She teaches history to the students as what inscribed on the books and hesitatingly lets Irwin shapes the mindset of the boys for she knows that the boys will not get the Oxbridge scholarship if they are still as innocent as the previous semester. Her biggest attention is given to the boys and their progress. She wants them to pass, but unlike the headmaster she is not a narrow-minded person that does anything, no matter what, to lift the name of the school by sending the students to Oxford and Cambridge. She still respects the knowledge as it is. Hence, she debates the headmaster how best to serve their young charges.
Single sex education is also beneficial because boys and girls build their confidence and self-esteem up when learning in separate classrooms, boys and girls have different learning skills, and there is no sexual pressure within single sex schooling. Single sex education is just as beneficial as co-education. "One of the key arguments supporting single-sex programs is that they create an institutional and classroom climate in which female students can express themselves freely and frequently, and develop higher order thinking skills (Salomone, 2006)." Within a co-education classroom, students worry about what others think of them so they cannot express their feelings in class discussions; or they are afraid to raise their hand to ask a question because they do not want to be teased or ridiculed. According to girlslearndifferently.com, in a single sex education classroom, students develop cognitive skills and they feel free to express themselves in class discussions.
When going to a class, one should hope for a professor with strict guidelines and grade policies in order to retain the knowledge necessary to excel in college. The average student would praise the instructor that came to class for a short amount of time and didn't show any interest in the classroom, got done early and left. But that doesn't help the student in the least. A good professor shows they care by asking questions and getting the class involved in the lecture. They don't just please the overall thirst for an “easy A.” Strict professors are good professors when it comes down to getting the job done in the classroom.
Riley Walters October 26, 2014 “Everyday Use” Character Analysis The Character of Mama in “Everyday Use” Mama, the narrator of Alice Walker’s story, “Everyday Use,” is a strong, loving mother who is sometimes threatened and burdened by her daughters, Dee and Maggie. Gentle and stern, her inner monologue offers us a glimpse of the limits of a mother’s unconditional love. Mama is brutally honest and often critical in her assessment of both Dee and Maggie. She harshly describes shy, withering Maggie’s limitations, and Dee provokes an even more pointed evaluation. Mama resents the education, sophistication, and air of superiority that Dee has acquired over the years.
While the fifth and third grade team members feel this method is beyond the first and second grade children. Our first and fifth grade team members are adamant about encouragement and involvement in the classroom; however, the approaches are different. Our fifth grade team member feels his approach is the best while the first grade team member lacks confidence in hers. The third grade team member reminds the team on a continual basis that the team needs to set high standards and expectations for the children, however, the rest of the team feels her approach is unsympathetic and unreasonable, leading into name calling and the meeting ending with no
The author doesn’t think that the above definition of love is adequate. For her, love is all-encompassing. If she loves someone, they’re always on her mind, they show up in her school work and everything she does ties back to them somehow. Much the same as Pip when he declares his love for Estella, “‘Estella, to the last hour of my life, you cannot choose but remain part of my character, part of the little good in me, part of the evil.’” (Pip, to Estella, 345) So then the author gets to thinking if the way she loves is similar to the way Pip loves and whether she loves truly, or if it’s merely infatuation. It seems that both her and Pip love like a general of war going into battle without any armour, “I should have loved her under any circumstance” (Pip, 377).
In terms of the novel A Thousand Splendid Suns , Rasheed¶s oppressiveness is not³prescribed´ limits by Mariam. This is because she is taught by Nana that in a male-dominatedsociety(7) endurance is all she has (18); however, Rasheed¶s new wife Laila, does not endureRasheed¶s beatings and instead fights against him. Mainly because she has never experiencedoppression, and is taught that ³men and women [are] equal in every way´ (101); making Lailaand Mariam a good team: Laila is defiant, while Mariam ³accents´ Laila¶s defiance by teachingher endurance. Laila and Mariam¶s childhood experiences shape the way they react to oppressionas adults. As a youth, Laila is taught to exercise her rights by her father, while Mariam is taughtto tolerate acts against hers by her mother.
Women are presented through each of the female characters. Ifeoma and her daughter Amaka show striking similarities, both are portrayed as independent, confident and kind-hearted. Kambiili and her mother however, represent the more timid women who are susceptible to the father’s dominance and who endures the pain in silence, feeling respect for their dictator still because they accept how their society deems them. However both characters grow in strength and responsibility- Kambili due to the influence of her cousins and Aunt and mama as a result of the catalyst introduced at the beginning of the book. In purple hibiscus women are often shown as inferior to men.
This fact shows us that the members of the family love themselves more that the Mother. We can say that she is devoted to her family, but doesn’t think about herself at all because she does all the hard work that her family could enjoy the day. As she is altruist, she refuses to buy some new clothes. . in order to show this fact the author uses oxymoron “her old grey bonnet was awfully becoming her”, which is told by the girls.
All these themes or can we call them questions or problems, are what the author tries to show us and maybe answer us trough the short story “The Sin Bin or Lucy’s Heart”. I’ve got the feeling, when I read the text that Lucy truly is a well behaviour girl; she’s a Grade A student and most of the times listen to her mother. But she’s weak and naive, she wants to be liked and to be cool, or maybe she’s just an easy target for group pressure. Her mother tells her not to smoke because it’s bad for her organs etc. Although she know it’s true she does it, because Bethan her popular but bad mannered best friend does it, and had told her that it keeps you skinny.