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Anti-Bullying
by: jacimaymond

Atlanta Cheating Scandal Reverberates

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/04/04/28atlanta.h32.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+TeacherMagazineStudentsAndCommunity+(Teacher+Magazine+Topic%253A+Students+and+Community) This article is very disturbing because it is about a superintendent, Ms. Hall, whom allegedly cheated and made standardized test scores of students look better than what was actually scored. Schools are anti-cheating and to have such a bad role model in the school district goes against everything schools educate students. I was told by a great teacher "Cheating is stealing and lying." To cheat is terrible because not only are you stealing their work, but you are lying about work you did. Ms. Hall supposedly fired principals that disagreed with the way she ran things because she wanted her district to look like they were making major improvements on their standardized tests. Ms. Hall, along with 34 other educators participated in this scandall. These educators made thousands of dollars in performance bonus, that they did not even deserve to earn. At least Ms. Hall turned herself in though. However, was she threatened to turn herself in or did she do it based on the fact that she felt bad for cheating.

To (All) the Colleges That Rejected Me

I agree with this article. I remember teachers telling me everything is fine, don't stress out, make good grades and graduate and you will be able to go to whatever college you'd like. However, if the college is out of state and you have not been playing sports because you have had to work since you were 15, then it is difficult to go to the college of your choice. I made high grades, still do. If I were told in high school to do everything great you can and that will look good on your college application, then I would have tried harder. However, dreams change and you do what you can. I am happy to be in such a great college now. Although, I am not in LSU, I am happy to be at a great school that is close to home and by my family. I have met a lot of great people and am going to be an awesome teacher because of the education I am getting here at Southern Miss.

LaLee -- Life in the Delta

The Delta is one of the poorest places in the state of Mississippi. It is hard to get good teachers to teach in the Delta because the pay is not that good compared to other locations in Mississippi. The children in the movie did not have high expectations for themselves because they did not get the proper education they needed. I feel as if they were to industrialize the Delta and set up more companies so people could get jobs, then the district would not be so poor. If people had more money than that money could be going to the school for better education. In order to get a better school district, the area needs to grow and make more money. Also, I feel as if educating the children before they go to school is important. The children are obviously not being read to or taught at home before they enter school because the parents are illiterate. Children have no reason to excel in school because it is not enforced in the home. In the movie, the mother seemed like she did not really care if her children made it to school or not. The grandmother, on the other hand encouraged her grandchildren to wake up and go to school even if they did not have pencils and paper. The grandmother did everything she could to send the children to go to school. This goes back to a money problem. If the district were to industrialize, then the district would have more money to provide for their children to get a better education.

Voki