Its awful, if I am on my way to the store to buy a magazine, even, and somebody asked me where I am going, I am liable to say I am going to the opera. It is terrible” (ch.3) You can see why the main charter in Catcher in the Rye is a poor role model for the youth of today. In the final analysis has strong use of languages, a lot of mature content and some inappropriate behaviour. This book is not appropriate for young audience. The recommended audience would be adults or older youth, therefore it shouldn’t be taught in high school
Abuela completely flipped out and could not comprehend this fact (13,14). I took from this example that in college there will be many misunderstandings between teachers and students. A student might think he understood the requirements for an assignment but as he hands it in, he realizes this is not what the teacher meant at all. Online students are more prone to misunderstandings because they
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.
Many college students are posting inappropriate pictures and posting comments about substance abuse that violate student-conduct policies or local laws. Students these days are now being charged with code violations because of their Facebook postings. Online communities and texting also is being used as a form of cheating in the classroom. The author states a few institutions are blocking Facebook altogether. He thinks the students should be taught interpersonal intelligence and learn when, where, and what kind of internet usage is appropriate.
I’m not sure if he was trying to get the college students to be his primary audience, or if he was trying to inform other educators about the discipline of college students. Since John Silber had some harsh words to say about some college students, it’s obvious that he was trying to find a way to make sure that educators were aware of this problem. It was clearly stated that John Silber thought that students should have been punished for the actual crime, not just put on probation over an accusation. As John Silber said in the article, “Colleges have a right to establish judicial codes to assure civility in the classroom, on the campus, and in residences. But the administration of these codes should not give criminals sanctuary from the law.” With this thought in mind, it came to my sense that the title of this article basically summarizes to whole discussion.
November 6, 2011 Cell Phones Invading the College Classroom Should cell phones be allowed in the college classroom? This seems to be a big issue in the classrooms these days. Everyone seems to have a different opinion about this and, whether selfish or otherwise, is still entitled to that opinion. There are a lot of reasons why they should be in the classrooms but there should be restrictions on their use. I conducted an interview with my fiancée, Melissa Insley, on this issue and she happens to feel the same as myself.
Shirky immediately establishes his credibility with The Washington Post readers by acknowledging his occupation as a professor in the field of social media. With this statement, he also diffuses any counter-arguments directed towards his insight and familiarity with modern technology. Furthermore, Shirky asserts that multi-tasking is a negative consequence of allowing laptops, tablets and phones to be used in class. He elaborates on the negative effects of multi-tasking by stating, “We’ve known for some time that multi-tasking is bad for the quality of cognitive work, and is especially punishing of the kind of cognitive work we ask of college students” (Strauss 4). To substantiate his position against the unproductive nature of multi-tasking, Shirky qualifies his statements with research from a Standford University study.
Some teachers have a strict no cell phone policy. There are many reasons for this; one of them is teachers believe that cell phones are a major distraction during class. They believe there is a time for technology and while they are lecturing is not one of those times. Another con is not all students can afford a cell phone. It would be unfair for teachers to use cell phones most of the time because not all students have that ability.
For college students, cell phones are part of their daily lives. Unfortunately, cell phones have become a nuisance and a new challenge for college students to overcome. As Sabrina Gibbons exemplifies in her article about how cell phones affect students, “Teachers worry about the distractions of cell phones ringing in class or students texting rather than paying attention. Cheating also ranked as a concern” (Gibbons).Especially for students, the temptation to get a quick text off in the middle of a lecture is extremely enticing. However, the distraction cell phones bring to college students affects their education and ability to concentrate on the material at hand.
How uncomfortable did you feel while I was up here on my phone rather than giving you my full attention? Did you think I was rude? Did you believe I was disrespectful to the class and Professor Burton for using my phone during my speech time? This happens all the time. And the person who is on their phone, checking their emails or reading a text is not even aware of the social catastrophe they are causing.