But college drop outs also can able be due to the unequal college preparation given in high schools. The education system needs to be reformed so students have the opportunity to choose whether they want to go to college or do vocational training instead. A college degree is bringing more negative aspects into a student’s life therefore students, especially from working class, must know the alternatives to be able to succeed. Most of the students in the United States are middle or working class. In addition of going to school, working class students also have to get a job to be able to help out their families.
Although statistics show that the highest ethnicity whom over achieves in education are Chinese people, it is still very debatable for other ethnicity’s whether the schools process affects their attainment. Bowker doesn’t believe that the processes in school are mainly responsible for ethnic differences in attainment. He assumes it’s due to the cultural deprivation ethnic minorities’ face. Factors like intellectual and linguistic skills creates a huge barrier to the UK education, as ethnic minorities normally lack a standard of English, this is normally due to the fact that English isn’t their first language because it may not always be the language spoke at home thus leading them to gain a poor attainment in school as they face a double burden of attempting to learn English whilst also having to understand the syllabus taught. On the other hand, Gilbon recognises the processes committed in school which create the ethnic differences in attainment, he found that Afro-Caribbean boys were often labelled “unruly” “disrespectful”, they were also more likely to be given detentions than other pupils.
I would want to have done the same things once I have my own classroom and I feel fairly passionate for students to understand and develop tolerance towards people who may be different than themselves. I feel that as teachers, we can take action to really mold our students to grow and be better individuals living in this world. I really do believe that issues in the matter of race/ethnicity and culture has to do with educating oneself of these things and practicing the basic matters a person should carry with themselves. I really think that these issues need to be discussed in depth when students are young and continuously because it is harder for one’s mind to see the wrong in something they believed was right for most of their
Eng 100 Midterm paper Cultural differences: A Comparison on How Culture Affected Shen and Mellix in Academics Fan Shen and Barbara Mellix are both “traditional outsiders”, Shen born and raised to use Chinese composition, and Mellix, who as a child, used “Black English” a less polished English. For Shen his academic hardships came from trying to reprogram his mindset from a Chinese identity to an Americanized one. And for Mellix she has to refine her current English into something sophisticated that will be able to express her thoughts and emotions, and be able to assimilate with the “others”. Both have their differences, but they also share similarities, both their cultures had their own unique influence on Shen and Mellix’s academic experience. Also both of them are able to separate themselves from their old ways and tame the English language.
Lara, Jose B. Spears English - 550 Essay - (Project # 2) Chaffey College Resources How does a first time student in college find what resources can benefit him or her? First time students always find it difficult to find the right resources in college. With numerous resources that Chaffey College has to offer students many still find it problematic uncovering the right resources. An easy way to finding what resources can benefit a student is as easy as researching and having the determination to informing yourself. Indeed, Chaffey College offers great programs to first time students and continuing students as well.
People who are different from the majority are usually alienated. Trying to belong to a certain group or even society involves sacrificing something from which you are, even if it’s an inch of it. An inch-by-inch ad up and that eventually leads onto loosing ones individual identity. In Xinran’s Sky Burial, Shu Wen endures many adjustments due to the loss of her husband Kejun. Shu Wens Chinese background makes it difficult for her to try to fit in to the Tibetan culture.
Many seek a higher education for employment purposes. There are a lot of people who are in classes only to achieve a raise or to get advancements in their jobs. Many students seem to think that they may only do the basic work in order to ‘skate by’. Professor X, in his article titled “In the Basement of the Ivory Tower”, seems to believe that many people attend college because they can; or they take classes based on the job market, not because they have a desire to learn. He is unhappy with the college system of today.
Welsh says the reasoning behind the emigrated student’s success is the self determination and motivation to do well in school, as well as hard work exerted by the students. I agree with Welsh’s argument and believe that students who emigrated from foreign countries to the United States see their learning opportunity as a privilege that they do not take for granted unlike most of us. The American student s who are born with the opportunity to learn in United States schools tend to take their education for granted. They see it more as a requirement rather than opportunity. Welsh’s article discusses the difference between American students and Asian students.
Kelsi Trumbo EN102 English Composition II Karen Lawler Course Project- Final Draft November 3, 2013 College Cost The cost of college has been a really huge pain and struggle for myself and other college students that I know. The cost of college is so outrageous if you did not earn full ride tuition in high school due to being a good athlete or having superior grades. I was an average student in high school and earned A’s, B’s, and some C’s here and there. I was not a superior student who earned a 4.0 average, or who was in the “Top 20” of my graduating class. Since I have started college I have been dealing with the struggle of how much Financial Aid I was going to receive and then dealing with the stress of having to take out student
The American dream is often defined as the good life of the United States, but how can people reach it if they are limited to just attending school from K-4 to high school? We all know that in order to succeed in life we need more than a high school diploma. Many illegal immigrants who are brought to this country as children recognize America as their own country some of them do not even speak their native language. They are so used to the American life style that is hard to integrate some of their traditions in their lives. America has been the home for numerous people and they feel the need to represent “their” country in many ways as possible.