Teachers have one of the most important roles than any other profession. Teachers are heavily responsible for the education and instruction of young adults. After reading an article titled “Learning abroad” by Kristen Salazar I realize how flawed England’s education system is. The article explains how every student uses their ID number on their essays or papers, no names or any way to identify the student is used. While I do see how this can be useful in preventing favoritism or un-deserved punishment it is COMPLETELY wrong!
The whole point of a class is to show up and try your hardest. The method used by England’s school system eliminates this because the teacher doesn’t know if the student who is writing the paper shows up to class or regularly participates. I mean what is the point of trying hard in class if the teacher doesn’t even know who he’s grading! This is a totally impersonal way to mentor and teach maturing students. One of the greatest qualities of grading is that the teacher can help the student to learn from his/her mistakes.
The biggest problem with this grading philosophy is that there is no way of maintaining academic integrity if the teacher doesn’t know who is writing the paper. Any student could pay someone else and the teacher grades that paper solely on how well it’s written.
The teacher has no idea that the slacker who sleeps every day in class is actually cheating by getting a great grade based on another’s work. This method could lead to instability and inaccuracies in the whole grading process. This impersonal grading method eliminates the student teacher relationship. Maybe the student that shows up to class on time and works hard deserves help for trying his or her hardest. While teachers should strive to grade fair and not un-justly punish students they need to respect the hard work that many students put in trying to achieve a good grade.
This is a very well written response. I never knew that about England's education system was like that. I feel as though your tone was very passionate and angry about this subjects. The reason I fell that way is based on your diction and your use of All-Caps.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed reading this and i agree it was a well written response. possibly persuasive and passionate.
ReplyDeleteI really liked this response. You did a very nice job in explaining your opinion about the ID system, and how it actually hurts the students who are trying to stand out from everyone else. I am going to have to say that this article also passionate.
ReplyDeleteThis is a very well written response. I would have to agree with my fellow classmates in the thought that this paper is written in a passionate voice but i would also add that it comes off as a little annoyed.
ReplyDeleteI agree, it seems like you feel very passionately about the subject. Your opinion about the ID system comes across very clearly.
ReplyDeleteI felt it sounded like you were annoyed with the grading systems used in England and that you felt strongly that teachers and students should have strong relationships.
ReplyDeleteAfter reading this I feel as if the its coming from a passionate and slightly annoyed perspective.
ReplyDeleteI guess I would choose angry as the voice, even those I actually think the "passionate" that many people said is a better description.
ReplyDeleteBoth of your points are solid, but they are also expected. I'd try to make sure each point is clearly divided from the other -- there's some overlap. Finish one point completely and then move on to the next.
Also, since I've read two responses on this opinion article now, I find it funny that both students have assumed that grading should be based on effort, when in fact it's not at all. I have to judge product, not time spent. So in actuality, the only thing that a poorly participating student is judged for is class participation and attendance.
Perhaps some larger font would work better as well.
The Title doesn't work for me as a hook. What would really grab someone's attention?
Thanks everyone for the responses and feedback. The tone was angry and I wasn't sure how to really convey that other than the all caps burst. Passionate was close and sounds more like my personal style of writing so I will continue to learn how to better display and separate my arguments and point of view.
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