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Grades And Self-Esteem By Randy Moore Analysis

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"Grades and Self-Esteem" Reading Journal In the essay written by Randy Moore, “Grades and Self-Esteem " talks about the American education system and unprepared students. Furthermore, in the essay, the writer mentioned that grades of students are low because, they lack of the knowledge and many cannot pass seventh grade exams. Moreover, certain students do not want to learn or think, and also, he said that some students lack of the critical thinking. The author believe that critical thinking is something that can be learned by time not something that can be stuffed normally. Furthermore, He thinks that what lead students to be in this situation is that they do not care about anything, but they care if they feel good or not about themselves.

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