Peer Review Pros And Cons

The hardest part of this research paper for me was coming up with a topic. I just couldn’t think of anything interested to write about. I finally decided to go with zero tolerance policies after hearing how a child was suspended for chewing his pop tart into the shape of a gun. I thought how ridiculous. I had heard many other stories of children being suspended for outrageous reasons so I decided this topic could be interesting. Researching this topic was at times grueling. There were so many stories and so many articles. It was a bit difficult to sort through and figure out what I want to include. The annotated bibliography helped me with this part. I had never done an annotated bibliography before. This did help me connect which sources to use to back …show more content…
This step helps me get my paper in a readable order and helps me organize the points I wanted to make. The peer review was something that was new to me. I didn’t like the idea at first. I didn’t feel comfortable nor qualified to be grading someone else’s work. I now understand the benefits of peer review. I have learned having someone else looking over your work can help you see mistakes you have overlook or that a simple rewording can make things sound better. I also benefited from the feedback I received from Dr. Lancaster. She helped me see I need a definition of zero tolerance in my introduction to help readers better understand my topic. After researching zero tolerance, I now have a better understanding of the negative impact these policies can have on children. I learned many children effected by these policies are in elementary school and therefore are at an age that may not fully understand what they did wrong. By conducting research, I also learned of many alternatives that some schools are already incorporating. This course has help me understand to research process, which I know will come in handy in future