Sixth grade

Wilson indicated that each student would receive feedback on their weekly writing assignment prior to the next weekly writing assignment, so that we may improve. Because these assignments accounted for ten percent of our grade, they make a letter grade difference in our final letter grade. Dr. Wilson only graded ONE weekly writing assignment that was returned to us. It was the first one, due and submitted on January 13, 2017, where the majority of the class received C’s. Exhibit B and exhibit C…

realized halfway through sophomore year that the academics were only half the battle. I lacked the ability to communicate efficiently with others. The move from a tight-knit school of 650 students to a public school with 2,000 students was terrifying. My grades through junior year dropped as I got a sense of how the real world is; teachers don’t repeat the assignment, grading errors don’t fix themselves, and I had to learn how to fight…

Praise the Response In Mary Sherry’s article In praise of the ‘F’ word she sets here idea that having the ability to flunk is good for the students. Mary is an adult literacy teacher and her students often say they wished that someone had made them study. She states that most students cannot prioritize correctly. In most cases I would agree that most students have difficulty prioritizing school. Mary’s main point however was that flunking students is a good way to get students to learn…

The two chapters that I would like to compare and contrast are Depression part one and two. Out of all the chapters I can relate to these two the most. I can relate to depressing more when I am at school. I feel that I am a big failure and nothing can go right. For example, last week there were no test coming up, but I worried that I was going to fail all five courses. In depression part one and two she motivates herself. For example she says to herself “If you don’t stop being sad right now,…

Before the storm of the century, I believe that I had a grade of 86 for Graphic Design. I have done all the work i have been told to do. I completed all of my work to the best in my ability. I respect my teacher and listen to what he has to say. Also i work hard to do all my work in time. And that’s why i deserve a grade of 86. I deserve a 86 for my grade because I have used all my work time wisely most of the time. I pay attention to do what i’m supposed to do, and not mess up in my work. i…

Ten extra points on my average semester would not only add to my average grade but increase my gpa as a whole. You being a english teacher know how critical a gpa can be; getting into a decent college . I know I deserve these ten extra points on my semester grade average. I try my very hardest in this class, I make sure my work is neat and well presented. Understand, and put yourself in my shoes. This class and algebra stresses me, knowing they're the only classes I’m not doing too well in.…

Grades have been around for over 100 years, but they don’t always motivate students to try harder. The decreasing trend to actually try in school is huge. In order for students to try in class, it requires that we clearly distinguish progress from growth, and absolute achievement from norm-referenced grading. (Wiggins) Therefore, high schools should eliminate letter grades because grades diminish students’ interest in whatever they are learning; grades do not always reflect what students know,…

Senior year….. (breathes in fresh air) . It’s finally here It came so fast it really does creep up on you. I was just in the 9th grade and now it’s almost over completely. My school fees are almost 100 dollars, but I got half wavered. Everything is coming so quick I honestly can’t believe it’s here. Cap and gown measurements were the best and then again a little serious because that meant it was getting closer and closer to the time for me to graduate. I want it to be over with but then again I…

My proudest accomplishment is something I have been working very hard on over the course of my senior year. At my high school courses called dual credit are offered to seniors in the subject’s government and English. These courses are much more advanced seeing as they are actually EPCC courses and when completed students revive college credit for them if their semester averages out to at least an eighty. The most challenging class out of both that I am enrolled in is English 1301 which consist…

King 18 March, 2016 Should students have letter grades? Letter grades should not be used to grade students in school. Because there here to learn, not to pass things.(In fact, they’re “relics from a less enlightened age,” says education expert Alfie Kohn, author of punished by rewards and schooling beyond measure and who (Time Magazine Cindy Long) (describes as “perhaps the country’s most outspoken critic of education’s fixation on grades and test scores.) “The research quite clearly shows…