...2010 Instructor: Whitney Borup 01/09/2014 Response 1- Math waiver For years, there have been controversial arguments whether college student should or should not take higher math courses which are required in university general education. As a member of Arizona state university Standard Committee following the case of Gordon Adams, a law student summiting the petition to waive his mathematics requirement, I agree to exempt this student from taking math requirement. It is unnecessary for this student to take math requirement due to major concerns. Gordon is currently a member of the Pawnee tribe of Oklahoma. He is planning to enter ASU college of Law after undergraduate degree completion. College Algebra is one of the required courses for many majors such as accounting, business, engineering….. The basic idea of general education requirement is to give student a basic knowledge of many fields such as science, humanity, communication…which are really helpful for their real life but their major requirement. Moreover, for real life experiences, most of those skills will not be used. Since this student is attending to get into a law field with American Indian study, this major do not required any higher algebra education. This student is eligible to waive this math requirement for general education since he already has basic math knowledge in his preceding education. Mr. Adams has a well rounded education with fulfilled math skills. He has been maintaining cumulative GPA which...
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...Are standardized tests really necessary? In my opinion the state should discontinue standardized tests because all it is doing is teaching students to pass the test rather than learning ways to apply the material in real world situations, and not everything on the test will be of use to the students. Most of the times, the teachers teach their students the curriculum of the tests, instead of teaching material that can be used in the real world. One example, could be those formulas and equations used in math. It is uncommon to see a real world problem along with a formula. Math commonly uses formulas, but formulas are not commonly used in daily life. They mostly teach the process, but not how to apply those skills in a daily life situation....
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...on why standardized test should stop. One being, as Greg Jouriles said “Standardized test are unnecessary because they rarely show what we don't already know.” Standardized test are basically tests that mostly everyones takes. They supposedly determine things like how smart you are, your best subject, etc. It also determine what your good at like math, science, english,etc. Why should a test determine that? Standardized testing has pros and cons: Pros: Gives teachers guidance on student learning and their own teaching practices. Gives students a picture of their progress (or lack of) over a number of years in significant areas (math, reading, writing). Gives parents information on how their child is performing compared to students locally, provincially, and nationally, as well as how their child’s school as a whole compares to others. Gives governments information on the education system in order to improve areas that are lacking. Cons: Creates major stress for students and teachers. Creates competition between students, schools, districts, etc. that takes away focus from the ultimate goal (student success). Creates disadvantages for students who do not perform well on tests, or do not have background knowledge necessary to complete questions effectively. Creates a limited scope of learning and success, only measuring specific areas like reading, writing, and math, rather than a full picture of children and how they learn, including creativity, collaboration...
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... and communication with a diverse culture of your peers. There are many jobs out there in math and science that will interest you. But most kids study very hard but still struggle with math and science and sometimes feel like giving up. So to give students the encouragements there are many different ways to help them. Mathematics and science is one of the most challenging this student or an adult can say is so confusing and sometimes can be frustrating. When you think about math all you really see is numbers and symbols and more and more numbers. But on the other hand when you think about science you see formulas and symbols and also more number they both favor some of the same things. That’s what makes them both very challenges and wiser. The reason that we need mathematics is to solve problems and to educate others. Probability and statistics for an actuary to analysis research. Insurance representative measure performances of field sales with internally and extremely to predict models on current and proposed scenarios. Teaching at all levels from k-1 until college levels. Architects use math to draw up a plans for and a building. He has to learn to stay within budget for the client. Biologist study life too many living things with structure, development and the function of plants. Of all these jobs structures there are no way we cannot escape the frequent use of different maths. Math and science surrounds us and you might need it for. Community college, trade schools, and...
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...powerful tool. Governments and organizational leaders charged with the distribution of these positions and resources often use stereotyping and discrimination as a process of elimination. Therefore, negative stereotyping exists in almost every sphere of participation. It exists in schools, in financial institutions, in nearly every industrial and societal sector. Sometimes, negative stereotyping is less obvious than others are. As demonstrated by the University of Toronto 2010 article, “Stereotyping has a lasting negative impact,” innuendo can yield detriment. In fact, the University of Toronto (2010) explains how one group of women taking a math test were subjected to negative stereotyping. According to the University of Toronto (2010) article, the test monitor told these women this test would prove whether they were smart in math....
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...that English is spoken almost everywhere on Earth, this is outdated, unnecessary, and the time spent on learning a language could be spent on more important topics such as math and science. In sci-fi movies and television shows, we often see characters speaking into a small device in their hand and having it translate what they say into an alien language. The United States Military has had a translator like this for some time, and now with voice recognition technology and the existence of Google Translate, it is now available for everyone. The Google Translate app on smart phones allows one to speak a phrase or sentence into the phone and translate it into over 65 languages in a matter of seconds. When you can speak a phrase and translate it into another language so conveniently, learning another language seems like a waste of time. English is spoken everywhere there is language. It is easily the most widely spoken language on Earth with many street signs and billboards and posters all over Europe being written in English alongside or under their native language. Many international business owners also make an effort to learn English in order to associate with other businesses. It is the language of Earth. If we grow up speaking it, it’s really just an advantage. With modern technology, the spread of the English language, and the convenience of smart phones, learning another language is entirely unnecessary. It has become more of a novelty than a skill required to function efficiently...
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...Annotated Bibliography THESIS STATEMENT: In order to improve our level of education and help students to retain and learn what teachers are teaching, the state needs to remove standardized state level of testing; this will encourage children of young age to think creativity and think outside the box, encourages organic learning and prevents the unnecessary stress on young children. Robinson, K. (2013, April) Ted Talks Education How to escape educations death valley [Video File] Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley#t-782486 Ken Robinson is an author, speaker and international advisor on education. He emphasized on importance of education and how it is that we are to change the way we are teaching in America. He mentions that while the standardized testing is ok, we should however expand on the notion with state testing and expand within the arts. He mentions that 60% of children drop out of school before they get into high school. He also states the No Child Left Behind act is based not on diversity but conformity. He compared Finland to each state within the America. Finland does not use any standardized testing; yet they are consistently above average. The difference with Finland and any state in America can be summed up by 3 things. 1) America in general or state level does not individualize teaching and learning. 2) America in general or state level does not invest in the teacher. He states that America...
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...Philosophy 112 General Education General education are classes that consist of English, History, Science, and Mathematics. Think about the main core of subjects you studied in high school; these are the courses that make-up most of the general education courses at most colleges and universities. No matter what major you pursue, you will have to take at least one or more of these classes in each of the major academic disciplines. Depending on the focus of the university you attend, you may also need to take courses in religion, culture, music or a foreign language. So the main question is should general education requirements be necessary to graduate college? I would have to say no for a variety of reasons. Most of these classes do not have anything to do with many of the majors students elect to study in college and are basically pointless. For some students, general education courses are extremely confusing as many require testing into classes or taking multiple pre-requisites before meeting specific requirements. Courses for general education classes also tend to be the hardest to get into as too many students vie for too few classes offered. Colleges on the other hand have plenty of reasons for requiring general education courses. One of them is that many students find that they love a certain field of study as a result of taking a required course. Second, required courses ensure that every college graduate has the same basic set of tools or skills necessary for their...
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...In a chapter titled “Rice Paddies and Math Tests” in Malcolm Gladwell’s book Outliers, Gladwell explains why it seems that Eastern Asians are always better at math than other ethnicities. Part of it has to do with the shortness of their numbers. A lot of their numbers have short, syllable-long pronunciations that increase their memory of number sequences, which allows them to perform mental math efficiently. This is why those of Eastern Asian heritage are often much better at math classes than those of American and European descent. Their language gives them a great benefit in the math area, and they are often very successful because of it. Other races struggle because of a lack of schooling or inadequate education in the past, such as African...
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...of education. However, I think it is not a wise idea. Even though, a country has the best educational system in the world, it still has something to be done or judged. Nothing is perfect. American students are rated as mediocre in math and science while American engineers and scientists are highly demanded around the world. The U.S.A is a multi racial country, so it has a unique educational system which is irreplaceable by any systems. There are many advantages in American educational system, but some aspects need to be changed. We need to look in to our school’s educational system. According to “the Trend in international math and science study,” American classes cover too many subjects, so the teachers just have time to lecture each subject superficially. There are no national standards in the U.S schools. Students may choose to go to easy schools to graduate. Therefore, high school students who graduate from different schools are in diverse levels of education. A successful student can not succeed without good teachers but American schools don’t have enough proficient and qualified teachers. In “new math-science study rates U.S students mediocre at best,” William S. Robinson states, “the international average for math teachers with a degree in math is 71 percent, but in the U.S. it’s only 41 percent.” In the U.S.A., teaching is not a remunerative job, yet it requires great skills. Therefore, less and less people choose teaching as their careers. ……Home environment also affects...
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...Rex Walls’ and Rose Mary’s Questionable Parenting Being married and having kids doesn't make good parents. Good parenting usually comes from a united and loving marriage. In the memoir The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls struggles through life but still makes it through tough times. Rex and Rose Mary Walls are not great parents because they put there own needs in front of the needs of their children and are inadequate role models. Rex Walls and Rose Mary buy unnecessary artifacts not needed in their time of need, therefore putting themselves in front the kids. Rose Mary and Rex Walls were thinking about buying their kids beds shortly after moving, but Jeannette’s “Mom decided that what we really needed was a piano.” (Walls 52) This kind of parenting is terrible because the piano wasn’t needed in this case, the kids needed a bed. Therefore they put their own needs and things that they want in front of the things that their children need....
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...following others, because who studies anymore? Most students will tell themselves that studying is not important and they will pass the class regardless. Students get used to obtaining good grades in their classes when they do not deserve it, which leads to a struggling college life. They get too accustomed to getting something they don’t deserve and don’t realize that their quality of work is not good enough material to earn them, not get them, an “A” on a paper. High school is not preparing students well enough to succeed in college, therefore things need to change and teachers need to put down their foot and give students the education they deserve. Living from bell to bell is a common thing that occurs in High School. Completing your Math homework in your English class and finishing up your English paper in your History class. Sound stupid? Well it is. Since the student is now so focused on getting their homework done for...
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...Allensworth and Easton found that unsuccessful freshmen students in Chicago Public Schools were unable to recover. Silver, Saunders, and Zarate found that students who were unsuccessful in Algebra 1 were unlikely to graduate, but students would passed Algebra 1 were more likely to graduate within four years of enrolling as a 9th grader. Students who were unsuccessful in the higher level math were unlikely to be accepted into college or, if they were accepted into a college, they were unlikely to complete college (Jeongeun, Jiyun, Desjardins, &McCall, 2015). Spielhagen found a correlation between enrolling in eighth-grade algebra and taking higher level mathematics in high school and then acceptance into post-secondary...
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...metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.Yet I don't know anything about trading stocks Or how money works at all - where does it come from? Who controls it? How does the thing that motivates the world function? Never taught how to budget and disburse my earnings. I was too busy rehearsing cursive. Didn't learn how much it costs to raise a kid or what an affidavit is.instead I spent the days on what the quadratic equation is negative b plus or minus the square root of b squared minus 4ac over 2a. That's insane, that's absolutely insane. They made you learn that over basic first aid. i don’t know How to recognise the most deadly Mental disorders or diseases with preventable causes.How to buy a house with a mortgage if you could afford it because abstract maths was deemed more important than advice that could literally save thousands of lives. but it's cool, ‘cause now I could tell you...
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...written by people who didn't even go to school. Even Frederick J. Kelly, the man who invented standardized testing stated "These tests are too crude to be used and should be abandoned." How can you still allow students to take these tests knowing that the man who invented them disagreed with the system completely? In classrooms today, nothing has changed. Sure, we have computers and more tools now but teachers are still paid less than an average job, there’s little to no hands on learning for the students who need it, and bullying and stress is just getting worse. Did you know that since 2007, the suicide rate has more than doubled? Back then, it was at .9 deaths for every 100,000 10-14 year olds. Now, it has increased to 2.1, that is 425 unnecessary deaths that could have been prevented. If you don’t believe the data, take the word of kids who are going through the school system and constantly feel that what they’ve done isn’t good enough because a rubric said so. This isn’t a problem we can just ignore. I’m not saying it’s just schools fault, I’m saying we have kids more focused on a letter grade than their mental health. Kids are thinking that if they don’t get everything right, then everything will go wrong and that’s not a world I want to live...
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