Reflection About Apathy

Today in class, we watched a documentary called “Jesus Camp”. As I was sitting in class watching this horrifying film, I could not help by myself by going through mixed emotions and feelings. I think whether you are part of the Christian religion or not, you can see how these preachers in the film manipulated these children. The film starts off by introducing three young children by the names of Levi, who wants to pursue a career as a pastor and is being home-schooled by his mother, Rachael who is this totally sweet little girl and Tory who listens to Christian heavy metal in her spare time. I feel that each of these children went through different emotions and feelings throughout this adventure but they all still shared some kind of similarities. In this film, we as a class were able to see how much an adult figure can impact the lives of a child. I was able to see that Tory and Levi seemed the most content on how they were living their lives as Christian children, but Rachael was the

Gradually, lectures and discussions that were once interesting start to seem boring and irrelevant, and the temptation to skip classes become greater and greater. (Benton)

For this week’s assignment, I decided to analyze “The Perils of Indifference” by Elie Wiesel, and “The Children’s Era” by Margaret Sanger.

To make matters worse students cannot learn with the old fashion lecture style. It is very boring and leads to other bad habits that hinder comprehension of the subject. Also, contacting teachers and teaching assistants is not conducive to students’ busy schedules. Even if those sources are more readily available the lack of mathematical background can be an obstacle. If lectures were changed and the students’ accessibility to help was easier, students may develop a better understanding in math classes, therefore increasing the understanding in physics as

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

We were engendered to live and interact with others because that’s what makes our lives consequential. In our world, there are many perpetual malefactions of human suffering that cadge for people’s attention. Surprisingly, not many of us avail others in any way, shape, or form and that might be due to different factors that circumvent us. Sundry authors distributed their opinion through articles and documentaries about the causes and effects of human suffering. During times of distress and suffering, people often times react in an unresponsive and careless manner which results in reinforcing the enemy, and perpetrators of iniquity.

This concept particularly stood out to me because when we started learning how to do this, I didn’t quite understand. As I got more and more help from Yenmin, I started to see where these ideas are coming from even though I still struggle. However, a concept that made me really think is when it came down to kinematic equation. Although the idea of kinematic equation seem easy when it was being taught in class, it still took a while for me to grasp on where each and every part of the equation came from and to understand the true meaning and importance. In the end of this though, I learned that it wasn’t that hard than I thought it was. In physics, I struggle a lot. Even though the idea of drawing and describing acceleration arrows, motion maps, x, and v, and graphs based on the given scenario stood out to me, I still struggle with that. Now that I am 2 months smarter, the advice that I would have given to my past self to be successful in physics is to try harder and to not be afraid to ask for help because Physics is not an easy concept. It is hard to expect that you’ll understand physics right when you learn it. It takes time and patient. In the next unit, my plan for success is to put more effort in Physics and to not give up

Our goal is to help out in the freedom school in Mount Zion Methodist Church in Longdale. With a lot of courage and inspiration, I couldn’t wait. However, when I reached the church, I entered a comprehensive state of shock; I couldn’t believe my eyes. The freedom school was burned down. As a devoted Christian, I couldn’t believe that someone would burn down a church, the place of God! I stood there

Matthew Misiura is a math teacher at Susquehanna Community High School. Mr. Misiura explains that he always pushes for “content mastery” in his math classes. However, Mr. Misiura’s teachings are more than an average algebra and precalculus class. Mr. Misiura pushes for students to learn about the real world. He pushes for students to always work to their full potential. In a year in his classroom, I not only learned precalculus and trigonometry, but I learned how to view situations from a different perspective. Some students, when given back a test in which they failed, would cry, act childish, or simply complain. Mr. Misiura was able to reinforce the belief that the only way to learn is to make mistakes. He often stated that, if you already

“ Students do become behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively involved in the learning activities their teachers provide (e.g., write an essay, solve a math problem), and their extent of effort, enjoyment, and strategic thinking does predict important outcomes, such as achievement. But students also do more than this. Students also, more or less, proactively contribute into the flow of instruction they receive as they attempt not only to learn but also to create a more motivationally supportive learning environment for themselves ( Bandura,

In Anna Quindlen’s “Commencement Speech at Mount Holyoke College,” she effectively develops an emotional bond with her audience through personal anecdotes and the juxtaposition of her speech with others in order to persuade them to defy societal pressure. Quindlen begins her speech with a reflection on her experience as a college student, explaining that “being perfect became like always carrying a backpack filled with bricks” and advising students to “put down the backpack” (Quindlen 20, 25). With a candid portrayal of her own college years, Quindlen demonstrates to her audience that she has undergone the same struggles, referring to their shared hardships as if to say: I understand the struggles you are going through now and I just want to

The Students at Brookeville high school resembled the students of any high school, broken and in need of a savior. As my team entered the football stadium we immediately recognized immodesty in the girls, in which many of those were just in middle school. We continued walking and I notice the less popular kids sitting on the grass hill, or off to the side not participating in the event. We finally reached the bleachers and observed the parents screaming and cheering on their emphasis Brookeville bees. After passing the section of adults, we found our seat behind the student section. This area was prime for observing the high school students interact.

You’d be surprised how fast ‘people-watching’ grows repetitive. Not a great deal happens around the monument, Lincoln Memorial, that was dedicated to me. These days people just show up to see little old me and leave with a couple photos. So, you can probably imagine my excitement when a group of highschoolers enter my line of sight. High Schoolers, although not a rare occurrence, provide a fair amount of mischief around here on the occasion they have a poor supervisor. Nevertheless, despite the teacher not paying attention to her group, the students stayed relatively calm. I had a superb feeling about this crowd today. Suddenly, voices around the room hushed a little as some of the students towards the center of the room began to quietly sing.

Students are often told that the path to success tends to be a lonely one because only they can get themselves there. For the most part that is true, they must be self-motivated and passionate about their future, but along the way they get to meet special people that want to see them to accomplish their goals. From an early age the relationship built between students and teachers has molded and impacted the student’s life. The relationship they have with a teacher can define the attitude that student has with the subject being taught. A lot of emphasis is put on students when they fail a course and they question their effort. Although, the root of the problem is not always the student, but the method the instructor is using to teach the student.

Like Dr.Jones' two students Jill and Jack, he meet them one by one, Jill said:" I had some trouble and couldn't keep up ,so I got a F. But I want you to know that that book we were discussing, really got me thinking. I finished reading it after the semester was over" that is what's she got, she got the knowledge for thinking but got a F grade. Another student Jack said:"I had your class last fall, got an A. I really need that A and a studied really hard. I'm glad i don't have to take your final today, because I don't think i'd get a single answer right" look at what's he got, it's just an A and nothing. For me, if I want to pass the physical class, only I need is just work out the question in book and remember the answer and method, I don’t have to know how the established law of physical work in our life. I do know the law in paper but I can’t use it. Which one is successful for the teacher? not me or Jack, is Jill. She" learning experience in the class and continued after the class was over, changed her understanding", what she got is the skill of learning but not the knowledge or some grade. Another simple example for the teacher’s teach in class, there is an apple in front of you with an axe, a knife and a mace, they will tell you direct the knife is the most easier tool for cut the apple, but not let you to try out it by yourself. What you learn is just the knowledge and the method but we don’t learn the