Positivists believe that questionnaires are very reliable and that is the main positive goal. However, interpretivists reject the view of questionnaires as they claim it isn’t valid as the respondent on has ‘yes and no’ answer questions and they don’t go into depth with the answer. In Item B it says that ‘parents are accustomed to supplying information to the school’ therefore questionnaires would be the best way to conduct this as they can be given out on a regular basis and don’t need a formal meeting making the parents feel intimidated and not giving completely true answers. Because questionnaires collect information from a large number of people, the results stand a better chance of being truly representative. However, some parents might feel that the questions being asked are too personal and might feel like they are being judged by the school, but although questionnaires may ask personal or sensitive questions; parents are generally under no obligation to answer them.
The problem in the school structure that Graff recognizes is lack of persuasion to get students to argue. This holds true in my personal experiences in academics. Despite the fact the educating administration is trying to avoid violent disputes because of arguments, they fail to see that properly structured arguments are the best way to avoid violence. Without the school system instilling the ideas and values of argument, students will lack an outlet for an argument consisting of words and are more likely to resort to violence for resolution. In a section of Gerald’s essay he advocates that educated conversation be shared with uneducated audiences as a basis for understanding any scholarly topic as well as a basis for a strong argument.
School uniforms can also be a very uncomfortable fashion that students would not take a liking to. They also won’t be the “quick fix” that many people think they are. The first reason uniforms should not be required is that most schools across the country believe uniforms take away from an individual’s identity, so they don't require their students wear them. In today's world a person’s identity and having a good sense of self is important to the diversity that Americans have shown in the past. In schools that require uniforms the student body all look like the same person, very bland and boring people.
Following his lectures, educators would confide in him that they felt uncomfortable teaching a work to children with such offensive terminology. While I agree with Gribben that one word shouldn't prevent American schoolchildren from having access to a literary classic, I'm not sure that ridding Huck Finn of the N-word is the solution. Certainly, I'm not suggesting that teachers
One should not think of being bilingual as disadvantage, but as a way to learn and educate themselves. Having bilingual education offers a completely different world for students of different ethnic background and therefore creates a comfort zone necessary for the maturation of a child to an adult. In his autobiography the Hunger of Memory Rodriguez argues that supporters of bilingualism fail to realize the power of assimilation, and how those who are bilingual and are not realizing "while one suffers a diminished sense of private individuality by becoming assimilated into public society, such assimilation
But if we are a country of democracy why should someone be forced into reciting or doing something they don’t feel believe in. I think the schools should write their own pledge relating to the education side of things. Having your own voice and being heard is a big part of our culture today. I think the children who didn’t recite the Pledge were somewhat outcaste. So the kids who didn’t say it were perfectly identified as different.
Although, at this point in time, the United States does not have a National language I still believe a helpful program should be put into action. As an alternative to removing the responsibility from immigrants and placing it upon ourselves to lessen the language barrier via “Con. Span.,” we should be working with those entering the United States by guiding them into the direction of becoming a positive contributor to our society. Jay Nordlinger is right, in the sense that American’s should not have to learn another’s language, but that does not mean that we should sit back and watch those around us
Ethical and Critical Thinking Critical Paper Should hate speech Remain protected in America? Rather or not hate speech should remain protected in America is a topic being debated in classrooms all across this country. However some Americans feel that the current laws are enough and should not be reformed. Others argue that continuing to protect hate speech leaves so many Americans unprotected. When the question: Should we tolerate hate speech?
Common Core State Standards ENG 103 English Composition II Professor Nikkele Shelton October 5, 2014 Common core state standards are a set of uniform expectations for American students in English language arts and mathematics that many feel are not in the best interest the teachers and students. Several people, including teachers and other experts, think that starting these standards too soon in detrimental in children’s learning process. Even though there is information provided that shows some good things about Common Core State Standards, the following information will provide information to support that the decision of Common Core State Standards are not as good as those that developed them had originally thought. Common core
Common Core is an educational program that was enacted recently in the United States, but it is not used by every state. Common Core is said to challenge the students to think independently instead of basing their intelligence on standardized tests. Common Core is claimed to be more rigorous than the previous criteria, but in reality it only prevents teachers from expressing individuality and diminishes the autonomy of state and local education officials. I think Common Core should be eradicated completely because of its vague uniformity that limits any student from exceeding the level Common Core sets, and its limit on individuality, which discourages teachers whose students are not prepared enough for the tests or the real world. Common Core hurts students because of the vague,