As a student you learn more about what the teacher views as important, but are evaluated on by what the state thinks is important. "Standardized tests measure only a small portion of what makes education meaningful" (Procon 2) Standardized tests are not a reliable way to evaluate someone’s intelligence. In many cases teachers are encouraged to teach only material that will be seen on certain standardized tests. To quote one critic, "they are infernal machines of social destruction" (bracey 1). For this reason, teachers are forced to extract superfluous material from the course.
I'd rather get a failing grade that I earned, than a “no-zero” because of a policy. The policy basically is telling students that if they don't hand in assignments or do poorly on a test they won't get a zero, which isn't right. If schools are being too lenient on students it won't teach them how to work hard and discipline that they'll need in the future. I agree that school should “suck” because it'll be beneficial in the end to students and will help them become a well rounded individual. We all complain about how much school sucks, but there are so many kids in the world who would do anything for an
That is why; students should be allowed to grade their teacher. Opponents of students’ grading their teacher claim that this would indirectly give the students authority over teachers. They say that students are young, shallow, and immature. They would intentionally fail teachers who do not give them a below average amount of work or teachers who do not give them high grades. According to them, teachers will not focus on teaching the students.
Teacher accountability presents that supporters of teachers being held accountable argue that ranking teachers numerically relative to their peers is the only way to evaluate teachers. Many supporters feel that the child should not be the only one that feels the burden of failure. Other people argue that a teacher’s ability cannot be summarized in a letter or number grade stated in Education: Teacher Accountability. If teacher are effective they will be able to keep their job, and if they are not an effective teacher the school district will have no choice other than to let the teacher go. Teachers are tested annually to make sure they are and can be effective teachers.
There might be some benefit keeping the students around until they turn 18, but the cons outweigh what’s the best interest to these kids. They disrupt other students, teachers, and are unmotivated to reach their potential, often find themselves stuck on a daily basis. Dropping out is the only choice they can have and limiting this very choice only makes things worse. Although I agree with Chapman, I think that Obama serves good intentions with this proposal but the idea may be thought not well enough. I believe that you cannot force kids into learning and even doing so, they will have a harder time attending classes than before.
Students should be trying to pass not giving up and there are teachers that are willing to help, all students need to do is ask. Students that fail or even drop out from college often give up because they don't immediately know the answer on how to solve a problem. In all my college class I have had classes that all the seats are full in the beginning of the school semester then one by one students start to drop out. Often in all of our classes we blurt out answers that comes to mind, and we don't give it more thought to the answer. Students that are willing to try; they can collect evidence to indicate their problem solving strategy is working.
It also holds back the kids who work hard to succeed.” Many of the people I asked agreed in some way with Casey. I also asked another girl I graduated with, Lauren Maule, who now attends Eastern Carolina University, she said that she did not believe NCLB was affective because, “No Child Left Behind serves as a way to let students who do not deserve to move on in the school system, move ahead. If you do not work during the school year and can pass a test at the end and your peers did homework every night and just cannot seem to sit through a test you do not deserve to be able to be compared to them by moving on to the next grade level.” Both Casey and Lauren were in the top ten percent of our class, and neither agrees with what has happened in high schools since 2001. Who understands the effects more then the people who experienced it? I would have to completely agree with Casey and Lauren. NCLB allows students who put forward minimal or no effort to
He blame parents having great hopes for their offspring. He blame professors for giving too much work and the students drive themselves crazy to do better than their peers. Nevertheless, Zinsser think that grades are not that important. But the students care about their grades in their classes a lot. In contrast, he believe the employers look at the range of classes the students take, not what grade they got on a specific subject.
Many young people see going to school as a chore and only go because they absolutely have to, while some will even skip school because they see it as boring and unnecessary. However, going to school is incredibly important for your career, future education you may wish to pursue, and social and communication skills. Teenagers are forever being told that they need a good education so that their can have the career they want, but many do not listen. However, it is important to remember that your schooling, no matter how long it may feel, lasts for a just a few short years compared to the rest of your life ahead of you. Therefore, it is better to sacrifice a little bit of fun now so that you can find happiness in later life, as you will be happier if you can do a job that you enjoy and afford to do the things you want.
Discuss some positive and some negative aspects of Mr. Scott’s way of dealing with tardiness in the preceding case history. When reading what Mr. Scott wanted to do for his class, my first response was that’s not fair at all, not allowing Susan to participate in the discussion seemed unfair to her and her development as a student. It may send her the wrong message that being too smart is not good practice to keep. “Susan is an “A” student and according to Mr. Scott she tends to do dominate the classroom exchanges” (Borich. 2011).