Alfie Kohn’s essay “From Grading to Degrading” initially impresses the reader. At a glance, the ideas imbedded in the text appear radically revolutionary, yet reasonable, intelligent and logical. Unfortunately, the promise of a good essay is marred by excess personal emotion that clouds the judgment of the writer, along with ill-timed references to the author’s extensive research. The writing is this essay’s redeeming quality. The polished yet simple language captivates the reader. It is sophisticated
An A for Effort The greatest lie that the A to F grade scale represents is that an individual’s personal views, ideas, creativity, and potential can be reduced to a mere letter grade. The constant pressure to receive excellent grades can be detrimental to ones originality and serve as a roadblock to ones passion for learning. In the article, “ The Case Against Grades”, author Michael Thomsen lists strong points to illustrate is argument against the A-F grading scale. In the concluding paragraph
lives, although there are students that push their limits because of impossible ideals set by the American school systems and colleges. In “Doing School”: How We Are Creating a Generation of Stressed Out, Materialistic and Miseducated Students, the author Denise Clark Pope poses the questions, “What can schools do in light of the constraints of college admission requirements and national education policies that spur competition for high grades and test scores? And, can students meet these expectations
High School and Colleges. When students struggle to understand their lessons and academics, they struggle with an ethical dilemma and may resort to academic dishonesty. However, cheating in high school and colleges harms the future of the society because students do not learn necessary morals and demonstrate a lack of respect for the growth of future generations. Technology further complicates the problem by making it easy for students to be dishonest. Student ethics in the digital age are declining
Siddhi .M. Patel Ms. Johnston AP English Literature 5 January 2015 The Catcher in the Rye (Rough Draft Essay) “The Catcher in the Rye” by J.D Salinger has served as a fire for debate and argument. I believe this book should not be censored; banning a book on the basis of obscenity is simply a superficial reason. However, this novel has been the target of criticism, and it has also been the topic which we can discuss widely. I heard that this book was banned because of the language, sex, and
family and friends mourn. One day Annie learns that a girl she once attended school with, the “hunchbacked girl” dies. Later that day she rushed to the funeral of the hunchbacked girl and views her dead body with such excitement. Because of her obsession with death and the fact that she went straight home from school to the hunchbacked girl’s funeral she forgets to do what the living tell her. Earlier that day Annie’s mom had asked her to stop by the market to pick up fish for dinner, but when she