Norm

“Did you know that David Tennant’s left eyebrow has its own Facebook Page. You know him, he’s that one actor from the show Doctor Who.” I never knew about this either, until my close friend from high school told me that my senior year. We were both obsessing with the show and I guess she took her obsession a step further than mine. To sum it up, she and I were both emergence of our favorite medias, fangirls. Being a fangirl was possibly the best decision I have allowed myself to be. It has…

Social Experiment: Defying a Norm For my social experiment I received consent from not only the Walgreens pharmaceutical manager but also the store manager to stand outside and ask a handful of customers walking in to purchase me an over-the-counter drug: Plan B One-Step pill. The nonprescription product: Plan B One-Step pill is a 1.5 mg tablet for women to take up to 72 hours after she had unprotected sex. One must be 17 years old to purchase the “morning after pill.” Note: I was not soliciting…

(10 pts) Term: primacy effect, social norms, stereotypes (use all three) Scenario: Robert has been looking for work many months. He was discharged from the military for medical reasons due to serious hearing loss, and the loss of his left hand two years ago. He recently finished earning a degree and has sought to work in his desired field of working with autistic children. Everywhere he applies he gets an interview and he is thanked for his service. Despite there being severe shortage of workers…

My three violations of social norms are wearing my jacket backwards at school, eat soup with a fork at home and say goodbye everytime I answer a phone call. My hypothesis is people will think the way of acting these things are strange and confusing, they might also feel like I am an odd person. In the case of wearing my jacket backwards, some people will tell me this mistake I made but some people will assume I am just being unusual. For eating soup with a fork, I think my parent or my brother…

challenging the societal norms? That they are odd? That they are crazy? How about courageous and wise? Jeff binney is are both of these and more. During his childhood he was the son of a pig farmer but ended up being a vegan. Then after losing his mother to obesity, Binney decided to make a change in his life and tackle the Leadville 100. on top of these things, he is pursuing a career in comedy while touring in a bus that he is building. Jeff Binney challenges the societal norms by showing that…

Most Difficult Students to Assess Wendy described the students who are the most difficult to assess. She described them as the students who do not talk and advised that in order to get these students to talk you need to make a connection. Making connections with clients is something that is important within the counseling field. Wendy stated that they will not engage or connect unless they can feel that sense of trust and that, “Sometimes you are unable to get these students to talk and you feel…

Is Standardized Testing Still Effective In College Admissions? Michelle Obama once said, “If my future were determined just by my performance on a standardized test, I wouldn 't be here. I guarantee you that”. A standardized test is any form of test that requires all test takers to answer the same questions, is on a time limit, or is scored in a “standard” manner. The problem is, is that all students aren’t the same and colleges want diverse, critical-thinking students. Standardized tests…

Disadvantages of using Standardized testing as a measure of knowledge Standardized testing was thought to be a measure of student knowledge for years, and were used to assure that teachers were teaching effectively and students were retaining what was being taught. These test scores were compared to students from across the Nation. The student range extended to students from private schools with a lot of money and students from state funded schools. The information gathered was used to…

She states that standardized testing resulted from the No child left behind bill enacted by congress that aimed at ensuring that all children in America would attain free elementary education. Although the author was at the forefront of advocating for this system, she is now opposed to it. The testing system according to the author has been used as a means to close down schools and judge both performance of students and teachers without taking into account other factors. Ravitch states that this…

“And now…you may begin”. Isn’t this saying really familiar? Nervous feeling permeates the air, and all students start to sweat. Why are they all here anyways? Well, if one replies back that he is here to get a good score and go to an Ivy League university, is it not obvious? Standardized testing, of course. Is this really necessary? In recent years, statistics has shown that not only is the test unproductive, but also wastes time. Can you honestly tell me that those tests are fair to everyone?…