Thompson backs up his arguments very well in his critique which allows readers to really understand his point of view. Many critiques agree with Thompson that Sammy is not a “hero” because he did not stick up for the girls with good intentions; he is just a young kid looking for some attention from pretty girls and a new job. Thompson says that readers should consider that Updike is “the narrator through whose limited point of view the story is told.” Thompson is right to consider that a valid argument. Since Sammy is the narrator of the story he only sees the situation from his side. If the story was narrated by Lengel then the whole perspective of the situation would change.
Danticat and Krikorian questions Page 491 d) 1. Krikorian basically says that America needs a fuller understanding of the link between immigration and security. By learning more about the link we can fix and reduce the chances of terrorist attacks. He states the thesis at the beginning of the second paragraph. 4.
Children have a tendency to recommend a laundry list of rules.”(Dunbar, 2004) In my teaching career, this is not a move I would recommend. I have taught at some tough schools in Miami-Dade County. More experienced teachers with classroom management skills, showed me their technique and it worked, but educators should always available to adapt to new surroundings. My consequences are all harsh and not mild they are effective, but I would like to establish newer rules.”Milder punishments are often as effective as more intense forms and do not arouse as much negative emotion. Misbehavior is less likely to recur if a student makes a commitment to avoid the action and to engage in more desirable alternative behaviors.”(Kizlik, 2012).
Why go through the time and effort to exert this energy without purpose? The answer, though in appearance may look deceivingly simple, can be easily joined with philosophical ideals as well as depend on the desired outcomes of the exercise, whether economy, self, or social. Spencer’s (2006) The Purpose of Adult Education: A Short Introduction is a dedicated, condensed yet concise book into core purposes of AE. In the book he looks at and associates the main five philosophies along with the theories of learning previously noted to loosely articulate the who, what, where, when and why AE was, is and/or may be undertaken. Withstanding what seemed to my eyes as a socialist tendency, of the several purposes he articulates and examines, Education for Transformation (p 53) is an underlying principle that struck a chord with me.
The principal and I did not agree upon the punishment for the student. After explaining the reasoning behind my decision not to suspend, the principal let the decision stand. I felt my decision would have a positive impact on the student. I also gave this student an alternative solution rather than running away from his problems at school. Another ethical issue occurred when the principal allowed the counselor to transport a student home to pick up homework assignments.
Standards Based Instruction Rationales and Objections The Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly known as No Child Left Behind, requires states to use academic content standards to benchmark federally mandated “adequate yearly progress”, in an effort to continually improve schools. Even though they remain controversial, state content standards have emerged as the most common way to meet this mandate. Regardless of our views about the future of the standards, one fact remains: there is definitely a higher content standards movement in U.S. education. (O'Shea, 2005) However, the question remains: how does this movement actually impacts schools and students? While it would be intuitive to assume that it is always good to have higher
I believe that Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Rush sparked the ideas for the future, with Horace Mann as the engineer who created the mold of the two ideas into a whole common idea. Structure and discipline for the child in school will bring a well-rounded American. Public education opened up more opportunity for women to be independent , it also paved the way for poor whites and blacks to better educated well rounded citizens in which I believed paved the way for everyone to be considered the same for the
The combined themes of national defense and international economic competition proved remarkably durable over time as reasons to expand the federal role in education. In 1958, Congress hurriedly approved the “emergency” National Defense Education Act (NDEA), which sent an unprecedented infusion of federal funds into the public schools. According to President Eisenhower, the United States needed to outdo its foe, the Soviet Union, “on the Communists’ own terms—outmatching them in military power, general technological advance, and specialized education and research.” 18 The NDEA, therefore, targeted these areas, shoring up the nation’s educational and research facilities, fostering technical development, and trying to improve students’ academic achievement levels. In particular, federal resources under the NDEA funded programs in science, mathematics, engineering, and foreign languages. (It is worth noting that legislation for such a program had been in process even before Sputnik; the satellite simply bolstered political support for existing science- and language-related initiatives and prompted Congress to act.)
When the so-called “negative parts” of the books remain, kids gain knowledge of what is and what is not good to do, say, or act. Even though it may seem bad for them, in the long run it’s actually helping them. Books should not be banned from society because they are a way of imagination for children, and a way of life to adults. Opponents say some books should be banned from society, just because they have suggestive content. Religious issues shape ethical and moral viewpoints.
Like I have mentioned in the previous paragraph, schools only have limited power when it comes to bullying. This is because many schools don’t always know what happens and if they are also just making it up. Most kids may do this in order to use as an excuse for lack of academic performance. It’s difficult for a school to take action if the bullied students don’t speak up. This is why I believe that it’s not the schools fault.