What if there were one change that could increase the chances of students going into a higher education and achieve success. Showing students that they can stimulate could help increase their need to succeed. In the short story “Marita’s Bargain” written by Malcolm Gladwell Marita is viewed as a young girl who attends KIPP wants to succeed by giving up on her personal life to be focused only on school. In KIPP the students are exposed to their peers and even previous students academic achievement by having their pennants or Certificates of the university they attended all over the school “On the walls were dozens of certificates from the New York state regents exam, testifying for first-class honors for Corcoran’s students”(11). Surrounding …show more content…
children by people who succeeded and exposing them to what they should strive to help tremendously because then they would want to picture themselves in that position when they get older. It will be a goal they would want to reach and not just something they were told to do by a parent or teacher.
Obviously, if you want to become something you must give up something “Everyone says that KIPP is hard, but then once you get the hang of it it's not really that hard”(13). This showed how she was used to the long school hours every day because she says once you get the hang of it it isn’t hard. She shows grit towards her education because she doesn't want to be let down or have any comments affect how she does in school. Time and effort separate people from seeing their own success in the near future. This change is important to Anaheim because it will give many young students a leap into what they should be getting towards later on in their professional careers. Students from Anaheim will gain a better mentality from all of this and have something different in mind like the need to see themselves on the walls of Anaheim as well and is seen as an example to many others. If everyone were to have just a change in mindset in a positive and outgoing classroom would be easier to teach and test grades will surely rise as …show more content…
well. Annotated Bibliography What do students in Anaheim High school need to do in order to become successful in their academic careers and personal life? Students must believe in hard work and effort instead of natural intelligence to increase their own success at Anaheim High school. The Secret to Raising Smart kids, Carol S Dweck’s article gives the reader a lot of reasons as to why students with a growth mindset outscore those the with a fixed mindset. The belief that students are born smart should change to everyone because really all it is is just determination “such children hold an implicit belief that intelligence is innate and fixed, making striving to learn to seem far less important”(21). Most students who have this mindset usually think that’s why even try because they won’t get the hang of it, but this is a lie because the only difference between those who think this and those who are “naturally smart” is grit. The students that have grit always tend to outscore others because they keep on pushing themselves for what they want and don't give up till they actually understand it or get what it was they wanted were striving for. When students also do something wrong on what they were doing, they just give up or try to avoid the problem because they don’t like that challenge unlike the others with grit use that as a mistake they can correct ”In particular, attributing poor performances to a lack of ability depresses motivation more than does the belief that lack of effort is to blame”(22). When people with a fixed mindset does something or get something wrong they tend to lower their own self-esteem. They think that what they are doing is not possible or too difficult for them to comprehend. If students were to actually keep up with what they are doing instead of saying that they aren’t “naturally intelligent” or that they can’t-do it, then their self-esteem to do stuff will increase and they will feel more confident because they will want to get the best for themselves. The system that Anaheim high school is using is not really working effectively.
There are many flaws within it that could slowly but surely go downhill with time. Students should be provided with more extracurricular activities that will benefit themselves later on in the future. In the documentary “Mad Hot Ballroom” by Marilyn Agrelo students were given an opportunity to join dance in their community to help them get out of the reality that they face at home. By giving these students a chance at something they had never done and seemed foreign to them they gained many life skills. They were shown on how to be competitive, work with strangers, become responsible, and much more “Let's use this trick eye-to-eye connection I am serious take a look at each other like if it were the last time in your life”. These students have learned to follow directions and keep track someone which could help them when they are in the classroom with a teacher. It may seem like a minor detail but it will help them stay focused on someone when they would really need it. By listening to the dance teacher's directions they become people that will easily comply with a set of instructions that are handed to them and have no trouble doing them as well. These students also face reality one step at a time also earlier than most of their peers will “some people don’t have the opportunity,and it's not their fault it's their parents problem”. Their eyes are opened to what it means to lose or not be able to
have something that they want. Before the dance competition started the instructors had to choose certain students to participate in the contest. When students realized that they didn't make the cut they were demoralized and some cried in agony. This experience helped them cope what may come about sooner or later, and learned that sometimes it's just better to know that you had fun doing something you enjoyed. Extracurricular activities help students in many ways by creating character and skills within them and help them grow stronger at it while developing into young adults. What Shouldn't We Do However, everyone is very different from each other which means that students have very different styles of learning or that they put in more time than others. Some people might have more grit to do something than another any person because they just want that certain thing more. In “Kewaunan’s Ambition for AB” by Tough Paul the narrator remarks that people are different because some students don't mind having a B when they know that they could get a higher grade. Some students strive for something higher because they know that they can do it while many others just go for what are the minimum requirements ”There are students that do whatever is takes, but there are some that don’t put enough effort“(4). People just take the easy way out only doing the minimum because they know that eventually they will get what they need at the end of the day knowing that they could have been going above and beyond. In addition, just how people do things differently they also think differently or have different opinions as well. Some students prefer a single sex education while others want a co-education classroom. It is proven that single sex education has outcomes of higher scores on test or work ethic, but some people just don’t want it. Co-ed classes usually result in more concentration on the certain subject they are learning “There are many distractions in mixed-gendered education classrooms”. Men are usually distracted by their female peers and thus causes them to not focus on the lesson that is being taught which also leads into them not knowing what to do the day of the test and low test scores.
Luigie Olmos Instructor: Danielle Panto English 105 November 28, 2016 Reaching For A Better Education Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” (2016). Mandela’s says that education is very powerful, you can use education to change the world or your life. This means that education is important in life and we all need a good education to succeed in life. In our society education is failing because schools demand too much for a great career. For example, schools take too much time to graduate and after we finish school there is no guaranteed employment. Therefore, students are dropping out of school and are going to the workforce or military. We could make education better for students
As the economy evolves and the job market continues to get more competitive, it’s becoming harder to have a successful career without some kind of college degree. This creates a belief in many young students that college actually is a commodity, something they must have in order to have a good life. There’s many different factors that influence this mindset, high schools must push the importance of the student’s willingness and drive to further their education. College isn’t just a gateway to jobs, but it is an opportunity to increase knowledge and stretch and challenge the student which in return makes them a more rounded adult and provides them with skills they might lack prior to
Students encounter many complications during their school career. Some students are smart, but just don’t apply themselves, or have similar hardships that are going on in their lives. These can be fixed if one can find motivation and confidence. In the story “Zero,” Paul Logan coasts through high school and college. Logan doesn’t know the tools to succeed in school, which causes his grades to fall. In the story “The Jacket,” Gary Soto explains how the way one dresses can influences how they feel about themself. Which in this case he gets an ugly jacket; which causes him to be depressed and his grades to fall. Albeit Logan and Soto went through similar hardships, they both succeed with motivation and confidence.
...and ultimately the development of each and every student who needs to be taught how to be productive members of society who do not have to rely on outside influence, but can be independent adults when they graduate.
“Marita’s Bargain” was written by Malcolm Gladwell and “Kewauna’s Ambition” by Paul Tough, and both Tough and Gladwell use similar techniques in these articles of text to elaborate on the success and broadening abilities of students. However, there are also keen differences which lead to one being more effective than the other.
Studying a university degree is one of the biggest achievements of many individuals around the world. But, according to Mark Edmunson, a diploma in America does not mean necessarily studying and working hard. Getting a diploma in the United States implies managing with external factors that go in the opposite direction with the real purpose of education. The welcome speech that most of us listen to when we started college, is the initial prank used by the author to state the American education system is not converging in a well-shaped society. Relating events in a sarcastic way is the tone that the author uses to explain many of his arguments. Mark Edmunson uses emotional appeals to deliver an essay to the people that have attended College any time in their life or those who have been involved with the American education system.
KIPP’s School District still focuses on enforcing a different teaching concept as compared to public schools. They implement bright colors, singing, and hand motions into everyday learning. This keeps the students attention and helps with their involvement. KIPP’s business level strategy would still be focused differentiation. They focus on kids that live in poverty and are failing in a normal public school. Most of the children that live in these areas are minorities. “There is 58,000 students, more than 88 percent qualify for free or reduced-price meals at school, and 95 percent are black or Latino” (Monahan). With most of the students living in poverty, the teachers need to pay special attention to them and have commitment plan with the student’s parent. This means the teachers need to put in more hours than most teachers in public schools. This has caused a low retention rate for KIPP teachers. There are also major issues with funding and management. These are some of the major issues shown in the 2012/13 case
Have you ever realized how many people make sacrifices to get a good education? In the 21st Century, education is very important than it has ever been because in the work field competition is very high. In “Marita’s Bargain” by Malcolm Gladwell and in “A Walk To the Jetty” by Jamaica Kincaid's, two girls Marita and Annie make many sacrifices along with their family, so they can get the best education possible. As you can see life without education is very tough. Marita and Annie’s life deal with achieving success and how their location and family affect their way to reaching success.
...the tools to significantly close the achievement gap, but they won’t likely be responsible for a radical upward mobility of low-income students of color. So, what role can KIPP play in the larger picture? Diane Ravitch offered sage advice in a recent speech at Rice University when she challenged KIPP co-founder Mike Fienberg in saying, “Don’t compete. Collaborate with public schools. Share whatever you know that works. Work with public schools. Help them get better. We all share the same goal and that is to ensure that every child in America gets a great education” (Ravitch, 2010). Perhaps KIPP schools are best utilized as “laboratories” where methods are tested, refined and readied for export to the public school system at large and utilized by all students. This collaboration could contribute to real public school reform and be the lasting legacy of KIPP.
...her ups, and then once their ideas of education update, so can school systems, then teachers themselves. Maiers “Keys to Student Engagement” shows the raw potential that school systems already have. It also shows that students need the drive and ambition to succeed. Tristan’s article on edutopia provides ideas that are already in motion. His ideas and tips have already started to work in public high school in his community. With the guidance and vision of these three authors public school issues could cease to exist. Even though there’s a lot involved getting administrators (and some teachers) on board, it is possible, and in the near future, a reality.
Students should be paid for having good grades. According to Psychology Today the United States has fallen behind other nations in education. In addition to this, approximately every one in four students in the U.S. drops out of school before graduation. The main reason for this is that students have little to no motivation. Students are either bored by school, or they are distracted by the other things that go on in their lives such as sports, jobs, friends and their own family life. Although learning has its own rewards, some students respond better to money. This essay explains how students will be paid and the reasons that they should receive money for getting good grades. Some reasons that students should be paid are: if students received rewards for having good grades fewer students would drop out, graduates would be better educated, people would seek higher education, less crime would be committed, less people would rely on the government and graduates would be more qualified for better jobs.
I think that public school districts should take a different look at what goes on in high schools as well as taking high school students in to consideration. They should start by picking teachers with a lot more experience and that are well grounded to be teachers. Also, starting school at a later time honestly getting up super early and leaving school super late can take a toll on students. Teachers should also cut back on the amount of homework or give students a week in order to turn the assignments in. As well as tests, should honestly be taken out of the learning curriculum all together and just focus on the grades the students make. If they can make these changes the dropout rate will go down and you will have more students graduating and having a more successful outlook on
In school we read a chapter from the book “Outliers” called “Marita’s Bargain”. For Marita, success was something possible but only with great deals of dedication and sacrificing. Marita knew that she came from less than her peers and that she would have to work harder than the rest. She also knew that if she went to the right school, gave up some freedom, and applied herself, that she could change her path and pave a new life for herself. By going to KIPP Academy Marita was doing the most she could with such little she was given and turning a negative situation into a positive one. Sure she gave up her free time, her friends outside of KIPP, and she had to work harder with longer hours than people outside of her school, but she knew by doing the extra work then it would pay off in the long run. Reaching success is definitely not a walk in the park, but you have to work for what you want and working so hard to do so makes it all worthwhile once you reach
...is killing us and education along with it. This is an absolutely oxymoronic state of affairs because education, in whatever form it takes, is the only way out of the morass. All I can expostulate from this is that it is obligatory for each of us in our stand-alone individualized schools to take seriously the establishment of a dynamic community of learning that is modeled and rewarded by the greater community as a whole. This type of community should, in itself, be self-perpetuating and thereby produce the type of student graduate who is out to tackle the world with a real set of skills that match the needs of our constantly changing reality. It is easy to imagine that a learning environment as envisioned will easily attract both students who want to learn and teachers who want to teach, flinging a fist high in the air, with a celebration of achievement and success.
Every school is distinctive in its own way, but they share certain commonalities as well. There are a lot amounts of students who graduate each year, but the real controversy is are they cognizant of what they're learning? Many strengths and weaknesses are associated with the education that I received at my old high school, but in my opinion if individuals were given the opportunity to understand what they're doing they'd go further in life. Some strengths and weaknesses include a malevolent environment, peer pressure, affirmative teachers, and benevolent acquaintances. Though some facets about the school's education should be preserved other ones should be calibrated for a superior future. In the article, "Here I stand," the author says, "A tree can grow, but only if its roots are given a healthy foundation" (Goldson 27).