As a species, humanity, henceforth, people, will never go out of business, but as individuals and specified groups, people can and will fail, because people don’t plan to fail, they fail to plan. In the modern society, it has become mandatory that all high school seniors are required to complete and present a “Senior Project,” to show the world that they can be taken seriously. Covering these points will include: what the project is, examples of different advocators of the project, and the different viewpoints of why it is useful verses why it is not. In addition to gaining a great deal of creditability from doing the Senior Project, or also referred to as the Culminating Project, students also gain something even more valuable than praise from accomplishing an obscure assignment, a diploma. Yes, the Senior Project, of all things, is required to graduate high school, it’s no wonder seniors get senioritis, and desire to extract as soon as possible. Now, these aren’t all the exact reasons as to why it is required of by each individual, because there are many reasons as to why it is necessary and how it will be more beneficial than tedious, at least to some people, namely school boards or any other administrators of education. Their motives are so that the student may further prepare himself or herself for college or careers. This opinion may be true, that it indeed does prepare some students for their futures, but that doesn’t guarantee that it will prepare all students for what will come after high school. All it can provide is the basics that administrators find essential. Sure the topic is open as to what can be chosen to present on, but within that freedom are regulations. Students must create a project of their own designs a... ... middle of paper ... ...t the last year of high school would be less agonizing without a laborious issue such as a Culminating Project, to attend to. Therefore, these points have been covered: what the project is, examples of different advocators of the project, and the different viewpoints of why it is useful verses why it is not. Hopefully, this can change the ideals and opinions of the administrators and enforcers of the Senior Project, to consider what a hindrance it is. Works Cited Columbus East High School. 10 February 2014. Web. 18 March 2014. Culminating Project. 12 February 2014. Web. 17 March 2014. Gardner, Nancy and Mary Magee. Senior Project. Web. 17 March 2014. Miller, Susan. Ten tips for success with the senior project presentation. 12 November 2009. Web. 19 March 2014. “Senior Project.” Rigby Trojans. Jefferson Joint School District #251, n.d. Web. 19 March 2014.
The idea of having to go to school every day for at least twelve years conjures a lot of different emotions – some may be excited about the idea of learning new things and exploring their minds, while others may be exasperated just by imagining the curriculum they must complete during this time span. The term “senioritis” is derived from the feeling of irritability during a student’s last year of high school; this can cause a nosedive in GPA, lack of effort in assignments, and leaves the student with little to no determination to finish the school year. With this said, as years pass through a student’s academic journey, their passion, if there ever was any to begin with, is likely to dwindle down by the time
...ly worsens the problems that he states. With the lack of maturity comes more bullying and cliques. By teachers and administration helping each student individually, children not only will learn more but also have more ways to show their individuality. The uniqueness of each person can be expressed through the way he learns and how he uses the information he is given. Instead of generalizing teachers, students, and administration and attacking them for their flaws as Botstein has, the purpose of high school is to show how each person fits into society by expressing their own individuality. Not everyone can be a brilliant mathematician, physicist, or author. It takes many different people to make the world work cohesively. By maintaining the traditional high school setting while working to fit students’ needs, education can assist in making a greater society.
...roup project where they create a society and choose what values they think are important for this society. They could present their project in various formats: PowerPoint, video, written story or a poster either way they need to justify the values they chose.
The script opens with a POV shot of a car driving during a thunderstorm. The driver briefly takes his eyes off the road. The screen cuts to black as we hear a horrific car crash.
Some teenagers believe that life should imitate high school. Adolescents think they should never have an inordinate amount of pressure foist upon them, and that deadlines are strictly an outline to go by. If something is done incorrectly the first time they can just keep doing it until it's right. However, when young adults enter 'the real world' they come to the horrific realization that their boss doesn't care how they feel, and if the deadline is missed, there can be severe consequences. High school should aim at preparing young adults for real life, rather than misleading them to believe the world will continue to revolve around them.
Two important, mighty Asian empires in history are the Ottoman Empire and the Ming China. These two empires are in totally different areas of Asia – the Ottomans were in the very west, the Chinese were in the oriental east. Therefore, these two empires, naturally, formed completely different cultures. However, surprisingly, these empires had many parts in common as well. The Ottoman Empire and the Ming Dynasty had both many different and distinct parts, as well as many similarities.
Senioritis is defined by the “sickness” of high school seniors. It has the biggest impact on students during the second semester of senior year and it is characterized by the lack of motivation to stay engaged. Many of the soon-to-be graduates tend to slack off by the end of the school year. Students who are experiencing senioritis do not have the energy to even get up in the morning, so they surely do not have the enthusiasm to go to school and be told what to do for eight hours straight. That is the main reason why students at this time of the year tend to skip more and more classes. This results in a drop of their GPA, it enervates their overall academic record, and may interfere with the admission to a chosen college or university. The College Board website claims that “every year, colleges rescind offers of admission, put students on academic probation or alter financial aid packages as a result of ‘senioritis’.”
... In fact, given the option to graduate early, I would take another class to not do so. Kirn does highlight some of the unwise decisions made by seniors, but those decisions would not change if the grade were to be removed. Senior year is not just valuable academically, but socially as well.
Senior Project Senior Project Outline Introduction: Let the reader know what this Essay is about. I. What I already know A.
As freshman, we came home from school with the mentality that we were no longer children, but rather had entered into a new stage of life. Everything seemed different and new; we weren’t the big kids on campus anymore. We no longer were the persons being looked up to, but rather were the persons looking up to an entire school of older students. We remember joining our firsts clubs, going to dances, and having Orientation days.
It seems like just the other day that my brother was making me sit and listen to his boring speech about god knows what for his senior project. Now it is my turn to do the senior project and make him sit and listen to me go on and on about a whole bunch of nothing. The project seems scary but I know that staying on track and doing things on time or ahead of time will make the whole project go a lot more smoothly. Completing the senior project will also make graduating easier too.
Projects can be completed individually or as a group and assesses academic learning goals, how well students work together cooperatively, and individual accountability.
Students get the chance to work on large projects (larger in scope or complexity than individual tasks)
Youth are not only the leaders of tomorrow, but also the partners of today. Young people are social actors of change and progress. They are a crucial segment of a nation’s development. Their contribution, therefore, is highly needed.
Project Citizen is a project that seventh-graders do annually. The students take one problem and find a way to solve it. The goals of Project Citizen are straightforward. There are four steps to Project Citizen. First, the students need to identify a problem in the school or community. Then, they research that problem. The students need to finish about twenty tasks, each related to a category of school safety. Next, they evaluate possible solutions to that problem. The solutions are put into a research paper, which is what this paper is. After that, they develop public policy ideas. These are put into a group presentation and later presented to a larger audience. The four keys to being successful in Project Citizen are to work hard, work as a team, research well, and stay organized.