ShantanuT01/DACTYL-Pretraining huggingface dataset:
Dear Dr. Generic_Name,  Thank you for taking time out of your day to read my letter, hope you and your staff are doing well. My name is Generic_Name and I'm currently a Junior at Generic_School. I believe that some students should benefit from taking online classes because we won't have to worry about turning in papers late, or having to hearing teachers to put our phones and headphones away, and also I won't worry about owing school lunch money. Online classes is a should and it can also be a shouldn't, and i will explain why its a should.  In school we all panic when we hear a due date, especially when its up close. Students work better at their pace than rather to wait on the teacher, teachers go slow just for the other students get to know what's going on. When taking tests, or quizzes, we seemed to get rush because we only have that class for and hour and some change. In some cases if we don't finish on time they, will ask us to stay after school. Some of our parents work late nights and won't be able to get a ride back home. Also in school we all get distracted so easily, like from fights that happen in school, drama, and class clowns that are not really doing their work. And kids need to concentrate in their work instead of lacking off.  At Generic_School, phones and headphones are a huge problem. Some of us like to listen to music and work better with it, but however, some teachers don't always allow it in the classroom. Classes at home can be such a big change in a good way, we won't get in trouble if we get found using our phones or even listening to music. A lot of teachers find this disturbing and run to writing us up, but they won't understand how much faster your brain functions when listening to music, it gets you more concentrated into your own work.  Our parents work and the school thinks that they make lots of money, due to that cause the school charges us for the food we eat. In some cases we get milk that's been expired, and they dont even notice it. Classes that we can take at home could benefit us here, we have better food at home and wont worry about if the food that we get at school is expired or not. Online classes can be much cheaper than to actually go to school. At home, we can eat breakfast and lunch and not think about that eating breakfast or too early or if eating lunch is too late.  Thank you once again for reading my thoughts, I strongly agree that our students should benefit from taking online classes while being at home.  Sincerely,  Generic_Name
Educators say that students should have shorter breaks because, students don't retain information as easily when they return, its better if students spend more time in school rather than taking long breaks, summer breaks are better when they are shorter. Some students say having long breaks gives them time to relax and not having to worry about school for a couple of weeks is a good thing. One day on my summer break me and my friends were discussing on how much we love our long summer breaks. We also realized that having a long summer break is only fair because we spend so many hours in school everyday.  Summer breaks are better when they are shorter because, students dont forget as much information that they learned during school. Its better to come back and still remember the stuff you learned. Just imagine coming back after a 5 week break, I doubt students would be able to take a test right away. We need shorter breaks because if students spend to much time away from school they'll forget the important things they've learned. Students should consider spending more time in school rather than spending all there time on their breaks.  Spending more time in school is more important than spending longer weeks out of school not learning anything. Students must realize that their education is more important than spending time off of school. School teaches us what we need to know for the future, it prepares us for the next stage of life. They need to realize that they need to learn us much as they can, the more effort put into school work and learning the better the outcome. Life shows us that you can't just get a job without knowing anything, you can't sign up if you don't know your basic math or basic reading. Some students think school is a waste of time but honestly it's preparing us for the stuff we need to know.  Students do not retain information as easily when they return. Those long breaks really take a toll on the students, they return to school and don't have a clue on how to solve a basic problem. The more time students have out of school the more it drains their memory on what they've learned. Coming back on an empty brain not knowing anything isn't good at all because what if a student had an exam on the day he or she returned, do you think they'd pass? Having a shorter break would improve a lot of things.  In conclusion, it'd be so much better if breaks were shorter than they usually are. Students would be able to come back and easily answer a question and get it right. The less time on break the better, school should be the main priority for students. Im sure that some of the students would love to pass their classes. Overall we know that having a shorter break would improve the learning skill for all students. I agree that our breaks should be shorter so we could stay on track and keep p our good work.
Showing kindness to others is very important because people see you that you have a kind soul, people can spread kindness around the world, and kindness will help you throughout your future. Kindness is the key for success and enjoying your life. The world would not been the same if their were not any kindness, imagine what it would be like if no one knew what kindness is. Having kindness in your blood could change your future to an even better one. Having no kindness means that you are negative and misrable but all that could change when a person shows you how kindness could change your personality.  When people see you showing kindness, that shows that you have a good heart and a good soul. And, it also shows that you care and very nice so, people could trust you. Thinking kindness is very positive and relaxing because it is a very good thing to do in life. Kindness will never be a bad thing because it is meant to change the future. No matter what, kindness could never go wrong as long as you try it to others.  Spreading kindness around the world could change how people think, in terms of doing something bad is not part of kindness. Therefore, giving kindness to a person could spread around the world, and you would not even know that all this kindness was because of you. Without kindness, all the virture words would not even exsist. There w
My friend is home schooled because she use to get bullied a lot so she wanted to drop out, she could'nt deal with it anymore. Her counselor gave her a better option taking online classes because she had very good grades and she wanted her to graduate and have a good future. In some schools they offer distant learning as an option for students to attend classes from home by way of online or video conferencing. I think getting home schooled is a good benefit for students who have situations at school, for student drop outs, and it's easier and quicker.  The primary reason on why it's a good benefit, it's that it helps you if you have bad situations at school such as you always get into fights with other students, you are getting harassed or bullied, you have problems with your teachers, or you think you're wasting your time and you could be working and getting money. Having online classes can help you stay out of trouble or helps you stop what ever you are dealing with. Not only it stops the situation but can help you improve and graduating with no problem. If you are having problems talk to your counselor and ask for a possibility for online classes or your parents if you can get home schooled.  Secondly, it benefits the students who are dropping out of school. Most of the students who are dropping out are for financial reasons like, they want to help there family so, they drop out and start working or some teens get pregnant at a young age and there parents most likely they dont support them or help them in anything that they need so, it causes them to drop out. It helps them further there knowledge and can possibly get a better job. It makes them feel happy knowing they can finish school because they know they already making a decision by dropping out but they can still graduate by taking online classes. I remember when i was at student counseling aide and one day a student came to ask me where should he leave his laptop because he was planning to drop out, he looked upset. Generic_Name ask him why? he answered "i wanna help my family out they dont have any money right now" she gave him an option for online classes he didnt know it was possible to do that and It made him happy.  Finally, getting home schooled is easier and quicker. You can take your classes when ever you are free. If you need to take a break, you can and continue when ever you are ready. it's non-stressful comparing to regular school. Its proven that getting home schooled its less stressful than regular school. Generic_Name is a science teacher at SCHOOL_NAME he said "88% students are stressed about school because of homework and not having to finish assignments on time". He also said "only 5% are stressed when they are home schooled". In conclusion, it's less stressful and help you feel non-pressured while you are taking your online classes. It also, gives you free time and gives you advantage to do what ever you like. You get to be home and relax wake up when ever you like to, do your classes take brakes if you would like to, too me it sounds amazing!  Some people might say that getti
Is technology a positive or negative effect on human life? Technology is a negative effect on all human life because it is a limitation on communication. With technology there is no talking to others, so you become socially awkward. You would not be able to talk infront of a crowd and you do not go out to meet new people.  People become socially awkward by not having the practice to communicate with others. You can not spend the rest of your life shopping online hiding from people. People who do not socialize hide their face when speaking, they can not even order food without getting shy. It is sad how the world is relaying on technology to do everything for them. Something that is amazing is having someone to talk to in person. You would be able to see their emotions and feel their energy when you are talking to them. People are not their just to listen but to also give advice to you. I do not think technology does the same. It does not ask how was your day or how are you feeling because it is not human it is a robot.  When you do not talk to enough people in your life you start to become shy. You will start to realize that in almost every job you need to talk in front of a crowd of people. Even if you can not do that you will have to because that is part of your job just to communicate. That is why in school they start to teach you at a very young age how to communicate. Teachers asign presentations for the students to get comfortable talking to others. Practice is the best way to handle talking to others because talking through the phone and in real life are two different things. When talking on the phone you do not need to see the person you are talking to or you can even just hang up. But in real life you have to learn how to start a conversation with someone and keep the conversation going.  People do not go out to find new friends. Yes, it is awkward going up to someone and saying, do you want to be friends. But that is where it all starts by making one friend you have achived a lot because now you have a friend that you can talk to and not feel alon
Society said that the first impression are almost imposible to change. But, I am totally disagree with that because there many people in this world that when they go to their first interview they don'tknow how to dress up for a interview and they may not have have someone to show or teach them how to act, how dress up or how important is to be on time when they have interviews or when they're going to meet someone important. It could be a girl or a boy that they're interesting on and their first impression may not be how his/her boss want it to be.  But if they're really interesting on that boy or girl who want the job or went to meet them they may give them a second chance to make their really good impression and that man/woman that like or want to obtain or to meet they will work really hard to get what they want ,they will search or obtain imformation on how to be presentable or to act in their interviews or when you're meeting someone you are interesting on. For example,If i want a job that is really flexible and easy and that's my first time getting a job and I am don't no nothing about how to be dress up, how to act infront of your future boss or future or girlfriend/boyfriend and how important is to be o time because it's how it works,If you're late to an interview or a place when you will going to meet with that girl/boy they will left or they may not interview you. However, If explain them what happend at the first date or interview that i wasn't presentable or on time they may gave me a second chance to do it and that's where I'm going to be at least 10 0r 20 minutes before on that interview or on that date that they gave me and be presentable and known how to act infront of them. They will like it and there you will gave them a second impression and they will gave you that job or you will have the chance to meet more that gir/boy that you like really bad. In conclusion,there is always a second chance to show or gave people a second impression that they may not believe that you can do it.  Finally, people can not judge people at the first time,they may gave them a second chance or explain them how to do it an that way they can be successful in life and they can make you happy if you get love each other.
Thomas Jefferson said its amazing how much is done if we work hard, do we accomplish by doing something or does doing nothing have a purpose? If we doing something everyday we could accomplish something like if you exercise every day with healthy meals you will be losing weight and burning calories, if we do not do nothing and don't take care of your self you'll gain weight, see stretch marks on your body or even get diagnosed by diabetes or even something even more serious like a stroke, heart attack, and organ failure.  Everyday people accomplish things for example: work people who work in construction have to work through some harsh conditions when its freezing or when its flaming hot. From my experience of working in construction I was a laborer working for ten hours, I as a laborer had to make sediment, mix for placing cinder blocks, carry buckets of water, cinder blocks, fill in the the holes with concrete, had no breaks only lunch, set up scaffolds and lift long heavy wooden planks and climb up and set the pallets of cinder blocks and water for the mix so it doesn't dry.  A Japanese manga artist named Akira Toriyama, the creator of Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump, even though both stories are fantastic but the one who stuck out the most is Dragon Ball. a young Akira saw a manga tournament who had the best manga it took him a couple tries to win and that lucky day he saw a editor from Toei Animations and told Akira great job from there he got confident and inspired that he could make something happen. later on he kept making mangas until he made one called dragon boy and one other manga and he combine both them and created dragon ball, he created Goku the main character and gave him the personality of Akira. Akria sold more than nine million copies of dragon ball from that money he made a studio call Bird Studio for his animations. Once Dragon Ball got so popular in Japan Toei Animations bought the anime from Akria and made the next Dragon Ball series called Dragon Ball Z. Dragon Ball has been around 32 years since it released in the U.S. and it still going and getting more popular. This year in January 14 the new Dragon Ball Super Broly came out in the U.S. and made one hundred million in the box office, one of the most famous anime and one of the best selling anime movies of all time.
I feel that this learning program can hep younger and older students and have a very big a effect on the people involved in the program, that is taking place in the schools.  Not many many other schools have this program to get extra help and kids need to understand that the there is a big opportunity that is being given to them and they need to take it.  This program helps the younger students get a opportunity to get better at something that they are having a hard time on inside of school.  If the kids are having a hard time on doing work at home or not understanding, they dont have to get worried about there grades dropping because there are other options that you can do.  If the younger kids parents do not have that much time to sit and help them with work, then they can just get help from the learning program that happens at there school.  The more you go to the meetings the better you will get even if it takes time.  I also feel that this could be important to the older kids that help as well.  This program would do very good for their service hours for there service hours for school.  It must be a good feeling for them because they were chosen to do something they are good and smart at.  They could possibly put this program on there college resume if they would like to become a teacher when they grow up.  There are many other reasons that this program could be helpful to others.
Dear principle:  I think that changing policy so that students may not participate in sports or other activities unless they have at least a grade B average is a good idea. Students mostly don't try hard unless they're rewarded. If you change this policy maybe students will try on they're best to get a grade B or above. They will see their friends playing all these activities on their hard and best work. So next time they would want to try hard and play those activities.  On the other hand though, not every kid is good at every subject. If kids try their best on the subject and still don't get a grade B average, this wouldn't be fair to them. They would be a lot of students who wouldn't agree with me because of this reason.  Changing school policy isn't a great idea, but to make the students get good grades and to benefit their lives, in that case then it would be good idea. Not every students will agree with me but that's the best way to get them educated even though it wouldn't be fair.  sincerely yours,  STUDENT_NAME
Should schools control the involvement of extracurricular activities, or should extracurricular activities be left to student and their families? Many students become involved in extracurricular activities to enrich their educational experiences, and some even become involved in so many activities that they have little time to study or complete homework assignments. Extracurricular activities can affect a student but also can help students. Extracurricular activities should be left to the students and their families because students would do something they like, and students will concentrate more in class.  First reason why extracurricular activities be left to the students is because, student would be doing something they like. For example, the student chooses a activities they like such as soccer:they would be having fun without stressing out over school or any other problem going on. Many student wouldn't like for the school to put them in a activity they dont like. In fact, many students would prefer to not be in a activity they do not like, than being in the activity they dont like.  Second reason why extracurricular activities should be left to students is because, it would make them concentrate in classes more. For example, many activities require to have good grades to be part of it. Student would focus more in class and work harder to get good grades. This would make the student look good but also the school for having students who out reach others. Having good grades is important when being in any other activity because the student would have to manage their time for school,activities, and homework.  In conclusion, students and their family should be able to control what the student take or not take. If schools were to control what a student can take student would be who they are. They will also not care about the activity and start not caring about their grades. Student would also be happy and calm not having to worry about something they dont enjoy doing. Students are still growing more and more;  the more students we have which means more students to be happy. Student shouldnt be forced to take something they dont enjoy because they wont learn anything from it if they dont like that.
I believe that when people have their first impression on something they can change, people can have different impression and different changes no one has the same attitude as others  .Sometimes they don't even change because they don't care about it, and some of the people they get altered on something or on someone, it's based on what experiences people already had .  Some people don't even change when they have their first impression because they don't even care about it and people can change when they really give them a bad impression about them. Sometimes they keep doing the same thing every day and they don't even care about other people who are talking about them. But when they get another impression they start to think on what they did wrong and they analyze it. People start to change when they really need to change who they are. And to change takes time some people don't change quickly because they can commit the same thing without thinking it.  People can get impress on relationship about betraying each other, they can get altered on something or on someone . In a relationship their are always going to have problems it could be jealous, toxic, and bad influence. Many adolescents are dying just because they give them a impression about her/his boyfriend betraying them with another one and they don't even think about how hard is goig to be to that person knowing that they betraying them in that moment. Being on a relationship is not to impress others that they can get jealous at, sometimes changing is hard but it's a good way to have a good relationship.  In my experience, when I had my first impression I think that it was impossible for me to change myself. In that moment when they told me that I was a girl who disappointed other people about my attitude, I really feel very disappointed in me that I think negative everyday. And that I can not do what other people are good at. It was impossible for me to change my attitude because I was use to things that it was good for me but for others was not. So one day I say that I was going to change who I'm no matter how hard it was but it was going to be possible for me to change with or without help.  I believe that when people have their first impression on something they can change. changing is a good way to show to everyone that you are not the same person you use to be, and that every impression that they going to give you is going to be a way to try and to not commit the same thing in the future. People can say that it's impossible to forgot what we did in the past but when we try every day to forget it, we can get better to it. Everyone are not perfect but we can get better at changing our attitude on not trusting people who we think that it's not the kind of people were are going to trust.