The College Fear Factor was written by author Rebecca D. Cox, which describes the struggles that students face entering their first year in college. Many students all share similar feelings and experiences about their first day. Others share their fears about current courses, such as math and writing. Throughout the chapter, Cox interviews students and documents their reactions to challenging situations. Many students right out of high school express that their high school courses prepared them for the course work ahead.
The Game of School: Why We All Play It, How It Hurts Kids, and What It Will Take to Change It by Robert L. Fried is a great tool for identifying challenges in school systems and planning school reform. This book explains in great depth the problems faced by students and educators in schools today and ends with a call to action for solving these problems. Some major concepts that arise frequently throughout the book are time being wasted, students feeling powerless and the prioritization of test scores over authentic learning. Time is wasted by everyone in school and is wasted in various ways, for example students are given busy work and teachers rush through a curriculum while students learn nothing. Students, while they are the most important stakeholders, feel as though they have no control over their education.
I’ve realized that I am a much more productive student when I’m not stressed. I get better results with the same input--by not panicking; thus maximizing my learning potential. My easygoing nature facilitates efficiency, and it will prove to be an advantageous quality in college, my future career, and my personal relationships.
In this text Jonathan Kozol went to a school that is really not a school because of what they do to there students just to get them to graduate. The students that Jonathan interviews tell him what they go through everyday just to graduate. They explain to him that the school system really doesn’t care about these students not even the teachers, if the teachers where ever there to see these students. Some students wanted to take AP classes so that they have an idea of what college will be like but never get in the class because “it fills up”. Even if these students entered these classes they had a probability that they wouldn’t have a teacher for that course.
Melinda’s grades dropped drastically. She hid out around the school and wasn’t participating in class. Melinda tried to do an extra half assignment but because she didn’t talk she has to do more, to her it just isn’t worth it. Melinda’s mom expects her grades to increase but we doubt it would happen. The principal, Melinda, and Melinda’s parents had a meeting about Melinda not being apart of class.
Amber Renslow 10/03/17 English 101 In “Fremont High School”, Jonathan Kozol discusses the many issues facing students and staff at Fremont High. He discusses the school’s failure to provide the students with what they need to succeed academically. Kozol is able to create a powerful essay by using first hand accounts and court records to expose the problems that affect students at Fremont High School. Kozol’s use of quotes aids in creating a strong piece by showcasing the problems that students and staff find most important to them.
Students will never succeed if they never receive help on the lesson that they have problems with; however, students will never receive the help they need if the teacher never notices, which is possible due to the non-traditional grading system. Although teachers try their best to help, the lack of homework assignments, tests, and quizzes causes some students’ problems to slip under the radar, like illegal immigrants. Moreover, the typical grading system gives the student room to improve. If a student is struggling on an overnight assignment of a specific lesson, when the teacher notices the student’s problematic situation, they can provide additional help to the individuals that need it. The more times that a teacher can help a student one-on-one is more times that a student can pass a test or improve their grades on their homework and tests.
Exhausted Teenagers?? Many American Teenagers can have a stressful life but what really is causing the stress? In the article, “Today’s Exhausted Superkids” by Frank Bruni states that school and having “helicopter parents” is the major factor causing stress. But in Robert Pondiscio rebuttal in the article, “The Myth of the Overstressed American Teen” he states that getting more involved creates a positive outcome and doesn’t cause stress.
However I strongly believe that in order to accomplish success in studies, relationships, and career it is crucial to do things one does not enjoy doing. The first argument in favor of doing something that is not enjoyable to do is that it is necessary to succeed at school. Most of the students would agree that there are tasks at school that are not fun but are certainly essential to succeed. Ph.D. Lawrence Turner, professor of the mathematics department and blogger writes that a student who does more than 90% of homework is most likely to finish the course with a grade “A”, but a student who does less that 50% of the assigned homework is most likely to fail the course.
Lessons in class are rushed and left unfinished due to the tight time restraints placed upon teachers. They are given an inadequate amount of time to teach the excessive amount of material given to them to cover and, more often than not, they fall behind in their lesson plan, leaving them unable to teach all of the topics in each of their classes. Teachers struggle in reciting the entire lesson within the given time. With the extra fifteen to twenty minutes on their hands they could
When the class is centered around the teacher, the teacher tells the students precisely what to learn, the time frame to learn it, how to learn it, what assignments to complete to learn it, and to demonstrate that they have learned it. This way of teaching is affective, yet it causes students to be easily confused, frustrated, wanting to give up, especially when trying to do homework at home with nobody to help if needed. Students shouldn’t be expected to have conquered a subject after
Students need time to relax and de-stress. With the accumulation of homework, projects, assignments, tests and quizzes, students are constantly working and have no time to relax. This can be overwhelming, but students still put in the effort just to make it through the year because they know they can rest in the summer. Furthermore, this could cause students to become
They could get stressed out about doing well in the activity they are in. The activity they attend could interfere with school when it comes to students focusing in class. They could also stress out about whether to focus on school or the activity. That Stress could really impact school work a student stressing is one that finds it hard to concentrate in school. Some students may be unable to work under stress.
The teacher ignores the student's poor attainment. Conversely, they might not notice the progress of their least favorite student. Living is crucial. Decisions are crucial. Perspective is crucial.
After six first days of school, I have realized that before I pass out the text books, I need to form that important bond and determine what motivates my students to come to school. I instill in them that they are just as important to the class as I am and when they are gone, we all miss out. They miss class and we miss their participation. I need my students to know that my class is a safe place where they are accepted and cared about. Rebore’s words also made me realize that there is very little “traditional learning” that takes place in my classes.
