Against School by John Taylor Gatto In his essay Against School, Gatto argues against the school system. He claims that the twelve year schooling program may, in fact, be pointless. He conveys his attitude toward the subject by utilizing words such as boredom, dangerous, dumbed-down—and in the context of a school—trap, warehouse, and wringer. Gatto uses straightforward logic, and argues his case by pointing out a plethora of well-educated people that stand out in history, and yet did not go through the “twelve year wringer.” Presenting himself with certainty, readers are compelled to agree with Gatto on the matter. We blindly accept that we must go through a twelve year schooling program, but Gatto asks us why this is necessary.
He writes about the lack of passion to point out that there will no longer be any genius in the near future. He point out that many colleges a tendency to serve but not to challenge the students. He further strengthens his arguments by providing the example of grade deflation – in some classes, the grades were increasing over the years. He concludes by saying that his teaching style will definitely change; his classes will not only be enjoyable but also will ultimately change the students and he will not worry about the evaluations. Also he put burdens on individuals to strive to be
Devin Dufrene Essay 4 April 14, 2009 Failure Failure! Some students are afraid of it, Then again some students are given grades and passed anyway. Students should not be given grades and diplomas if they did not learn the necessary information and earn the grade. In this essay I will respond on how I agree with Mary Sherry in “In Praise of the F Word “on how students are hurt later in life First, if student doesn’t learn necessary information in high school he or she will not be able or having a lot off trouble in the after life with college or there new job. In example, if a student gets by in his English class not caring and not trying to learn, but his teacher likes the student so he passed him, when that student goes to college he will have trouble because he doesn’t know how to write a correct essay because he was given the grade.
If they are labelled as being ‘stupid’ early on in their career then they will be placed in the lower sets and streams. This means that they will not have access to the full range of courses available to them and this an effect their A level or degree choices. Sociologists would also agree by explaining that anti school subcultures may occur. These are groups of students who feel that they have been failed by education and stop trying or
In Holden’s case, he probably wanted to say that Holden should follow the school rules and become obedient. In Mr. Spencer’s view Holden was failing in school, and because they are in a close relationship, he definitely wanted to help Holden to normally spend his school life. Therefore, by telling Holden this quote, he hoped Holden would not try to break school rules and live along not crossing any bounds that would lead him into difficulties. Question #6. Why wouldn’t Holden try to listen to Mr. Spencer about his poor academic accomplishments although he knows his failures?
*Non-Idians teacher they expect them to be dumb in class but smart outside of class. Living up to expectation in a classroom. He was expected to fail although failure is what was expected of him Sherman Alexie refused to do so. reading is a tool one can use to succeed in life. Like it or not, the importance of a good education cannot be stressed enough.
Gatto’s long, and successful, career within the American education system serves as more than enough evidence to confirm the credibility and accuracy of his opinions. His career is another indicator of his love for educating young people. Gatto doesn’t believe in forcing students to learn on a strict schedule (i.e: six classes a day, five days a week, nine months a year, for 12 years). He bonds boredom, a common condition possessed by not only students but teachers as well, to schools in the U.S school system. Many of his students said they weren’t interested in what was being taught because it was stupid and they already knew the material.
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). Plagiarism is becoming a big problem in the school system. Many students do not understand what needs to be cited and what does not. The school system should teach students the proper way to cite, and they should teach them that copy and pasting is not writing a paper. According Bojar to students at the community college have a hard time juggling classes along with his or her family and a job.
* Consequences of plagiarism- Not only am I stealing from someone else, I am depriving myself the opportunity to learn which will cause me to fail the assignment, which could lead to failing the course and in very serious situations I could even be kicked out of school. * Avoiding Plagiarism- I will avoid plagiarism by submitting my papers to the Plagiarism Checker and making sure I use the citations when they are needed. I will also make sure to include references in my work. Setting and Achieving Goals * Long and short-term educational and career goals- My short term goals are to finish my Associate’s Degree and then move on to obtain my Bachelor’s Degree. While I am working on my Bachelor’s Degree I would like to get a position with a non-profit organization in the Human Services field.
She concluded Brigit might not have done the tests accurately because of the previous reading. Instead of addressing this issue she decided to avoid the confrontation and shoulder the responsibility of retesting everyone. In my opinion passive communication, although avoid confrontation is not effective because Brigit is left unaware she completed the tests inaccurately. This is an injustice to her and the students because she will continue to make this mistake unknowingly. The more effective way to handle this in my opinion would be to ask Brigit to demonstrate how to complete the test and show her what she is doing incorrectly.