Making the Grade Kurt Wiesenfeld Kurt Wiesenfeld is a physicist who teaches at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He wrote this essay for the “My Turn” column of the June 17‚ 1996‚ issue of Newsweek. It was a rookie error. After 10 years I should have known better‚ but I went to my office the day after final grades were posted. There was a tentative knock on the door. “Professor Wiesenfeld? I took your Physics 2121 class? I flunked it? I wonder if there’s anything
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Diana Manley Professor Ingram ENG 101 11/01/14 Are Grades Necessary? Are grades really necessary? Alfie Kohn attempts to persuade in his article called “From Degrading to De-grading” from Acting Out Culture‚ how he believes grades are ineffective‚‚ and should no longer exist‚ for many reasons. Kohn thinks grades are degrading and he provides examples and reasoning in support of why he thinks grades and de-grading (abolishing grades) is necessary. How does the mass of people think about this
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GRAMMAR– ENGLISH – 10TH GRADE – TEACHER LAURA GRILO A. Write sentences using the comparative of the adjective in brackets. 1. London/Lisbon (big) - London is Bigger than Lisbon 2. The Pyramids/The Eiffel Tower (old) 3. Chinese/English (difficult) 4. Leonard DiCaprio/Sean Connery (young) 5. Reading books/playing games (interesting) 6. A month’s holiday/A week’s holiday (good) 7. Finland/Portugal (cold) B. Use the comparative or the superlative of the adjectives in brackets. 1. Serra da
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Cause and Effect in failing grades in College Failing a course in collegen is a situation of many students in college have experienced. As a student‚ receiving a "D" in a class is left me feeling like a failure‚ and for the lack of a better word‚ stupid.A failing grade is not randomly dealt‚ however‚ as there are several factors that lead to a student receiving an "F".Most of the time these factors can be pointed out and cause and effect relationship can be established. The first‚ and most obvious
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The Chinese Exclusion Act The United States of America is a typical country that stresses fairer for people. Americans advocate that everyone should be free and equal. They emphasize the basic rights of humans. In the Declaration of Independence‚ it says people have three unalienable rights‚ life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. Nobody can despoil these rights without suitable reason. But‚ after a hundred years that the Declaration of Independence was passed‚ the American government passed
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Starting first grade is one of my first‚ and best‚ memories. It was not just one day that made this a great experience; it was the entire week leading up to it. I got to do all kinds of things to get ready. My mom bought me new clothes and new shoes. I even got to go get my nails done! It was my special week. My Neighbor‚ who is also my best friend‚ went shopping with me for our new outfits. We were the best of friends and always wanted to do everything together‚ even match our clothes. My mom
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“Seventh Grade” By Gary Soto Personal Response When your in seventh grade‚sometimes it can be confusing and you might struggle. Gary Soto shows us that when your in seventh grade‚ sometimes it can be difficult. In seventh grade‚ you will learn new things. Some new things you learn might be very interesting. Some things might be challenging. Some things might not be so challenging. Seventh grade sometimes is easy‚ but most of the time it’s difficult. When your a student in seventh grade‚ you
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Is Grade Retention Beneficial for Students? Is Grade Retention Beneficial for Students? Grade retention‚ also known as “flunking” or being held back‚ is one of the most common ways to raise educational standards. Retention occurs when teachers and administrators and/or parents do not feel the student is ready to be promoted to the next grade due to academic or maturity reasons. The student then has to repeat the previous year until they pass or are prepared for
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on their own. People learn things all the time without being graded or ranked‚ so where does the obsession with grades in school come from? Some would argue that not grading students on assignments they have completed will improve the quality of learning‚ while others believe it gives students the option to opt-out of somethings they may find more difficult. Others believe that grades predetermine how successful one may be in a post-secondary setting. Although‚ the problem with grading is that it
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three grades of thinking are. He believes that most people are grade three thinkers. Grade three thinkers tend to feel‚ and not to think. Golding gives an example of his teacher Mr. Houghton‚ who would always talk about “good life‚ sexless‚ and free of duty”‚ while “his neck would turn of itself” if a girl passed by the window. “Mr. Houghton thought with his neck.” A grade-two thinker is someone who can detect contradictions—someone who is critical but does not produce fresh ideas. While grade one
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