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| Opinion-Editorial November 2002, Volume 6, No. 3 |
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By Laura B.
Columnist
Character Counts is a slogan used to present Peacock as a happy, healthy, safe, and caring learning environment, when in truth, it's not. The elements of character are not brought out to the students attending Peacock in any way, other than through the posters on the walls, that some people seem to have damaged.
Visitors to Peacock will look at the walls and see Character Counts posters displayed throughout the school, and they'll think that we are learning about the Six Pillars, and that we are being taught about what character means and how to use it in our lives everyday. Are we?
There are Six Pillars of Character, but most kids asked can name about three correct ones. Does that give you an idea of how effective this program is? Upon looking them up, I found that the six pillars are respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, trustworthiness, and citizenship.
So, what is this program doing for us and how does it affect Peacock students in their lives? Truthfully, Character Counts does not affect me in any way.
Now, I can see you may be wondering where I am going with this article, and why I bothered to write it, if the whole basis of it doesn't affect me in any way.
I decided to write this, because if the program is going nowhere, and doing nothing for us, why have it at all?
It is a nuisance for Peacock students to walk by the same slogans every day, knowing that they don't have meaning in their lives.
I wrote this article based on peoples' opinions, mostly my own, so if you disagree, don't let this article get to you.
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Behind the wheel at 16?
By Jessica L.
The state government is thinking about changing the driving age from 16 to 18. Should they change it? Here is what a few seventh graders have to say.
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I think they should keep the driving age at 16 because some teenagers are responsible enough to be allowed the privilege. |
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I think the driving age should be 16 because 16 is closer to my age and I want to drive. |
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I think it should be 16 because I want to drive sooner. |
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I think the driving age should stay at 16 because I want to drive sooner. |
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I think the driving age should be 16 because some people who are 16 have jobs and they shouldn't have to depend on their parents to drive them to work. |
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I really don't care what the driving age is but I'd like it to be 16 because I want to drive earlier but I also want it to be 18 because I won't have enough money to buy a car when I'm 16. |
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I think we should get to drive when we are 16 because all of our siblings got to drive when they were 16 and our parents and siblings aren't going to want to drive us around until we're 18. |
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I think the driving age should stay at 16 because when you are 16 you can have a job and when you're 18 you will be in college. |
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I think it should remain 16 because that's how it's been for a long time and that's the way it should stay. |
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I think the driving age should be 16 because it's not fair that our older brothers and sisters got to drive at 16 and we get to drive at 18. |
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