In the book Redirect, Timothy D. Wilson discusses various “practices” that are effective, not effective, or both and why. He displays research from evidence he finds to prove his argument true or false. He shares his points of views on the different topics and practices he mentions. LifeSkills Training (LST) is one of many programs he mentions. He uses studies from different schools and areas to demonstrate how LST works on students. He refers to one study which took place in New York on fifty-six junior high schools. Students were randomly assigned into LST. Students who were a part of LST were less likely to do any of the following by the end of high school, smoking, drinking, or doing other drugs. Similar results occurred in inner city schools …show more content…
He discusses specific studies, but he did not mention a few main points that lead to the effectiveness such as the importance of the teachers and the long-term effect. I found more evidence on different points that made the program effective. For example, a large sample size in the data recorded which makes the evidence stronger to prove the program as effective. Botvin did not stick to one study, he experimented with different populations throughout the world. Till this day, he is studying to make his program larger and much more successful than today. Wilson’s strengths include clearly stating the program as effective and giving few examples to prove his point. But his weakness is not giving the reader enough information on the program’s effectiveness and the reasoning behind the examples to show the program as effective. The evidence he gives did not convince me because he did not mention if the studies he mentioned were recent or old. In order, for me to accept the program as effective, I would prefer to have the dates of when the studies took place. From the research I did, I found information on the program’s background and developer. He does not give credit to Botvin for the program’s development. In my research, I found the effects of long term, more evidence on the studies, and how teachers have lots of sessions to teach students on the program. The sample size used in the evidence I found gave a better approximation of the LST to work. LST, till this day, is an effective program for up to twelve
However, the good is outweighed by the bad in that this article has almost no factual support. Worley seems to be venting her thoughts without any outside factual support. It is difficult to label this article as effective due to the lack of any factual support and evidence to back up her arguments. That is exactly what needs to change in the article. Worley must use more sources for information to back up her points, then the article may be more convincing and worth
Initially, in paragraphs 1-3, the author illustrates the story and death of Mr. K, a former teacher of the author who was extremely strict. By providing this story, the author expresses a personal connection to traditional teaching, attributing their own success to these methods. In addition to the aforementioned personal connection, the author later expresses in paragraph 4 that both the author and the educators of America need to help “our students”. By using the term “our students”, the author conveys a personal connection to the current students’ performance. Later, in paragraph 8, the author displays strong conviction when referring to the points made in the argument as “a battle cry inspired by my old teacher and buttressed by new research.” Moreover, the author expresses more confidence in Mr. K’s teachings, stating in the last paragraph that Mr. K’s results are a “lesson we can all learn from,” In addition to an apparent personal link to the content of the article, the author also utilizes their academic background, having attended Yale and worked for popular news outlets, to conduct research to properly support the arguments with factual evidence. Throughout the article, Lipman repeatedly cites research from respected sources such as psychologists, the U.S. Department of Education, and colleges to directly reinforce the idea of the
The. Pearson, F. S., Lipton, D. S., Clel, D. S. (2002). The effects of behavioral/cognitive-behavioral programs on recidivism. Crime & Delinquency, 48 (3), pp. 113-117.
He begins his article by describing a timed test such as the SAT to help support his claim. Howard organizes his paragraphs by stating his topics otherwise known as his grounds. Next he describes his backing with somewhat of a very little piece of his warrant. But Gardner overall does not support his backing or warranty with much of actual evidence or data, resulting in an off balance of the rest of the argument. For his grounds, though he simply states reasons that he thinks. Now for his rebuttals he does make good points and backs them up through his own points. This is shown in the lines “My own guess is that most people would not take much extra time, but the decision would be theirs, not that of a screening body” (Gardner 795), as shown the author uses very weak rebuttals. He does somewhat use qualifiers to help the readers be more lenient with his reasons. Overall the effectiveness of his organization would most likely be improved if added stronger concepts and impressions (Gardner
It’s no doubt that since the beginning of the new millennium and even before, environmental conservation has been a big issue. It only makes sense that people would hotly contest such a topic. Some argue that it might get a little too overblown sometimes, and others say we need to hear it more. Some, like Edward O. Wilson, just want to see an agreement met. In his 2002 book The Future of Life, Wilson satirizes the bull-headed and uncooperative criticism that the two sides often give each other. In his fictitious discourse, Wilson clearly demonstrates how a stalemate can occur between opposing extremes by using stylistic mirroring, over-the-top generalizations, and grandiose diction.
In The Way To Rainy Mountain, the author N. Scott Momaday makes a clear use of figurative language throughout the story and descriptive language to describe the nature around them, explains their myths about how their tribe came to be a part of nature, as well as the importance in nature that are a part of the Sundance festival and the tai-me.
...no and Schmoker as well as the Direct Instruction, Coalition of effective schools and Effective schools research models. All are well supported by research showing clear academic improvements. We have the tools we need, and the personnel to do the job. All we need is leadership to enact the changes we need to help all children have access to a great education.
Nearly 2.5 million kids/teenagers will likely experiment with marijuana, alcohol, or tobacco products because of undergoing the Drug Abuse Resistance Education(DARE) program(Shepard, Sloboda, Nakashian 3). The DARE program is a school based prevention program established in 1983 by the Los Angeles police department in an attempt to decrease drug use and violence in neighborhoods that were overwhelming the local police departments(Nakashian 2, DARE.org).What was once local to Los Angeles spread quickly to all 50 states of the United States and 52 additional countries such as Great Britain and more(Sing et al 93). DARE’s original curriculum, purely focused around drugs and violence, has been adapted every few years to more reach the needs of
The Rubin Pollack Education Center offers a number of programs to address the diverse needs of its students. One of the programs is designed specifically for students who need life skills training, in addition to their academic education. The Life Skills/Career Academic Program at BOCES increases academic, social/communicative, and vocational competence for youth with disabilities. The curriculum focuses on academic skills that are integrated into functional life skills in three areas: participation in the community; maintaining a home and/or personal care, and entry-level job skills. There is a vocational training component, which provides students with a curriculum that prepares them to learn the specific skills necessary to acquire a
According to the life course perspective, social advantages and disadvantages accumulate over time to impact our health and wellbeing. Some policy implications may be increasing housing standards, or increasing efforts to ensure that the current requirements are followed. Emissions testing for vehicles and testing at factories that contribute to air pollution would also serve to decrease what individuals are exposed to throughout their life. Standards for work environments would also be considered part of policies under the life course perspective. Finally, making higher education more available through increased funding for federal aid and a decrease in fees would be beneficial, because according to the life course perspective, higher
Dr. Hilson offered some constructive criticism that will help to make my paper better and more efficient to anyone who is looking to read a research paper on “Why children should not be offered financial incentives for doing well in school or on standard tests.”. His criticism showed me all the flaws in my paper and what I can do to change them to make the paper way more effective. I made some changes in the paper by adding a few in text citations,replacing the unnecessary data on my works cited page making it more efficient, and replacing the grammar and run on sentences. In the paper I added a few in text citations to show where I got the information from and who wrote it, so that The reader could look up the article and read more about it.
...cally, many of these programs once existed in Schools and Community Centers but because of the lack of funding were cut or deemed unessential. By focusing on Schools and Community Centers, the PHN can affect change in younger generations and by doing so affect change in older generations by the spreading of interests and concerns for personal safety through education and mentorship, which would positively influence development of Personal Responsibility. Companies that show positive changes or maintain a high degree in Safety Program proficiency/effectively could receive tax breaks or other financial rewards. The development of these programs shall effect changes due to repetition and familiarity from on the job performance, and trickle down to the younger generations through proper mentorship with the overall effect increasing individual personal responsibility.
Everyone needs to work on life skills. “Our aim should always be to tie our language work into work on life skills, to activate our students language in ways that develop those skills and to help our students get ready for the constantly changing world that awaits them” (macmillanenglish.com). Life skills help one find new ways of thinking. Also it helps recognise the impact of their actions and teaches them to take responsibility for what they do rather than blame others. It builds confidence both in spoken skills and for group collaboration. Life skills analyze options, decision making, and understand why they make certain choices outside the classroom. It develops a greater sense of self-awareness and appreciation for others.
Without studies and statistics the entire argument for Simmons would have no backbone. Simmons mentions over 30 studies throughout the entire book. While investigating to see
In the video Robinson states, “I believe that we have a system of education that is modeled on the interest of industrialism and in the image of it”. Even though many things have changed since the 18th century, the current American educational system is still the same as it was back then. Robinson states that schools are still organized like factories. “ Schools are still pretty much organized on factory lines ringing bells, separate facilities, specialized into separate subjects. We still educate children by batches, you know, we put them through the system by age group.” All of this leads to limiting the students with their learning, by forcing them to work faster or slower than the pace they learn. Not all students work the same way as others do, some do better in groups while others work just as well alone. This all leads to many thinking that there are only two types of people, smart or non smart people. “They have twin pillars, economic and intellectual and my view is that this model has caused chaos”. The chaos Robinson is talking about is the ADHD “epidemic” that the U.S is facing because of how different the 20th century is from the 18th century. “Our children are living in the most intensive stimulating period in the history of the earth. They are being besieged with information and coerced for attention from every platform: computers, from iphones… And were penalizing them now for getting distracted. From what? Boring stuff.” The thing is that there is no progress with adapting the educational system to our way of life, the only thing changing is the amount of standardized test American students take and the medicines they are taking in order to focus in class. Robinson pointed out how “ADHD has risen in parallel with the growth of standardised testing” and the only thing that parents and doctors are doing is