I took much pleasure in reading your essay “Don’t Drop Out: Why there’s Still Value in College”. As a student of UC Berkley, you recounted your dilemma as to whether to stay in college or drop-out. You made admirable arguments for leaving school but you also made it very clear that graduating from college was the better option. You tried to inform your readers about why they should stay in college and combat the many temptations of dropping-out of college. You accomplished a great deal of success
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Dorm Life As a college student, I did not realize the importance and the amount of responsibility that it takes to maintain a dorm room living on my own, in comparison to the expectations living at home under adult supervision. Back at home as a high school student, my priorities and expectations from my parents were to attend school five days out of the week, manage my time to complete all assignments and to complete all chores that were expected to be done on time. Some of these chores consisted
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Different Education Between China And America Have you ever thought about the question: that why Chinese students need to sit straight and being silent during classes? But American students can have the class outside, sitting on the green grass and enjoying the blue sky and sunshine. And there are many reports or news segments talking about the differences between Chinese and American education. As the result, I want to compare and contrast the two different systems between China and America. In
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with primarily giving advice to prospective students who wish to study in Malaysia and internationally. I also handled practical duties that relates to providing advice on the enrolment process, right from selection of an educational institution and preparation of documents to their arrival in the country of destination etc. Coming to a foreign country to study can be a complicated and challenging experience for many students and I helped these students gain the knowledge and information they required
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teaching. Weaknesses: This model I believe has more focus on the success of the teacher rather than the needs of the students. Quotes: “The single greatest effect on student achievement is not race, it is not poverty — it is the effectiveness of the teacher.” ~~ Harry K. Wong “It is the teacher — what the teacher knows and can do — that is the most significant factor in student achievement.” ~~ Harry K. Wong Websites: http://www.slideshare.net/courtneyprunyon/harry-wong-power-point-28304856
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When beginning Higher Education, students at University face some unique clashes. According to Bizzell (1986) those three clashes are Clashes of Dialect, Clashes of Discourse and Clashes of worldwide views. For new students who have never encountered University life before, it is said to be a completely different environment, one which can be very intimidating. Students find themselves out of their comfort zone and facing new challenges which can be very overwhelming. Angela Thomas-Jones (2012) stated
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our freshman year and ending in may of our senior year. To understand BFM you have to understand how far we have come. My freshman year the program was just beginning to take off and new responsibilities were being added to the teacher and his new students. So how does raising money for Special Olympics relate back to my tech area you might wonder? Well that’s what we will describe and depict for you step by step in this essay. Every year we have prepared for business professionals of America, my
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GOOD TEACHING is as much about passion as it is about reason. It’s about not only motivating students to learn, but teaching them how to learn, and doing so in a manner that is relevant, meaningful, and memorable. It’s about caring for your craft, having a passion for it, and conveying that passion to everyone, most importantly to your students. 2. GOOD TEACHING is about substance and training students as consumers of knowledge. It’s about doing your best to keep on top of your field, reading
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STUDENTS PROTEST OVER CONSTITUTION MIDLANDS State University (MSU)’s, Student Representative Council is ragging over the councils constitution The constitution has a clause that forbids any student who has ever carried a module to contest for either a ministerial or presidential post. In an interview with Samuel Mleya , a level 4:1 student in also one of the students whose application has been denied due to a carry grade attained for a module in level 2:1,he said “what he constitution
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Wesley Bannan Professor Carlton WRT202 29 April, 2013 Making College Policy Stricter Due to Alcohol Consequences Excessive alcohol consumption is a serious problem on college campuses. Students are divided into groups known as light, moderate, and heavy drinkers. While consuming alcohol a light drinker will have one to four drinks, a moderate drinker will have between five and nine drinks, and a heavy consumer may have ten or more drinks in a single session. Kevin E. O’Gradey, a professor who
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