A second common description is a discrepancy between predicted achievement and actual achievement. The third description describes a failure to develop or use their potential. There are countless more ways to define or describe an underachieving gifted student but they all attempt to define a very gray area. Trying to address the underachievement by looking at potential and actual results can ignore many factors. It is known that standardized tests are not perfect indicators of knowledge for all students and can have a measurement error.
Du Bois’ students’ realization that little is expected of them and little is welcomed is a result of a lack of empowerment; it is a byproduct of the absence of culturally relevant teaching, which in the end is a damaging thing for children. The less that is expected of them, the less they will give, and yet they will still be ridiculed for what they do offer, and continue to give less, causing a constant trapping cycle. This brings out the importance of culturally relevant teaching and how the lack of empowerment which is gained through culturally relevant teaching will cause intellectual harm to diverse children and harm their outlook on life. One of the most detrimental effects on students of color who are educated through traditional means is that it doesn’t involve culturally relevant teaching that subconsciously forms an idea of accepted self-hatred, as Gregory Michie (2004) observes in See You When We Get There. Jokes about dark skin and changing their natural hair color and eye color were common among a group of
Both kinds are wrong, students don’t learn the right way. The bad conditions of boarding schools make education more difficult. In both stories the educational situation was wrong and needed to change. Hard Times is about a school in which there is a professor, Mr. Gradgrind, who doesn’t like personal opinions or anything that is not just facts. There’s a girl, Sissy, who answers right but the teachers don’t like her because she has imagination.
Homework should be banned Schools should not give homework for a variety of reasons. Learning is best done at school and stress is often caused by work given by schools. The need to do lots of additional work makes pupils prefer not to learn more about the topic. As students do undesirable activities, they lose otherwise better spent time with their family and friends. Thus it is clear that homework should be banned.
Many people resort to this for a variety of reasons. Some do not have a lot of motivation to study, or simply just do not like doing it, and some have very little time to apply towards studying because they have a busy schedule. Others may think, “Hey…I already know this stuff, so I’ll just review it right before the test.” In the long run, most of the time, cramming only leads to failure – you do not learn the material, you do not remember all of what you wished crammed, and it increases your stress level which could be bad on your test score. Cramming can lead to several health effect as well as education effect; here’s a few. When you cram for an examination, your brain does not retain the information.
They are not adults”(1). Another thing that contributes to poor decision making is bad influences or even no influences in a child or teenagers life. Not knowing right from wrong lead to bad choices. Bad influence by peers also creates pure pressure, which leads to people making poor choices to fit in. Studying have taken place to try and develop a reasoning as to why young adults make decisions that they don’t seem to have a reason for doing.
Gender Research Paper Although many may feel that gender segregated schools are a more efficient way to teach boys and girls due to the fact that they’ll be able to concentrate better and learn more proficiently, it’s actually quite the opposite. While doing much research, the facts, data and personal stories from those who have experienced gender segregated schools, it has become apparent that separating boys and girls from learning together it far from helpful and rather hurtful in the long run. Gender segregated schools are negative for both boys and girls due to the fact that gender stereotypes are being reinforced, communication and opportunities for boys and girls to work together are diminished before entering the real world and future relationships between the two genders are also being ruined little by little. Many schools, public and private, are switching from co-ed learning environments to single-sex learning environments due to faulty theories that have existed for more than 20 years. Such theories include that “boys need a competitive and confrontational learning environment, while girls can only succeed if they work cooperatively and are not placed under stress” (Sherwin).
Assessment 3 Practising successful inclusion Gerald Pg, 364 Gerald has been identified as having Asperger’s Syndrome. Attwood (2007) states, students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulty with theory of the mind which is a core cognitive deficit. Gerald lacks social skills and struggles to develop cooperative social interactions which contributes to poor peer relationships. This behaviour leaves Gerald excluded from friendships and social situations. This makes school unenjoyable for the student which can lead to outbursts of anger and fights with other students.
If the student has learning disabilities, they will not tell anybody because they are too embarrassed to mention them and they struggle throughout school; they don’t ask for help. The second reason that high school grads are unable to read is failure of school systems. Schools are overpopulated and crowded and ones that are in large populated areas are more focused on academic functions then the curriculum of learning. They don’t have enough teachers or teacher’s assistants to give each individual one on one time to learn the material. Students don’t have that support from the teacher that they need to succeed in school.
Delfinio I. Velasquez Professor: Tami Comstock Eng- 80-32544 3/26/2013 How Autonomy should be used with Parenting Parents want what is best for their kids, but what they think is best for their kids depends on what parents think an ideal adult looks like as a whole. Daniel H. Pink in Drive analyzes how authentic motivation and autonomy are required for children potential to be preserved. Parents should use more autonomy as much as they can to let their children feel that they are controlling their own life. This will increase their motivation in many areas and gain more confidence to achieve better grades in school. Allowing children to be able to think independently and create their own behavior can be an effective way to allow for more autonomy, improving their motivation in many areas and get the confidence to achieve better grades in school.