High School Did Not Prepare Me Well for College In China, students never have to decide what to study or how to process a subject, because Chinese teachers teach information from the textbooks very slowly and they make the everyday schedules for students. All I had to do was go to class and listen carefully to the lecture, then go home and do homework based on those lectures. Furthermore, Chinese students do not have to manage any other aspects of their lives, either at home; the parents take care of all the life tasks for their children. They do laundry, clean house, and cook meals for their children. Making sure they do their homework before sleeping or playing with friends and making them get up on time to go to school.
Talking about Mami, “I her mind, American things- appliances, mouthwash, funny looking upholstery- all seemed to have an intrinsic badness about them” (27). - ex: In Domincan culture,Woman lay out food, no one but kids thank them. (36). The Woman Warrior: Chinese culture, key in understanding Kingston’s struggles. Unlke Yunior, she did not grow up in another country.
Prose claims that American high school students learn to loathe literature because of the way it's taught. Students come to dislike literature because they are constantly analyzing it rather than enjoying it. Prose also claims that the, "...geniuses of the past [are treated] as naughty children, amenable to reeducation by the children of the present, evokes the educational theory of the Chinese Cultural Revolution." Essentially, allowing the students to judge and criticize classical authors causes the students to view them as less than what they are. Prose also says that the students are, "...handicapped not merely by how little literature they have read but by their utter inability to read it."
Studies show that students who are over-age for their class was held back a grade level. Not completing assignments, late work, or just missing class led up to being held back a grade. Over-age students seem to need more help in the classroom, than the regular students. Adolescents pick many excuses to drop out of school. Being bored and frustrated with class, many teens say school is irrelevant to
But this injures students educationally as well. While the rest of the world references Vietnam in many of today’s situations or debates on whether Iraq is the next Vietnam and other issues, high school students are left out of the loop because their high school textbooks and teachers refuse to teach them what they should learn, what they ought to learn. High school students are hurt the most because of this. While textbook authors and editors are not likely to break away from the template soon, they should at least find a way around the system to provide pictures and information that would give students sufficient knowledge on the topic of Vietnam. That way students would be able to keep up with issues from which parallels to Vietnam are drawn or participate in such
These stereotypes result from lack of information on both sides, and can result in prejudice and discrimination. Alice encountered discrimination at high school. In the first instance she narrates, a teacher pointed out that Chinese people still believe in gods and goddesses. Rather than try to understand the relationship between religion and art
Mother Superior vs Mother Inferior A common stereotype about Asians is that their parents are strict and have extremely high expectations when it comes to school and extracurricular activities like playing the piano or violin. An Asian student may be scolded by a parent for receiving a grade lower than an A, while a western student might be praised for getting a B, an above average grade. Is it wrong to punish a child for not being successful, or is it wrong to lenient and have low expectations for a child? Both Chinese-style and Western-style parents want their children to be successful, but approach this goal in different ways due to variations in the definition of success and the culturally relative assumptions about the nature of relationships between children and parents. In Amy Chua’s article, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior,” and Hanna Rosin’s “Mother Inferior”, both want what’s best for their kids, but their parenting styles are on opposite sides of the spectrum.
Here are many reasons I should not talk in class. All of them affect my friends, the teacher, or me negatively. Some of these reasons include, taking time from the lecture, lowered quality of learning, and disrespect of the teacher and the other students. Talking during class distracts other students and disrespects the teacher. This messes up the learning process.
I believe that the problem behind American students not studying is solely due to the lack of determination to study and excel in schoolwork. Welsh mentions in his article that American students
As a result, children could fail their exam or could not find a job in the future. In addition, the author also argues that it is difficult to control children through texting. Children usually use the messages as codes to hide some things. As a result, parents hardly to understand and control their children. Both authors mention the using of abbreviations in messages.