the author is talking about the word failing. To many people the word failing has no meaning, but to others failing has a lot of meaning. “In Praise of the F word,” the author introduces readers about how people are floating through life doing the bare minimum. The author starts out talking about how students are receiving meaningless diplomas. (Quote or cite?) What the author means by meaningless diplomas are, students are not learning like they once were. Students are doing the least amount of work because they…
Being a college student was never easy, from entering a university until graduation. As we go on the journey, nothing came up just so easy. College students exerted efforts, time, sweat, and blood (just to elaborate) “Nothing was easy “. In the journey, there are plenty of stumbling blocks, hindrances, obstacles and many more. And one of them is failure. Nobody is perfect, right? Not all of us can get anything we want in one snap. Students must be studious, diligent, and thorough, ponder our…
know that one million American students drop out of high school every year? (EPE 2012) Did you know that students in United States is the 25th in math, 17th science, 14th reading, out of 29 countries? (OECD 2012) Did you know that two out of three eighth-graders cannot read proficiently and that nearly three out of four eighth- and 12th-grade students cannot write proficiently?(NAEP 2011, 2012) The main responsible of this situation, are the students themselves. Lack of motivation of student is…
In the article titled “What Our Education System Needs is More F’s”, Singleton proposes a solution to the problem of the decline of American education. As he argues, the main cause of the poor quality of America’s education system is the continuous grade inflation that has taken place within the last 20 years. This tendency to award grades which are inadequate to the student’s achievement has led to the situation in which undergraduates lack the skills that they should have acquired at previous…
"Why Students Procrastinate in College" Students suffer detrimental consequences for procrastination in college. Most students put off or postpone something that needs to be completed within a designated time, in most cases opting to do something more pleasurable. A few examples of procrastination may be fear of failure, poor time management, or indecisiveness. According to FWU Journal of Social Science, studies indicate that college students many consisting of continued education students as…
High school can be a pivotal time in a teenager's life, and it can also be a very difficult period for many students. The concepts become harder, workload increases, and the pressure of college is starting to sink in. With these changes, many students find themselves struggling in school. The good news is that all teachers who have actively or passively failing students in their classes can adopt particular strategies and tactics of teaching that may prove beneficial in helping failing students…
school graduates choose to attend college. Even after paying a momentous amount of money for just one semester, students end up failing or dropping out of college. There are many reasons why a student would flunk out of college; I believe students academically fail college because of their social life, they feeling of being independent, or personal preferences. Firstly, the social life of a college student plays a major role in why a student may fail college. Most incoming freshmen have not…
Suppose a student was in school and the student was being laughed at while other students were looking at their phones, and how many times students should've learned information they didn’t. Are cell phones the reason students might be failing classes or all of a sudden getting good grades? By looking at the distractions, cell phones create, the increased possibility of students cheating, and the presence of social media in school, it is clear cell phones should not be allowed in school. In…
this teacher that inspired me to become a teacher and ever since then, becoming a teacher has been a priority. I mentioned earlier that my seventh grade English, to be specific, teacher influence myself to become a teacher. I realized how she taught her students and engaged them in learning, and ever since then I have took note to how all my teachers teach so I could prepare myself for my future. I always love helping my younger peers with their homework and playing the imaginary game “School”…
1) According to Ravitch, is public education broken and in need of fixing? Discuss her arguments regarding this situation. No, the public education system is not broken and in need of fixing. In 1983 with the publishing of the report “A Nation at Risk”, many politicians and media caused a major uproar telling the public that our public school system was a threat to national security and survival. We were outscored on national testing, therefore, our schools were failing and in need of fixing.…