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ATurle, Hawaii, Republican The Congressperson most like me from my state is Mazie Hirono. Mazie’s official website is [|hirono.house.gov/]

5 interesting facts about Hawaii · Hawaii is the most isolated place on Earth · Hawaii has 8 large islands and 124 small islands · Hawaii is the longest island chain in the world · Hawaii became the 50th state on August 20, 1959

5 facts about Hawaii relating to my topic, education · Hawaii’s first public school system was created on October 15, 1840 · Hawaii has 1 school district with 289 schools · Hawaii has the oldest public school system west of the Mississippi River · Hawaii has the 10th largest school district in the United States · Some Hawaiian senators and representatives are fighting to use more federal money for education

One issue I am interested in is standardized testing. I believe that standardized testing is not an accurate way to test students’ skills. I think that this testing can make some students extremely nervous and ultimately cause them to do poorly on the tests. I think that some sort of in class viewing would be the best way to determine each student’s growth and development.

Another issue that is important to me is lifelong learning and distance learning. I believe that both lifelong learning and distance learning are important, especially for older Americans who didn’t get chances for good educations. I think that lifelong learning and distance learning programs would help America become more successful because more people would be able to get good jobs and our economy would benefit.

One more issue that is important to me is reducing class size and hiring more educated teachers. I believe that doing this would help our schools and education programs. I think that students would be able to focus better and get better grades if they knew they had highly qualified teachers that had the time to help them each and every day. I also think that the numbers of gangs and dangerous neighborhoods would decrease if each student was getting a better education because they would be more involved in school and their education.

My bill - HB4 My bill is about helping students reach their full potential. If studnts can't focus because there are too many kids in their class, they might not get the best grades that they can possibly get. I want students to be able to get good education so they can be successful throughout their lives. I think people should support my bill because it would effect a lot of people. It would give students better chances at a good education, and it would give many jobs to teachers. It would also boost the economy because there would be more jobs for people across the United States. Sources: //www2.ed.gov/pubs/ReducingClass/title.html//. N.p., 3/1999. Web. 19 May 2010. [].

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