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This article gives a history lesson concerning education since our country was founded. The author stresses that the issues we face today cannot be solved by the bureaucratic education of our citizens and that we must get back the desire to learn and be educated if any change is to be made.

Alternative education, also known as non-traditional education or educational alternative, describes a number of approaches to teaching and learning other than traditional publicly- or privately-run schools. These approaches can be applied to all students of all ages, from infancy to adulthood, and all levels of education.

I do think alternative learning is very important. Not everyone learns the same. But at the same time I don't really agree with homeschooling for a child's whole life. Yes homeschooling may be necessary sometimes but I am a strong believer of social interaction and think it is very important.

I think it is really cool that they are coming up with multiple forms of education. It makes it so much easier to learn, and it takes some of the anxiety out of the learning process when you can find the best way that fits your learning needs.

Individuals are finding another way to educate their children. As each state has an education law that requires children to but in school. With home education children have the ability to learn and embrace their interests.

In this article, the author talks about the public schooling system as a forced act on our society that actually makes the future of education worse for us. Instead of letting our children think for themselves, learn the trades they wish to learn, and force them to attend for a certain amount of time, we are taking away their personal freedoms of education. Many people are pushed to thinking that a set school rubric will help every child to get the education they need for their future, but according to the views of the author, they don't. The author's view is that society should be looking more into home schooling and trade schooling to help the United States grow to be more productive for the future. Every generation, school is seen more as a prison; molding our future to think as the way the government wants them to think. But if we were to give freedom to complete schooling outside of force, children will regain their excitement for learning and pursue to better our nation on their own free will.

An interesting article on the state of our education system and how the direction we have gone with it seems to be lacking. Lending itself to breaking the ideas that people have about how a child "must" learn, the article offers up that those ideas are not often the case.

Educational Programs in many cites in New York use the program to educated students about sex. Many students learn about sex through out TV or through friends, instead of educational programs. Parents can have the stratification that they children will be well educated about prevention and risk of sex. These will also reduce teen pregnancy and educated girls.

Based off of statistics the issue is not whether or not sex education is appropriate in schools, but what kind of sex education should be taught. A portion of parents prefer that schools only teach their children strictly about abstinence. Other parents prefer that the school teach a program referred to as "abstinence-plus", which educates students on birth control and abstinence.

The long constant debate about sex education in schools has come to a halt. For the most part students, parents, and principals are satisfied with the topics being taught, however a low percent think only certain topics should be discussed.

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This article discusses the mediocrity of public schooling and the how it stream lines the childs mind, not allowing creative thought. It compares the education of our founding fathers and their passion for learning with our modern day system which has lead to the American public being complacent about education and the state of our country.

Here we hear about why sex education should be in all schools. It speaks about parents in denial of their children having sex, how early children are starting to be sexually active, to the concequenses of not being educated.

This article is based on school choice. To choose a school for your child based on your living location. How empowering the parent to choice would be more beneficial.

It is very important in the present day for children to get a good education and the child should not have to suffer a poor education because of where they live. If the parents can not afford to live in a neighborhood with the top performance schools they should still be able to send their child to a good school and even if it means the child has to take the bus or car pool.

Although many people live in districts that have the funding for an excellent staff that is required to create a good learning environment, there are some parents that do not have that luxury. Being at a good school is what ultimately gets students out of the 'poverty cycle' or not. If a student does live in a bad neighborhood and has the possibility of attending a better neighborhood even if it is a bus ride or drive away it should be up to them ultimately if they want to make that change and commute for the better learning environment.

Should we teach sex education in schools? When should it start? What are the aims of the those who are teaching it? What attitudes of beliefs are in conflict? Should both school and parents be held responsible for teaching this to our children? We need to ask ourselves these questions.

There is a school that is teaching children as young a five years old about sexual matters. It is a "staged" program, meaning it is taught in stages. For instance, stage one would be for ages 5-7 years of age. Stage two would be from ages 8-11 and so on. What the article explained is that there is a level of education that is required to be taught. This was put in place by the national curriculum. There are certain subjects and areas our children have to be taught within the school system. Where does it say that this involves sexual intercourse? The children would start from age five learning about the body and life cycles and by age seven would be learning about intercourse. Many parents are outraged and looking for ways to meet this concerning issue head on. Parents are feeling that this type of teaching can lead their children to be faced with feelings they are not old enough to deal with responsibly. Other parents feel that school should be a pressure free place for their children.The bottom line is that schools have the right to decide what is taught within the nation curriculum's guidelines.It is up to parents to find out exactly what is being taught to their children and decide from there.

Sex education has become the most hotly debated topic in American elementary education. this article discusses the use of public schools being the right place to teach children about sex. It also talks about the right time to discuss sex education with a child.

"This study examines which Internet sources secondary education students use in written  work and the implications of their choices."

Art education reaps many benefits for students. People may not realize, but studies in the Arts is a great foundation for academics. So it's a shame that when budgets get tight that the first thing to go are the arts programs. Maybe we should re-think priorities in schools, and weave these arts back into the classroom

This Program is designed to educated students on the health risk and prevention that can happen if not educated on sex. The program that has been applied to many schools have showed a lower teen pregnancy among the students that have been in the programs. Education is the only way we can teach students to take care of them self's.

As time goes on more and more people as well as children are becoming obese, the thoughts of removing physical education as a budget cut in schools would directly impact these amounts more. Kids should have the option for physical education in schools.

Mothers who are trying to give their children a brighter future are being convicted and in one case sent to jail. As the title states, educational freedom is our new civil rights issue.

For Camille's topic

Thank you, I have reviewed the articles and have become intrigued with learning more about childrens rights declaration.

Predicted outcomes for health care based on today's obesity rates. Gives some educated predictions for health care expenditures. Also shows the future of America's obesity.

Orders are being made to schools to allow disabled students to participate in sports programs. Minimal changes may be made to allow these students to participate.

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