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Essay about The Museum of Tolerance
The Museum of Tolerance
The Museum of Tolerance focuses on two central themes: The history of racism and prejudice in the
American experience and the Holocaust– man's inhumanity to man. The issues of human rights,
racism, and responsibility are discussed. The responsibility of each individual person is to speak up
in opposition of extermination of another race and stop another Holocaust. World War II and Hitler,
the German leader was intent on conquests and war, but he needed a scapegoat to blame and the
Jews were headed for genocide. What I found most interesting about a something so terrible was the
Resistance Movement and specifically – The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. I went to the museum with a
date, but when we came out, all...show more content...
Exterminations began in July 1942 with the arrivals of the Warsaw ghetto (Gutman,1994). The
deportation of July–September 1942 reduced the ghetto population from 400,00 to between 50,000
to 60,000 people. When the reports of mass murder in the death camps leaked back to the Warsaw
ghetto, a surviving group of young people formed the Z.O.B. (Polish name – Zydowska Organizacja
Bojowa), which translates to (Jewish Fighting Organization). The leader was 23 year old Mordecai
Anielewicz, who issued a proclamation to the Jews to resist going into the railroad cars. On Monday
January 18, 1943, the first shot was fired by Aireh Wilner when the pursuers penetrated a dwelling of
members of the Jewish Fighting Organization the vicinity of the OBW on Mila Street. Ghetto
fighters fired upon German troops as they tried to round up another group of ghetto inhabitants for
deportation. These fighters used a small supply of weapons that were smuggled into the ghetto. After
four days, the troops retreated. This small victory was the inspiration to prepare for future resistance.
On April 19, 1943, the eve of Passover, the Warsaw ghetto uprising began after German troops and
police entered the ghetto to deport surviving inhabitants. Seven hundred and fifty fighter's fought the
Germans. The ghetto fighters were able to hold out a month,
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Essay on Zero Tolerance in Schools
Contemporary Issue Paper
Zero tolerance has become the latest contemporary educational issue for the Christian school leader.
Zero tolerance policies mandate predetermined consequences for specific offenses. According to a
government study, more than three quarters of all U.S. schools reported having zero tolerance
policies (Holloway, 2002). Systematic guidelines of enforcing zero tolerance require educational
leaders to impose a predetermined punishment, regardless of individual culpability or extenuating
circumstances (Gorman & Pauken, 2003). Ethical decision making and the opportunity to apply
Biblical principles have taken a back seat to reactive discipline by school leaders. Societal
expectations have forced proactive educational...show more content...
School violence has become of the most pressing educational problems in the United States. Gang
violence and high profile shootings across the nation cause concern within schools. Communities
struggle to understand why these events take place and how they can be prevented. The
overwhelming response to solve the issue of violence in schools is the increasing societal pressure
to execute zero tolerance. Zero tolerance is driven by the educational philosophy, policies, and
practices of school communities. Stakeholders expect schools to be a safe place for staff and for
students. Stakeholders assume that a positive classroom environment, safe students, and school
enjoyment are conditions necessary to create a positive climate where learning takes place. This
assumption can be backed with research. A calm classroom environment, teachers' management of
disruptive behavior, and students' view of school safety are factors that have been found to directly
correlate with student achievement in the classroom (Ma & Willms, 2004). Safety and a feeling of
not being threatened during school hours have been found to be important to students' achievement.
Failure to remove a disruptive or an unruly student from school has been found to have a negative
impact on achievement and creates a great risk to school staff and students (Garbarino et al., 1992).
Teachers cannot teach and students cannot learn in an
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Persuasive Essay On Zero Tolerance
Back in the 1990's, the Zero Tolerance Policy was created in response to the fear of crimes and
school shootings at the time. In theory, it was a great idea to create this, however, in more recent
times it is said that "Under zero–tolerance policies, harsh punishment applies regardless of
circumstances" (Gjetten). In other words, no matter how small or childish the problem is, there will
be zero tolerance for it and a harsh punishment will be given. In recent times, parents have been
infuriated at the fact their child was severely punished over small issues like disrespecting a teacher,
accidentally hitting someone with a ball, or even running too fast outside. The Zero Tolerance
Policy, although helpful at first, has become a nuisance to many and is seen as a little too extreme
now. "Zero–tolerance policies mean that suspension is used as a consequence of infractions
ranging from severe (such as weapon possession) to minor (defiance or chronic tardiness)."
(Berwick). The substantial problem parents and students alike have found with the policy is the
fact that you can be suspended for just about anything that could upset or annoy someone else.
Regardless if you are an outstanding student or a troublemaker, you will be suspended or even
suffer expulsion for any disruptive behavior and minor scuffle. Having a zero tolerance policy in
your school is not a bad thing, although, if it becomes too extreme or despotic there must be
something done to fix this issue with the system. In many cases such as Ahmed Mohamed, who
brought an explosive device to his high school in Texas, zero tolerance will easily deal with the
problem and he would receive a very harsh punishment. Now kids are being suspended for eating
pop tarts into a shape of a gun or giving their best friend an unprescribed pain reliever (Tylenol for
example) to help her menstrual cramps. "About 75 percent of schools have zero–tolerance policies
for everything from bringing guns on campus to sharing cough drops to having a bad attitude
towards teachers." (Gillespie). Most schools having zero–tolerance means any attempt to change the
policy or be rid of it entirely, will have an effect on all the students and teachers attending. The total
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Role Of Tolerance In American Culture
There is perhaps no greater thought in today's society but that we need to build a culture of
tolerance. Most Americans can agree on that premise. There is, however, one slight problem–the
definition of tolerance. Merriam–Webster defines tolerance as the "willingness to accept feelings,
habits or beliefs that are different from your own." This definition has not always been put into
practice in the history of the United States, in fact, from its earliest history, it has often been less
than tolerant to those who believed differently or were different from those who came here in the
17th century. The Pilgrims (1620) were not tolerant of other faiths and thus Roger Williams and
others had to flee and establish their own colony. In Jamestown (1607), no one married or received
baptism outside of the Anglican Church. Jews, Muslims and Roman Catholics were not allowed to
immigrate to many of the early colonies....show more content...
The example of how tolerance should be practiced has no better representation than the military
chaplaincy. Here men and women serve their individual branches as well as their religious
endorsers while working with others from faiths across the Christian, the Jewish, the Muslim, the
Buddhist and even the Hindu spectrum. These chaplains come from every ethnic and racial
background under the sun. They definitely do not agree theologically. What they do well, however,
is work together to meet Soldier, Airmen, Sailor, Marine and Coast Guardsmen needs. They do
these collegially, often having great, deep discussions on their differences but always being
amicable if not downright fraternal. They agree to disagree while maintaining respect and a high
level of cordiality at the same
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Speech On Tolerance
Mahatma Gandhi once said, "silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out
the whole truth and acting accordingly". Throughout life we are told to be respectful and keep
our mouths shut. In today's society, there's always the uncertainty of how people should deal
with problems. During certain situations, tolerance is not always the right way to find a solution
to a problem. There are often other ways to come to a compromise. To begin with, tolerance can
be portrayed as weakness and people will take advantage of others. When Elie and his father were
taken away to a concentration camp, his father made the mistake of asking where the toilets
were. The gypsy that was in charge of the group treated the father as if he had no soul and
"slapped [him] with such force that he fell down and then crawled back to his place on all fours"
(Wiesel 39). Elie's father was frightened and did not stand up for himself, he frantically tried to
escape. The leaders saw the brawl and concluded that he was a pathetic individual and concluded
that they could treat him however. Later on, his father obtained the reputation of being a weak
individual which, led to him being beat up more than most of the inmates. If he would not have
crawled away as if he was fragile and showed strength to stand up, the Nazi's would have a more
difficult time taking advantage of him. Even though he couldn't help if he was slapped, tolerating the
beating and escaping into the corner showed his weakness to
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The zero tolerance policy has become a national controversy in regards to the solid proven facts that
it criminalizes children and seems to catch kids who have no intention of doing harm. Although,
there has been substantial evidence to prove that the policies enforced in many schools have gone far
beyond the extreme to convict children of their wrongdoing. The punishments for the act of
misconduct have reached a devastating high, and have pointed students in the wrong direction.
Despite the opinions of administrators and parents, as well as evidence that zero tolerance policies
have deterred violence in many public and private schools, the rules of conviction and punishment
are unreasonable and should be modified. Lawmakers and...show more content...
The definition of zero tolerance is " . . . a policy of punishing any infraction of a rule, regardless of
accidental mistakes, ignorance, or extenuating circumstances . . ." Although, the policy has been
known to draw attention to many schools because of the severe punishments that some students are
apprehending when they misbehave or break school policies. The policy has been known to be
unreasonable is several cases across the nation. There is a fine line between dangerous threats that
need to be addressed, and simple immaturity. Many of the incidents that children are enacting in
school seem to be misunderstood by faculty and administrators as seriously dangerous issues when
in fact they are nothing but immaturity and stubbornness transpired by children being children. Dr.
Lawrence T. Kajs states "There is a need for educational reform of zero tolerance policies in school
disciplinary management procedures" (Kajs). Kids get angry and jealous, and therefore start fights
for unnecessary reasons. That is just part of growing up and the hormones that conjure up in their
bodies is not something that is easy to control. Although, that doesn't mean that they should be
expelled from school for minor offenses, especially if no one is hurt in an incident. "Zero tolerance
discipline policies, harsh sentencing laws, and the gentrification of color have devastating effects for
the
Toma 3 lives of young people" (Stovall and Delgado). In significant incidents such as
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Speech On Zero Tolerance
As an engaged member of the community I am deeply concerned with the progress and well–being
of our children. I am led here today to encourage you to consider taking a new path as you rewrite
the code of conduct for the students of this district. There is a terrible system at work in the public
school circuit, which is the school–to–prison pipeline. For those of you who are not aware, this is a
force to be reckoned with. I have seen its destructive path rummage through neighborhoods of color.
As a result of zero–tolerance laws that were adopted in the 1980s and 90s student's actions are under
extreme scrutiny, and the consequences of those actions are great (Heitzeg, 91). They include in and
out of house suspension for actions that include bringing "...all sorts of 'weapons' but also alcohol
/drugs, threatening behavior, fighting on school premises, and minor 'misconduct' such as tardiness,
'defiance'/insubordination and disorderly conduct" (Heitzeg, 91). Zero–tolerance means just that, in
most cases, you make the wrong kind of mistake and you are out. Only, these policies are not
specific about what is and is not tolerable (Heitzeg, 91). Sadly, 43% of expulsions, not suspension
but expulsions, are due to insubordination (Heitzeg, 91). The decision of what makes a certain
behavior intolerable is at the discretion of your principals, deans, teachers and staff, and it is very
subjective. How can we expect our children to know what behaviors to avoid when it is not clearly
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Tolerance: A Lost Value
"Tolerance is the last virtue of a depraved society. When an immoral society has blatantly and
proudly violated all the commandments, it insists upon one last virtue, tolerance for its immorality.
It will not tolerate condemnation of its perversions. It creates a whole new world in which only the
intolerant critic of intolerable evil, is evil." –Hutton Gibson. What is tolerance? In today's society it
is something that everyone seems to glorify, and worship as a seemingly powerful, helpful, and
good moral. Quiet frankly, and much to the opposite of E. M. Forester's essay, tolerance is what
seems to be the world's bane, and one of its most horrific and perverted lies. Throughout history, it
can be argued that it was tolerance that messed up everything that became impure. Most
importantly, tolerance can be proven to be the poison that is killing love. One familiar scene that
nearly everyone on earth would recall to argue about tolerance, is WWII. Most sources would claim
that it was the Germans who were intolerant, that they were hateful and cruel to the Jews, and
though most of them were indeed monsters, it wasn't their intolerance that was the problem. How
many of them did nothing? How many of stood up against Hitler? How many of them surrendered
and were tolerant of Hitler's lies? Because the Germans were tolerant of evil, and immorality, and
the absolution to no absolutes, six million Jews died. That is 6,000,000 if the letters didn't do it for
you. But to make matters
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Tolerance Towards Others
Tolerance, as defined in the dictionary, is a fair and permissive attitude toward those who race,
religion, nationality, etcetera, differs from one's own. In today's society we misuse the word
tolerance. In such examples as, I am very tolerable of so–and–so. So to emphasize the true meaning
of tolerance, society should look at the events that took place in history. There has been no tolerance
in races, religions, and other characteristics of human nature.
In AD313 the Roman emperor Constantine the Great decreed toleration of Christianity. Twenty years
later, Constantine the Great set the pattern of religious censorship that was to be followed for
centuries by ordering the burning of all books by the Greek theologian Arius. After the...show more
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Just then the guards let some white students through. The crowd was quiet. I guess they were
waiting to see what was going to happen. When I was able to steady my knees, I walked up to the
guard who had let the white students in. He too didn't move. When I tried to squeeze past him, he
raised his bayonet and then the other guards moved in and they raised their bayonets. They glared
at me with a mean look and I was very frightened and didn't know what to do. I turned around and
the crowd came toward me. They moved closer and closer. Somebody started yelling, 'Lynch her!
Lynch her!' I tried to see a friendly face somewhere in the mob – someone who maybe would help. I
looked into the face of an old woman and it seemed a kind face, but when I looked at her again,
she spat on me. They came closer, shouting, 'No nigger bitch is going to get in our school. Get out
of here!' I turned back to the guards but their faces told me I wouldn't get any help from them.
Then I looked down the block and saw a bench at the bus stop. I thought, if I can only get there I
will be safe.' I don't know why the bench seemed a safe place to me, but I started walking toward
it. I tried to close my mind to what they were shouting, and kept saying to myself, if I can only
make it to the bench I will be safe. When I finally got there, I don't think I could have gone another
step. I sat down and the mob crowded up and began shouting all over again. Someone
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Zero Tolerance Policy Essay
Does Zero–tolerance policies make schools safer?
Objections 1.Zero Tolerance Polcies help reduce teen crime and violence. The U.S. Department of
Justice stated that students are "more likely to be victims of nonfatal serious violent crime away
from school than at school". The U.S Department of Justice found that in November 2004 that
violent crime in schools has continued its steady decline in recent years.(Violence, 2008). Objections
2.Zero–Tolerance Policies at U.S. Schools Are Necessary. The editors of the Spokesman Review
argue that "School shooters can come from vastly different backgrounds, school shootings can
happen in any community. What all school shooters have in common is their access to weapons"
(Violence, 2008). So the seemly strict policies help to decrease the violent crimes. In another article
from Opposing Viewpoints in...show more content...
I answer that, the growing concerns about school safety has been around since the 1990s. The
United States Congress and many state legislatures passed laws that allowed school districts to
implement harsh disciplinary policies.For example expulsion and out–of–school suspensions were
implemented in order to help reduce incidents of students bringing guns and other weapons to
school(mental health).The zero tolerance policy is "intended to deter misbehavior by maintaining
clearly defined and uniformly applied rules"(School Safety, 2016). But the school districts and
schools have expanded the zero tolerance policies to include various non–violent acts. The policies
often use vague words like, "threats," "violence," "weapons," and "drugs". Allowing the
administration to subjectively decide if the act of the student is deemed threatening or not is not a
way to effectively decrease the incidents of students bringing weapons to school. Jacob
Kang–Brown, a research associate at the Center on Sentencing and Corrections at the Vera
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Western Psychology: Tolerance For Disagreement
Tolerance for Disagreement
"The ability and enthusiasm to tolerate the existence of opinions or behavior that one dislikes or
disagrees with". When individuals practice tolerance, they accept another's ideas and beliefs. If they
respect someone's opinions even if they are disagree or find them nonsensical, they display tolerance.
In the modern Westernpsychology tolerance is considered from different points of view (Ibadova,
2011): As the value of personality, this creates the basis for peaceful coexistence in society, groups
and individuals who have different views and lifestyles. As the attitude, which is the acceptance of
the rights of other peoples to behave and think in a different from their own way. This attitude is
based on sympathy and similarities, and increases the level of acceptance of originality of others
opinions. As a personality trait (personality disposition), which is associated with the Big Five
personality traits (Openness to Experience and Agreeableness).
Tolerance for disagreement refers to how...show more content...
Knutson, McCroskey, Knutson and Hurt (1979) proposed tolerance for disagreement (TfD) as an
explanation for this variation in individual differences, and more recently, McCroskey (as cited in
Rancer & Avtgis, 2006) proposed that individuals have thresholds for moving from disagreement to
conflict. It is important to note that not all disagreements necessarily become conflict. Disagreement
simply refers to individual differences of opinion on any substantive matter (McCroskey and
Wheeless, 1976), and thus, an individual with high TfD is better able to manage situations with
varied opinions without experiencing perceptions of having conflict. In contrast, low TfD
individuals cognitively interpret minor disagreements as conflict and likely experience greater
emotional distress as a
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Essay about Zero Tolerance
Zero Tolerance: Doubtful Indeed
Many schools around the country have been faced with violence and even actual deaths. Take the
incident at Columbine, for example. Many schools for this very reason have proposed and in some
cases even imposed a policy called, The Zero Tolerance Policy. The article, "TakingZero Tolerance
to the Limit" by Jesse Katz, is about the absolute ban of drugs and weapons in schools. It doesn't
work. It doesn't work because it punishes everyone for the problems of few, it's too extreme and
there is still no clear line between what is a drug and what is a weapon.
First of all, the zero tolerance policy is very unfair because it punishes everyone for the problems of
few. Even if you're...show more content...
He also was suspended and I'm pretty sure that he didn't mean to choke his friend to death. Another
example would be the thirteen year–old girl who brought a bottle of Advil in her backpack and was
detected by drug–sniffing dog. Things like these show the unfairness of something that doesn't work.
Secondly, in a few words, " it's just too extreme." Not everybody in the schools is a murderer, a
drug addict, or a rapist. If you look at this zero tolerance policy closely, you'll find out that the
things that the schools are punishing for are just plain crazy. Take this example (from the article by
Jesse Katz): a five–year–old Virginia boy who got suspended for taking his mother's pager on a
kindergarten trip to the pumpkin patch. What real harm could the boy have done, he's only five
years old, he didn't really know what he was doing.
Also, taken from the article, the eleven–year–old boy from North Carolina. He got suspended for
passing around a homegrown chili pepper. If schools start to ban chili because of an allergic child,
they might as well ban all food and let kids starve. Somebody is always allergic to something.
Lastly, and most importantly, there is no clear line between what is a drug and what is a weapon.
People just can't distinguish what is a drug and what is a weapon. For example, the 17–year–old
who got suspended for bringing an African American tribal knife to her
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What Does Tolerance Mean To You
What does Tolerance Mean to you? Do we look at one another with acceptance and
understanding? In an effort to answer these questions, the muslim club came up with a project that
dealt with tolerance where we asked students in Susan E Wagner High School about tolerance
.The muslim club meets every tuesday in room 217 where they made the idea to display a colorful
flower outside of the library for everyone to see. We gave students such as seniors, juniors,
sophomores and freshmen , to sign petals with the option of giving the petal their own unique
signature. When they signed the petal they agreed that they were pledging to tolerance. We all
spoke to them about what it means to be tolerant and understanding. the idea came from the
"Father's Talk With Son About Paris Terror Attack" image, where the father is telling his little boy
they have flowers as a way of explaining to the child what they can do against the guns and bad
people,referring to the Paris Attacks....show more content...
Decker's english classes asking two of her senior classes first and second period than sophomore
class during seventh period "What does tolerance mean to you?". In both classes students wrote on
pieces of looseleaf paper , what they felt tolerance meant. It was a great surprise the vast amount of
students who explicitly thought of tolerance in connection to
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In The Practice Of Tolerance One's Enemy Analysis
The Dalai Lama once said "In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher". This
quote really spoke to me because it has an influential message. What the Dalai Lama is saying in
the quote is that tolerance is about being accepting of everyone even if you don't really like them.
This quote reminded me of another quote by Barbara Jordan which says "We, as human beings,
must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves". I agree with what Barbara
says because if we can accept ourselves no matter what good or bad thing we do, we can do the
same and accept other people without judging them. In this essay I will analyze a documentary "My
So–Called Enemy" by Lisa Gossels and an editorial "American Flag Stands For Tolerance"
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Zero Tolerance Essay
Zero Tolerance
There are many disciplinary actions that have been used and are still in use in order to deal with
problems in the school system today. However, it seems that zero tolerance is now the most widely
used and most controversial policy that has came into effect. Zero tolerance means absolutely no
mercy for students when accused of doing something wrong. This policy leaves no room at all for
error. These cases are not judged for their individual qualities. They are all treated the same
regardless of the circumstances. When zero tolerance is thought of, it seems like a very practical way
of dealing with the problems that we face everyday in the school system. However, we then have to
ask ourselves if it is fair to...show more content...
When Rev. Jesse Jackson was asked about zero tolerance on the effect of school shootings he
gave this response, "Would zero tolerance have stopped the shooting at Paducah or at Columbine?
I think not. If somebody's sufficiently malfunctioning and in confusion, shooting classmates may
be their first act of violence." This quote shows that zero tolerance is not the answer to discipline
problems in the school. A student with the idea of harming other students is apparently not
concerned with the consequences of their actions. In a way, zero tolerance seems like a way for
the school to not have to deal with the problem. Does that seem like the right way to teach or help
a student in need? To some students a suspension or expulsion is just some days that they don't
have to go to school. So when people look at zero tolerance and think of it as a good thing they are
not actually looking at it in its entirety. Instead of suspending or expelling the student, they should be
helped, whether it is some form of counseling or other action. Giving students free days from school
with expulsion or suspension is not helping that student, it is actually making the situation worse. A
majority of the time it is students who feel that no one cares for them that commit crimes in schools.
Zero tolerance is sending the message that we (school) don't care what problems you
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Essay On Zero Tolerance
Many policies are put in place to keep kids safe but what is the effect of this one you may be
familiar with? The zero tolerance law has many upsides and some very drastic downsides. This
rule is supposed to keep kids safe and not overreact to minor disobedient actions. Policies are what
shape a school's attitude toward the students. The zero tolerance policy is one that doesn't help kids,
it hurts them to a certain degree. The policy states that if a student disobeys a school rule to a certain
extent (the bar of that extent is low) then he or she will be suspended or even expelled. This policy
is supposed to be put in effect no matter the severity or seriousness of the rule they are breaking.
One downside to this policy is when a student...show more content...
Many supporters of the zero tolerance policy say that strict rules are necessary to keep the
learning environment safe for students. Advocates also report that is does not matter why a
particular rule was broken, the fact that the rule was broken at all should result in some type of
consequences no matter the severity. Supporters also say the zero tolerance policy reduces
favoritism because there is not room for emotionally influenced decisions. Just because a student
is smart or has parents who are involved with the school there should not be any room for
leniency when the rules are broken. This policy can benefit the students because if there is a
disruptive student in a class he or she can be removed so that the learning environment for the
other students is not interrupted. Advocates also argue that the zero tolerance policy is teaching
students what the real world is like. For example, if an adult were to get pulled over for speeding
the police officer would not care if he or she were speeding because they were late to work he or
she would get a ticket anyways. Overall the zero tolerance policy has multiple pros including but not
limited to preparing students for the real world and helping prevent favoritism for
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Reflective Essay On Tolerance In Society
Tolerance, the ability to accept and defend others despite differences in views and ideas, is
something that can be easily forgotten yet is the foundation for peace between people. As someone
who grew up in a very open–minded family, I would have never thought I'd be someone who still
needs to learn to be more tolerant, but in 6th grade I discovered that that was exactly what I had to do.
8:45 AM, September 11th 2001: The first plane collides with the North Tower of the World Trade
Center. During the following weeks the screams of victims and grieving families permeated the
country's air, but under those screams came quieter yet damaging whispers. Whispers of intolerance,
generalizing all muslim people and blaming them for the actions of a sole extremist group.
Whispers that even today, over 16 years later, can still be heard and felt across America. Hateful
whispers that, though damaging and cruel, have led to some like myself learning the importance of
becoming more tolerant.
For most of my childhood, I lived in mostly white areas with an insignificant amount of exposure to
people different than myself. This meant that I grew up hearing the discriminatory whispers against
Muslim people from the people that I went to school with. Although I logically knew that judging
someone for something so miniscule such as race or religion is ridiculous, subconsciously a
lingering subtle fear remained. I've learned since then that this fear and lack of tolerance is not one
created
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Zero Tolerance Essay
Schools need to maintain a disciplined and safe learning environment. There are many disciplinary
actions that are in use today and although some can disagree about the amount of discipline that is
best for maturing children, it is reasonable to be in agreement that a positive learning environment
begins with physical and emotional safety. School safety includes a broad range of matters,
including, fighting, bullying, drugs, alcohol, weapons, and etc. Many schools use varying methods
in an effort to maintain school safety. Some schools limit school access and require all visitors to
sign in. Physical surveillance is another common method of addressing school safety issues along
with use of staff and student identification. Among all these...show more content...
Each student would be evaluated based on their record, where and when the incident occurred, and
what the circumstances were surrounding the incident. If a student was relatively good kid with no
past disciplinary action history, the school management was much more likely to have a punishment
that actually taught him or her something. But times changed and education environment in public
schools also changed considerably in recent years. Zero tolerance policies are concerning issues
that are thought to be extremely dangerous in today's society. The three main focuses of these
policies are incidences of violence, illegal drugs, and alcohol. Zero tolerance treats children as if
they were adults and takes away the 'innocence of a child' philosophy. This strategy could be
extremely safe to the lives of the good students and everything happens by treating all offenses
dealing with the aforementioned issues as well as all students equally whether the student has had a
flawless record or not.
Once clearly defined, enforcing the zero tolerance policies can be relatively easy for the offenses
related to illegal drugs and alcohol. These are serious threats to school safety and using common
sense when applying the policies against such offenses should help. Violence on the other hand is
more difficult to define at schools because it can take many forms. Under the Gun–Free Schools Act
of 1994, in order for school
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Pros And Cons Of Zero Tolerance Policy
Anabel Hernandez
Hayes
Argument Essay
12 September 2016
Zero Tolerance Policy Needs Reevaluation
Every since one begins school, from kindergarten to college, one is taught a form of discipline
known as a zero tolerance policy. Zero tolerance policies require predetermined punishment for
offenses. Over time these punishments have been taken to drastic levels as getting police officers,
court, and receiving criminal record, affecting the future of innocent children. But where should one
draw the line with the level of punishment?
School which is defined as "an institution for educating children". However now a day is a place
where reinforced policies that views children as criminals. According to a government study, more
than three quarters
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Tolerance During The Holocaust
The Holocaust was an example of extreme institutional racism and remembering the events is a
good way to ensure that it doesn't happen again. This requires an understanding of tolerance and
why people lack it. If we figure this out, we can teach against these habits and rehabilitate those
who have them to make the world better. One of the primary reasons that people do not tolerate
differences is because of a power imbalance. During the Holocaust, the Jews and other groups that
were discriminated against were minority groups, meaning that they didn't have as many people,
therefore having less control. Plus, rhe Nazis and their supporters were the majority, so the
extermination of those groups would still have left most of the population
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Essay On Tolerance

  • 1. Essay about The Museum of Tolerance The Museum of Tolerance The Museum of Tolerance focuses on two central themes: The history of racism and prejudice in the American experience and the Holocaust– man's inhumanity to man. The issues of human rights, racism, and responsibility are discussed. The responsibility of each individual person is to speak up in opposition of extermination of another race and stop another Holocaust. World War II and Hitler, the German leader was intent on conquests and war, but he needed a scapegoat to blame and the Jews were headed for genocide. What I found most interesting about a something so terrible was the Resistance Movement and specifically – The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. I went to the museum with a date, but when we came out, all...show more content... Exterminations began in July 1942 with the arrivals of the Warsaw ghetto (Gutman,1994). The deportation of July–September 1942 reduced the ghetto population from 400,00 to between 50,000 to 60,000 people. When the reports of mass murder in the death camps leaked back to the Warsaw ghetto, a surviving group of young people formed the Z.O.B. (Polish name – Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa), which translates to (Jewish Fighting Organization). The leader was 23 year old Mordecai Anielewicz, who issued a proclamation to the Jews to resist going into the railroad cars. On Monday January 18, 1943, the first shot was fired by Aireh Wilner when the pursuers penetrated a dwelling of members of the Jewish Fighting Organization the vicinity of the OBW on Mila Street. Ghetto fighters fired upon German troops as they tried to round up another group of ghetto inhabitants for deportation. These fighters used a small supply of weapons that were smuggled into the ghetto. After four days, the troops retreated. This small victory was the inspiration to prepare for future resistance. On April 19, 1943, the eve of Passover, the Warsaw ghetto uprising began after German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport surviving inhabitants. Seven hundred and fifty fighter's fought the Germans. The ghetto fighters were able to hold out a month, Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 2. Essay on Zero Tolerance in Schools Contemporary Issue Paper Zero tolerance has become the latest contemporary educational issue for the Christian school leader. Zero tolerance policies mandate predetermined consequences for specific offenses. According to a government study, more than three quarters of all U.S. schools reported having zero tolerance policies (Holloway, 2002). Systematic guidelines of enforcing zero tolerance require educational leaders to impose a predetermined punishment, regardless of individual culpability or extenuating circumstances (Gorman & Pauken, 2003). Ethical decision making and the opportunity to apply Biblical principles have taken a back seat to reactive discipline by school leaders. Societal expectations have forced proactive educational...show more content... School violence has become of the most pressing educational problems in the United States. Gang violence and high profile shootings across the nation cause concern within schools. Communities struggle to understand why these events take place and how they can be prevented. The overwhelming response to solve the issue of violence in schools is the increasing societal pressure to execute zero tolerance. Zero tolerance is driven by the educational philosophy, policies, and practices of school communities. Stakeholders expect schools to be a safe place for staff and for students. Stakeholders assume that a positive classroom environment, safe students, and school enjoyment are conditions necessary to create a positive climate where learning takes place. This assumption can be backed with research. A calm classroom environment, teachers' management of disruptive behavior, and students' view of school safety are factors that have been found to directly correlate with student achievement in the classroom (Ma & Willms, 2004). Safety and a feeling of not being threatened during school hours have been found to be important to students' achievement. Failure to remove a disruptive or an unruly student from school has been found to have a negative impact on achievement and creates a great risk to school staff and students (Garbarino et al., 1992). Teachers cannot teach and students cannot learn in an Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 3. Persuasive Essay On Zero Tolerance Back in the 1990's, the Zero Tolerance Policy was created in response to the fear of crimes and school shootings at the time. In theory, it was a great idea to create this, however, in more recent times it is said that "Under zero–tolerance policies, harsh punishment applies regardless of circumstances" (Gjetten). In other words, no matter how small or childish the problem is, there will be zero tolerance for it and a harsh punishment will be given. In recent times, parents have been infuriated at the fact their child was severely punished over small issues like disrespecting a teacher, accidentally hitting someone with a ball, or even running too fast outside. The Zero Tolerance Policy, although helpful at first, has become a nuisance to many and is seen as a little too extreme now. "Zero–tolerance policies mean that suspension is used as a consequence of infractions ranging from severe (such as weapon possession) to minor (defiance or chronic tardiness)." (Berwick). The substantial problem parents and students alike have found with the policy is the fact that you can be suspended for just about anything that could upset or annoy someone else. Regardless if you are an outstanding student or a troublemaker, you will be suspended or even suffer expulsion for any disruptive behavior and minor scuffle. Having a zero tolerance policy in your school is not a bad thing, although, if it becomes too extreme or despotic there must be something done to fix this issue with the system. In many cases such as Ahmed Mohamed, who brought an explosive device to his high school in Texas, zero tolerance will easily deal with the problem and he would receive a very harsh punishment. Now kids are being suspended for eating pop tarts into a shape of a gun or giving their best friend an unprescribed pain reliever (Tylenol for example) to help her menstrual cramps. "About 75 percent of schools have zero–tolerance policies for everything from bringing guns on campus to sharing cough drops to having a bad attitude towards teachers." (Gillespie). Most schools having zero–tolerance means any attempt to change the policy or be rid of it entirely, will have an effect on all the students and teachers attending. The total Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 4. Role Of Tolerance In American Culture There is perhaps no greater thought in today's society but that we need to build a culture of tolerance. Most Americans can agree on that premise. There is, however, one slight problem–the definition of tolerance. Merriam–Webster defines tolerance as the "willingness to accept feelings, habits or beliefs that are different from your own." This definition has not always been put into practice in the history of the United States, in fact, from its earliest history, it has often been less than tolerant to those who believed differently or were different from those who came here in the 17th century. The Pilgrims (1620) were not tolerant of other faiths and thus Roger Williams and others had to flee and establish their own colony. In Jamestown (1607), no one married or received baptism outside of the Anglican Church. Jews, Muslims and Roman Catholics were not allowed to immigrate to many of the early colonies....show more content... The example of how tolerance should be practiced has no better representation than the military chaplaincy. Here men and women serve their individual branches as well as their religious endorsers while working with others from faiths across the Christian, the Jewish, the Muslim, the Buddhist and even the Hindu spectrum. These chaplains come from every ethnic and racial background under the sun. They definitely do not agree theologically. What they do well, however, is work together to meet Soldier, Airmen, Sailor, Marine and Coast Guardsmen needs. They do these collegially, often having great, deep discussions on their differences but always being amicable if not downright fraternal. They agree to disagree while maintaining respect and a high level of cordiality at the same Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 5. Speech On Tolerance Mahatma Gandhi once said, "silence becomes cowardice when occasion demands speaking out the whole truth and acting accordingly". Throughout life we are told to be respectful and keep our mouths shut. In today's society, there's always the uncertainty of how people should deal with problems. During certain situations, tolerance is not always the right way to find a solution to a problem. There are often other ways to come to a compromise. To begin with, tolerance can be portrayed as weakness and people will take advantage of others. When Elie and his father were taken away to a concentration camp, his father made the mistake of asking where the toilets were. The gypsy that was in charge of the group treated the father as if he had no soul and "slapped [him] with such force that he fell down and then crawled back to his place on all fours" (Wiesel 39). Elie's father was frightened and did not stand up for himself, he frantically tried to escape. The leaders saw the brawl and concluded that he was a pathetic individual and concluded that they could treat him however. Later on, his father obtained the reputation of being a weak individual which, led to him being beat up more than most of the inmates. If he would not have crawled away as if he was fragile and showed strength to stand up, the Nazi's would have a more difficult time taking advantage of him. Even though he couldn't help if he was slapped, tolerating the beating and escaping into the corner showed his weakness to Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 6. The zero tolerance policy has become a national controversy in regards to the solid proven facts that it criminalizes children and seems to catch kids who have no intention of doing harm. Although, there has been substantial evidence to prove that the policies enforced in many schools have gone far beyond the extreme to convict children of their wrongdoing. The punishments for the act of misconduct have reached a devastating high, and have pointed students in the wrong direction. Despite the opinions of administrators and parents, as well as evidence that zero tolerance policies have deterred violence in many public and private schools, the rules of conviction and punishment are unreasonable and should be modified. Lawmakers and...show more content... The definition of zero tolerance is " . . . a policy of punishing any infraction of a rule, regardless of accidental mistakes, ignorance, or extenuating circumstances . . ." Although, the policy has been known to draw attention to many schools because of the severe punishments that some students are apprehending when they misbehave or break school policies. The policy has been known to be unreasonable is several cases across the nation. There is a fine line between dangerous threats that need to be addressed, and simple immaturity. Many of the incidents that children are enacting in school seem to be misunderstood by faculty and administrators as seriously dangerous issues when in fact they are nothing but immaturity and stubbornness transpired by children being children. Dr. Lawrence T. Kajs states "There is a need for educational reform of zero tolerance policies in school disciplinary management procedures" (Kajs). Kids get angry and jealous, and therefore start fights for unnecessary reasons. That is just part of growing up and the hormones that conjure up in their bodies is not something that is easy to control. Although, that doesn't mean that they should be expelled from school for minor offenses, especially if no one is hurt in an incident. "Zero tolerance discipline policies, harsh sentencing laws, and the gentrification of color have devastating effects for the Toma 3 lives of young people" (Stovall and Delgado). In significant incidents such as Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 7. Speech On Zero Tolerance As an engaged member of the community I am deeply concerned with the progress and well–being of our children. I am led here today to encourage you to consider taking a new path as you rewrite the code of conduct for the students of this district. There is a terrible system at work in the public school circuit, which is the school–to–prison pipeline. For those of you who are not aware, this is a force to be reckoned with. I have seen its destructive path rummage through neighborhoods of color. As a result of zero–tolerance laws that were adopted in the 1980s and 90s student's actions are under extreme scrutiny, and the consequences of those actions are great (Heitzeg, 91). They include in and out of house suspension for actions that include bringing "...all sorts of 'weapons' but also alcohol /drugs, threatening behavior, fighting on school premises, and minor 'misconduct' such as tardiness, 'defiance'/insubordination and disorderly conduct" (Heitzeg, 91). Zero–tolerance means just that, in most cases, you make the wrong kind of mistake and you are out. Only, these policies are not specific about what is and is not tolerable (Heitzeg, 91). Sadly, 43% of expulsions, not suspension but expulsions, are due to insubordination (Heitzeg, 91). The decision of what makes a certain behavior intolerable is at the discretion of your principals, deans, teachers and staff, and it is very subjective. How can we expect our children to know what behaviors to avoid when it is not clearly Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 8. Tolerance: A Lost Value "Tolerance is the last virtue of a depraved society. When an immoral society has blatantly and proudly violated all the commandments, it insists upon one last virtue, tolerance for its immorality. It will not tolerate condemnation of its perversions. It creates a whole new world in which only the intolerant critic of intolerable evil, is evil." –Hutton Gibson. What is tolerance? In today's society it is something that everyone seems to glorify, and worship as a seemingly powerful, helpful, and good moral. Quiet frankly, and much to the opposite of E. M. Forester's essay, tolerance is what seems to be the world's bane, and one of its most horrific and perverted lies. Throughout history, it can be argued that it was tolerance that messed up everything that became impure. Most importantly, tolerance can be proven to be the poison that is killing love. One familiar scene that nearly everyone on earth would recall to argue about tolerance, is WWII. Most sources would claim that it was the Germans who were intolerant, that they were hateful and cruel to the Jews, and though most of them were indeed monsters, it wasn't their intolerance that was the problem. How many of them did nothing? How many of stood up against Hitler? How many of them surrendered and were tolerant of Hitler's lies? Because the Germans were tolerant of evil, and immorality, and the absolution to no absolutes, six million Jews died. That is 6,000,000 if the letters didn't do it for you. But to make matters Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 9. Tolerance Towards Others Tolerance, as defined in the dictionary, is a fair and permissive attitude toward those who race, religion, nationality, etcetera, differs from one's own. In today's society we misuse the word tolerance. In such examples as, I am very tolerable of so–and–so. So to emphasize the true meaning of tolerance, society should look at the events that took place in history. There has been no tolerance in races, religions, and other characteristics of human nature. In AD313 the Roman emperor Constantine the Great decreed toleration of Christianity. Twenty years later, Constantine the Great set the pattern of religious censorship that was to be followed for centuries by ordering the burning of all books by the Greek theologian Arius. After the...show more content... Just then the guards let some white students through. The crowd was quiet. I guess they were waiting to see what was going to happen. When I was able to steady my knees, I walked up to the guard who had let the white students in. He too didn't move. When I tried to squeeze past him, he raised his bayonet and then the other guards moved in and they raised their bayonets. They glared at me with a mean look and I was very frightened and didn't know what to do. I turned around and the crowd came toward me. They moved closer and closer. Somebody started yelling, 'Lynch her! Lynch her!' I tried to see a friendly face somewhere in the mob – someone who maybe would help. I looked into the face of an old woman and it seemed a kind face, but when I looked at her again, she spat on me. They came closer, shouting, 'No nigger bitch is going to get in our school. Get out of here!' I turned back to the guards but their faces told me I wouldn't get any help from them. Then I looked down the block and saw a bench at the bus stop. I thought, if I can only get there I will be safe.' I don't know why the bench seemed a safe place to me, but I started walking toward it. I tried to close my mind to what they were shouting, and kept saying to myself, if I can only make it to the bench I will be safe. When I finally got there, I don't think I could have gone another step. I sat down and the mob crowded up and began shouting all over again. Someone Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 10. Zero Tolerance Policy Essay Does Zero–tolerance policies make schools safer? Objections 1.Zero Tolerance Polcies help reduce teen crime and violence. The U.S. Department of Justice stated that students are "more likely to be victims of nonfatal serious violent crime away from school than at school". The U.S Department of Justice found that in November 2004 that violent crime in schools has continued its steady decline in recent years.(Violence, 2008). Objections 2.Zero–Tolerance Policies at U.S. Schools Are Necessary. The editors of the Spokesman Review argue that "School shooters can come from vastly different backgrounds, school shootings can happen in any community. What all school shooters have in common is their access to weapons" (Violence, 2008). So the seemly strict policies help to decrease the violent crimes. In another article from Opposing Viewpoints in...show more content... I answer that, the growing concerns about school safety has been around since the 1990s. The United States Congress and many state legislatures passed laws that allowed school districts to implement harsh disciplinary policies.For example expulsion and out–of–school suspensions were implemented in order to help reduce incidents of students bringing guns and other weapons to school(mental health).The zero tolerance policy is "intended to deter misbehavior by maintaining clearly defined and uniformly applied rules"(School Safety, 2016). But the school districts and schools have expanded the zero tolerance policies to include various non–violent acts. The policies often use vague words like, "threats," "violence," "weapons," and "drugs". Allowing the administration to subjectively decide if the act of the student is deemed threatening or not is not a way to effectively decrease the incidents of students bringing weapons to school. Jacob Kang–Brown, a research associate at the Center on Sentencing and Corrections at the Vera Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 11. Western Psychology: Tolerance For Disagreement Tolerance for Disagreement "The ability and enthusiasm to tolerate the existence of opinions or behavior that one dislikes or disagrees with". When individuals practice tolerance, they accept another's ideas and beliefs. If they respect someone's opinions even if they are disagree or find them nonsensical, they display tolerance. In the modern Westernpsychology tolerance is considered from different points of view (Ibadova, 2011): As the value of personality, this creates the basis for peaceful coexistence in society, groups and individuals who have different views and lifestyles. As the attitude, which is the acceptance of the rights of other peoples to behave and think in a different from their own way. This attitude is based on sympathy and similarities, and increases the level of acceptance of originality of others opinions. As a personality trait (personality disposition), which is associated with the Big Five personality traits (Openness to Experience and Agreeableness). Tolerance for disagreement refers to how...show more content... Knutson, McCroskey, Knutson and Hurt (1979) proposed tolerance for disagreement (TfD) as an explanation for this variation in individual differences, and more recently, McCroskey (as cited in Rancer & Avtgis, 2006) proposed that individuals have thresholds for moving from disagreement to conflict. It is important to note that not all disagreements necessarily become conflict. Disagreement simply refers to individual differences of opinion on any substantive matter (McCroskey and Wheeless, 1976), and thus, an individual with high TfD is better able to manage situations with varied opinions without experiencing perceptions of having conflict. In contrast, low TfD individuals cognitively interpret minor disagreements as conflict and likely experience greater emotional distress as a Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 12. Essay about Zero Tolerance Zero Tolerance: Doubtful Indeed Many schools around the country have been faced with violence and even actual deaths. Take the incident at Columbine, for example. Many schools for this very reason have proposed and in some cases even imposed a policy called, The Zero Tolerance Policy. The article, "TakingZero Tolerance to the Limit" by Jesse Katz, is about the absolute ban of drugs and weapons in schools. It doesn't work. It doesn't work because it punishes everyone for the problems of few, it's too extreme and there is still no clear line between what is a drug and what is a weapon. First of all, the zero tolerance policy is very unfair because it punishes everyone for the problems of few. Even if you're...show more content... He also was suspended and I'm pretty sure that he didn't mean to choke his friend to death. Another example would be the thirteen year–old girl who brought a bottle of Advil in her backpack and was detected by drug–sniffing dog. Things like these show the unfairness of something that doesn't work. Secondly, in a few words, " it's just too extreme." Not everybody in the schools is a murderer, a drug addict, or a rapist. If you look at this zero tolerance policy closely, you'll find out that the things that the schools are punishing for are just plain crazy. Take this example (from the article by Jesse Katz): a five–year–old Virginia boy who got suspended for taking his mother's pager on a kindergarten trip to the pumpkin patch. What real harm could the boy have done, he's only five years old, he didn't really know what he was doing. Also, taken from the article, the eleven–year–old boy from North Carolina. He got suspended for passing around a homegrown chili pepper. If schools start to ban chili because of an allergic child, they might as well ban all food and let kids starve. Somebody is always allergic to something. Lastly, and most importantly, there is no clear line between what is a drug and what is a weapon. People just can't distinguish what is a drug and what is a weapon. For example, the 17–year–old who got suspended for bringing an African American tribal knife to her Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 13. What Does Tolerance Mean To You What does Tolerance Mean to you? Do we look at one another with acceptance and understanding? In an effort to answer these questions, the muslim club came up with a project that dealt with tolerance where we asked students in Susan E Wagner High School about tolerance .The muslim club meets every tuesday in room 217 where they made the idea to display a colorful flower outside of the library for everyone to see. We gave students such as seniors, juniors, sophomores and freshmen , to sign petals with the option of giving the petal their own unique signature. When they signed the petal they agreed that they were pledging to tolerance. We all spoke to them about what it means to be tolerant and understanding. the idea came from the "Father's Talk With Son About Paris Terror Attack" image, where the father is telling his little boy they have flowers as a way of explaining to the child what they can do against the guns and bad people,referring to the Paris Attacks....show more content... Decker's english classes asking two of her senior classes first and second period than sophomore class during seventh period "What does tolerance mean to you?". In both classes students wrote on pieces of looseleaf paper , what they felt tolerance meant. It was a great surprise the vast amount of students who explicitly thought of tolerance in connection to Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 14. In The Practice Of Tolerance One's Enemy Analysis The Dalai Lama once said "In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher". This quote really spoke to me because it has an influential message. What the Dalai Lama is saying in the quote is that tolerance is about being accepting of everyone even if you don't really like them. This quote reminded me of another quote by Barbara Jordan which says "We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves". I agree with what Barbara says because if we can accept ourselves no matter what good or bad thing we do, we can do the same and accept other people without judging them. In this essay I will analyze a documentary "My So–Called Enemy" by Lisa Gossels and an editorial "American Flag Stands For Tolerance" Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 15. Zero Tolerance Essay Zero Tolerance There are many disciplinary actions that have been used and are still in use in order to deal with problems in the school system today. However, it seems that zero tolerance is now the most widely used and most controversial policy that has came into effect. Zero tolerance means absolutely no mercy for students when accused of doing something wrong. This policy leaves no room at all for error. These cases are not judged for their individual qualities. They are all treated the same regardless of the circumstances. When zero tolerance is thought of, it seems like a very practical way of dealing with the problems that we face everyday in the school system. However, we then have to ask ourselves if it is fair to...show more content... When Rev. Jesse Jackson was asked about zero tolerance on the effect of school shootings he gave this response, "Would zero tolerance have stopped the shooting at Paducah or at Columbine? I think not. If somebody's sufficiently malfunctioning and in confusion, shooting classmates may be their first act of violence." This quote shows that zero tolerance is not the answer to discipline problems in the school. A student with the idea of harming other students is apparently not concerned with the consequences of their actions. In a way, zero tolerance seems like a way for the school to not have to deal with the problem. Does that seem like the right way to teach or help a student in need? To some students a suspension or expulsion is just some days that they don't have to go to school. So when people look at zero tolerance and think of it as a good thing they are not actually looking at it in its entirety. Instead of suspending or expelling the student, they should be helped, whether it is some form of counseling or other action. Giving students free days from school with expulsion or suspension is not helping that student, it is actually making the situation worse. A majority of the time it is students who feel that no one cares for them that commit crimes in schools. Zero tolerance is sending the message that we (school) don't care what problems you Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 16. Essay On Zero Tolerance Many policies are put in place to keep kids safe but what is the effect of this one you may be familiar with? The zero tolerance law has many upsides and some very drastic downsides. This rule is supposed to keep kids safe and not overreact to minor disobedient actions. Policies are what shape a school's attitude toward the students. The zero tolerance policy is one that doesn't help kids, it hurts them to a certain degree. The policy states that if a student disobeys a school rule to a certain extent (the bar of that extent is low) then he or she will be suspended or even expelled. This policy is supposed to be put in effect no matter the severity or seriousness of the rule they are breaking. One downside to this policy is when a student...show more content... Many supporters of the zero tolerance policy say that strict rules are necessary to keep the learning environment safe for students. Advocates also report that is does not matter why a particular rule was broken, the fact that the rule was broken at all should result in some type of consequences no matter the severity. Supporters also say the zero tolerance policy reduces favoritism because there is not room for emotionally influenced decisions. Just because a student is smart or has parents who are involved with the school there should not be any room for leniency when the rules are broken. This policy can benefit the students because if there is a disruptive student in a class he or she can be removed so that the learning environment for the other students is not interrupted. Advocates also argue that the zero tolerance policy is teaching students what the real world is like. For example, if an adult were to get pulled over for speeding the police officer would not care if he or she were speeding because they were late to work he or she would get a ticket anyways. Overall the zero tolerance policy has multiple pros including but not limited to preparing students for the real world and helping prevent favoritism for Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 17. Reflective Essay On Tolerance In Society Tolerance, the ability to accept and defend others despite differences in views and ideas, is something that can be easily forgotten yet is the foundation for peace between people. As someone who grew up in a very open–minded family, I would have never thought I'd be someone who still needs to learn to be more tolerant, but in 6th grade I discovered that that was exactly what I had to do. 8:45 AM, September 11th 2001: The first plane collides with the North Tower of the World Trade Center. During the following weeks the screams of victims and grieving families permeated the country's air, but under those screams came quieter yet damaging whispers. Whispers of intolerance, generalizing all muslim people and blaming them for the actions of a sole extremist group. Whispers that even today, over 16 years later, can still be heard and felt across America. Hateful whispers that, though damaging and cruel, have led to some like myself learning the importance of becoming more tolerant. For most of my childhood, I lived in mostly white areas with an insignificant amount of exposure to people different than myself. This meant that I grew up hearing the discriminatory whispers against Muslim people from the people that I went to school with. Although I logically knew that judging someone for something so miniscule such as race or religion is ridiculous, subconsciously a lingering subtle fear remained. I've learned since then that this fear and lack of tolerance is not one created Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 18. Zero Tolerance Essay Schools need to maintain a disciplined and safe learning environment. There are many disciplinary actions that are in use today and although some can disagree about the amount of discipline that is best for maturing children, it is reasonable to be in agreement that a positive learning environment begins with physical and emotional safety. School safety includes a broad range of matters, including, fighting, bullying, drugs, alcohol, weapons, and etc. Many schools use varying methods in an effort to maintain school safety. Some schools limit school access and require all visitors to sign in. Physical surveillance is another common method of addressing school safety issues along with use of staff and student identification. Among all these...show more content... Each student would be evaluated based on their record, where and when the incident occurred, and what the circumstances were surrounding the incident. If a student was relatively good kid with no past disciplinary action history, the school management was much more likely to have a punishment that actually taught him or her something. But times changed and education environment in public schools also changed considerably in recent years. Zero tolerance policies are concerning issues that are thought to be extremely dangerous in today's society. The three main focuses of these policies are incidences of violence, illegal drugs, and alcohol. Zero tolerance treats children as if they were adults and takes away the 'innocence of a child' philosophy. This strategy could be extremely safe to the lives of the good students and everything happens by treating all offenses dealing with the aforementioned issues as well as all students equally whether the student has had a flawless record or not. Once clearly defined, enforcing the zero tolerance policies can be relatively easy for the offenses related to illegal drugs and alcohol. These are serious threats to school safety and using common sense when applying the policies against such offenses should help. Violence on the other hand is more difficult to define at schools because it can take many forms. Under the Gun–Free Schools Act of 1994, in order for school Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 19. Pros And Cons Of Zero Tolerance Policy Anabel Hernandez Hayes Argument Essay 12 September 2016 Zero Tolerance Policy Needs Reevaluation Every since one begins school, from kindergarten to college, one is taught a form of discipline known as a zero tolerance policy. Zero tolerance policies require predetermined punishment for offenses. Over time these punishments have been taken to drastic levels as getting police officers, court, and receiving criminal record, affecting the future of innocent children. But where should one draw the line with the level of punishment? School which is defined as "an institution for educating children". However now a day is a place where reinforced policies that views children as criminals. According to a government study, more than three quarters Get more content on HelpWriting.net
  • 20. Tolerance During The Holocaust The Holocaust was an example of extreme institutional racism and remembering the events is a good way to ensure that it doesn't happen again. This requires an understanding of tolerance and why people lack it. If we figure this out, we can teach against these habits and rehabilitate those who have them to make the world better. One of the primary reasons that people do not tolerate differences is because of a power imbalance. During the Holocaust, the Jews and other groups that were discriminated against were minority groups, meaning that they didn't have as many people, therefore having less control. Plus, rhe Nazis and their supporters were the majority, so the extermination of those groups would still have left most of the population Get more content on HelpWriting.net