Professor Jerry Farber’s article “A Young Person’s Guide to the Grading System” has the intention of persuading college students that the current grading system is not effective by using rhetorical questions to imply its inefficiency, pathos to provoke the reader, and specific diction to help the article resonate with the audience; he even proposes a new grading system. Faber’s solution to the current grading system is to change it entirely, and, in place, have students receive credit or no credit for classes. In this system of grading, receiving a no credit would not have a penalty on the student’s record, but, instead, the records would only have classes where the student earned a credit making this different from the pass-fail grading system.…
1.There is instructions for the first portion, but not for the speaking portion, so I will give this a score of 2. 2) There is a short instruction at the beginning, but there isn’t any written instruction for the short speech following the test. I think it is very fair and direct for the first section, but I think the speaking section needs to be explained by being written down. In any event, I give this a score of 2. 3)…
There is no question that the American education system is flawed and is not the most effective to teach students a broad range of academic subjects. Students are graded on the ability to reproduce knowledge onto a piece of paper after days, weeks, or months of studying a topic. The lack of this ability results in failure to earn a passing grade in the subject matter. If the student can reproduce the desired knowledge at a highly proficient rate, they receive a rating that distinguishes them from other students. In “A Young Person’s Guide to the Grading System,” an article written by Jerry Farber, a professor of English at the University of California at San Diego, the grading system is put at fault for the flawed educational system.…
Kohn’s article “The Case against Grades” (Kohn, 2011) effectively captures the anxiety that most students have about grades. “In fact, students would be a lot better off without either of these relics from a less enlightened age” (Kohn, 2011) Kohn writes. I agree with Kohn’s position in this article because there were many days in high school where I remember skipping due to the fact that I didn’t fully understand what was being taught to me. I, in turn, grew anxious about not being good enough and started failing.…
A Lazy A Suzanne E. Fry writes “Some students feel that success is owed to them; after all, they did not spend thousand of dollars a year not to yield results”(Fry 10). In her article, she brings out her view that relaxing grades or the lower performance needed to achieve good grades, cause the quality of education to suffer and teaches student they don 't need to work hard to succeed are completely valid; it is seen in the way student pick classes today and their time spent studying. Suzanne E. Fry in the article, Grade Inflation argues that the inflation of grades going on in higher education is harmful to all involved. Fry points out that when A’s are easier to achieve students are taught that they don 't need to work hard. She shows that…
In his weekly show, John Oliver took on the disadvantages and negative side of standardized testing, a series of nonstop tests that American schoolchildren must take at the specific time of an educational year. The education system and especially weak points, what he calls nonsensical test passage in school at some of the elements of his argument. For example, he is trying to say that parents and teachers have decried the amount of time that schools spend teaching to the test and administering. However, he did not convince me, and I do not like this type of solving problems by jocks and silliness, but this is another way to discuss problems and disagreements to the public opinion. Although, many people the same as John Oliver may discuss and…
Transcripts During my time at Lemoore High School I have maintained a B+ Average, I have been labeled as a “Conscientious Student”. I was challenged by language classes such as, English and Spanish. Freshman year I received my first B’s in both subjects. I then was able to figure out how to better myself in classes and to maintain good grades, but the second semester of junior year I received a D in English 3AP.…
The wheel of academic achievement at our school has been and will continue to be fueled by data and data assessments throughout its existence. From a representative core of data assessments, we have formed our plan of restructuring. Instructional teacher strategies, teacher and parent developed student safety nets, ramp-up classes along with parental involvement and assisted behavior guide patterns form the bases of our academic progress plan. We expect to elevate our scores to a higher percentage level in each domain of the Criterion Referenced Competency Test. Our expectations are due to our knowledge of deficiencies and effective teaching strategies that will foster growth.…
In the article “Increasing Access to College: An Education Mistake,” by Toby, Jackson, he proposes the importance of secondary education systems not educating up to their maximum potential. Lack of preparation leads to daily life struggles for young adults. Students must be properly prepared prior to their college admission for a smooth and successful educational transition. Secondary schools are failing in their education system, forcing colleges and universities to lower their standards for these students. Unfortunately, many college applicants now live with the consequences because they were poorly prepared.…
David felt like not studying for a test quiz or exam. He gets distracted by T.V, games, or sports. Well let me tell you what happens if you don’t study. If David is sucked in the habit of not studying his grades will drop. If he does not study he will not pass his class and not excel to the next grade.…
The High School Equivalency Program is in Holden Hall. MSU HEP is known for being a secondary education program that is offering individuals who have a background of migrant or seasonal farm working experience to obtain their General Educational Development certificate. The mission that the Migrant Student Services have towards HEP is that they are wanting to be able to give migrant and seasonal farm workers an opportunity to academically prepare them to pass their GED and get their diploma. While I was volunteering with the High School Equivalency Program, I was helping students get tutored in Science, Math, Reading, and Social Studies. There were quite a few students who spoke Spanish, I offered my services more towards them.…
The education system in the United States, since 2001 when the “no child left behind” act was passed, has moved to much less wholistic version of education. This issue is presented in “The Essentials of a Good Education,” by Diane Ravitch. In this article Ravitch presents many thought provoking points about the importance of looking at students as people rather than numbers. The author argues that since 2001, schools have been focusing more on the scores their students receive on standardized tests and less on how much students are actually learning. The author establishes credibility very early, and maintains it by presenting facts and using a professional tone.…
In middle school as a 13 year old student. As a student, at Bemis Junior High, I enjoyed activities such as playing basketball and soccer. As of my young life I always wanted to play on a team. My father and I always watched basketball, and soccer whenever it was on TV. As basketball season approached faster and faster I had to prepare myself and work hard on practicing basketball and getting better.…
I have responsibilities that exceed normal school work because I do not have a mother. Every day I am required at home to take care of my little sister. I have domestic duties such as cleaning, and cooking for her, and because of that I have not been able to participate in many after school activities. During my freshman year, I could not participate in any after school activities because my little sister was not accustomed to being home alone yet. As she got older, I was allowed more time to spend on my extra curricular activities.…
The ideal high school is very subjective. Even so, many have made attempts at such a lofty feat, but however impossible the goal is, the path towards that goal is surprisingly straight forward. No one would call the high schools of today ideal, but with a few tweaks, the average high school can get close. The layman may believe the role of a high school is solely to educate students, but nothing is further from the truth. A high school’s job is to prepare students for being an adult.…