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
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.
This causes each student to be treated the same, which eliminates the opportunity for them to become unique individuals. As a result, each student’s potential to develop an opinion and change society for the better is removed. The significance of teaching to individuals rather than the class is further described and supported by David S. Broder. In the article “A Model for High Schools,” Broder explains that “the challenge of a tough curriculum, backed by skillful teaching in small classes and plenty of personal counseling, can be a path to success” even for high school dropouts. By using an individualistic approach, “the [Gateway to College program] has been judged a success.
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
Knoblauch. I do not agree with this essay due to the fact that no matter which school you attend there will always be different types of students there with different types of literacy because we are not all the same. I feel he did not have extensive enough research on this for me to be sold on the topic.
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.
You can use your powers of persuasion, to persuade students how dangerous drugs, tobacco, and alcohol really are and that you are risking your health doing so. Once you try it, you can become addicted to it, and your life will become apathetic, your dreams and goals will no longer be there on your side. Do you want to see our youth go down the wrong path? Well, I sure wouldn’t. With the program’s help, we can teach kids how to live a healthy and a happy life without drugs, alcohol, or tobacco, and be confident in how to say no to peer pressure!
...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.
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.
...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
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.
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.
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