Student engagement

rules and stereotypes associated with religious groups. Journey, a Christian worshiping community at the College of Charleston, encourages an open-minded approach to spiritual growth throughout college by communicating with students in a way that welcomes all types of students without judgment. This organization is a discourse community, a group of people that share common goals and communicate about a particular topic, at the College of Charleston. To determine this, I compared Journey to the…

teachers, the following scene may sound all too familiar: on the day a major assignment is due, students enter the classroom in a flurry, toting half unzipped backpacks and the invisible weight of the emotional, social, and personal baggage that all people, particularly teenagers, must balance along with life’s many other requirements—in this case, a dreaded non-fiction reading comprehension task. Some students immediately sit down and hurriedly press pencil to paper, capitalizing on the…

for a student to be successful in their jobs and careers they need to be familiarized with using technology to learn and grow. But, at the same time there are some major disadvantages to using technology that should be considered very carefully before fully implementing digital textbooks into our school system. Such examples are Digital Distraction, Health Concerns, and extra Expenses. One of the major concerns with using digital technology is the effect long-term use may have on a student 's…

However, I do not think it will stay that way forever. Computers are getting more complex than just the average college student could understand. Therefore, those who are going to be most successful are going to be the intrinsically talented (actors, actresses, singers, musicians), those who are born into riches (Donald Trump), and those who are capable of using ideation and…

commuter and night time students are facing today is that not everyone is offered the same beneficial services that a full time and on campus student would have access to.Weatherford College 's office/bookstore hours are currently from 7:45 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. making it very difficult to acquire assistance for full time working and night students. Most working students work between 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and most night students are in class between 6:00 P.M. to 9:15 P.M. Students also only have…

Since I was ten-years-old, I’ve been homeschooled. Well, I was cyber schooled, which means I could longue around in pajamas all day long and take tests over the computer and call it a day. Pretty sweet, right? Students say their first year of college is an interesting experience. They’re away from their parents and siblings for the first time, they have a taste of freedom – its every teenagers dream. But when you’ve been homeschooled, it’s a whole different world, and you’ll be in for a rude…

larger university is fit for the student. Both small and large universities have their pros and cons such as class sizes, social life, and their resources. Larger university typically have anywhere from 15,000 students to 70,000. At a larger university, such as UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles), it is common to see over 500 students in one class. With classes this big, it is virtually impossible for the teacher to give individual attention to students and making them feel…

The lack of improvements and renovations made to Blanco Hall has flourished into a major problem for it’s Texas State University student residents. As a current student at Texas State University who resides in Blanco Residence Hall, I have personally experienced the absence of undertaken measures in regards to the issue of my residence hall’s condition. I propose that the Director of Housing at Texas State University shows empathy towards Blanco Hall residents, eradicates the idea that residence…

life, even college students. College students have a great amount of issues to balance throughout the school year, from social life to doing laundry. Despite all the pressure and stress that college students experience, there is hope for them to acquire happiness. There are lots of reasons for a college students to be unhappy. They are…

Bob is having with students, he always appears to make them feel at ease and important. While I’m looking forward to observing more helping interactions with Bob this semester I feel as if I’ve already learned some important lessons. Bob has been working as an academic advisor at Appalachian for almost fifteen…