Grade retention

To be honest, before I started this class, I thought it would be a boring class and I chose it just because I need it for my university transfer. In our first class, we needed to give a definition about communication, and my answer was really directly: talk to other. However with the time flies, sixteen weeks have been already gone, I feel complicated and changed my mind right now. And today, in the next few minutes, I want to talk about it and thanks to something. According to the class book

In my homeroom class I have two EIP (Early Intervention Program) student receiving extra reading and math support, three ESOL (English as a Second Language), nine students who are identifies as gifted, and the rest of the students on or above grade level in math and reading. On the other two classes I have eleven EIP students and nine ESOL students combines. In this week’s reading, several articles discuss the different ways of grouping students based on ability within or between classes, flexible

a variety of reasons have been put forth for the move to +/- grades, a key motivation

positive consequences. Yet, being autonomous and authentic isn’t an easy task. Like many students at Calvin, you likely hold an academic scholarship that requires a high grade to keep. Does this external motivation make you want to work

A student’s participation in competitive sports has a positive effect on the students’ academic performance. Although this may take time away from studying, physical activity helps improve functionality of the brain. This is an improvement in the student’s mental ability. In this essay I will discuss how and why participation in sports has appositive impact on a student’s academic performance. Firstly, I will discuss how sports have a positive effect on a student’s academic performance. Followed

from my eyebrow. Another C- no saving my grades now. Even if I studied diligently for eight hours a day and aced everything, I can do no better than a B-. I thought about my friends who go to a less prestigious school; they can put in minimal amount of work in chemistry class and still manage an A-. Then, I stumbled upon “In Praise of the “F” Word”. In her article “In Praise of the “F” Word”, Mary Sherry makes a case that high schools are giving students grades that they don’t deserve or didn’t work

Have you ever received a grade that did not reflect to how much work you put into the class? This is a struggle for some students. Grades determine if students can pass on to the next grade level and where one student is compared to the class. A student should not be measure how intelligent he or she is because he or she made a bad grade. That student could have multiple reasons why he or she did not do well on the test or in the class. A grade that a student receives may not reflect him or her and

that is the equivalent of skipping one full year of college over four years. College students shouldn’t skip classes because it can affect their daily life. More specifically, not going to class regularly have a negative impact on student’s time, grades and money. The first reason why skipping classes in college is bad idea is that skipping classes negatively affect student’s time. They will have to try to anticipate what was covered in class, studying more material than necessary. Therefore, they

model student, exhausting myself with grades and incessant school work. It was an endless cycle. However, when I became a member of NHS, I was reborn. The Society’s four pillars—Scholarship, Service, Leadership, and Character—have gradually reshaped my definition of a successful student. The first Pillar is Scholarship, the commitment to learning and searching for new knowledge. Before becoming a member of the Society, I always focused on getting good grades and often looked past

I have blown the conch shell since the sixth grade because I started out with a bamboo shoot that had a hole carved at one end and the other side cut right before the section that covers it completely. We went caroling at the elderly homes, the hospital, and the food court in waimea. I went on a island