Quindlen’s approach to society’s ignorance towards teaching creates a rock solid resolve that plainly states why teachers should be paid more. When Quindlen gives her first assertion after a supportive story of her time at an elementary school, she states that “teaching’s the toughest job there is.” After she smoothly eases into her first main argument, she supports it with even more anecdotes, views of authority and analogies that make the opinion a little more boulder. She uses a quote, “Teaching is harder than working on docks and warehouses” from Frank McCourt’s memoir Teacher Man to open up the support to her main assertion and smoothly go into a few analogies of her own. She helps her readers think through her main assertion and states how there are no more summer vacations and the early mornings are dedicated to students who need extra advice or extra help. “Evenings are for test corrections,” Quindlen writes.
Although it may be asking a lot, what the knowledge seeking intellectuals of America simply want is the chance to learn in a school system that has intentions on moving forward from educational turmoil. A simple way to make progression towards change is standing up and voicing what can be done. Michelle Rhee, 7th superintendent to the D.C. school board, sees what is happening to education and by her lonesome, takes the issues head on. Rhee is the symbolic “superman” in D.C. that has come to save it from the problems plaguing its schools. Her efforts have clearly made much progress but, without the help of others, she stands no chance in evoking reform or initiating recovery.
False gods in education, Neil Postman warns, prophesy The End of Education. The end of education cannot be to produce narcissists whose only reason for schooling is to earn high paying jobs in order to satisfy their yearning for instant gratification. Clearly, the ideal teacher, then, must often wade against the current of a society where media is pervasive, encouraging passivity and instant gratification. Active thinking, creative reading, and critical writing are the crafts to carry teacher and students against the rising tide of mediocrity. In the ideal teacher’s classroom the study of the glory of our past in the arts, literature, science, history, mathematics and philosophy are relevant material, and the ideal teacher’s job is to prove that relevancy to her
One such problem that is attacking the education system in America is the alarming attrition rate of teachers. Only those not involved with education at all will argue that it is an undemanding profession; in actuality, it is a very demanding profession with an often overwhelming amount of pressure and responsibility tied to it. However, it can also be a very rewarding profession. Unfortunately, many teachers simply cannot overcome the immense responsibilities well enough to stick with the profession for any length of time. Jalongo and Heider (2006) present staggering statistics in their article, saying that forty-six
ENG 102 Short Story Analysis 10/12/11 Blind Ambition In the short story “Dead Men's Path” by Chinua Achebe, Micheal Obi and his wife Nancy Obi are a very hard working couple . Micheal just became a headmaster at Ndume Central School, a very unprogessive school. The Obis have many new ideas to change the school completely. The Obis have a lot of ambition to take on a school with so many problems, although ambition can be good, too much ambition can be bad. Micheal wants to change almost everything inside and outside of the school, he wants to make everything modern and delightful, Nancy wants to change the gardens to make them beautiful and stand out, and Micheal wants to destroy the most sacred path to the villagers.
Education is one of the most important tools we can give our children who will one day be our legacy. Although there are good teachers in the teacher’s union, there are also teachers who go above and beyond others that do not receive the credit that they deserve because they are in the teacher’s union. Many teachers within the union are treated the same rather than on their personal teaching abilities and experience, and ending the tenure will allow teachers to be rewarded based off of their abilities as educators rather than years of employment. Teacher unions advocate for teachers, but have an overall interest in education system. Unions are able to provide a wealth of resources to their members that are cost effective.
Mason Fannin 3/21/14 Professor Ekstam English 20 Against School John Gatto’s Against School illustrates the numerous ills facing the school institution. He spent over 30 years in the education system and his experience, along with the research he has done, gives us insight into the hidden truth behind our schools. He addresses many problems affecting the school system: boredom, standardized tests, gargantuan high schools, and so-called expert opinions in education. Gatto claims that the school system is designed purposefully so that we are “useful in creating not only a harmless electorate and a servile labor force but also a virtual herd of mindless consumers.” In order to deliver his strong opinion, Gatto uses personal experience, expert opinion, exemplification, along with tone and style to reveal to the readers the hidden agenda of the school system. From the beginning, Gatto builds his ethos in the area of education by providing a range of his past teaching experiences; this ensures the reader is aware of Gatto’s expertise and familiarity in the field of education.
Also you can basically say we were here just to be neglected and be treated like nobody, and we were here for no reason. Also you can say that we faced anything that they decided to throw at us, and they took their struggles out on us. Education was a big problem during this time. We had to go to different schools than the whites, our education compared to theirs was horrible. You can basically say we didn’t have an education at all.
Bullying in Public School Have you ever been to a Public School? I have and it wasn’t a good experience for me. First of all people are very quick to criticize the students, parents, and teachers. Secondly the government education system is a failure, but not because of them. Thirdly bullying affects everyone both physically and emotionally.
BAD NEIGHBOURHOODS ARE CREATING BAD SCHOOLS Wasif Khan HSB4M: Challenge and Change in Society November 8, 2012 School: an Institution that educates people, most commonly children. An institution can mould individuals to adopt accepted societal values, norms and rules which allow us to become members of society. Education is a powerful tool in shaping the world. Therefore, schools have an immense responsibility of providing a rich academic atmosphere, as well as allowing them to succeed in their own different interests. However, all schools do not succeed in this, they may have a good faculty and mission to begin with but some fail.