JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 28 - Truant Students

Global Positioning System (GPS) devices should be placed on students person. According to The Washington Post, " Seventh- and eighth-grade students with four or more unexcused absences are being asked to carry GPS devices instead of wearing them, to keep the students from feeling like criminals."(SOURCE). This shows that the schools  ADMINISTRATION will be able to keep kids safer by not allowing the students to ditch as easy. Many things can happen on the streets during school.  This also shows that the CONDUCT of these actions will increase grades because they will be in school. According to The Washington Post, "Students in the program get automated phone calls in the mornings reminding them to go to school, and then must enter a tracking code five times a day: when they leave for school, when they arrive, at lunch, when they leave school and at 8 p.m." (SOURCE). This shows that the students will be out of their ELEMENT which should push them to do good. This also shows that the effectiveness of these actions should be a healthy strategy to keep students in school.  In conclusion, truant students should wear a (GPS) system to keep their education.

JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 27 - Drug Sniffing Dogs

I think school officials do have the right to use drug-sniffing dogs. According to The Network Unified Board of Education, "The goal here is [drug] prevention and minimizing these incidents, this is not a witch hunt by the police, it’s a way to help the school" (SOURCE). This shows that if there is a suspicion of drug activity on campus, the dogs will be able RESPOND in a much successful way than just ASSUMING one has illegal drugs on them.   This also shows that they can have an assembly where the dog comes in and searches them at a random time where they will not be able to get rid of the substance. According to Drug Dogs Pro/Con: Is it Invasion of Privacy or an Appropriate Preventative Action, "The threat of drug dogs at school will make the students fearful of bringing any illegal substances, thus creating a safer environment".(SOURCE). This shows that the PROCESS of bringing drug dogs on campus will be a much easier task because less people will bring drugs on campus, knowing that a dog will come randomly. This also shows that over time, the drug dogs will soon eliminate drugs on campus all together.  In conclusion, schools should have the right to bring drug sniffing dogs on campus because it will provide safety to the students that go there, and prevent illegal activity from happening there.

JCCS Academic Language Assessment Week 26 - Cars

I would not want a car that drives itself. According to  the Technology trends and news by Faith Merino, "Driving laws would need to be massively overhauled. For example, in the event that there is an accident, who is at fault: the driver for failing to override the car, or the software developer?
" (SOURCE). This shows that there will not be a clear justification on who is to blame when this OCCURS. This also shows that the METHOD of handling these types of issues will change and there will be confusion.According to the administration of The Pros and Cons of Driver-less Cars, "There’s no substitute for experience. They say that you only start to learn to drive properly after you have passed your driving test." (SOURCE). This shows that the world would PROCEED with learning this new way of driving but if it fails later in the future everyone will have forgotten how to regularly drive. This also shows that the aftermath of this downfall if it does in fact fail, would be devastating because a lot of the worlds important  jobs in the U.S. involve driving, therefore if it fails the economy and eventually the whole U.S. will fail as well. In conclusion, I would not want a driver-less car because there are too many things that could cause our downfall if this falls through.