service should not be required for students but they should do it if they choose to give back to the community.
Opinion:
In my opinion, I think schools should not require community service hours. Students should be in charge of their own life. If they want to enhance their resume with service hours then let them do as they choose, but if they don't care or or don't need the hours then what's the point. Students are always trying to balance their life with schoolwork, homework, and extra curricular activities. It might seem that by making to student's volunteer, it helps them and the community so there is no bad that can come out of it but students would just be going to get it over with so they can graduate and they wouldn't have the motivation to actually enjoy it. In other cases, some students don't have the transportation to get from one place to another or they don't have the time because they're working. So, community service should not be required for students to graduate because it takes away from the purpose and it takes time away for students to be doing things they might enjoy better.
One positive aspect of requiring community service hours for high school students is because it allows students to become active members in their community. "By requiring students to have a certain number of community service hours it has many benefits that fall under the psychological thinking, their social life, and their cognitive thinking (Florida National University, 2013). It can create bonds with other students or even create a bond with the planners of whatever they are volunteering for. By volunteering it can also strengthen their knowledge in the community and they can learn from the experience for the future. It's also known that by volunteering, you can reduce stress and ease depression. Finally, by volunteering it can make a difference on the student's career likelihood. By having volunteer hours, it enhances their resume, builds dependable references for employes or colleges, and it allows students to acquire work - related skills. In conclusion, by volunteering, not only does it help our community but it also helps the student in return.
Negative:
Aside from the positive side, there are also many negative aspects of requiring community service hours. One big reason is that if community service is forced on students, it takes away from the meaning and their experience. Schools should be encouraging students to engage in their community and help them understand the importance of giving back to the community. For students with an outstanding amount hours, they can be given a reward of some sort but the school should not make students fear the thought of not graduating because they didn't get enough hours. "Many students don't feel inspired by their time serving the community so much as irritated that they were forced to do so by the school system (Koenig, silverchips.edu, 2011). Finally, high school is just an overall busy and eventful time for students. They're working jobs, participating in sports, getting involved in clubs, so it would overwhelm students if they also had to do community service. In conclusion, community service should not be required for students but they should do it if they choose to give back to the community.
Opinion:
In my opinion, I think schools should not require community service hours. Students should be in charge of their own life. If they want to enhance their resume with service hours then let them do as they choose, but if they don't care or or don't need the hours then what's the point. Students are always trying to balance their life with schoolwork, homework, and extra curricular activities. It might seem that by making to student's volunteer, it helps them and the community so there is no bad that can come out of it but students would just be going to get it over with so they can graduate and they wouldn't have the motivation to actually enjoy it. In other cases, some students don't have the transportation to get from one place to another or they don't have the time because they're working. So, community service should not be required for students to graduate because it takes away from the purpose and it takes time away for students to be doing things they might enjoy better.
Saturday, April 13, 2019
Service Hours Required
Service Hours Requirement for BHS Graduation
By Ryan Coiner
Requiring students to complete service hours before they graduate would be interesting to look into. Some students who already volunteer a lot wouldn't mind it because they are used to it. Some schools in Minnesota offer a varsity letter in community service because they want to "help shape well-rounded students with sharp minds and big hearts"(Shannon Prather, Minneapolis Star Tribune, April 12, 2019). If a student volunteers during high school it might look good for them when they try to get into college.
Some students who work a lot and are involved in other activities might not like it because they wouldn't have time to do it and they are only doing it because they have to. If they do it they might think that it's a good way to make connections and maybe get a job out of it, but that might not happen. What happens is "someone else is collecting nearly all of the money derived from those labor efforts"(Mainichi Japan, February 15, 2019). They would just be doing free labor. If they don't feel good about volunteering then they won't do as good a job.
I think it would be a good idea to have some service hours as a graduation requirement. The number of service hours should be low enough that people who don't have a lot of extra time can still do it without getting stressed out. If other students want to volunteer more than they can and they can get even more recognized for it. No matter what reason you do it this will look good on your resume or college application that you care about helping other people out without getting paid for it.
Service Hours Requirement
There are some positives to making community service a requirement for graduation. Community service can lead to personal development benefits. “Exposure to different situations can then teach students how to further develop skills that they have, and how to work on areas they struggle in. In particular, students find that they are able to develop skills in leadership, communication, working well with a team, and finding solutions for problems” (Mary Barge, PrepScholar, 2018). This means that volunteering can actually lead to you having the skills that people that don’t volunteer do not have. Also, volunteering community service hours can actually have health benefits as well. “76% of people who have volunteered in the past twelve months say that volunteering has made them feel happier, and 94% of people report that it improves their mood. 78% of volunteers say that it has lowered their stress levels” (Mary Barge, PrepScholar, 2018). People that volunteer actually have better mental health than those people that do not volunteer.
There are also some negatives to having community service hour requirement for high schoolers. High schoolers often have very busy lives. “Teenagers are often busy. They can easily become overwhelmed with homework, part-time jobs, sporting events and home and church obligations” (Jody Hagensen, TheClassroom, 2019). This article believes that students that are busy probably shouldn’t volunteer, to prevent them from becoming overwhelmed. Also, there are times that there are some rude people in volunteering opportunities, and this article does not believe it is necessary for students to have to deal with an older person that makes them feel uncomfortable.
I believe that community service should be a requirement in high schools for graduation, but not to such an extent that it interferes immensely with the students’ lives. Students that volunteer develop skills that will be important later in their lives, and studies show that they actually feel much happier than they would be if they didn’t volunteer. Students that are busy could volunteer less because the requirement isn’t tremendously high, and still be able to graduate. With proper adult supervision, the adults that would make teens uncomfortable could be monitored and taken care of by the adults.
Friday, April 12, 2019
Volunteer hours
There are different options on the topic of whether students need volunteer hours in order to graduate. There are both good and bad things that come with this requirement.
According to mlive.com they believe that when people who volunteer when social interaction is most important in their life, they will carry that with them through out their lives and pass it on so more and more people will realize that volunteering is important, even if they do not realize it. Also by making students volunteer for a certain amount of hours, they will learn why it is so good for them to give back to the community.
There are also negative things that come with requiring volunteer hours. According to silverchips.mbhs.edu, they say that making students volunteer takes away from the meaning/ experience of the whole thing. They believe that of schools make students volunteer it is unfair, also that volunteering should not come from fear of not being able to graduate, but it should come from the students wanting to help out the community. Even though schools think that they are doing the right thing it just puts stress on the students.
According to mlive.com they believe that when people who volunteer when social interaction is most important in their life, they will carry that with them through out their lives and pass it on so more and more people will realize that volunteering is important, even if they do not realize it. Also by making students volunteer for a certain amount of hours, they will learn why it is so good for them to give back to the community.
There are also negative things that come with requiring volunteer hours. According to silverchips.mbhs.edu, they say that making students volunteer takes away from the meaning/ experience of the whole thing. They believe that of schools make students volunteer it is unfair, also that volunteering should not come from fear of not being able to graduate, but it should come from the students wanting to help out the community. Even though schools think that they are doing the right thing it just puts stress on the students.
BHS- Service Hours Requirement for Graduation
If service hours were required for graduation it would have many positive effects because it looks good, it is rewarding, and even healthy. For people interested in college, service hours not only look good but they can also make you applicable for scholarships. Along with that there is a rewarding sense of pride that comes with helping others free of cost. Lastly, community service even carries some health benefits. "Volunteers reap the benefits of feeling a personal sense of accomplishment while building social networks that in turn support them in times of stress" ( Gae-Lynn Woods, www.livestrong.com , 2018). Finally, service hours carry many positive effects by looking good, giving volunteers a sense of pride, and even carrying some health benefits.
If service hours were required for graduation it would also carry some negative effects because it takes time commitment and may cause frustration. In order to complete service hours it will take a certain time commitment that many people may struggle to fit in their schedule. Along with time commitment, service hours may cause frustration. "But another key problem is that volunteers can become so committed and involved in their particular cause, they can easily become frustrated that others don't share their passion" ( James Roland, www.livestrong.com, 2018). By doing service hours you risk a certain level of potential attachment that may cause frustration. Finally, service hours can carry negative effects because it is time consuming and may cause frustration.
I believe that service hours would be beneficial to students at BHS because it will give students great and necessary credentials for college, while giving students a rewarding sense. Service hours can not only help complete credentials for college scholarships, but also look good and help students get accepted to colleges/jobs in the future. Along with that students will have a rewarding feeling by doing service hours. "By definition, volunteer work is unpaid, so the rewards you reap will be more emotional and perhaps spiritual rather than financial" (James Roland, www.livestrong.com, 2018). Finally, I believe dervice hours would be beneficial to students at BHS, because it will give students great credentials for future school/job applications, while giving students a rewarding feeling.
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