In "Attention Disorder or Not, Pills to Help in School" By Alan Schwarz tells you how Dr's are giving children Adderall Pills which is used for children with A.D.H.D to help them be calm and focus in school but it's not just the children's fault it's also the " poor academic performance in inadequate schools".

Dr. Anderson a pediatrician for low income families in Cherokee Country, north of Atlanta is giving Adderall to children with failing grades that parents are covetous to see them conquer. This articles gives quotes from other pediatrician's and child mental health services stating their opinion about the giving of the pills.This article also includes a quote from a parent that has two children taking Adderall who say " These children don't have A.D.H.D, The Adderall is merely to help their grades and because Alexis was, she became a little blah." 

I think the pills are a horrible idea for the kids because you never know how their going to react later on to the pill. For instance some kids might get addicted to the pill and claim they can't do anything without it. Why are the parent's letting there kids pop pills at a young age? Some kids might also get sick later on from the pill's and like it said above the young girl Alexis wasn't acting like herself after she took the pill. Her parent said she started acting very weird and blank, she had no expression. 

This article reminds me of kids of the street smoking marijuana and getting arrested, but the person who sells it to them gets away with it. Both problems should be banned from children.

"In Studies Find More Students Cheating With High Achievers No Exception" Richard Perez-Pena tells how students in various schools are cheating and some are the smartest kids that go to the top schools in the country.

The article tells what makes access to cheating easier.The Internet makes cheating easier because college students has access to the Internet and can easy to copy and paste other people's work. Cell Phones also make cheating easier because it's allowed in school.

I think sometimes it's called helping out instead of cheating. When someone missed a couple questions on homework or classwork and another student gives them the answer it's not called cheating. It's not called cheating because you did the other 95% of your homework so you tried to complete it.

What makes some of smartest kids in the united states cheat? Why are teacher's so quick to call someone a cheater or think we as students didn't complete our homework? I was told by one of my teacher's it should of been done at home and as a teacher he takes his job seriously. This article reminds me of Mr.Petro, he wants the class to understand the work that's giving to us and not copy and not get what where copying.

"Texting May Be Taking A Toll" Katie Hafner tells how texting among teenagers is getting out of hand. Teenagers are sending more than "2,272 text messages per month and hiding behind their book-bags texting in class.

The article give quotes from a young teenager who has sent and received a total of 14,528 text messages in one month. Hafner also told effects from texting. One fact from texting is drops in grades. That should be a reason for parents to confiscate their children phone's. 

I think having a cell phone and texting isn't a problem if your getting good grades and completing things that need to be done. Students shouldn't text in class because what their texting may not be important. If grades drop and students are caught on their phone, parents should then remove the phone from the child's hand.

How come the teachers aren't noticing the children on their phone in class? It's obvious that the kids are texting when their hiding behind their book-bags and coats all the time. This article reminds me of my principle Dr.McCladdie. She does not want her students phones in school because she believes it would be a problem in the classrooms and a effect on students grades. She takes our phone at 7:45 and doesn't give it back until 2:49. Both Dr.McCladdie and Many of the Doctors that quoted in the article are trying to help children succeed.