Handing work in late has always been an issue in the education system. Students aren't able to always hand in their work on time, whether the excuse be they didn't have time or their dog ate it. I believe the current punishment of 5% off every day is a tad unfair, because it may not seem like a large number but if your barely passing a course, it could make all the difference in the world. This punishment has mainly just taught students how to make up good enough excuses for them to not lose the 5%.
I have always believed that awarding students to have the assignment in a day early was always successful. If a teacher were giving bonus marks to students who handed it in a day early, that would encourage students to get it done. Another possible solution is saying that students can hand in the assignment anytime in the week (Monday-Friday) and if it's not in by Friday then it won't be accepted. This way students will be reminded every day of the week, giving them no excuse for them to not hand it in. In my opinion, this is the best way to not completely resolve but definetely improve work being handed in late.
Friday, 8 March 2013
Ken Robinson's TED Talk-Education Revolution and To Kill A Mockingbird
"We are educating people out of their creativity." - Ken Robinson
The TEDTalk presented by Ken Robinson on the Education Revolution was very eye-opening and gave me a new perspective on education as a whole. When comparing Ken Robinson's thoughts and over all outlook on education to Jean Louise Finch's (main character in To Kill A Mockingbird) education it is alarmingly different. Jean Louise Finch (otherwise known as Scout) attends a school with very structured lesson plans and creativity is minimized. She wasn't allowed to read at home because her teacher told her that her father was teaching her wrong. It is very apparent that she doesn't fit into this horrible education system, and she begs to be home schooled. If Scout had an education like the one Ken Robinson explains, she would be extremely successful and happier at school. Her passion is exploring and reading, which is minimized at her public school.
If I was able to learn by following my passion, I wouldn't be sitting in a desk all day. I would love to visit more museums, art galleries, parks, zoos etc. I am a visual learner and if I were able to go out and learn valuable life lessons in the real world, my education would be extremely improved. I would want less structure and less students in each class, and have it be a much more relaxed environment. That is what my education would look like if I was able to learn by following my passion.
The TEDTalk presented by Ken Robinson on the Education Revolution was very eye-opening and gave me a new perspective on education as a whole. When comparing Ken Robinson's thoughts and over all outlook on education to Jean Louise Finch's (main character in To Kill A Mockingbird) education it is alarmingly different. Jean Louise Finch (otherwise known as Scout) attends a school with very structured lesson plans and creativity is minimized. She wasn't allowed to read at home because her teacher told her that her father was teaching her wrong. It is very apparent that she doesn't fit into this horrible education system, and she begs to be home schooled. If Scout had an education like the one Ken Robinson explains, she would be extremely successful and happier at school. Her passion is exploring and reading, which is minimized at her public school.
If I was able to learn by following my passion, I wouldn't be sitting in a desk all day. I would love to visit more museums, art galleries, parks, zoos etc. I am a visual learner and if I were able to go out and learn valuable life lessons in the real world, my education would be extremely improved. I would want less structure and less students in each class, and have it be a much more relaxed environment. That is what my education would look like if I was able to learn by following my passion.
Personality Explorations- Final Reflection Assignment
As I worked through all 11 quizzes, I started noticing very similar trends in the results I was getting. Many quizzes told me I'm more of a leader then a follower, and I enjoy more challenging subjects that allow me to really participate. I found out I am more right-brained than left-brained, and my dominant area of interest is people. I agreed with most of my results and seeing such similar themes made me believe these quizzes were legitimate at finding out who I am.
Due to the accurate results, they gavel a few possible career possibilities. The first one that I strongly anticipated was a Journalist (result from Quiz 6- Myers-Briggs Type Inventory) This made sense because I am very passionate about writing and English. Another career path was Teaching and Acting, which both make sense because I love working in correlation with other people instead of on my own, and I prefer occupations in which I have a chance to develop meaningful friendships.
Due to the accurate results, they gavel a few possible career possibilities. The first one that I strongly anticipated was a Journalist (result from Quiz 6- Myers-Briggs Type Inventory) This made sense because I am very passionate about writing and English. Another career path was Teaching and Acting, which both make sense because I love working in correlation with other people instead of on my own, and I prefer occupations in which I have a chance to develop meaningful friendships.
Friday, 1 March 2013
Calpurnia in To Kill A Mockingbird
The characters in "To Kill A Mockingbird" are all very interesting to read about and are what make the book so amazing. Each character has very noticeable character traits, and the relationships they all have with each other are what keep the reader hooked and emotionally attached. I find Calpurnia, the house maid, the most interesting character.
Calpurnia lives as a maid with Jean Louise Finch (Scout), Jeremy Finch (Jem) and Atticus Finch. She is a very hard working maid, but also a motherly figure to Scout and Jem because their mother died at a very young age. Calpurnia is very protective of both kids, and doesn't like when they go off to school because she has nothing to worry about during the day. She is also very loyal and religious, making her respectable to a reader. She is also a very conflicted character, because she is African American living in an extremely white community. She is very interesting to read about and I can't wait to see where the character development leads to.
"There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into." -Calpurnia
This quote was said in the earlier chapters of the novel, and the reason I chose this quote is because it was the first thing Calpurnia had said that wasn't super sweet and nice. This made me grow appreciation for Calpurnia because it showed she had an edgier side. I included a photo of how I picture Calpurnia in my head down below. http://www.google.ca/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-ca&biw=1024&bih=570&tbm=isch&tbnid=REfVJKxZCeg10M:&imgrefurl=http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx%3FFilmID%3D19714&docid=16nvD7wSueM8VM&imgurl=http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsE/57173-19714.gif&w=320&h=240&ei=jrU0Ud60Jem3yQHhiYH4AQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=203&sig=116346319358239339791&page=2&tbnh=139&tbnw=189&start=20&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:34,s:0,i:215&tx=118&ty=56
Calpurnia lives as a maid with Jean Louise Finch (Scout), Jeremy Finch (Jem) and Atticus Finch. She is a very hard working maid, but also a motherly figure to Scout and Jem because their mother died at a very young age. Calpurnia is very protective of both kids, and doesn't like when they go off to school because she has nothing to worry about during the day. She is also very loyal and religious, making her respectable to a reader. She is also a very conflicted character, because she is African American living in an extremely white community. She is very interesting to read about and I can't wait to see where the character development leads to.
"There goes the meanest man ever God blew breath into." -Calpurnia
This quote was said in the earlier chapters of the novel, and the reason I chose this quote is because it was the first thing Calpurnia had said that wasn't super sweet and nice. This made me grow appreciation for Calpurnia because it showed she had an edgier side. I included a photo of how I picture Calpurnia in my head down below. http://www.google.ca/imgres?um=1&hl=en&sa=N&rls=com.microsoft:en-ca&biw=1024&bih=570&tbm=isch&tbnid=REfVJKxZCeg10M:&imgrefurl=http://www.aveleyman.com/FilmCredit.aspx%3FFilmID%3D19714&docid=16nvD7wSueM8VM&imgurl=http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsE/57173-19714.gif&w=320&h=240&ei=jrU0Ud60Jem3yQHhiYH4AQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=203&sig=116346319358239339791&page=2&tbnh=139&tbnw=189&start=20&ndsp=24&ved=1t:429,r:34,s:0,i:215&tx=118&ty=56
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