1. Public Speaking Final :
How to Improve School of the Future
by Chester Lowtower

2. Your presentation will consist of two parts:
Part 1. Research about Academic Outcomes
Part 2. Personal information
about your student experience.

3. better lunch / nutrition fewer tests and quizzes
Part 1a: research one of the following
topics, and show how at least one
other school made positive
academic changes:
better lunch / nutrition
fewer tests and quizzes
financial stipends for good grades
shorter classes
hands-on programs
less homework

4. Part 1b: summarize your research about the previous topic
Part 1b: summarize your research about the previous topic. Show how at least one other school made positive academic changes:
(Provide the links for the articles you referred to:____________________)

5. less focus on behavior and more on comprehension shorter days
Part 1c: research one of the following
topics, and show how at least one
other school made positive
academic changes:
come to school later
less focus on behavior and more on comprehension
shorter days
more online school
more student input

6. Part 1d: summarize your research about the previous topic
Part 1d: summarize your research about the previous topic. Show how at least one other school made positive academic changes:
(Provide the links for the articles you referred to:____________________)

7. phone use should be allowed
Part 1e: research one of the following
topics, and show how at least one
other school made positive
academic changes:
phone use should be allowed
teach things that we are actually going to need
being able to listen to music during class
more free time at gym / lunch
no more senior project
respectful students and staff

8. Part 1f: summarize your research about the previous topic
Part 1f: summarize your research about the previous topic. Show how at least one other school made positive academic changes:
(Provide the links for the articles you referred to:____________________)

9. Part 2: Tell a personal narrative (a story with a beginning, middle, and end) about your experience with one of the following topics:
more trips, no uniforms, fewer tests and quizzes, more language choices, more class choices, more clubs, more student input, better breakfast, shorter classes, more school spirit, respectful students and staff, outdoor seating for lunch, more tutors from our own school, better spirit week, more school dances, more activities during lunch, teach things that we are actually going to need
Your personal narrative should convey how changes in policy would enhance the overall student experience, and increase attendance and achievement.

10. Part 2:
Your personal narrative should convey how changes in policy would enhance the overall student experience, and increase attendance and achievement.