Essay: Who Determines the Value of Writing? Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris is an essay about an inexperience teacher, Mr. Sedaris, who is asked to teach a college writing workshop class. Mr. Sedirs’s class consists of nine students who end up complaining that they did not learned anything in his class, as a result a student transfers to another class. At the end of the story the transfer student returns and decides to read a story, “I Deserve Another Chance”(Sedaris 64). After she reads this story Mr. Sedaris criticizes her story by stating that it has no ending, in response the girl says, “Who are you?
Case Analysis EDU/315 – Legal & Ethical Issues in Education 06/04/2012 Teaching is no longer an aspect of impacting knowledge on students. Today, however, teachers are not only expected to tutor but also to be the guardian as for the students. Teaching upholds both legal and ethical expectations for teachers. Imagine a fifth grade teacher who during exams suspects one of the students of cheating- this she concludes after she observes the student looking across the aisle at another students paper. The teacher goes over to the student, tears the exam paper in two, and dumps it in the dustbin.
Why Do Students Plagiarize? Students can easily plagiarize in many ways and it causes them trouble. They will either get zero for the test or fail the course. Moreover, plagiarism damages the relationship between students and professors by undermining the trust that is an important element of the learning process. The question is why do students plagiarize?
Ethical Perspectives Simulation This week’s assignment offered the class another opportunity to put class learning’s into practice through simulation. The Mysterious Roses simulation involved a G-BioSport Corporation employee who received flowers on multiple occasions from an anonymous sender. The employee viewed the unwanted flowers as harassment by another G-BioSport employee. The employee suspected of sending the flowers is a personal friend of the harassed employee’s supervisor. The simulation progresses with the harassed employee requesting a meeting with her supervisor to discuss a confidential matter and that he not speak of the conversation to anyone else.
What channel was used to send the message? Face-to-Face. What was the misunderstanding that occurred? I didn’t have enough foam wrap for the client so I took the foam wrap that belonged to my co-worker, Cynthia How could the misunderstanding have been avoided? I could have communicated better with Amanda by explaining when I came back from my car that I didn’t have any foam wrap with me and that I will just use the salon products Directions: Bring your completed chart to class for sharing in small groups.
Students changed the way they interacted with each other. The Wave should not be repeated due to its contagiousness. At Gordon High students experienced a change which negatively impacted other students. The students at Gordon High changed to events that took place. The Wave prevented students from thinking and acting as individuals.
Despite the disagreements, strict disciplinary actions need to be enforced in schools to avoid bullying; because, it disrupts the learning environment, causes future disadvantages, and makes the victims become emotionally unstable. To begin with, not having strict disciplinary actions enforced in schools causes bullying to disrupt the learning environment. For example, victims of bullying find it impossible to concentrate in class while their bully is distracting them: This shows that not having strict disciplinary actions enforced in school could make many victims of bullying adapt school phobia. Additionally, fights in school that both the bully, and victim engages in diverts both of them from their learning process; this demonstrates, not having strict disciplinary actions in school is not only disruptive, but also dangerous. Lastly, constant fights, suspensions, or lack of the ability to cooperate in school with other students, makes it hard for bullies to apply for other schools due to their behavioral issues.
If a professor finds that a person is cheating, they have to report them to the main office of the college, this can lead to difficulties for a student. They are placed on academic probation, and it is placed on their college transcript. They have to prove to the school that they will not cheat and will study hard to get the grades that they deserve. Having that kind of a mark isn’t good when they are trying to pursue a career. The student can get kicked out of the school if it continues and lose the education that they were trying to obtain.
Unit II Assignment: Is cheating really worth it In the article titled Cheating: Making it a Teachable Moment by Dr. Grace A. Rosile, the author discovered that several of her students used forms of electronic technology as a means to cheat during exams. As customary, she would post the answers to the exam on the outside of the classroom while attendees were engaged taking in the exam. This method would afford students to discover their grade instantly upon completion. However, some would have an accomplice call or text the correct answers to them via a cellphone while the exam was in progress. Once discovered, Dr. Rosile’s initial thought was to discontinue posting answers for future exams and to disregard the entire incident.
They worry that the questions presented to them may be different than the things they studied. They worry that they will freeze and forget vital information. They may also worry about time constraints, and their ability to express their thoughts and explain their answer in essay questions. A poor student will tend to dread tests as a matter of course, but, as touched upon in the last paragraph, this phobia can afflict any type of student. A student who is demanding of themselves, and a perfectionist, will also be susceptible to this disorder.