Answer the following questions based on the reading, Whose Failing Grade Is It? in 4-6 sentences and then respond to 2 of your peers for a total of 7 posts.
- What is the main idea of this text?
- Pick out one quote that was significant to you. Explain it and why it was significant.
- What biases did you have, for or against the subject, while reading this text? When did you become aware of it and did it hinder your evaluating the text in an objective way?
- What ideas were you unfamiliar with from the text and how did you approach that information?
- Pose one question you have about the text.
- Attempt to answer someone else's question.
- Respond to another student's ideas-- agree, disagree, or add to what they have written in some way. Do not merely restate or parrot their statement. As always, be respectful and academic
1. The main idea of the text is who's fault is it that the kids are not doing well? Is it the teacher, parents, or the students themselves, lawmakers that have caused the kids to be failing? Or is it the economical level of the house hold that the parents are unable to spend enough time with their kids due to the fact that they are too busy making maoney to provide a better life for their children.
ReplyDeleteFarheen Abbasi
1).The main idea of this text is to find a middle ground where both parents, students, teachers and legislators can agreed on what is growing failure of students in the education system and how to address it without playing the blame game.
ReplyDeletequestion 1
ReplyDeleteThe main idea in article would be teachers complaining about what going on in their class rooms. If a child is failing who becomes at fault? Law makers listening to complain about teachers complain about they only have control what happens in a class room. One legislation trying to pass a law where parents would be graded as well on how a child is doing in school.
Mayra
1. The main idea of this text is deciding who's fault failing grade it is.Weather it is the srudents, parents themselves.We also need to think about the school district and how their education level stands at.Another cause to this might be the langauge spoken in familes that might affect students with their education.
ReplyDeleteFrancheska Badia
1.The main idea is that teachers are fed up with being blamed for the failures of kids, but it can be the parents fault or maybe they dont have time to spand with their kid
ReplyDeleteLuis C.
1.The main idea is who is it to blame when a child fails to learn is it parents, teachers, or lawmakers fault. Teachers can only do so much in the classroom and they don't have control over what happens with these kids at home. Parents are working too much and don't have time to ask their children if they did their homework.
ReplyDeleteSulma Vasquez
question 2
ReplyDeleteParagraph two the question ask if a middle school student in Alaska is regualary absent, and his grades are suffering as a result the district should? the answer I would pic is two fine the parents $500 a day for everyday the student is not in school. I believe and know as a parent myself a child's up bringing starts at home. Teaching and educating a child at home determines the future of a child. Spending time and teaching them school is important. I speak to my boys and inform them with out an education they will not make it in this country. Many companies and employers are seeking for college degree students. Time also has change and just a high school diploma isnt enough any more.
Mayra
2. A quote that was significant to me in the text is when State Representative Kelli Strangel said "Teachers were telling us:"We can only do so much in the classroom.We have no control over what happens with this kids at home".I believe that's not true because teachers can notice if the students are putting time into their assignments.If parents are always checking children.Also if something was wrong teachers can notice because the majority of teachers have children of their own and might have been through this situation.
ReplyDeleteFrancheska Badia
1) The main idea of the text is who's fault could it be to blame for children failer in school the parents,the students or their teacher. Which in these case, it could be anyone because they are all involved in the child's life.
ReplyDelete-Adriana
2. A teacher said that "we can only do so much in the classroom. We have no control over what happens with these kids at home." This is actually very true. Teachers are no there watching over the kids at home. They are only with the students for eight hours a day. It's their parents' responsibility to look after what's going on at home. It's up to them to make sure that the kids are opening up some books, completing their homework, studying for test and quizzes. All these things should be checked by the parents. They should also make sure that the kids are carrying a planner and writing their assignments in the planner. A teacher's job is basically to teach them at school and give them homework so that from the homework they find out which one of their student's are having trouble with the assignment.
ReplyDeleteFarheen Abbasi
5).If we were to play the blame game(teachers, parents, students) about failure in education, where does it leave state and federal government that fund all the school and programs, if they are doing budgets cuts.
ReplyDelete3. Some baises I had against the subject while reading this text is that it's not completly the students fault.Parents have a major role in their children life.The majority of the decisions a sudent might make is due to the role model they have.I became aware of it when I read in the text that "any kind of problem in an academic setting, and people blame the teachers".I think that is an easy way out for parents to blame the teachers because of the slack of attention towards their child.Only beacause a teacher might be most of the day with their child doesn't mean that they are responisble for any actions that the students make.Teachers are in school to educate their students for a bright and better future.
ReplyDeleteFrancheska Badia
2)"The teacher would like to talk to her parents about this, but they fail to attend parent-teacher conferences." Parents are working too much that they don't even have time to go and see how their child is doing. Some parents come from work late and don't have time to check if their children did the homework. For example my aunt she comes late,it is not that she doen't care but she comes tired so I help my cousin with her homework and if there is a problem I talk to her teacher.
ReplyDeleteSulma Vasquez
Question 4
ReplyDeleteOn parapraph number eight how Ms. Lawson's trying to introduce a billing requiring parents to spend three hours each semester volunteering. I would have to disagree with that one. The reason why I disagree with that statement would be its very difficult for some parents to take time out of their routine like work and school to attend to volunteer work. I understand they want parents to have some type involvement in their children lives and that wouldnt help a child thats struggling in school. If they offer tutoring for parents and children, I believe that should help students who have a hard time in school or failing. Opposing to other ideas would help teachers and parents.
Mayra
1).The main idea of this text is to find a middle ground where both parents, students, teachers and legislators can agreed on what is growing failure of students in the education system and how to address it without playing the blame game.
ReplyDelete1. To determinated who's fall is it when a child is doing poorly in school. If is the child or the parents that dont put enough effort on their child future and education.
ReplyDelete2."any problem in academic setting and people blame the teacher" So if the student does poorly and is because he never pays attention in class, never goes to class or never does what the tacher ask him to do is the kids fall and the parents. Because the teacher can do only so much. Is up tp the parents to focus their kids and help them develop in the right way.
3.Is defenitly not the teacher fall if the student is doing bad in school. it all depends on the effort of the parents and the student on doing good in school.
steven castano
The main Idea of this text is to identify who is really responsable for students failing in school,Is it parents, teachers, school administratives, people who make the lawa or students themselfs ? I can see the parents should take more responsability for their kids education.
ReplyDeleteGisela R.
3. I am actually for it and against it. It is the student's fault that they are not on their best behavior in school. But there are some faults that the parents have as well. They have to be on top of their kids and make sure that they are doing well in school. The students are still young and they don't know what is good for them and what's not. It's the parents job to teach them from right to worn because that's who they spend most of their time with. I became aware of it as I read the quote "we can only do so much in the classroom. We have no control over what happpens with these kids at home."
ReplyDeleteFarheen Abbasi
4. There wasn't really anything i didnt understand from the text.The way i look at it is that many people can me the person to blame.But then again everybody plays a major role in this situation.It's like a chain that everybody is connected to even if they don't want to.
ReplyDeleteFrancheska Badia
Question 5
ReplyDeleteIf passing a bill that requires volunteering in a school or school-related function?
Mayra
The main idea of this text is talking about why the children are failing and who is to blame? It states that it could either be the parents, teachers, or the child's fault. They all argee that something is making them fail so who takes the blame. It also states if its the governments fault that the child is failing and some schools cost money to go to so it could also be that. In my personal experience, I never failed a class so I do not know how it means to fail a class?
ReplyDeleteKenny Cusido
Question #2
ReplyDelete"We can only do so much in the classroom. We have no control over what happens with these kids at home." This quote means a lot to me since it is true and the person that says it proves a point. It is significant because in school the teachers are on top of the students and at home we do not know what parents are doing. At home the students are much more distracted and we do not know if the parents are helping their child with homework. In my personal experience, my parents did help me with homework and i passed because they helped me.
Kenneth Cusido
Question #3
ReplyDeleteThe biases I have against this story is that if a child fails it is not only their fault; parents play an important part in their child's life. The majority of the decisions children make is because of the way their parents raised them and because of the role model they are given. I became aware of it when I read this story and when I say that people were blaming the teachers. Parents blame teachers easily even though it is not only their fault but it is to easy to blame them because they teach the child. The teachers are with their child each and everyday and after school the teachers are not responsible for what the child does at home or somewhere else. In my personal experience, I seen teachers that stay afterschool to help the child get the info they got in school today.
Kenneth Cusido
Question #4
ReplyDeleteThere was a few things I was not former with but either than that it was former to me. In paragraph #8, Mrs. Lawson is introducing a bill that parents should volunteer 3 hours a semester; I would have to disagree with this statement. I would disagree because some parents wont take off work or school just to volunteer. I do understand that they want parents involved in their child's success but I think this would not help the child with his or her studies. If the school has tutuoring for both parents and their child than that would improve the child's success and it would improve how the child acts at home. If teachers were smart they should come up with other ideas of teaching so the kids do not fail and get what is being taught quickly instead of failing.
Kenny Cusido
Question #5
ReplyDeleteWhy is it only the child's fault that they are failing other people can be blamed as well but why don't people do anything about it?
Kenny Cusido
Question #6
ReplyDeleteToday I will try to answer Mayra's question. Her question is this if passing a bill that requires volunteering in a school or school-related function? If they pass a bill that parents got to volunteer it would not workout. Some parents would not volunteer if they had to because they work or have better things to do. They can pass this bill but it will not help childrens grades or success. In my personal experience, I think Mayra wants this bill to be passed.
Kenny Cusido
Question #7
ReplyDeleteToday I will agree with what Mayra said I already wrote similar to what she wrote for question 4 so here it is again. There was a few things I was not former with but either than that it was former to me. In paragraph #8, Mrs. Lawson is introducing a bill that parents should volunteer 3 hours a semester; I would have to disagree with this statement. I would disagree because some parents wont take off work or school just to volunteer. I do understand that they want parents involved in their child's success but I think this would not help the child with his or her studies. If the school has tutuoring for both parents and their child than that would improve the child's success and it would improve how the child acts at home. If teachers were smart they should come up with other ideas of teaching so the kids do not fail and get what is being taught quickly instead of failing. I will add that teachers should see how the child is doing first instead of just failing them if they are trying then give them a passing grade and worry about the children not paying attention or not doing any work. In my personal experience, this is why I agree with Mayra.
Kenny Cusido
Question 3
ReplyDeleteThe question I am biases to would paragraph number one a parent being fine $500 dollars a day. I disagree with the fact that as parents we always cant be with our children and depending on the situation how do we control our children when we are not around them. Also the age is a big factor because even the greatest parents have no control when a child becomes a teenager and falls into peer pressure. As a young child the up bring does come from home and its very important parents take the time to install good values in our children. Everything does start from home and once they are out there its up to them to know whats right and wrong.
To answer Kenny question yes they are trying to do something about it. There are lawmaker who are trying to past a law that will make parents responsible for their actions if children are failing and not coming to school. Also if a child is not doing well it should be the teacher responsibility to reach out to the parents and inform them not wait until a child fails and its too late.
ReplyDeleteMayra
5. A question i have about the text is why parents want to blame teachers for the poor grades their children are recieving?
ReplyDeleteFrancheska Badia
4. There was only one thing that I didn't know that I found out after reading the text. It was that parents have to volunteer in school for 3 hours. That's not the greatest idea in my opinion. There are parents that work crazy amount of hours. How are the suppose to manage home, kids, work and school at the same time? That is asking for a little too much! Therefore I would have to disagree with the idea.
ReplyDeleteFarheen Abbasi
6. Im going to answer Kennys question.They are doing something about the problem.They want to pass laws towards the parents who aren't being responisble with their child.Also teachers need to advise the parents if the student is not doing as well as they should.This can help the student a lot so that the child won't fail and it won't be too late to make a change.
ReplyDeleteFrancheska Badia
5. Is passing a bill that requires volunteering in a school or school-related function? (Mayra) Passing the bill requires both school building and school related functions. the parents have to volunteer for 3 hours in school each semester. They are to help out with any activity that's going on in school.
ReplyDeleteFarheen Abbasi
6. Is passing a bill that requires volunteering in a school or school-related function? (Mayra) Passing the bill requires both school building and school related functions. the parents have to volunteer for 3 hours in school each semester. They are to help out with any activity that's going on in school.
ReplyDeleteFarheen Abbasi
5. If there are more than enough teachers and staff, why do they need parents involved in school?
ReplyDelete5. If there are more than enough teachers and staff, why do they need parents involved in school?
ReplyDeleteFarheen Abbasi
7. Im going to answer Farheen question.I think they need to still involve parents in school even if there is more than enough teachers and staff.No matter how busy parents might be,students should always be their number one priority.Parents are responisble for students academics.The teachers jod is to educate them enough to go to the next level.If there's any problem with the student the teachers need to notify the parents and let them know how their child is doing and find a soultion to it.
ReplyDeleteFrancheska Badia
Question 1)
ReplyDeleteThe main idea of this text is debating whose fault is it that a child is failing at school. Either if it’s the student, parents, teachers, or lawmakers? And each of them have there own perspective opinions to help out the child pass and for no one to receive the failing grade.
Elizabeth Vital
Question 2)
ReplyDeleteMs. Stargel said: ”We are going to stick to things we can measure. We can’t actually ‘fail’ parents. All we are really aiming to do is identify those parents who aren’t doing all they should so we can intervene.”
What this quote means is basically that teachers aren’t looking forward to fail a parent for real but to make them realize those who’s children aren’t doing good at school to make them see and understand they need to also help them to pass and show up to school. To show those parents that they are doing wrong leaving there child behind school alone with no help and support. This is significant because corroborating is a way from parents and teachers to help a student pass and succeed at school. A way to be on top of a child to do well at school and not receive a failing grade. I personally agree with Ms. Stargel quote and parents out there should understand and corporate as well.
Elizabeth Vital
Question 3)
ReplyDeleteSome people might be against or with it. In some ways I take it as both. It can be a student fault if he or she is failing by not paying attention at class and not doing their homework. And that child can have a teacher and parents on top of him to do well at school. There can also be another occasion where the child needs extra help by the teacher and parents and might not have it. So it can either be the child, parents, teacher, or lawmakers fault. I became aware of this when the author mention that parents don’t have time to be on top of their child school work due to there jobs, coming home late. Also, children just don’t care and don’t do their homework. This just hinger by concluding it can be the student or parents fault.
Elizabeth Vital
Question 4)
ReplyDeleteI personally was unfamiliar that in some states lawmakers are making or thinking about laws to help out children do good at school. And listening to teachers comments about parents not helping their child to do well. I approach to this information by reading this article carefully and understand different people point of views. For some of them I agree and disagree.
Elizabeth Vital
Question5)
ReplyDeleteInstead of failing a parent, student, teacher, or lawmakers, why cant they all united and find ways to improve students grades at school and help them succeed?
Elizabeth Vital
Question 6)
ReplyDeleteAnswering to Kenny question: Why is it only the child fault that they are failing other people can be blamed as well but why don’t people do anything about it?
For some people it’s easy to blame a child for failing because children can’t really defend themselves. It can only be a child fault for failing if he or she doesn’t care at all about their education. Other people can be blamed on like teachers, parents, and the child itself. Not all people don’t do anything about it, there’s some that do. Like for example in the article it says that Ms.Stargel is aiming to identify those parents who aren’t doing all they should so they can intervene. In a way she is helping the parents and children to do good at school and have the support of the parents. And the three of them should unite so they can make a difference.
Elizabeth Vital
Question 7)
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with Kenny Cusido answer to question number two. Teachers can be on top of their students during class session but not over what happens at kids’ homes. A teacher job at school is to help their students learn new things and push them to pass every class. If they need help on something they can ask the teacher for help. But at home the teacher wont be there and that when the parents come in. At home its time for the parents to be on top of their children to help them in every way they can. At school is the teacher responsibility and at home it should be the parents. Just as what happens to me till this day. And in order for this to work and have a passing grade the students needs to corporate as well.
Elizabeth Vital
3)What I didn't like about this article was that it says that parents should get a fine. Not all parents have time and get paid a lot. Some parents even work two jobs to support their children. Is not that they don't want to be with their children but they can't.
ReplyDeleteSulma Vasquez
4) I was familiar with the statement were it says that parents blame the teachers. Most parents blame their children's teacher because their children are failing. They don't take into consideration that maybe their child is the one that is not paying attention. an only do teachers an only do so much. Parents need to get more involved in their child's education.
ReplyDeleteSulma V
5)Why blame each other why not teachers,parents, and students work together.
ReplyDeleteSulma V
6)( Francheska )Parents blamed teachers for their children's failing grade because they don't have anyone else to blame. Parents don't want to think that is their children's fault for not paying attention in class or not doing their assigned work.
ReplyDeleteSulma V
7) I agree with Elizabeth Vital why don't parents,teachers, and students work together. If they collaborate the child is going to do better at school.
ReplyDeletesulma V
Question #1:
ReplyDeleteWhat I believe the main idea is that the society would like to know who's to blame for children's failing grades. No one wants to point fingers at anybody and deal with the consequences.
Maricela
Question 2:
ReplyDelete" We can only do so much in this classroom. We have no control over what happens with these kids at home"
I can't really speak in behalf of the parent because I don't have any kids. However, I have seen many cases where the child fails to attend classes because the parents are too lazy to wake up early in the morning to take them to school. Many times they give them "freebies" meaning they'll skip school for the day, it becomes a habit.
Question 3:
ReplyDeleteI was somewhat aware of the problem because I've seen it happen but it doesn't really affect me at the moment because I am not a parent. If I was, I would definitely try to work with the teacher and my child to see what is the problem and how it can be fixed. I'm not for or against it because every situation is different, we can't judge or draw an opinion based on one article when there's so much more to the story than meets the eye.
Maricela
Question 4:
ReplyDeleteI was unfamiliar with the entire article to be honest because I never knew the magnitude of the situation until now. I definitely do agree on giving parents a fine for every time a child misses class, or a teach failing to do her job.
Maricela
Question 5:
ReplyDeleteWhy point fingers at teachers all the time?
Maricela
2)Parents don't have time to go see how their children are in school. Parents are working too much that they don't even have time to check their children's homework. It's not their fault that they don't check on their kids but they try hard to give them money and provide the bet for them.
ReplyDelete3)What I didn't like about the article was that parents have to pay a fine. Some parents don't have money to be paying fine. They try so hard to make money for their children.
ReplyDelete4)What I didn't know was that they get fine if they are not good parents. All parents try hard to be the best parents for their children.
ReplyDelete5)Why can't everyone work together so their children can have a good education?
ReplyDelete6) Why do they have to fail them and not work together? Parents and teachers don't know how to help them move with their education.
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