The Author believes in the power of failing students if they don’t master a skill.
“Educational repair shops” refers to the adult literacy programs. Stating that one’s education is broken and needs to be tweaked or repaired. The author is somewhat mocking the situation by revealing the fact that it even has to exist. These adult literacy programs are the technicians of education.
This statement is false. She may not be a highschool English teacher, but she does teach at an adult literacy program where she teaches basic grammar and writing.
Before she began teaching she blamed drugs, divorce, and other impediments to concentration for the reason why students had poor education skills. Over time, her perception began to shift. She decides that …show more content…
She claims that the threat of her son to flunk caused him to be scared straight and pass the class was an A. She wasn’t fully intent with this radical approach until she saw the positive result.
The author realizes the crucial issue with allowing the student to pass when they have not mastered the skill. In her opinion she determines that it’s dishonest and cheating, especially if the student is to be employed and the employer discovers that the student they employed is poorly educated.
The “healthy fear of failure” that the author mentions is stress. Stress is a good and bad thing. Stress can either keep one up and lose sleep or pressure one to do something you’ve been putting off. People have the tendency to do assignments last minute or the night before they are due. The “healthy fear of failure” is affected by the time given and the consequences to not completed the assignment. Every person handles stress differently and varies on level of stress.
This statement is true. She feels that the majority of the youth don’t value education as much as the adults may
“Educational repair shops” refers to the adult literacy programs. Stating that one’s education is broken and needs to be tweaked or repaired. The author is somewhat mocking the situation by revealing the fact that it even has to exist. These adult literacy programs are the technicians of education.
This statement is false. She may not be a highschool English teacher, but she does teach at an adult literacy program where she teaches basic grammar and writing.
Before she began teaching she blamed drugs, divorce, and other impediments to concentration for the reason why students had poor education skills. Over time, her perception began to shift. She decides that …show more content…
She claims that the threat of her son to flunk caused him to be scared straight and pass the class was an A. She wasn’t fully intent with this radical approach until she saw the positive result.
The author realizes the crucial issue with allowing the student to pass when they have not mastered the skill. In her opinion she determines that it’s dishonest and cheating, especially if the student is to be employed and the employer discovers that the student they employed is poorly educated.
The “healthy fear of failure” that the author mentions is stress. Stress is a good and bad thing. Stress can either keep one up and lose sleep or pressure one to do something you’ve been putting off. People have the tendency to do assignments last minute or the night before they are due. The “healthy fear of failure” is affected by the time given and the consequences to not completed the assignment. Every person handles stress differently and varies on level of stress.
This statement is true. She feels that the majority of the youth don’t value education as much as the adults may