Introduction “You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make it drink” – an often used adage to describe the frustration that teachers feel when they feel they have provided a student with every opportunity to succeed yet the student seemingly chooses to not invest any time into their studies. The teacher of this student knows that this student is capable of so much more than what their grades reflect. It is therefore up to the teacher to salt the proverbial “oats” to make the student thirsty for knowledge and success (Barnes, 1990). What do you do when a student does seemingly okay in class but once they leave the school, little to no work is done, and/or little to no studying is done? How do you convince the student of the …show more content…
One such program was chosen by this investigator and the classroom teacher – Plickers.com. Plickers.com (“Plickers”) is a simplistic computer/application based program that would allow the students to participate in relative anonymity (the teacher would know who was answering what, the students would only know that they had answered) by manipulating a QR code in response to a multiple question presented by the teacher on the classroom projector. Adding to the anonymity for the student is that every QR code appears as a different pattern with the letters (A,B,C,D) aligned to correspond to the correct answer are so small and faint that only the student manipulating the code can see their response. This would hopefully ensure another layer of trustworthiness to the students’ responses. The students hold their responses while the QR code is scanned by the instructor using the camera of a cell phone. Once scanned the student’s QR code provides instant feedback as to the student’s response. The whole class is scanned, each response lighting up the screen as it is read by the camera, alerting the teacher to the students’ response (red for wrong, green for correct, as well as, tallying the scores per answer.) It would appear to be a great formative tool for a teacher but could it be a great tool for modeling, supporting and encouraging students’ study habits? The purpose of this research
Year round education (YRE) is implemented in 436 U.S. school districts with very few complaints. In fact, school districts that have been participating in YRE and extended school days (ESD) are raving about the benefits in pupil's achievement level, their new found enthusiasm in learning, as well as the many programs that exist in the extended day promoting the decline in latch key children.
I walked into classes several times to witness teachers with their head in their hands, stressed from the previous class. They shake their heads when the next class begins, collecting themselves and doing their best to not let their frustrations show. Students don’t cooperate. They are unwilling to learn because they are aware that the teacher will pass them anyways. There is no real incentive for them to work hard for a high grade. The students know the teacher has to pass them or risk their job. This is an all too common scene in today’s public high schools. Unfortunately, the efforts of teachers are shoved aside and covered by pressures to churn out passing students and high test scores.
Year round schooling is better than regular school because, it allows the kids to retain more information and not lose what they learned, they also allow them to graduate earlier with higher retention levels. In discussion of Year Round Schooling, one controversial issue has been whether year round schooling is a good idea or not. People believe that year round schooling is a good thing and that it will increase academic achievement levels and benefit the students more than anything else. Students will also be able to advance more quickly since the schooling is year round, they have less to forget since the breaks are shorter. On the other hand people seem to believe that year round schooling takes away from the students and gives them less family time and less of an “Outside of school life” (NEA). In the research of year round schooling it shows that absences are most likely to be higher since it is year round. Their view is that we think that many students can benefit from year round schooling, and that is has more benefits than anything else.
Many teachers can see students that do not have any motivation to want to progress in there studies. Similar to my situation they can counsel the student to help motivate them. Also by staying late after school to help students with topics they have difficultly understanding they can pass easily and pursue a better career. Another way that can help students motivate themselves through the educational system is through guidance counselors. In my high school students were assigned counselors that they needed to talk to at least once a week about anything we were dealing with. This helps many students because they can discuss problems at home which can cause difficultly in school, or help find other ways to help in a certain
Year round schooling may sound scary but read this and I might change your mind. Year round school is pretty much what is sounds like, except it is the same amount of school days as a regular year, and it has more spread out breaks. Year round school would be beneficial because it consist of less review due to “summer slide”, more “family time”, and longer more spread out breaks.
I think Rose’s words, “Students will float to the mark you set.” can relate to many students. During my high school years, I always had many teachers push me to my limit and a guidance counselor who made sure I applied to College. I decided to attend a community College but some of the teachers made me a bit lazy. I remember in one class, I was sitting for 2 hours to watched a Disney movie. It just wasn’t motivating. I think a teacher’s lesson plan is very important. Students will only float if a teacher pushes them to.
As students were forced into their growth of knowledge in elementary school and middle school by continuously being taught basics, in order to prepare them for high school and beyond, they get to gain their freedom and decide whether or not they want to meet their teachers’ marks in high school. Throughout the school year, there comes a time where students have to sign up for classes. By having this choice, students can decide on how they want to challenge themselves in the next school year. During my two and a half years of high school that I have conquered so far, I learned that in a classroom setting there are students who take advanced courses, enjoy the subjects that they chose to take, and try their best to get the best grades that they can receive, in order to prepare them for their future in adulthood. However, there are also students who do not try or realize the importance of the free education given to them because they do not have an interest in the subjects that teachers are teaching them or are just being forced by their students to attend school. Some teachers try their best to bring out the motivation in these students who do not yet see that education is power and freedom, but there are also teachers who ignore these helpless students that are blinded by the present things that affect them like popularity or living with the motto that “you only live once”, because these teachers do not have the inspiration in the
Is the traditional school calendar really the best option for your local school system? Maybe, having a year-round schooling system would be best. Year-round education is when schools operate on a 180 day school calendar with frequent breaks. Year-round calendars also don’t include a long summer vacation(Melissa Kelly, February 21,2017). A traditional school in America has a 10-month school calendar, but, many are switching to the year-round calendar. Some are switching to maintain more consistent instruction. A few others are switching in order to save money(Grace Chen, July 2017, Public School Review). There are over 3,000 year-round schools in the United States today. Year-round schools first started in major cities or towns like, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., Cleveland, Buffalo and Detroit. But, Los Angeles has the most year-round schools, over 500, in the nation. And there are only 10% of public school students who attend a year-round school. This can be beneficial for both teachers,students and even the families involved. The dropout rate is 2% lower than traditional schools( Niche ,2016). The absence rate is also lower, about 1% lower to be exact. This type of system can increase the school building capacity which means there’s no overcrowding. More education would be provided to lower income families or a child that is disabled. Studies also show that year-round schools have higher test scores than traditional schools. Changing the traditional school calendar
As the price to attend college increases throughout the years many young adults are experiencing increasing difficulty in being able to pay for such an endeavor and many more are beginning to question whether or not it’s worth the price due to the faltering of the economy. The price tag may be the most common concern about getting a college education but another important factor that many students consider when applying for college is how much time they will need to devote to school. Many prospective students think that the time spent in a college math class is a waste when they are majoring in the arts. This results in many students deciding against getting a college education in favor for finding a source of income to support themselves and due to the lack of employment opportunities available today the decision to choose an income over an education is really a matter of survival. However, this is the beginning of a slippery slope that can easily lead to a population that is severely lacking in education which can lead to a disaster in a country where the nations populace are the ones making decisions with their vote. I believe it is time to make education not only cheaper, but more accessible to more people across the country by eliminating course requirements and majors in order to allow students to seek out an education that is tailored to the subject they are seeking to pursue. Doing so will not only result in a lower cost of college by eliminating useless and
Today many school districts have year-round school. However, many parents question if the year-round school is benefiting their child. Being in a year-round school is beneficial for the student because year-round school is actually helping students. A student on the 10-month school plan is said to forget information over the long summer break, also both teacher and student stress is reduced because of the frequent breaks during the school year instead of the one long break, and the student improves in school improves because of being in a year-round school.
“Everybody is talking about going back to school and I am over here thinking…we ONLY have 5 more weeks until FALL BREAKATION! Year-Round Schools ROCK! ” Year-round schools is when they expand the 180 days into the entire year and take breaks in between. Neosho is currently doing a 10 month schedule and we have two months off for the summer. The Neosho school board is thinking about doing Year-Round School the Sophomores, Senior year. They are thinking about doing where we go to school for 45 days and 15 day off or 60 days in school than 20 days off. During the break, we can rest our brains. Year-round schooling has a positive outcome for students.
Why go to college is a question many people debate with. The majority of people are not aware of the substantial benefits of attending college. With the rapid shift in today’s economy having a college degree is a major key. According to article written by Fatou Faal, “The United States has been transformed from manufacturing-based economy to an economy based on knowledge, and the importance of a college education can be compared to that of a high school diploma education forty years ago.” The benefits of college prepare and shape you for today’s world.
There are many possible solutions to this issue. One solution can be the option of vocational school or mostly referred to as trade school. Trade school is a type of education, where the student can learn a certain lists of duties; needed for their career of choice. A traditional college takes up to four to five years to complete. The diploma he may receive may say that they can do the job. The vocational skills cuts the educational time in half, and equips the student with hands on experience. Skills gained during vocational school are gained quicker than of that of traditional college. Skills needed to complete these jobs, are not formed in college until the student starts his career. In addition to the option of vocational schools. There
There is a lack of student motivation, and lack of attendance in schools. How can we spice up the school curriculum? How can struggling students do better? There are options for students who have not responded well to traditional methods.
There is no doubt that learning outside the classroom should be compulsory for all schools. Many of my own memories from Primary School are those in which I spent outside of the classroom making daisy chains and learning about birds at a local park. Nowadays, children are losing the opportunity to explore their natural world and have fun outside as advances in technology have caused them to play games on their tablets or iPads and the increase of cars means that it is safer for them to play inside. Many children do not go outside at all, apart from when they are at school, therefore it is extremely important that they are given as many opportunities as possible during the school day to have enjoyable experiences outside of the classroom.