Grade retention

At home homework can give students a huge boost if they know how to do it, and can lower their grade just as much. If homework was abolished, the more challenged students would be closer to the smarter students because they won’t have to be graded on homework. Not giving homework could help kids get into college with the ability to receive more scholarships…

During my time in Dr. Kennedy 's ENG 111 class, I have been pushed way beyond my limits of capabilities. Before in high school, I had no idea what a rhetorical analysis was. But here it turns out to the normality. Normally, we would just read a book and then answer questions based on said book. We also had only used citation once if lucky prior to the senior project. But there wasn 't much need for detail. But nevertheless, without my experience here at RCC, I would have never known the amount…

instantly became nervous. I always liked art, but I am not very good at it. It was nerve-racking because I have not been in an art class since 6th grade. This is because we had the choice between art and band, and I loved being in the band. My 6th grade art teacher was not very supportive and if the art was not up to her standards she would give you a bad grade, or make you redo it. Thinking back I could not recall a time where I was told good job or anything or that nature. My friends and I…

better grade. These downfalls often deprive me and other students from registering in rigorous courses, especially with an unweighted grading system. An unweighted grading system is a standard concept where the average of all class grades is based on a 4.0 scale (“Weighted”). No matter the difficulty of courses one takes, he cannot exceed a 4.0 GPA; all A’s are worth 4.0 points, and each letter grade decreases by one point to an F amounting to zero. The unweighted system focuses more on grades…

I desired to say that I have always been of the growth mindset but I realize that is not the case. For years I had carried the characteristics of an individual with a fixed mindset as hard as I fight it. I would only focus on the grades and if I did not receive the grade that…

In the early years of a child’s life, the brain is capable of absorbing information exceeding the ability that of adults. Because of this, many schools determine that they will give these developing young minds homework, hoping that the children will retain the skills they are being taught. Although this philosophy does seem logical, giving homework to children can lead to a myriad of problems. Such problems include lack of physical activity, lack of bonding with their parents, and increased…

teacher to explain the topic more to me, I felt like I was speaking to Cheshire Cat, and that didn’t help. I would go back to my desk feeling even more confused than before. I hated writing. I only wrote on a need-to-write basis, and only because my grade depended on it. I was always given a boring topic I didn’t care for, never was I taught that there was a way to make that topic mine, a way to embrace it and incorporate it into my own experiences. It seemed…

test provided, is a test that students can take to make sure they are prepared for the FCAT exam that they need. Teacher can make sure that students know what is going to be ask from them in this test. In this case a FCAT 2.0 Science test for 5th grade was taken, to see how they present the ideas for this students. This test is a good practice for the students and serves as a guide to the teacher to make sure that the content in the test is been tough in the classroom. Using this, students will…

When I was little, my cousin, who was a grade older than me, was sort of like the leader of the few boys we had our split class. I never realized that I was being treated differently from all the other girls in my class. My classmates seemed to simply accepted the fact that I was the only girl allowed to play with the boys – and it did not occur to me that I was the only one given that I played with the girls as well. However, one year (I think it was grade three) a new girl came to our class…

actual job they want to be a freaking fashion police. These teachers take up too much of their time trying to dress code when they need to be focusing on their grades and why some students are failing or even focusing on putting grades in grade speed the main teachers who dress code are the ones who never have good curriculum or good grade averages.…