Gazette - Reila

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The Achievement Gap

1. what do you think causes the achievement gap?

i think the achievement gap is caused by the different living situations between children all throughout school. it's a matter of how much education they get when they're young and what they are exposed to.

2. what can students do to close the gap?
students can each spend an equal amount of time studying and on homework.
they can also make sure they meet the expectations of every teacher, maybe exceed them.

3. what can parents do?
parents can make sure their child is doing their best in school, and even attending school. Parents can also check that their child is completeing their homework, and they can act as teachers at home instead of letting them forget what they learned that day.

4.what can teachers and schools do?
teachers can maintain equal expectations for every student no matter their living situation or race. schools can make sure every student is in a class at the correct level and check to see if they all pass and they are in the right class.

Questions about Tom Hayden

1.what did you think of Tom Hayden?

Tom Hayden was ok. he talked about interesting issues but i didn't follow everything that well. i think he would have appealed to college students more instead of high schoolers. of maybe even juniors of seniors in high school. but the way he spoke about many issues also made them interesting. he does seem like a good writer and puts a different perspective into other people's minds.
2.Tom Hayden does not think of himself as a civil rights leader. Do you see hom as one? why or why not?

i don't see him as a civil rights leader. to be a civil rights leader in my opinion you have to give speeches ang get the attention of hundreds or thousands of people for a cause that the majority of the population would agree with. he was an activist, a writer and supported these ideas but was not a leader, he was more of a supporter.

3.Tom Hayden fels that leaders are not as important as the hundreds or thousands of people behind them. what does he mean by that?

the leaders are the face of the issue, and represents what is going on. the people behind them make the issue or goal actually happen. without thousand of people behind Martin Luther King, he wouldn't have the attention he had. for example, the PPC would most likely never have taken place without supporters. the supporters are the most likely the majority of the population, so they actually achieve the main goal.

high school night ....=.=

Last night was the Palms high schools night at palms middle school. my mom volunteered me of course so i wasn't exactly going to my will. i've been to the high school night at New west charter middle school but i felt better THERE cuz i graduated from there last yr. plus there was only about 3-6 people in each presentation so i could talk without stumbling over my words. but once i got to Palms, me and my mom kept getting lost throughout the school. i got there late then i didn't wanna talk. it was really awkward. but after 3 presentations, we went to dinner. karie went home so did...this sohpmore i cant remember =.= it was this weird little place by ...i dono but we stayed til the restaurant closed =P it was 10 by the time i got home. it's weird, at this school you and your parents go to dinner with your principal, vice principal and other students and actually have a normal conversation. it was fun though...but i still hate talking in front of other people >.<

sunday >.<

im actually posting on my own for once wow ^_^
this weekend....oh ya! me and Robin went to Citywalk...then i felt like i was sick cuz of too much Unagi
and we saw happy feet! <3 that is so not a kids movie!
and ive discovered Alice Nine <3

who i now love
and tomorrow is school.....>.< and i still have Spanish hw to finish
i get to go set up the Christmas tree now! ^_____^

"Stop Hurting Yourself"

we're supposed to write about the sign that says "stop hurting yourself." on the first day of school i saw that and thought mr.hsu was all weird. i have no idea what it means or it's significance. a situation where someone could hurt themselves....im not sure. But if anyone does harm themselves it would always affect them and their family or friends no matter what. the sign could mean a lot of things, i'm just not sure what it is. Maybe it's up there because if anyone ever thinks about hurting themselves....it would help us not to? Not too sure...