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SWOT Should college writing and college literacy be a linked together class? Should one class effect the others grade? With having linked combined classes a student will have two separate classes, two separate subjects with two different teachers, but have one grade. Mostly students and teachers agree to disagree with the thought of linked classes because of the weaknesses and threats the course will give, but there are some strengths and opportunities as well. One major threat students fear is failing behind on learning. Felling so lost and behind will make you fall behind even more, not just in class but in future classes as well. Failing behind will only lead a student to fail. Failing a class is not just a waste of time and money but mentally failing affects you and your self-esteem. With most classes a student can just take a withdrawal (W) and try again next semester; but with a linked class things are not as easy. If a student …show more content…
It’s hard having one teacher think they are assigning one essay and a test, but then going to the other class and the teacher doing the same; students end up having double the assignments, double the tests, but only getting one grade. Having two different teachers leads to not understanding what is going on or how the teacher will grade. One teacher may think your essay is above and beyond the expectations while the other may think it’s awful. Having linked classes and different teachers is a weakness especially if your grade is drastically different from the other class. If you do bad in one class that carries over to the class that you’re doing grate in, your “A in one class will drop to at best a B because you got a C in the other, but that can also work in you advantage. If you are a student with an A in one class and a B in the other maybe that A is enough to bring your B to an A as
In the introduction to “The College Fear Factor”, Rebecca Cox provides examples of how students can find difficulty in succeed in college due many factors like the gap of communication between the student and the teacher, the expectations the teacher has are different from the expectations of the student, how fear is the leading factor for a student to fail is fear itself.
A major fallacy in this reading is Slippery Slope. As a Princeton freshman states, "it's just so easy, and the class was a waste of time, anyway." Well maybe it is, maybe it isn't. Some students might think the class is difficult. It might even be an important class to them.
According to the National Dropout Prevention Center, dropping out of school is a persistent problem that causes much interference within our current educational systems efficiency(Why students drop out 1). If a student drops out because of something that happens
Failing is not an option for many people this means that they will do anything they can to get good grades and keep them there. For many people getting by is just fine and some just don’t care at all, normally collage is where people get weeded out. During this time in life most adults know the meaning of failing and what consequences it will have, number one being the loss of money for the class that must be taken a second time. However sometimes one might fail due to distractions or problems
The children see failure as not being as smart as everyone tells them they are or simply stating the wrong answer to a question the teacher asks (Lahey). From creating this fear of failing comes the hatred of learning. Kids are beginning to learn that “mistakes are something to avoid” and as a result you have students who “are afraid to take risks, to be creative, [and] to be wrong” because they associate being wrong as being a failure (Tugend). Kids understand that mistakes will happen, and from these mistakes you should learn, but are being taught to try to avoid mistakes because it is too big of a risk for their grades and also other students and parent’s views of them. For example, in high-school students have the choice to take general, honors, or advanced placement classes. In the past, more and more students would take the advanced placement classes, which were a lot harder than honors and general and could possibly make lower grades than they would make in the other classes, but would be constantly challenged and learning more than they would in the honors and general classes. In today’s society, more students are being encouraged by their parents and peers to settle for the honors and even general classes, so they can guarantee acceptable grades and not have to try too hard to make those grades. Even though the students in the advanced placement classes may not be viewed as smart
Why Colleges Shower Their Students with A’s” by Brent Staples argues on the current grading practices in the U.S colleges and universities. According to Staples, colleges and universities keep the students from attending the less interesting classes such as humanities. He says, colleges are issuing more A’s because of the increasing consumer demand and competition among colleges and universities. He asserts that the importance of college education is deteriorating because of the result of grade inflation.
“Don’t be a grade-inflater! Grades should reflect the distribution of effort and success in the class … If your distribution of grades is skewed toward the high end, it might imply that either an 'A' does not require a high level of achievement in the course or you are demanding too little of your students,” the Boston University College of Arts and Sciences “Information for Faculty Instructors” states.
If students continue to compare their failures to their full potential, it makes things worse. When they are struggling with a certain class, they give up without looking for help or stop showing up to class. Rebecca D. Cox, educator, writes in her book, The Student Fear Factor that students come into college with a lot of fear and doubts of their potential in school. In her book, a student states, “‘I turned in my first paper and I got an X… I mean, you’re supposed to get like, a B over X, or a C over X, so that you can have a chance to fix what you made a mistake in and then get that C…
Throughout my past schools years, I have been the type of student who not only wants but needs, an A. As I am working towards applying to prestigious universities I am working for the best grades I can
Taking only 10 minutes to summarize a 3 hour play! Green Eggs and Hamlet by Justin Moran is a shortened easier to understand version of Hamlet by William Shakespeare. They are roughly the same yet Justin Moran’s version is shorter and easier to understand. Though all the main quotes are still there Moran's parody like “Something is rotten in the state of Denmark” but it leaves out the parallel stories and hard language, that Shakespeare adds and replaces them with summarizes rhymes instead making the parody easier to follow than the original.
Most students have never experienced this type of learning. They aren’t familiar with taking the risks necessary to take on this learning. Their experience in high school has been completely teacher-centered instruction and it is hard to let go of this old habit. Without proper encouragement and instruction the student is likely to fail and fall back into the familiar style of learning that has led to their current success. Without clearly understanding their role it is likely they will not succeed. This is a complete shift in both the teaching and the learning process and will take time to take root for both the student and the
Are student’s who failed classes in their first year more likely to have thought of
Even those who normally get an E on a particular subject can get an A back at school. Some who have been inspired by their achievement normally take another revision course to be even more successful. Higher tuition fees gave more importance on being admitted into a good university and tough competition for places indicates revision courses are all the rage for students who wish to have higher grades or make sure that lack of preparation in their exams would not let them down. However, deciding for the right course can be difficult because the content of the course, amount of time, competence of the tutors, and class size all vary.
Education is the key to success and there are multiple ways to boost a student’s confidence while attending high school to enhance a better future for his/herself. It is our job as parents and faculty to keep the students engaged and aware of the repercussions of dropping out and to do everything in our power to keep the students productive and interactive to ensure a bright
Looking at the advisors perspective, it allows them to see how well the student works in that class. It is a much more challenging course and if the individual can succeed in that class, it looks good. Also, with how small the school is, it is easier to put someone where it is readily available to put them in instead of having to plan out more. If students do well in a hybrid class then of course they can continue to take that class, but that is if they do well. From personal experience, a hybrid class is too much to take on. There is not enough class time for students to grasp the information. It should be left up to the student if they want to take on a hybrid