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. Just like being in the class room when there is an important incoming call, texting back is a more necessary way to get back to the person instead of disrupting the class and wasting learning time. Texting only takes a few seconds to do and could turn a 10 minute phone conversation into a 1 minute conversation. Text messaging can easily be discreet while being in the class room if turned off or on silent. As long as the student remembers to do so, their phone will not cause a distraction in class.
Research specifically directed toward sexual assault on university and college campuses has increased, and the public has been more informed on the issue. As a result, more pressure is being placed on universities and colleges to provide resources for victims who have experienced sexual assault. A lot of campuses have established sexual assault centers that focus on providing information and counseling services. While these efforts show improvements to campus life, there is more work to be
“Hidden Intellectualism” Gerald Graff’s “Hidden Intellectualism” explains the difference between academic intelligence and “street smarts” in today’s society as a student. He makes direct points about individuals that are intelligent in several ways and just need to lean how to plug the intellectualism they like, into a school setting. “Hidden Intellectualism” conveys the message that “street smarts” has intellectual potential. I agree with the author that these different smarts can be found in our everyday society. Gerald Graff points out the pressure that society and school put on students to be academically intelligent.
Source Evaluation Finding reliable sources for a research paper at the college level is not easy. College papers are much more demanding for reliable information, versus high school where Wikipedia is sometimes “okay” to use. What must of I think in high school did not realize is, on the web anyone can create a website and post whatever he/she wants. It is important to read and evaluate each source, to make sure reliable information is present, get a better understanding of to use the source, as well as, how multiple sources can be useful together. A research paper requires adequate information pertaining to a subject (in this case Drug Cartels).
Nowdays, people started to forget that the internet and new media technologies intersperse our notice but the book helps to keep our attention. So people need to read a books in order to improve their attention. In the article “ Does the Internet Make you Dumber or Smarter?, “ Nicholas Carr asks question that does the internet make people dumber or smarter?. I think a lot of people want to know the answers too. Carr thinks that the net makes people dumper because he proved the net makes people scattered and superficial thinkers.
In the blog The Plagiarism Epidemic by Karen Bojar, she talks about how the internet has made it very easy for students to cheat. Karen Bojar is a retired school teacher, and she considers herself old school. She was a teacher at a community college in Philadelphia. According to Bojar the educational system has failed many students and there is no way to “make up for miseducation.” Bojar feels she should not have to be a cop. 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).
There were stories from last year and years back about cyberbullies and how this issue is raising eyebrows due to it being a deathly problem. From what the news or media has talked about it, it is widespread and with all the social media sites online today it is as easy as working from home to bully. When I grew up there was the bully at school, he or she bullied at school, maybe the bus, but after you went home that was it and that was the norm. As a kid you get used to it, the other kid moves on or the both of you grow out of that stage and all is well. Today, however that is not the case and anytime kids and or young teens are dying due to bullying an all out resolution has to be reached.
Armed with vast resources of information, and brimming with some of the most brilliant minds in the world, universities certainly have ample potential to be at the forefront of heralding this change in society. An effort should certainly be made to promote an argumentative culture within the academia. It might make sense to make it compulsory to have classes in which students are asked to present opposing takes on various issues.As Unterreiner says,students need to have the medicine of contrary ideological views forced down their throats to cure the ailment of ideological
The research paper and its effectiveness at measuring a student's performance has become a debate within the educational community. Critics of the form say that in our age of technology the internet has made sources too readily available and therefore the essay type is obsolete. Yet, there are professors that would disagree and state they are encouraging students to think unconventionally. With good evidence on both sides of the argument it is hard to decide if this is an effective means of evaluation. There are more effective ways of assessing knowledge such as other types of essays and oral presentations.
Cyber bullying is when someone writes humiliating comments about someone on the World Wide Web. Cyber bullying is when an adolescent is harassed, humiliated, embarrassed, threatened or tormented using digital technology, such as the computers, and cell phones. It’s important to understand why people use this type of bullying. Cyber bullying is used in an effort to make the person who is doing the bulling feel better about themselves, in a way that isn’t as confrontational. As many as 25% of teenagers have experienced cyberbullying, even though there is still more bullying at school in comparison to online.