When students return to school after a summer break, there is often a long time period of adjustment. Opponents may also say that the use of multi-tracking doesn’t work and that it wouldn’t bring any funds when the schools accommodate more students than regular schools. Well this general idea is considered false in many ways. One way is that multi-tracking does save money for the schools when it allows schools to enroll more students than what their
Toward the end of the article, he argues that students in America today mature much more quickly than they did in the 20th century. He supports this assertion by providing with a scientific fact that “the age of first menstruation has dropped at least two years since the beginning of this century, and not surprisingly, the onset of sexual activity has dropped in proportion” (Bostein). He suggests beginning education earlier and graduating high school at the age of 16, not 18. By the time students are 16, they are ready to enter the real world. While Bostein’s reasons seem persuasive, they are ultimately illogical.
MODEL CRITIQUE* Critique of Greg Critser’s “Too Much of a Good Thing” Citing statistics on the alarming increase in the rates of childhood obesity, especially in the industrialized West, Greg Critser (L.A. Times Op-Ed, 22 July 2001) argues that parents can help avert obesity in their own homes by more closely supervising the diets of their children, serving reasonably sized portions, and limiting snacks. Critser, who has extensively researched obesity in his book Fat Land: How Americans Become the Fattest People in the World (Houghton Mifflin 2003), argues that through education we can create a leaner cultural norm, much as the French did earlier in the century when faced with a similar problem. The stakes for maintaining a healthy body weight
And with the economic conditions threatening jobs security across the country, parents and prospective students alike are questioned whether they can afford colleges or not. People complain that schools are charging more and giving less. Colleges and universities have been struggling to survive serious funding cutbacks by raising tuition. Governing, December 1998, Vol. 12 Issue 3,
Responsive Essay Draft Dual Credit in the Community College By Dr. David Lydic “ Dual Credit in the Community College” is a commentary by Dr. David Lydic stating his doubts about the current dual credit programs in high schools across the country. Dr. Lydic expresses his concern that dual credit classes in high school are not sufficiently rigorous compared to traditional college courses, and that these students are not experiencing a true college level course. However, Dr. Lydic references evidence from numerous studies supporting the benefits of dual credit programs, such as financial benefits, early college graduation, and significantly better performance in college from dual credit students. The problem is the controversy over what Dr. David Lydic believes and the evidence to the contrary presented in numerous studies. Dr. Lydic argues that high school students are not experiencing a real college education.
Raises would vary, with some teachers potentially getting raises in the "late 20s (percent)," Carroll said, especially if they earn a graduate degree or more credits. CPS teachers on average earned $71,236 in 2011, state data show. Teacher ratings: A 2010 law required a new teacher evaluation system that judges teachers in part on their students' academic gains. Some reformers and lawyers believe that the new evaluations should never have been an issue in the strike, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel is pledging to go to court over the issue. The reforms, pushed by the Obama administration, have been controversial around the country, with some teachers saying the ratings based partly on student performance are unfair and could lead to the dismissal of thousands of teachers.
Emily Horner Professor Lafond English Comp 1 9 October 14 Education Systems Over the last 50 years the college graduation rates has been unpredictable. There are many different theories that people have come up with as to why this is happening. For example, some theories include every generation of students continues to get even more intelligent than the one before or the curriculum that is being taught has changed. Brent Staples, author of Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A's, seems to think that it is all because of the administration. While on the other hand, Geoffrey Canada, education advocate from TED Talks, seems to think that curriculum and the business plan haven't changed at all in the last 50 years because people are
The SAT might have made sense when it was developed in the 1920s, when higher education was an elitist proposition and the college admission pipeline led a relatively homogeneous population of young adults into a similarly uni-dimensional set of colleges and universities (Creighton). Standardized testing is not good for all students because some students test better than others. There are some who have amazing GPAs and academically do well in school but might test very poorly. Parents have complained in the past to school administration that
Andrea Lunsford, a professor at Stanford University, said, “I think we’re in the midst of a literacy revolutions the likes of which we haven’t seen since Greek civilization”. (Thompson) Lunsford is referencing to the increase of communicational and connective technological advances in the past decade and a half, with which she believes today’s youth has been fortunate enough to grow up. Many have debated that this increase has only caused, and will only cause, detriment among the youth, claiming it rots their brains and decreases their abilities to learn or obtain information. Some have gone as far to say that the current one is the “dumbest generation”. On the contrary, this generation consists of some of the brightest, most intellectually gifted minds, whose creativity and skills have been shaped by the opportunities provided for them by technological innovations, therefore disproving these claims.
Some do not keep up with their schoolwork because of emotional problems, use of illegal drugs, or simply lack of motivation. Clearly, if Americans are to become better educated, students must spend more time studying, and parents must insist that they do so. In the 1980s, criticism of American education stimulated a reform movement. As a result, 45 of the 50 states raised high-school graduation requirements. One government study recommended a longer school year.