The ideal was to establish a set of basic academic standards that all students should achieve, hold the schools accountable for meeting these standards for all students, ←and→ then give educators the choice of how to meet the standards. The way NCLB is currently being administered must be fixed, otherwise we will have both new ←and→ seasoned talented teachers leaving the profession in droves. Although reading ←and→ math tests would remain in the administration's proposal, schools could also include student performance in other subjects as part of overall measurements of progress. Critics say that the current education law has narrowed the curriculum for students:→ Many teachers zero in on math ←and→ reading at the expense of other subjects to help students prepare for the required tests. (Douglas) Students need a well-rounded education," the blueprint declares, and it cites disciplines including history, civics, foreign languages, and the arts.
Prompt 4: Analyze artistic and literary responses to industrialization over the course of the nineteenth century. The Industrial Revolution of the late 18th century and throughout the 19th century had a dramatic impact and influence on European life. While many aspects of life and society changed in response to these new developments, art and literature were heavily impacted as well. Three major forms of artistic responses to industrialization were Romanticism, Realism, and several new revolutionary styles of and made in reaction to the invention of the camera. All of these various styles responded to the industrialization of Europe in their own unique fashions, and resulted in a strange conglomeration of art, ideals, and themes.
It’s the late 19th Century and people are living in a rapidly industrializing America. They view the industrial leaders changing the place they live in, for better and for worse with mixed feelings. They characterize these leaders as “industrial statesmen” and “robber barons” depending on the leader’s actions and reputation. This is not entirely justifiable, because some of the wealthy and politically active can be considered both industrial statesmen, and robber barons, and also, not all of the leaders had the same methods and behavior. In order to justify characterizing the industrial leaders to any extent, one must first define the terms that the industrial leaders are to be categorized under.
He also admires how she is a pure soul, untainted by the rest of the adult world. She behaves in her own way, unique and not succumbed by peer pressure, or the expectations of others. In Holden's eyes, Phoebe is exactly the sort of child he wants to protect by being the catcher in the rye. Holden Caulfield is an unusual protagonist for a bildungsroman because his central goal is to resist the process of maturity itself. As his thoughts about the Museum of Natural History demonstrate, Holden fears change and is overwhelmed by complexity.
Starting an assignment is always the hardest step for me .Like in the very beginning, when you are digging for words to tie your point together; it’s always a struggle building that creative momentum. I believe the point Peter is trying to make is if we can just let go and “be yourself” in a sense, then the words will flow more naturally. When we turn off all the “interruption, changes and hesitations between the consciousness and the page” or let go of self-consciousness, magic happens!
The word is blatantly attached to racism, and that makes it a hard case to argue. But, students have to understand that it is a historical part of the past that nobody can erase. It sheds light on the topic in a way that no social studies class could achieve. It takes the facts, and puts them into a story and characters that you’re able to become emotionally attached to. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a very important story for every high schooler to read.
A student’s mindset comes from negative labeling from parents or teachers, or stereotypes based on race and class. Even though students get fixed mindsets from many ways, parents will be a major factor, parents always gives their children negative labeling which causes them to have peer pressure. In the nonfictional article, “The Case of the Purloined Paper”, written by Brigid Schulte, she
In chapter 7, Combs outlines “The Six Big Fears”. This chapter really hit home for me in many different ways. In my opinion, Combs does an incredible job of defining the six major fears that people have in pursuing the job of their dreams and the right ways to overcome those fears. Patrick Combs hints that anyone who has a fear of pursuing their dreams to “ Remember, you are equipped to handle anything that comes your way”. He makes an extremely valid point asking the reader “ Have you ever not been able to handle a situation?” Personally, I have hit many different obstacles in my educational career.
Nicholas Cage once said, “I like flawed characters because somewhere in them I see more of the truth.” This means that in a piece of literature when a character is him or herself they reveal their true thoughts and emotions. No one is perfect and because of this everyone is flawed. This is shown true in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows the reader that everyone is flawed and that not one person is perfect. William Golding shows this using one of the characters named Piggy.
1890-1930 The problems facing the nation in the late 19th century gave rise to the Progressive movement. Progressives were a diverse group with various--and sometimes contradictory--agendas. However, most focused on the problems arising from rapid industrialization, urbanization, increasing immigration, and corruption in the worlds of business and politics. Two of the problems confronted by Progressives are still central today. One was the dilemma of how to maintain the material benefits that flowed from the industrial revolution while bringing the powerful forces creating those benefits under democratic control and managing economic opportunity.