Elibeth Torres Professor Gaydosh English 101 31 March 2012 The Impact of Vocational Education on Mike Rose The Vocational Education in high school can be quite helpful for some students, but for other students is just a waste of time and they can acquire a feeling of embarrassment. In the short Non-fiction story “I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose, he narrates how he was placed in the Vocational Education track by mistake, due to a confusion with another student last name. He describes not only the problems with Vocational Education, but the impact it has on the students who spends the entire school years in Voc. Ed. Vocational Education affects Mike Rose as he is not challenged intellectually, and is being abuse emotionally, but even after facing these problems, he learns to be social and appreciates diversity.
Alan O’Connor’s view on his job fosters a negative work environment because his outlook on his own job is negative itself. Through Alan’s body language and how he communicates with his employees, not to mention his poor listening skills, his employees have to deal with a negative work atmosphere. 3. Identify specific comments made by Alan that show he is either effectively listening to his
T.S. Eliot’s “The Love Song Of J Alfred Prufrock” depicts the speaker’s life of alienation and depression. Eliot focuses on Prufrock’s life as being depressed and separate from the world in which he lives in. Eliot’s use of metaphors and vivid imagery illustrates Prufrock’s alienation from the world as well as his depressed state of mind. T.S.
Crisis Point 1. Unstable Situation: There are multiple conflicts within this short story but to me the main and all-encompassing one is of Sammy a young cashier who has a his own morals that conflict with those of Mr. Lengel’s, the manager, morals. Where I think they differ
However, by putting this troublemaker character into a good school, the author can contrast his case with that of many model students which would make Holden’s thoughts and feelings stand out in the story. Chapter 2 Question #5. What did Mr. Thurmer and old Spencer mean when he said “Life is a game, boy.”? Answer: When he mentioned life being a game, he meant that life is a game that one plays according to the rules. In Holden’s case, he probably wanted to say that Holden should follow the school rules and become obedient.
Alexie learned not only how to read but to love reading. He used his passion of reading to remove himself from the stereotype of being unintelligent Indian boy, push himself through the school system, and not to fail in life. His reservation looking at him like a trader. Reading books when he had the time too. *Non-Idians teacher they expect them to be dumb in class but smart outside of class.
The utter disappointment was easily distinguished in how he really felt when he didn't find what he was looking for. Among other things the feeling that Sammy felt can be shared among countless other men in this world. Updike's character felt abandoned, “my stomach kind of fell as I felt how hard the world was going to be to me hereafter”. (Updike 196) That was the day Sammy realized that he couldn't get what he wanted, the day he came to grip with reality and grew
For example, the most effective method would be, to respect the students and their feelings before they can respect you. Dr. Michaels stated that, “You will gain respect by knowing the emotional, physical, and psychological place of your students. “Show that you care.” This all leads back to students wanting to know that their teacher not only cares about their education but them as an individual. As an after school instructor, I have dealt with many cases where a students didn’t feel like they had to show me respect right off the bat. Which is something that I can understand, because children don’t really comprehend the importance of respect or manners, its something that has to be taught to them.
In my opinion, despite all of his specific characteristics, Mr. Fleagle was an outstanding teacher with an ability to understand when, where, and how to encourage his students to write. [I liked the essay because] my previous situation was very similar to author’s. First, I also hated writing essay, whether in Spanish or English, in middle school. Second, I thought it was useless for me because if my future boss hired me, he wouldn’t [care] if my writing was good or bad. After I read this essay, I though that teacher’s roles are very important to students.
Expository Text and Middle School Students: Some Lessons Learned Chris Street Voices from the Middle Abstract When students reach their middle school years, they are entering a very important phase where reading is essential to their education. However, this is a time when students are known for avoiding reading. This finding is based on the article “Expository Text and Middle School Students: Some Lessons Learned” written by Chris Street. According to the article, one of the solutions to engaging students with expository text is to treat narrative text and expository text differently. They necessitate dissimilar skills and teaching methods.