Extracurricular activites allow students to become more active in school and society, help students find interests for their careers, help teens stay out of trouble beofre their parents get home, and help teens feel a sense of belonging in their group of activites. Are there any counter arguements to these claims? Where is a place to find evidence supporting these claims?
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Yes.Fully agree. Besides than can find out the interest of their career, actually the process is the most important. I mean during the program or even the time of organized for a certain event, that's the way for them to get to know what's the leadership is, how's the society actually look like. Compared to the student who just focus on academic, yes, sure they might be the best student. But, the question is, when they growth up and no longer in school, are they still the best student in "society" ? The truth tell us that, No ! They seem like a baby after they graduated from high school or University.\n\nThe extracurricular also help student in term of communication. The way how to talk with people. They know the way how to talk to thier friends and to teachers or even principle. For sure they won't be play childish. \n\nAs a conclusion, students especially teenagers, they should join the extracurricular in order to mentally and physically can be balancing. Thinking will be more mature and for sure...they will appreciated what they have !
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Volunteering is an EXCELLENT thing to have on college applications.  Not only does it count as an 'extracurricular' activity, but many community organizations offer scholarships and often, if you are committed and do well, leaders from the organization will write you letters of recommendation.  So yeah, get involved! \n\nDo you want to learn a new language or play an instrument?  Or are sports more your thing?  You could be on student council, do yearbook or newspaper, or start a club.  Those are all great on applications and show that you're a well-rounded individual, but do something that you really enjoy, and if you have to create an opportunity for yourself (such as start your own club), that's even better.  It should be fun, too!  If you're not committed and don't enjoy it (i.e. you're only doing it 'cause it looks good on paper), it won't be a positive experience anyway.  \n\nGood luck!
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If you're a good all-around student, yes, it helps, because competing consistently in sports of any kind, and doing well shows that you not only have other interests but also the discipline to pursue them. But it helps only if you are a good student as well.
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With many high school students so apathetic about their high-school education (it seems like the majority) the higher education organizations need to decide the ones who will will benefit the most or who has the drive to be a student. The SATs and ACTs are a way of measuring this but of course there are limitations with this approach.
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High school kids are SUPPOSED to be learning to be citizens.  An informed and active citizenry is the very basis of democracy.  If students have an issue, have gone through the normal channels of a bureaucracy or hierarchy and still don't believe their position is being taken seriously, an act of protest may be the proper thing to do.\n\nDo they have to cut school to do it?  I have no idea -- it seems you're referring to a particular act of protest that you've not explained.  But if an organized protest is taking place during school hours, and students wish to participate, they should be encouraged to act as any concerned citizen should.  That means weighing the pros and cons of missing school, measuring the effect their presence at the protest may have on their cause or concern, and then, acting in the way they judge to be best for them, and for the issue.\n\nIt seems to me that participating in a political action of concern to high-school age students could be a fantastic learning experience, and a step toward really internalizing the importance of responsible action within a participatory democracy.
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In high schools?? Thats a new one. In college maybe. As far as I know it's nothing more than an easy way to be social. I don't know first hand, I usually make friends on my own without group support.
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If people grow up around certain things and see no alternatives to their respective reality, that is how a cycle can continue to perpetuate itself.  That is why is it important that opportunities and exposure are alloted to young people, from whatever background, to expand their minds.
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Acceptance.  \n\nBeing unaccepted in the teenage world is a social stigma that hurts many people.  So, following trends that the rest of the student body and teenage society follows, is a way for a person to not only 'feel' accepted but be aclimated by their peers.\n\nHowever, once you turn into an adult, this changes, as the social norms ect are less clear, leaving the decision on what to wear, how to wear it, and what to do and how to do it, simply up to you, instead of society.
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Are you making a corelation between students that skip school and the number of traffic accidents/injuries there are? Are you otherwise suggesting that students who choose to skip school make bad citizens and are no longer contribute to the overall good will of the citizenship?
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i did a research paper the other day for my sports elective..it was entitled.."BENEFITS OF EXERCISE AND ITS IMPLCATIONS FOR A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE " I got 90% on this paper. In it I had the following sub topics:\n\nIntroduction\nDefinition of Exercise\nBenefits of Physical Exercise\nPreparing the body for Exercise\nIllustration of Stretching Techniques\nTypes of Exercise\ni.Aerobic\nii.Strength\niii.Flexibility\nHealth Implications\nSocial Implications\nWhat are Sports\nClassififcation of Sports\nComparison of Recreational & Competitive Sports \nConclusion\nAppendix\nBibliography
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We are part of a charter program that is web based and we love it. We still have standardized testing, and the younger grades print most of their stuff out early on so they learn to write well. \nAs far as socialization…I laugh at all the misconception people have of home schooled children. My kids have activities every evening since we are home during the day and can handle doing more. They are in scouts (through our church), competitive dance, Tae kwon do, soccer, art classes, and piano lessons-all activities with a mixture of different children. They are learning to be compassionate, empathetic people with very high self esteem. \nYou have to look at your goals for your child’s education. For every un-socialized home schooled child, there is a public school child with very low self esteem from being bullied. Who has the harder time adjusting into society?
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In life we would all prefer lots of situations that aren't really possible or practical.  For example, I would very much prefer that I could eat whatever I wanted and sit around without exercising and not gain weight .... not possible.  It would be really great if someone would send me a paycheck every week for sitting at the computer answering questions ..... not likely to happen.  Some thngs are givens in the real world - needing to eat nutritiously and exercise, working for your money, and homework is just one more.\n\nIf you want to go on to college after high school, you may as well get used to the idea of homework.  Assignments are part of every post secondary program.  \n\nIncluding homework as part of the evaluation process allows people who learn in all kinds of different ways to show what they know and to get credit for what they have learned and the work they have done.   Many kinds of tests are actually a very poor way of finding out what students have learned.  \n\nHomework allows for on-going review of the material and reinforcement of skills, which we all need in order to remember new information and concepts over time.  The school day is not long enough to accomplish these things without further practice and reinforcement of the material.\n\nHomework teaches self discipline, allows development of research skills, good work habits, organizational skills, time management skills.  Many professions and jobs require "at home" work.  Not everyone can walk away from their jobs and do nothing more related to their work until the next day - many people "take work home".  \n\nTaking responsibility for homework and doing it well is part of the maturing process, shows that an individual is getting ready to be a responsible adult. So what we would prefer is sometimes just something that would allow us to escape a little work and responsibility.  Homework is here to stay.
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Absolutely!!!\nCollege life is not just about the school, it is about the first foot in to adulthood. The University experience not only allows for a better education and so more earning potential, but life experience. That life experience arms students with the skills necessary to survive in "the real world". I learned to set my own curfew, pay bills, do laundry, feed myself three times a day, and acquire general responsibility for myself.  These were skills that could not be taught in a classroom. I'd stay away from the Greek life if possible. At most schools it is just a drinking club and can be dangerous as a result.
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yes i am a member.\nits a good way to talk to friends and have your own page to express yourself. its like your own little website. you can vent all your feelings and just express yourself. it is a good way to meet new people, but i dont recommend it. theres so many pedifiles out there. i have met new friends throughout my school, but havent talked to like complete strangers.
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they severely limit a teens ability to socialize and blow off steam after high school and without that downtime then stress builds tension rises fights break out more often kids get more rebellious drugs rise(used to calm down that and at my school too many kids do pot,crack, whatever)\n\nits just not a good idea unless the curfew is for say a really late time like "no hanging out at friends houses or parties after midnight or 1 am" not 10 :00\n\nits just unreasonable what with studying and homework or stupid projects
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I don't think so! I think that it is harder for kids to go back to school and remember what they were doing after such a long break (I remember struggling to hold a pen again when I was little after a long break!) I think it also encourages teenage crime as people get bored and have nothing to do.
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I think its good for you, but not always that much fun. School should teach a love for learning, which would make it more worthwhile. This means, to learn more, they should make it fun!