However, text messaging has been a major problem with students texting in class interfering with the disruption of their learning. Most teachers express how they feel about cell phones being a distraction to others, however very few students have complaints about the use of cell phones in class. Text messaging in class should be allowed by choice of the students, it can easily be discreet and the possibility of an emergency. Text messaging in class should be allowed by the choice of students. In the argument “Tapping into Text Messaging” by Janet Kornblum, says teens, techies and other early adopters leading the charge to text say it is a great way to communicate when they are too busy to talk or when making a call would be rude or impractical.
Many teachers do not like “catching plagiarists and bringing them to academic justice.” As she states, it is not hard to just cite the author that originally had the information you are using (Bojar). Plagiarism is becoming a big problem in the school system. Many students do not understand what needs to be cited and what does not. The school system should teach students the proper way to cite, and they should teach them that copy and pasting is not writing a paper. According Bojar to students at the community college have a hard time juggling classes along with his or her family and a job.
Yang Lu Summary of “The Myth of Computer in the Classroom” 5th Feb In the article “The Myth of Computer in The Classroom”. Author David Gelernter believes that computer in the classroom can be helpful if people use it in the right way; however, it could be a disaster if people use it in the wrong way. Gelernter claimed three issues for put computer in school. First is the decline of literacy. Gelernter use multimedia as an example, the function of multimedia is to combine word, sound and picture together into a video.
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.
Schools cannot beat the entertainment industry at its own game. What they have to offer students is the chance for intellectual freedom, the power to think for themselves…(Ravitch 163). In school, students are always taught to have an open-mind, how can they have an open-mind when they are being censored? Schools only offer boring, bland topics and cause students to lose interest. Students are so highly influenced by the media that if they aren’t hearing about violence, death, sex or lies, then they have the “don’t care” mentality.
They might instead skip around, scanning for pertinent information of interest… I can’t get my students to read whole books anymore…” (318). Students are not focusing on reading a book from beginning to end. Instead, students tend to skim through and miss the important information which is a negative impact on them. Carr agrees that using the Web so often is having a negative effect on him because he is having a harder time focusing and reading articles which are more than a few sentences. He points out, “When I mentions my troubles with reading to friends, many say they’re suffering from similar afflictions.
No form of disruptive behavior will be tolerated in this course. Disruptive behavior is defined as behavior interfering with the teaching and learning process. Any disruptive behavior will be addressed by the instructor and/or reported to the department head and Dean of Students. Behaviors viewed as disruptive include, but are not limited to: (1) talking during lectures; (2) placing or receiving cell phone calls; (3) text messaging in class; (4) viewing unauthorized websites (5) arguing with other students; (6) speaking rudely to instructors or classmates. Single severe incidents will result in removal from class until you meet with the instructor, the department head and/or Dean of Students.
However, Study Skills comes with many important reasons to keep the class. The class would allow practicing the material in his classes. They allow him note take and further intensive reading, which would allow him to understand the material better. The class has no papers to turn to the professor. Even though he has a full load of classes not having turn any work would allow him to relax, because he would focusing on current and not any extra work.
The homes surrounding the area were large and with a lot of property. The cars of the students in the parking lot were also quite impressive. When speaking with some of the teachers at this school I had asked how they felt about the school. The general consensus was “it works.” They said that the school didn’t have too many behavioral problems and that administration as a whole was making it quite obvious that bullying would not be tolerated. Walking through the halls, I did not see any clear signs or forms of bullying.
What’s the difference between a teacher and a administrator searching your locker? Teachers should be allowed to search lockers. Lockers are school property not student property. Letting teachers search lockers limits the reputation goes up because they can stop something really big from happening. But teachers should be able to search lockers if they have a reason to.