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To state senator i'm argue is that we should keep the Electoral College
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because it's a place where we vote on President and Vice President
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and the place where we count the votes
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and the Electioral College process consists of the selection of the electors.
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because it's in the Constitution as a compromise between election of the President by a vote in congress. And election of All the soon President by a popular vote of qualified citizens.
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is because a majority of 270 electoral vote is required to elect the President. And when we vote for our candidate we are actually voting for your candidate's electors. And each of the candidate running for President in our state has his or her own group of electors
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and that is my thrid reason is because were states's entitled allotment of electors equal the number of members in it's congressional delegation:and one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for you senators
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And this are all my three reasons why we should keep the Electoral College.  
Concluding Statement
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whats the point in voting if our vote may not even count? In the Electoral college people citizens vote for a slate of electors who then later go and vote for president. However, sometimes it doesnt work that way. The electors are not obligated to choose the president that the people want.
Lead
Adequate
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The Electoral college is corrupt and needs to go away.
Position
Effective
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The people of America dont like the Electoral college and want something new.
Claim
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Stated in source 2, " Gallup poll in 2000, taken shortly after Al Gore-thanksto the quirks of the electoral college- won the popular vote but lost the presidency, over 60 percent off voters would prefer a dirt election to the kind we have now." In short, people were so unhappy with the election and the way it ended. people would rather have direct voting than to continure with an Electoral college.
Evidence
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The Electors in the Electoral college arnt always innocent.
Claim
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They can lie, cheat, they go behind the backs of the states citizens and not  even vote for who the citizens want. In 1960, segregationists in the lousiana legislature tried to get rid of the democratic electors. They wanted to replace them with people who would oppose John F Kennedy. Sourse 2, number 11 says "In some vein, faithless electors have occasionally refused to vote for their party's candidate and cast a deciding vote for whoever they please..." This means that with an Electoral college, the person you want to vote for may not even get picked cause of lying electors.
Evidence
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Even though the electoral college is a pretty bad thing, there are still a few upsides. The Electoral college avoids te problem of neither candidates getting a majority of the votes.
Counterclaim
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In sourse 3, number 22 (There is no pressure for run-offelections when no candidatewins a a majorityof the votes cast; that pressure, which would greatly complicate the presidential election process, is reduced by the electoral college, which invarable produces a clear winner...) Simply this says that without the electoral college voting can be difficult and stressful.
Evidence
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In conclusion, The Electoral college may not be the best thing for our society, and also can we even trust that our votes even matter? either the Electoral college cant be trusted and it needs to be gone for good, or something needs to change.
Concluding Statement
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I, one hundred percent agree with the creation that was approached. By the way they explain the technology and advancement in the project it sounds legit, I mean it does have its flaws and improvement But the flaws isn't anything bad, Its just certain area on the rode you have to help more.
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I think its an wonderfuk idea.
Position
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The way they say it assist you is very helpful for the elderly. Some people are handicape and was waiting for an idea like this. Everybody isn't able to move around and do alot of things because they are disabled but a invention like this will change all of those problems.
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The main reason is it will help the commuinty
Concluding Statement
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maybe the robbery rate will go down because alot of people wouldn't have to walk anywhere for them to get ran up on an rob or worse murdered.
Claim
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Welll its going to be ah good beefit but in the same time it's a bad benefit to doing class in the house .
Position
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The oportunity the not miss one class and be in you house is the best thing the can happen to one school students
Claim
Adequate
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this benefist the school and the students beacuse they never going to miss one day of school and the homeworks and tests to. In the actually some kids miss the school for be sicks, some familiar pass away ,they in vacation and they not return in time to the country , they miss the bus school and they can't go to the school beacuse they not have car ,oh they wake up late. This is a benefit because they can learn about the class oh activity and not miss homework oh test and be prepare for the next class in the school, and be in his house relaxing and be in a safe place and always have ready you homework oh test to next class and its ah good benefits to the people ho its in the hospital and can go to the school for ah broken legh oh medical condition .
Evidence
Adequate
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But not everething it's good about this idea some kids maybe oh actually they gonna stop going to the school and stay in his house and skiping the school.
Counterclaim
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this its going to affect them beacuse they can't sociable with other people ,they can have ah computer oh in his house, they not have wife oh cellfone and other guys oh kids will skip the online class to and go play video games,and they parents are not gonna have idea about what his kid did oh do, and during the test they can copy using this class peapers oh using his fone to find out the answers. ( In my case i will always if they give me the opportunity to online classes i will always stay in my house relaxing in my bed when i listening the class ) but in the end this option of learn in his house have his good and bad bennefits (some school in the united states are not using this becuse they not have personal wedsites and can garanteed if the student are going to use this ) .
Evidence
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In my opinion its ah good offer becouse sometimes i miss the school bus and i can't go to the school becuse i not have ah car and i always miss the class,homework and tests, and this can be help me a lot to have all the work in time and be prepare for the next day of school and be ready take the class oh to take one test .
Evidence
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In the intere world some kids can have this oportunity to have online classes in some countries around the world they not have the tecnology to do that so if they miss the school one its like they are missing one day of his life and fact even they are kids ho not are going to the school bacuse the parents not have money to send them to the school ( yep in some countries the education cost money and they not have free schools like united states ) and they have to work in one short age to help his family in my country was like this thaks to good i was alow to go to the school thanks to my mother and come her to the united states so when i come to the school her in united states and i hear students said i hate the school and i wanna be in home i remember my country and i said thanks to this country for give me free education (even in her they do video school conferencing to the people ho not coming to the school and i said wow , Even they do that for the students, and the students are doing protest to have more off days so what i try to said is always thanks to you parents for the education they are give to you and thaks always to you country to give you free education to you can be some one in you future and have a nice work and never ask why i not have this. and always think some in around the world not have the stuff the you have and always thanks to GOD for the stuff you have ( I always do that wen i wake up).
Evidence
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Imagine the following scenario: you wake up in the morning and there is two feet of snow on the ground. You turn on the television and your local news station reports that your school is closed today, so rather than spending a wasteful snow day doing nothing and having to make up seat time later in the year, you log onto your computer and connect with your teachers and classmates via video chat. In many schools in the United States, this situation is quite common. As technology becomes readily available to more and more people, some schools offer the option for students to learn without being at school by way of the Internet. Those who oppose online school argue that technology is harmful to learning and that the best learning environment is the classroom. While it is ideal that the student be in the classroom, sometimes technology is helpful when the student cannot physically attend class
Lead
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It is imperative that people abandon their old fashioned ideas about technology and school and recognize the benefits that online school may provide. Distance learning and online school would benefit students and schools
Position
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because severe weather days would not be wasteful
Claim
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students with health conditions
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responsibilities at home would be able to attend class.
Claim
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Distance learning is a viable option for students so that when school is cancelled, the missed day is not a complete waste, especially in regions that are succeptable to severe weather.
Claim
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Teachers usually set lesson plans and assessment dates far in advance, but when weather interferes, their entire schedule is thrown off and their plans have to be pushed back. When school is canceled for more than a few days, holidays become regular school days, and sometimes students have to attend extra days in the summer to make up for the lost seat time. Furthermore, sometimes driving buses after a severe weather event can be hazardous due to debris or ice lingering on roadways, even once school is back in session. Online school eliminates these issues with school wide cancellations because the student can simply attend classes at home no matter the weather.
Evidence
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Online school may benefit students that have conditions preventing them from coming to school. For instance, a student may have health conditions
Claim
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that keep them at home or even in the hospital, and that includes mental health conditions as well. Some students may have a disease or disorder so debilitating that they cannot get out of bed some mornings. These afflictions may be long-term and may keep them bedridden or even in the hospital.
Evidence
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Many childrens' hospitals have school-like systems already in place and communications with a patient's school so that no one falls behind in their studies while they receive treatment,
Counterclaim
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but most times that is not enough.
Rebuttal
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Additionally, students that come from less fortunate backgrounds may have duties at home to perform, like caring for family members or working to make money for the family
Claim
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Some schools recognize the responsibilities a student may have at home and supply them their papers and materials,
Counterclaim
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but then again, very few offer that type of compassion.
Rebuttal
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While the student receives the school materials they need, they do not get to participate in discussion or attend lectures that help to solidify the information. But with distance learning, the student is able to participate in class online while they cannot be physically present.
Evidence
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It is proven that students show the most success when they are present in the classroom, but that success is not limited to being physically present. Technology is the solution to wasteful missed school days caused by severe weather, health, and home conditions. Students can get around the things that hinder them from achieving success in school by attending classes online. Of course, the goal of every institution is to make sure that their students receive the information they need for their future so they thrive, so it is absurd that anyone would put down the idea of online school. In fact, technology connects people to one another. The world is constantly growing and changing in terms of technology, so why should our schools be any different? 
Lead
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I think that allowing students to bring phones to school and use them during lunch periods and other free times, as long as the phones are off or on silent during class time is a great idea
Position
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because use kids be in school for a long time and sometimes we do get bored and off task
Claim
Adequate
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but if we had our cell phone to living it up it would be much better as long as we can still come to class and get our work done.
Evidence
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But i also may think that its a bad idea because if more kids are being allowed to bring their cell phones to school that might cause more bullying and problems like phones getting lost, stole, broken and possibly taking when in class because students mite for get to turn it on silent or off before classes.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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It also may be a very good idea because some penents don't allow their kids to take their cell phone to school because it is not allowed with in the building but if the children are allowed to use the phone with in some periods of the day.
Claim
Adequate
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The perents will allow the kids to bring the phone to the school. So that the kids that walk to school can feel safe and protected. so that if something goes wrong like someone trying to take the child they can feel safe cause they will have their phone and the perents wont have to worry about if their child got to school safe or not.
Evidence
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S yes i think that it is a good and bad idea for the kids to bring their phone to school.
Concluding Statement
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Are electoral college better than other colleges. yes i belive that a electoral college is better than other collages
Position
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they help pick the preiden andthe vice presidentg based on votes
Claim
Adequate
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the Electoral collage is consists on 538 votes whicha majority of 270 elecors is required to elect the president.
Evidence
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An electoral college is a collage that helps pick canididates that are running for president in are state. the canidates are chosen by the politial party. the election is held every 4 years on thethe first tuesday of november.
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my second reason electoral collages help are state out are they help pick they rights states to vote.
Claim
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an electoral collage tells there president where to go and give there speechs.
Claim
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presidebts seechs are very important, the speechs give them vote two keep them president in charge. some on thebig voteing states are texas,california,and florida,
Evidence
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so inconclusion you should go two a electoral collage becuase they help are states out by pick the right president and keeping him.
Concluding Statement
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Is being home school a efficient way of learning or is it an excuse for sleeping in more? Would it be more beneficial to have school online? Most student don't come to school nowadays and they rather stay home and not doing anything. The numbers of student attending school have decrease by a enormous amount.
Lead
Adequate
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Have an online school/classes would beneficial to many students.
Position
Adequate
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Have school provide online classes can help a lot of student who don't want to wake up in the morning.
Claim
Adequate
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Most students and teachers have to wake up really early just to do to school. While some don't have to wake up early. If school had online course then students and teachers don't have to wake up early and worried if they are late.
Evidence
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Another reason why school have online course is that it would reduce the amount of paper.
Claim
Adequate
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Most teachers tell their students to recycle their paper if they don't need it anymore. Most of the student will not hear or ignore what the teacher had said and they throw the paper away into the trash bin. One of the positive reason would be that more trees would be save and the usage of paper would reduce
Evidence
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Beside that reason ,it would make grading a lot more easier for teacher by having the online course do the grading for them
Claim
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The amount of work the teacher would have would decrease rapidly for them. Make them have more time to plan for the next class or have more time for them self.
Evidence
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Sometime using technology can be a bad thing as well. Many of the thing we do at school can help us in the real world. One of the thing that school help us with is social skills.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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When people use their electronics they are not interacting with other by face to face. Which reduce the social interaction with other people. School is environment that help student build up their skill so when it time to pick a collage or it time to have a job ,they will know what to do and they don't have to get nervous or anxious about how their interview was or if they got in to the collage.
Evidence
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Another reason why school help is that some student many not have the money to own an electronic or many have really bad connection to the internet.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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In school, student don't have to worried about not having an electronic or if they have bad internet. The school can provide a students with paper so they can do their work at school and at home.
Evidence
Adequate
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The third reason is the student not doing the program at all.
Counterclaim
Adequate
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Most student will do the program ,but there will always be student who don't do the program. It nature that there will be some students that won't do the program at all ,but that is the chose of the student if they don't want their education.
Evidence
Ineffective
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The chose on have online course can go both way ,it depend on the on problem if most student and teacher complain about wake up to early and not having enough time to get every ready. In my opinion it depend on the situation the school is having ,if it the only way to have to have student to do their work and get everything done then go for it. There is no good or bad option for this. It's all on the situation on hand. Both thing have there goods and there bad ,but it is up for these school departments to know if it will help the student or make it worse than it was already.
Evidence
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In conclusion ,it would be beneficial for the school if they had online course for the student but sometime can't be a good thing. It depend on the situation the school is having. If it the only option to have online course then go for it ,but if their is there no problem at the school then let the student go to school and build up their skills for real life situation in case they don't know what to do.
Concluding Statement
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Do you think driverless cars are a good idea? Yes or No? Driverless cars can have positive effects and negative effects. The cars could change the world or they could not end well.
Lead
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Driverless cars are not a good idea at all.
Position
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The reason is, because the cars really are not fully driverless.
Claim
Adequate
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if you are in a constrution zone or near an accident the car has you take over. The car isn't full capable of handling driving in a situation like that. The car lets the driver know when they should take over. So the question is " If the car is driverless how come you have to take over in certain situations"? Why can't the car handle it all on its own since the car is smart? For the driverless cars to be very smart they need a bunch of sensors. My postion on driverless cars is I think they are a bad idea. They can't fully handle all situations. Also if the person behind the wheel is drunk or worse and they come upon a bad accident " What will they do"? " How will they act"? Since the car can't handle itself and the driver is incoherent I dont think the ending result will be very good at all.
Evidence
Adequate
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the driver of the car must stay alert at all times and be ready to take over if needed. If there is an accident or the wiring or technology fails in the car. " Who is blamed"? "Do you blame the driver or the maufacturer"?
Evidence
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Even though the traffic laws would be changed, according to the driverless cars there would be new laws put in to cover liability in a situation if there was an accident.
Claim
Adequate
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Do you think driverless cars are a good idea? Yes or No? Driverless cars are not a good idea at all. My position on driverless cars is I think they are a bad idea. First off, the driver must stay alert at all times and be ready to take over if needed.
Concluding Statement
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I thing that no matter what student need to do they should help out in cleaning the world because it is out good to live in a nasty world.
Position
Adequate
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Many student around the world will always go out side and clean up if they have stuff to do they just wait and do it later they will rather clean up.
Claim
Adequate
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If you want to live in a clean invirment then you will support me with this problem that I want to fix.
Evidence
Adequate
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Like there are some places where they don't care how it looks around them and it doesn't look really good. If we could fix this by just say it to go away it would be cool but we cant we have to do something about it. And the solution is to get a group from every student from every school and clean up the nasty thing from the world. And if the student in the school have to do any thing they can wait and get done another time in the time when they finish the work they had to do.
Evidence
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Maybe the teachers and principals can help do some cleaning up to cause the student cant do al the work. And if they could that is not fair if they do cause they need to do some of they other stuff like practise for a sport or some thing that they need to get better at
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So let get out and do the work and leave the world the cleanest posable cause i know that we can we have done better thing before.
Concluding Statement
Adequate
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You are changing school policy so student that have a C average can not participate in sports or other activities unless the students have at least a B average
Lead
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I think that students that have a C average should at least have an extra class that they need help in so they can pull up their grades up so the students can participate in sports or activities.
Position
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If the teachers of the student think that they are working hard to bring their grades up at least the principal should give the students 30 minutes of free time on the activities or sports they want to participate in.
Claim
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The school should make a contract saying that students that have a C average cant participate in sports or activities.
Claim
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The parents ,teacher ,principal ,and the student should sign the contract .The students that don't even try to work hard to get a B average should stay an hour after school to catch up the work they have been missing. the students that don't recognized that what their doing is wrong and they don't get privileges like other students do
Evidence
Adequate
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In the American Public School system, education is primarily compromised of students physically attending their school and learning from teachers in person. However, with the rise of technology and the internet in the 21st century, students at most public schools are able to participate in learning both online and via video conferences, allowing them to effectively be educated from home. Distance learning in this way permits students to work on school subjects, even when away due being ill in some manner, and allows students with mental health disorders unable to attend classes the opportunity to achieve the same as someone attending school physically. Additionally, students working a job outside of school to support their family/self now have the opportunity to attend school from home/work and still be able to provide financial support to dependents/themselves.
Lead
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In short, distance learning is beneficial to students in public schools for students missing school
Position
Adequate
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due to sickness
Claim
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mental health issues
Claim
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careers clashing with school scheduling.
Claim
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The first and likely most prominent way in which students benefit from distance learning is the case in which they miss school for an extended period of time due to illness.
Claim
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