Although high school students have history classes to learn about historical facts, learning it through literature gives students a new perspective on what has already been taught in a previous class. As said by Nancy Methelis, “The history books will give us facts, which we are told are true, but we know they are chosen for the particular text. It generally doesn’t connect in the same emotional way that a fictional work does” (Methelis). Reading Huck Finn gives students a greater understanding of how life was back when slavery was still accepted and common. Its historical accuracy makes it an essential book to be read and discussed in the classroom.
Personal Pronouns in Academic Writing Many essay readers have strong opinions about which personal pronouns are acceptable in academic writing. The easiest way to avoid irking your audience is to omit "I," "we," and "you," (the first and second person pronouns) in formal papers. Writing test graders tend to be a little more flexible in accepting first person pronouns since the prompts encourage students to write from personal experience. However, the majority of the papers you will write in school are not for a state test, so don’t get in the habit of using these pronouns too often. It is important to know when the first or second person is appropriate in an essay, and when it is not.
These authors do you a favor by retelling history that most people find more entertaining than reading about it in a history book. But if we believed that learning or knowing history does not benefit people, it would not be taught, and people will fall for the same
Without understanding social differences, historians can and will take historical events out of context. Keeping historical events separated from modern or personal viewpoints is vital in keeping history in an appropriate context. Another important concept in studying history, “…is the recognition of historical process – the relationship between events over time which endows them with more significance than if they were viewed in isolation” (p. 11). Historians have to understand the events that lead to future historical events or movements. There are many factors that distort historical events in to “social memory”.
Destiny Roberts The story “Rewriting American History” By Frances Fitzgerald is not really a revelation into the way history books have changed. She has made a lot of interesting points that the history books are now more diverse because lets face facts that we as a nation are now more diverse. What the authors have managed over the years to do is add all the history that has been made in the last sixty years, which there is a lot, and not have books that weigh a ton. This has caused problems but there are some ways to fix them. The problem is that the kids these days are learning our complete history.
Burak recognized her research had many limitations as the sample was not randomly selected, the data was self-reported, and the design was correctional. Due to these research limitations, her research findings may not be adequate to apply to a university student population in general. Nevertheless, her research provided a good foundation and solid starting point for further research on the effects of multitasking in university classrooms. CRITIQUE Burak (2012) states that university students are constantly engaged in multitasking and that this really distracts them from learning. Students who do
students can be very addicted to plagerizing since it is very easy to find any type of information. many students do this continuously understanding that plagerisim is against the rules but fail to see any real harm in the theft of ideas or phrases.students obviously are not learning anything from stealing someone else's work. writing takes alot of critical thinking and involving yourself in the situation to make a easy well structed essay. in many cases, students dont take their time realizing how writing can be very fun and creative. plagerism has begun to affect professors at high levels diverting them from the work of developing students writing and critical thinking abilities.
According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, dystopia is defined as “an imaginary place where people lead dehumanized and often fearful lives”. Unlike utopia, where a society is perceived to be a perfect place to reside, dystopia differs in that what is “perfect” often causes an undesirable place to live. Having students be able to understand these complex themes in addition to the “on the surface” themes that exist within this young adult literature would ensure a deeper meaning/understanding of the text for them. In addition, being able to present the idea to students in a multitude of facets helps to differentiate learning for students. Also, students are able to gain a better understanding of what dystopia really means when they see it being used in multiple different contexts.
Conversely, the Montessori camp believed that the Froebelian method over sentimentalized education in young children and relied too heavily on myths, fables and stories. Instead of stories, Montessori’s methods used science to spark interest and imagination in students (Gutek, p. 276). Montessori further believed that the romantic philosophy of education often failed to “cultivate the child’s possibilities for skill mastery and intellectual achievement” (p. 275). Friedrich Froebel and Maria Montessori are two of the most popular educational theorists. While their theories can have similarities they also have a lot of differences.
In addition to re-creating or creating an ethical student, the author purposes inventing assignments that are built on ethical thinking and constructive content understanding rather than questions directly relating to “copy and paste” from a text book. What I found most interesting is the fact that author makes several reference to appealing to a student’s ethics by enlisting others to help curb plagiarism. It is obvious that when, very little, push comes to shove, students will throw away their integrity to make a grade. Perhaps it’s the professors that put too much weight in what college means to students. Whereas higher learning used to be a melting pot or harbinger for grand new ideas and scholars, for the majority of students – it is a means to an end.