Alexander Robbins, the author of The Overachievers, shows the readers what life is like as an overachiever in high school through great research and being able to follow the lives of high school students. Robbins wants readers to know how hard it is to be a student in high school and the struggles that students go through. The authors point was to argue that the factors of life in high school such as parents, teachers, AP classes, and colleges are affecting students’ physical and emotional health in a harmful way rather than helping to develop students’ education and life. Robbins stresses her argument to prove her point by giving the readers a look into some of the lives of high school overachievers: AP Frank, Julie, and Audrey. From the moment a student begins school, there will be a parent or form of parent, to watch over and make sure to receive a good education.
Unfortunately, the FCAT does not evaluate student’s performance correctly due to students that fall under pressure. The pressure that student’s feel and encounter is also known as test anxiety. According to Channel 7 reporter Erica Rakow’s in the article “FCAT Stresses Students Out, she claims” The responsibility of passing both reading and math portion of the FCAT in 10 grade adds a stressful ambiance to students who really do not want to retake it as a junior (par.2). Rakow also points out “That responsibility includes promotions to the next grade, and future funding for their school. Some students get so worked up about the test they can’t even get through it (par.3).
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Doing a sampling of the demographics in college around the United States in 2009 it can be seen that 65% of the students are women and 45% are male. In Dr Zak’s test it was distributed as 70% female and 30% male. Of the distribution among races it was as follows: 65% White, 14% Black, 11% Hispanic, and .7% Asian. When looking at the test subjects for Dr Zak it is seen that 89% of the students were White, .04%
Prepare an appropriate graphical representation for each of the following variables. a) The different majors of students taking MM207. b) The number of hours spent on school work by students in MM207. 9. Using the range rule of thumb estimate the standard deviation for the number of credit hours students in this sample are taking and the shoe sizes of the females in the class.
Gerald Graff points out the pressure that society and school put on students to be academically intelligent. Students must have the perfect grades and attend the highest ranking school. Students also have to go to extreme measures to just get through one class because they know that failing is not a option. As Graff says, “To say that students need to see their interests “through academic eyes” is to say that street smarts are not enough” (p.303). I agree with what Graff says and also agree when he says, “The challenge, as a college professor Ned Laff has put it, “is not simply to exploit students’ nonacademic interests, but to get them to see those interests through academic eyes” (p.302).
The movie explores the relationship amongst high school students who are socially separated, are forced together and find that they had more in common than they initially thought. The symbolic interaction theory supports this result saying, “Education emerges depending on the character of social interaction between groups in schools [and] schools are sites where social interaction between groups influences changes for individual and group success” (Margaret L. Anderson, 2008). Before the movie begins there is a quote from musician David Bowie saying, “..and these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They are quite aware of what they’re going through…” (Changes, 1972). The song expresses how people are aware of society’s views, so people try to change what society thinks of them and when they are trying to change they ultimately ignore what society thinks.
With the purpose of the surveys for the Shelby County School students discussing how each student feels about their past, present and future learning experience(s), as well as how the students feel they could grasp an overall greater education if the correct adjustments were made. As for questions pertaining to the SCS research, students will be asked to cooperate regarding how they feel when in school. Are the students treated as equal individuals, do they believe the teachers and faculty are properly trained. An alternate and a null hypothesis will pertain to the SCS graduation rate declination and how it can be properly administered. The alternate hypothesis: A difference in graduation rates can be seen for those at risk seniors if students participate in intensive study programs.
Wiley, A., Siperstein, G., Forness, S., & Brigham, F. (2010). School Context and the Problem Behavior and Social Skills of Students with Emotional Disturbance. Journal of Child & Family Studies, 19(4), 451-461. doi: 10.1007/s10826-009-9316-4. This article studies the different social and behavioral characteristics of students with Emotional Disturbance in the public schools and how it may impact special education effectiveness. I was interested in this article so I could further my knowledge of the social and behavioral characteristic of students with emotional disturbance because I wish to work with emotional disturbance children once I complete my Masters of Education.
Welsh’s article discusses the difference between American students and Asian students. The Asian students identified that their biggest factor behind academic success was “studying hard”. I believe that many American students have lost their internal drive and motivation to study hard, including myself, with technology now and it being so easy to cheat it becomes almost unnecessary. Insufficient teaching is not the major factor to blame nor is poor study skills or the lack of there of. I believe that the problem behind American students not studying is solely due to the lack of determination to study and excel in schoolwork.