Mrs. Maggie : A Of A Little Under Six Months

In the attempt to persuade his readers in “Against School: How public education cripples our kids, and why”, John Gatto relied on his passion for education to express his thoughts. Having a bad experience as a teacher in our current school system, he believes that our system isn’t what it should be. He believes that our kids aren’t being educated. With the use of frequent rhetorical questions, personal experiences, and an appeal to ethos using other respectable men’s work, Gatto clarified his points about our schools in the America.

At Hazelwood High School, they do things differently than at my school. At Hazelwood, most of the people worry about themselves and nobody else. Most of the school doesn’t get good grades and the school does not do anything about it. One day in English class Andy walked out when they were reading Macbeth because it was too emotional for Andy to handle. His friends were concerned and told the school counselor. They said, “But… but… it seems like… like… he needs help or somethin’.” Then the counselor said, “Well, I probably shouldn’t tell you boys this, but he is getting some outside counseling… So you boys can relax and be assured that he is getting whatever help he needs”(100). At Harrisburg High School, if someone had an issue like that, the counselors and teachers would be concerned, even if the person was getting outside help. Another thing about education that is different than mine is the school. In Ronda’s English homework, she wrote, “Our school building must have been built about a million years ago, because it was brown and tall and raggedy-looking, but it fit right in with the rest of the day”(16). At my high school, we are very fortunate to have a very new building to learn inside of. At Hazelwood High, they were not fortunate enough to have a new high school be built. Culture and education are very important pieces of people’s

Maggie is described as being unattractive, very shy and self-conscious about the way she looked. Maggie always looked down at herself and thought she could not compare to her sister. She thinks her sister lives a life that she missed on, by getting an education and having the finer things in life. The scars she has on her body from the house fire done more than just scare her skin but has scared her soul too. Maggie, mother talks about her daughter in a way a person would think no mother should ever do.“ Have you ever

Maggie, the daughter, is timid and little, she is a younger sister. Maggie has scars because of a fire in the house, she is like a child, and shy of her burns. She always shuffles around in the shadows of her popular older sister, Dee. She lives and works with her mother on the farm. Maggie is a respectful and innocent young woman who has not yet come to be her self.

Within college classes, the teachers and students have the ability to talk more about controversial topics that are not allowed within the high school classes. Parents understand that when their children go to college, they will be exposed to more topics that they have yet to hear about. Parents do not expect the same from a high school classroom. Lake Braddock English departments officials sent a letter to Murphy stating that “society must address troubles the world faces” (The Washington Post - Shapiro). The letter also mentioned that, “ reading and studying books that expose us, imaginatively and safely, to that trouble steels our souls to pull us through our own hard times and leads us to a greater empathy for the plight of our fellow human beings” (The Washington Post - Shapiro).

When the Supreme Court ruled that nine teenagers would be chosen to integrate LIttle Rock’s Central High School, the citizens of Little Rock responded in many different ways. Most of the students at Central High School were very rude to the nine students and very few were kind to them. In the book there were many instances were the students were rude but one example was on page 72 when the nine students walked in the school most students were yelling very rude things to them.

Grant Penrod, a young college student at Arizona State University, shows how rough the “smart kids” have it, in his essay “Anti-Intellectualism: Why We Hate the Smart Kids.” In Penrod’s essay, he shows the reader the cruel and unusual punishment that “smart kids” go through. Penrod uses a very calm tone of writing but ramps it up with occasional quotes of hate towards these certain students.

In Hidden Intellectuals, Gerald Graff writes how “street smart” kids are actually smart, but schools do not play to their strengths. To persuade readers, the author uses emotional connection to childhood, and logical reasoning. He also points out various ways schools could change the way they teach students. Graff’s main target audience throughout the article is school educators and younger generations of learners.

But, in the end I learned that moving can be good, too. I am lucky I had Mrs. Tessena, Tori, my swim coach and my friends in Ohio. I am also lucky that I moved to North Carolina because I learned that it is perfect here, too.

The academic environment of the Governor’s School is a sturdy foundation for intellectual prosperity. It sets students on a path with endless opportunities for their future. By attending the Governor’s School I would be able to further myself academically in a way I simply cannot without the advanced classes, better environment, and abundance of opportunities that the Governor’s School has to offer. I have decided to pursue these opportunities by applying to the Governor’s School. The illusion of staying on a college campus creates an experience that would help me further my academic interests, talents, and abilities.

Mary Sherry graduated from Dominican University with a degree in English and began to write articles during the raising of her family. Her love of writing mixed with her interest in education led to her founding and owning a small research and publishing firm in Minnesota. Sherry’s interests have also led her to teach creative and remedial writing to adults. Her pieces range from general subjects to those concerning spirituality, which have appeared on a multitude of different journals and news websites. Sherry has also written at least one book called The Spiritual Spa: Getting Away Without Going Away. Aside from her success as a writer, she has seen success with politics in her town of Burnsville, Minnesota, where she was elected to serve as a member of the Burnsville City Council in 2008 and 2012. After reading the piece, I wonder what made her want to write about the importance of flunking students that aren’t ready to move on to the next grade. I wonder if she was maybe influenced by her son’s own experience with the threat of being flunked, or if the inciting factor was something more general.

She recognizes that in order to be successful in life, she needs a quality education. In just the fifth grade, she also is cognizant that her future middle school will not provide her with an acceptable education to prepare her for college and her dream of becoming a surgeon. Daisy should not be the only one aware of this, her teachers should be aware of her epistemology as well, so they can provide positive feedback and suggestions to Daisy and her parents. As teachers, it is important for us to be aware of the learning processes of our students and the influences we have on student achievement.

Amanda Ripley the author of the smartest kids in the world and how they got that way worked for Time and other magazines generally stayed away from talking about the delicate situation of education. Until an editor asked her to write a story about Michelle Rhee the new leader of Washington D.C’s public schools she “[slipped] into the fog of education”(1) and to her surprise she became very interested. She began wondering “Why were some kids learning so much-and others so very little”(2) when comparing kids from all around the world to the United States. In some cases kids were “literally begging”(2) to solve problems, while in other cases they were “bored out of their young minds”(2), these contrasting events cause the United States to mostly

However, the author chose to show what happens when someone finally speaks up in a nonverbal way. Melinda felt free when she finally told Rachel that she was raped even though it was through a note and Rachel didn't believe her. For instance, Melinda finally starts spending time with her family, she goes on a bike ride where she truly feels free, and she meets other girls who were also taken advantage of by Andy. “There’s more. Different pens, different handwriting, conversations between some writers, arrows to longer paragraphs. It’s better than taking out a billboard. I feel like I can fly” (Anderson 186). After Melinda told Rachel, more girls came out sharing their experiences with Andy. Melinda finally speaking out even though it was though notes had a big impact. Ivy and Nicole showed Melinda the comments and supported

One element that diminishes Holt’s essay is generalizations. He attempts to use generalizations to make it appear as though school is an evil place that needs to be saved. For instance, he says,