Sellers1 Samantha Sellers Mr. Molinet English 12A- 4th 8 December 2013 Senior Research Paper o!

E"#cation $ %#toring E&&ects a 'omm#nit( Man( schools across the nation no! hol" a&ter school t#toring. %his allo!s st#"ents to ha)e "irect contact !ith their teachers on !hate)er iss#e that ma( occ#r. As !ell* t#toring gi)es the same per+s as an a&ter school acti)it( &or it also incl#"es peer interaction. %he comm#nit( there&ore "irectl( bene&its &rom this "#e to better ro#n"e" in"i)i"#als. A&ter school t#toring is in&l#ential #pon the comm#nit( &or it brings the re!ar"s o& a&ter school acti)ities an" e"#cation. ,irst* e"#cation "irectl( impro)es a nation sociall( an" c#lt#rall(. 'hil"ren learn ho! to ma+e ma+e &rien"s beginning !ith earl( chil"hoo" e"#cation s#ch as preschool an" +in"ergarten . %hro#gho#t primar( school* chil"ren learn social r#les an" norms. %his allo!s them to #n"erstan" their role in societ( an" later +no! their ci)ic "#ties -.ernase+* Anna/ . 0t is e)en pro)en in co#ntries that ha)e a higher a)erage o& st#"ents enrolle" in secon"ar( school* !ar is re"#ce" b( abo#t three percent. %his percentage ma( seem insigni&icant at &irst. o!e)er i& &i&t( co#ntries participate* !ar can be re"#ce" b( one h#n"re" an" &i&t(

percent -%he 1al#e o& E"#cation/. E"#cation in general creates better in"i)i"#als sociall( an" c#lt#rall( &or the( are better ro#n"e". ealth bene&its also occ#r "o to e"#cation. ,or each e2tra (ear a mother has a&ter secon"ar( school* in&ant mortalit( re"#ces b( ten percent. 0n co#ntries !here !omen can rea"* a chil" is &i&t( percent more li+el( to li)e past the age o& &i)e -%he 1al#e o& E"#cation/. As

Sellers2 !ell* the more e"#cation an in"i)i"#al has* the less li+el( ris+( beha)iors* s#ch as #nprotecte" se2* !ill occ#r -3eeping 3i"s $ 'omm#nities Sa&e/. %his !o#l" pre)ent &#rther transmission o& the h#man imm#no"e&icienc( )ir#s an" ac4#ire" a#toimm#ne "e&icienc( s(n"rome. .etter h(giene is also &o#n" in co#ntries !ith re4#ire" e"#cation* !hich in ret#rn brings lo!er "isease rates -%he 1al#e o& E"#cation/ . Direct health bene&its are pro)en to be a res#lt o& e"#cation. A large per+ o& e"#cation is a prospero#s co#ntr(. E"#cation s(stems not onl( create better sociall( ro#n"e" ci)ilians b#t also better h#man capital. 0t is pro)en that co#ntries !ith higher math an" science s+ills economicall( gro! &aster than other co#ntries - .ernase+* Anna/. As !ell* each a""itional (ear o& schooling raises the a)erage gross "omestic pro"#ct gro!th b( point thirt( se)en percent - Sh#lt5* 6eorge P.* an" Eric A. an#she+/. 0n a""ition* i& all st#"ents in lo!-income co#ntries le&t !ith basic rea"ing s+ills* one h#n"re" an" se)ent(one million people co#l" be li&te" o#t o& po)ert( -%he 1al#e o& E"#cation/. %he best economic plan a co#ntr( co#l" ma+e is ha)ing a s#ccess&#l e"#cational s(stem &or all chil"ren. E"#cation per+s can be better &#rther thro#gh a&ter school acti)ities. 'hil"ren !ho participate" in one to three ho#rs o& acti)ities a&ter school thro#gho#t the !ee+ sho!e" to ha)e better social s+ills an" less beha)ior problems -3eeping 3i"s $ 'omm#nities Sa&e/. As !ell* chil"ren !ho !ere aca"emicall( an" beha)iorall( at-ris+ began "e)elop better !or+ habits an" less aggressi)e con&lict resol#tions -Aca"emic E&&ects o& A&ter-School Programs/. 0n a""ition* a&ter school acti)ities limit the amo#nt o& time a st#"ent has to engage in ris+( beha)iors s#ch as )iolence* "r#g e2perimentation* an" se2#al interco#rse. %here are appro2imatel( t!ent( to t!ent(-&i)e #ns#per)ise" ho#rs st#"ents ha)e to "o s#ch beha)iors. 0& a st#"ent is in)ol)e" in a&ter school acti)ities* this #ns#per)ise" time is re"#ce". %his gi)es st#"ents less time to "e)elop a pattern o& ris+( beha)iors. 0n large #rban settings s#ch as San

Sellers3 Diego an" 7os Angeles* a&ter schools programs ha)e sho!n to "rop 8#)enile arrest rates b( &ort(-t!o percent in ten (ears. A correlation is sho!n as !ell bet!een "ropo#t rates an" sai" ris+( beha)iors9 the less ris+( beha)iors a st#"ent engages in* the less li+el( the st#"ent !ill "rop o#t o& school -3eeping 3i"s $ 'omm#nities Sa&e/. %here&ore* a&ter school acti)ities help +eep st#"ents &rom ris+( beha)iors !hich can lea" to incarceration or a li&e on the streets. %#toring as an a&ter school acti)it( greatl( in&l#ences st#"ents as a !hile. A&ter school t#toring allo!s one on one help bet!een the st#"ent an" teacher or teacher:s ai". %his allo!s a st#"ent to ac4#ire more in&ormation on an area the( are not com&ortable in. ;%#toring allo!s me to "irectl( help m( st#"ents !ho are str#ggling. 0t also gi)es me time to tal+ to them in"i)i"#all( abo#t their gra"es an" !hat !e can "o to impro)e them*< sa(s =enni&er McD#rman at el&rich Par+ S%EM Aca"em( on E)ans)ille:s !est si"e - %#toring E&&ects/. %#toring can help achie)e better stan"ar"i5e" test scores in st#"ents. A more pre)ailing* long term achie)ement is it helps b#il" a better !or+ ethic among chil"ren !ho ha)e aca"emic "i&&ic#lties. %his allo!s st#"ents to reali5e their potential. >nce this potential is reali5e"* st#"ents can aim &or higher achie)ements !hich re"#ces the li+elihoo" o& &acing po)ert( "#e to #n"er-e"#cation an" #n"eremplo(ment -E&&ects o& t#toring Programs/. %#toring allo!s in"i)i"#al help there&ore ens#ring a st#"ent:s s#ccess. E"#cation ens#res a prospero#s co#ntr( !ith in"i)i"#als !ho +no! their ci)ic "#ties. A&ter school acti)ities +eep st#"ents o&& the streets &or it not onl( teaches social norms b#t also limits the time a)ailable to participate in ris+( beha)iors. %#toring allo!s st#"ents to recei)e help on an in"i)i"#al basis there&ore promising their s#ccess. %he best "ecision a comm#nit( an" co#ntr( can ma+e is to in)est in an e"#cational s(stem rich in a&ter school acti)ities an" t#toring.

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