Schoolwork

leaders and communicate well with others. Many careers require working with others, and National Honors Society helps students develop these qualities that they will use later on life. This society encourages and motivates students to do more than schoolwork; by serving others and leading, these students are formed into well-rounded individuals. NHS works with students to develop service projects to benefit the community. This inspires students to help others and can inspire a career for some…

Walkowiak discusses the importance of educating the parents about common core. In her article, she presents three strategies to help inform parents. The strategies all involve getting the parents involved with their child’s schoolwork and educating them on how this is going to help their child in the future. The article touches on the math side of common core and the “new way” of doing math problems. The “new way” shows a deeper understanding of math and teaching students a new way to look at…

The Internet is an expanding part of today's way of life, particularly for youngsters and youth, for whom schoolwork, web gaming, and person to person communication are among the most prevalent exercises. Be that as it may, the absence of normal understanding about the right way to deal with instructing and securing kids adds further difficulties to a youngster's online affair and expression. Moreover, social and land contrasts in legitimate and social standards mirror the way that there is no…

in Denmark. With that being known, taking the time to complete all schoolwork and reading assignments would be crucial for academic success. With aspirations of being a health professional I have always made academics my top priority. Having a diverse knowledge in study strategies, and leaning techniques, I will be able to use these tools to make the adjustment to whatever work professors assign. Being confident about the schoolwork aboard will certainly help my adjustment, but there are many…

In the article, “Hidden Intellectualism” Graff argues that streets smarts are being not utilized enough in students’ academic work. He incorporates several examples that support his claim including how sports taught him how to effectively write an argument. Graff also uses an eye-catching introduction with an intriguing example of Michael Warner’s transformation and intellectualism as the main theme. Overall Graff gives his audience a perfect template for argumentative writing with balance,…

The purpose of school is to educate our youth. However, educating our youth is more than just teaching them to read, write, add and subtract. Educating our youth involves helping students find their voice, showing them that they have someone in the corner that believes in them, and pushing them to become open-minded problem solvers. I believe that if students have these skills they can become confident young adults ready to face the outside world. There is no lesson plan on helping a student…

In The Chosen, by Chaim Potok, one theme wove its way throughout the entire story: friendship. It shaped Danny and Reuven’s life, and even affected both of their fathers’ lives as well. Friendship played a tremendous role when Danny felt depressed because of his experimental phycology class, as Reuven’s father had a heart attack needed hospitalization, and most of all, as Danny and his father overcame their silence. The story has the idea of friendship all through it, yet friendship affects…

Imagine… you open your eyes to a field, full of students. This was it, it was finally your graduation day. After this day you would start living your life as a college student, and at the moment it seems surreal. It is almost your turn to step on the stage to get your diploma handed to you. As you walk up, your favorite literature teacher looks at you and gives you two thumbs up, and you know she will remember you. But who else will remember you? And what will your legacy be? A legacy is how…

fission. Although Graff did attend college, he was still able to determine a lifestyle based upon a constant battle between being smart, or fitting in. Graff shares to his readers, “Until I entered college, I hated books…my performance for sports over schoolwork was not anti-intellectualism so much as it was intellectualism by other means.” (265). He became so dedicated to sports readings that he realized the amount of gratitude it brought him to obtain different information about different…

Scholarship Boy, who feels isolated from his family even when in the same room, still has the benefit of proud and involved parents encouraging him to do well. Although his family doesn’t understand him, they are proud and attempt to be involved with his schoolwork. Finally, Susan Diranian’s article gives solid resources to back up the claim that parents who are interested and involved in their children’s education have children who are better adjusted with better…