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Why Do Military Schools Have Educational Opportunities Essay

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Christina Harris
English 1100
Professor Kimberly
November 21, 2014
Educational Opportunities Do you have a child that gets into a lot of trouble outside of the home? Do you often find them caught in the wrong crowd? Are you worried that they will not make it out of high school? If you answered yes to any of these questions then you should ask yourself, what can I do to help? Children have a lot of things going on in their life and they are often stressed, especially high school aged children. They have a lot to juggle; school work, family, friends, relationships, jobs, and their future plans. With all this going on it becomes too much to handle and before they know it their lives tend to spiral out of control and some children end up getting into some trouble. By now you should be looking into things to do for your kid. Options that should be taken into consideration for your children vary from different extremes, but they will help. Sports, community service, and military school. These …show more content…

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