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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 9:31:22 GMT -5
make it so i don't have to flippin pay to do homework
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Post by Auransky on Aug 31, 2016 9:32:29 GMT -5
im not in school anymore but - make test grades the only grades that matter - good cafeteria food srsly tho. in high school algebra, i had the highest final exam grade of everyone in the grade.... but i failed the class because of homework, class work, and participation like.. i proved i know the material by scoring high on quizzes, tests, and exams.. what's the problem?? ): Ross; well weren't you lucky. More then 99% of math teachers make the exams in math the majority of the grade... I know that a lot of students struggling in math would appreciate a teacher like that. We all have our weaknessess
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Post by *Ravenpaw* on Aug 31, 2016 11:23:26 GMT -5
No more tests. They are awful, and should only be used for study purposes.
No more grades. You learn at your own time without that pressure.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 11:28:28 GMT -5
im just gonna do high school bc so far my only complaint for college is "make it affordable" but
- no homework. this isnt bc i hate homework, but its literally damaging to students, high school students especially, who work, care for younger siblings, and still need free time to harbor healthy development. overworking and over-stressing students is like insanely bad for their mental health. that simple
- better paid, better qualified teachers. we've all had some rly amazing teachers in our lives im sure but the truth is, there are way too many who are literally described as "not caring". i think being a teacher should be more of a specialized place in the workforce with better pays for them and therefore higher competition to get into that particular field. good teachers make all the difference
those are only two and i have lots more but theyre, i think, the most important so far (also better funding for public school is tied w those)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 11:30:38 GMT -5
im not in school anymore but - make test grades the only grades that matter - good cafeteria food srsly tho. in high school algebra, i had the highest final exam grade of everyone in the grade.... but i failed the class because of homework, class work, and participation like.. i proved i know the material by scoring high on quizzes, tests, and exams.. what's the problem?? ): Ross; well weren't you lucky. More then 99% of math teachers make the exams in math the majority of the grade... I know that a lot of students struggling in math would appreciate a teacher like that. We all have our weaknessessthe same thing happened to me in biology. :/ i made a near perfect score on the final test but bc of absences (and therefore lateowork/missing work) (was absent due to a chronic illness) i ultimately left the class with a D. (and there are tons more like it). i think thats ridiculous. schools are about LEARNING. if you clearly udnerstand the material a student shouldn't fall behind simply bc of a ridiculous workload
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Post by Auransky on Aug 31, 2016 11:42:36 GMT -5
Ross; well weren't you lucky. More then 99% of math teachers make the exams in math the majority of the grade... I know that a lot of students struggling in math would appreciate a teacher like that. We all have our weaknessessthe same thing happened to me in biology. :/ i made a near perfect score on the final test but bc of absences (and therefore lateowork/missing work) (was absent due to a chronic illness) i ultimately left the class with a D. (and there are tons more like it). i think thats ridiculous. schools are about LEARNING. if you clearly udnerstand the material a student shouldn't fall behind simply bc of a ridiculous workload Well if you think about it; Biology tends to follow the more traditional route. Most math/physics/Chemistry classes follow the Exams make up 75-90% of your grade + 15-10% of classwork. More English/Bio/Psychology/History and few other subjects follow the; Classwork is 75-90% of your grade Exams are 15-10% of your grade Mainly because these classes have more then one answer most of the time. (Unless we are talking about a stated fact that can't be change.) But how we reasoned to that conclusion is mainly different. --> History; we talk about things that already happened. So we can't change that answer. However the factors leading up to it can be dabated between smaller group discussions. --> English/Literature: we are given rules but how we perceive readings, tone, diction, and narration varies. Therefore we converse our reasoning and open different possibilities. We can all agree on the plot/main point. Yet everything else is open for discussion. --> Biology : this can depend on the way a teacher teaches it. Some teachers believe that simply taking a test and that's that isn't the way to to; others do. The reasoning behind this is because the content builds upon itself later down the lecture. It also depends on the learning style of the instructor. I've had biology classes where it was fully interactive where our work was the big portion because she read through our stuff to assure that we were understanding the content. I've also had teachers who rely on exams, however they did it because they included more online interaction and workloads that would be based purely online. Classtime was used to answer questions, and clarify what wasn't understood leading up to that point. Exams were the checkpoint; and because we had so many sources/time/help. If they missed in class lecture that was their choice because the help was provided both in and out of class. On the other hand some bio teachers do online interaction in class interaction and still make the exam less of a load on the grade. Because they rather see students understanding it inside/out rather then remembering today, forgetting tomorrow. Exams have proven time and time again that stuents just memorize and forget the next day. Students should be able to walk away with at least some piece of information that they can recall and use in a future class regardless of their other subjects.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 11:49:54 GMT -5
so i agree and disagree. im a history major and i definitely think that on that side of things, essay writing/research assignments/etc have helped me more in the long run than study guides. i do however think tests are important- not necessarily standardized tests, but frequent evaluations of how much you know. a student who clearly understands the material should not fail a class due to incomplete or late assignments; like i said before, school is about learning in the end. the truth is tons of students who understand the material are failing classes due to uncontrollable outside factors, while other students who don't necessarily do as well in that subject, are flying with straight A's bc they have the ability to better manage the workload.
basically i think assessments are important, genuinely. it's schools' teaching methods that ultimately decide whether or not a student retains information, and in the end i think that should be reformed
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 13:23:00 GMT -5
- More lesbians - Less sports
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 13:51:44 GMT -5
I dont go to school anymore but
No homework. Most homework is just busy work for home, which is stupid. Get rid of the teachers who clearly don't care about their job. Those are the lousy ones who do a poor job teaching and ruin the day for everyone Stop focusing so much on sports. Get better equipment. There are too many schools with low budgets that have poor conditions, which is terrible.
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Post by xєяσ єємαι zσηтαησѕ ♬ on Aug 31, 2016 15:43:43 GMT -5
go back to senior year of high school so I can still be in my high school choir and reader's workshop
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Post by Dollar store shampoo on Aug 31, 2016 16:08:37 GMT -5
well we would have NO homework and we'd get out before 3
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Post by TheRealDarkstalker on Aug 31, 2016 17:51:00 GMT -5
More locker space Less days of school
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 19:12:29 GMT -5
1. no more homework. its extremely bad for mental health and it sucks 2. make it start a little later??? like school starts at 7 in the morning and im pretty sure there was a study about how teenagers minds dont turn on until around like 10 ??? i think idk
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Post by 𝕡𝕖𝕡𝕡𝕖𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕥 on Aug 31, 2016 19:45:14 GMT -5
Abolish homework. Aside from the fact that it does next to nothing in terms of learning, it's incredibly tedious.
The curriculum would be tailored to meet the students' individual needs. (If only that were possible...)
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Post by SoaringFlight on Aug 31, 2016 20:26:24 GMT -5
Appleblossom jeans, boots with the fur ^^^
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Post by Sp00ky on Aug 31, 2016 20:28:53 GMT -5
Abolish the dress code completely, it's ridiculous, I can't even show my shoulders
Make classes more fit to a students interests and what they plan on doing in life
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 20:29:28 GMT -5
I'd destroy homework I'd make school teach people about fandoms, with classes on ships, fanart, fanfic, flame wars, trolls, and other useful thngs you need to learn about. both of us know none of that is useful
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Post by Deleted on Aug 31, 2016 20:36:36 GMT -5
I'd destroy homework I'd make school teach people about fandoms, with classes on ships, fanart, fanfic, flame wars, trolls, and other useful thngs you need to learn about. both of us know none of that is useful I know... I was bored and I couldn't think of anything else.
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Post by kiddo on Aug 31, 2016 20:41:52 GMT -5
Personally, I would make homework an optional thing. I get an A+ in Advanced English, I don't need to do the review work for a test.
The second thing I would change would be the teachers. In my school district, things are very "study this book and do this, be prepared for a test at the end of the week", especially in 7th Grade Math Classes where you watched the lesson at home in video form and did homework/quick recap in class. Teachers aren't very welcoming, and expect you to know the curriculum by heart the first time they talk about it, and get angry if you ask for help. If you're a quick learner or best buddies with the teacher, you probably had a good school experience, anybody else, good luck.
But that's just for my school district XD
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Post by Card against Humanity on Aug 31, 2016 21:03:42 GMT -5
sorry but two things is not enough to fix anything. destroy it all and start over from scratch
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Post by Kenshin on Aug 31, 2016 22:53:59 GMT -5
- start later - no homework (it doesn't help) - make higher math and science optional - 90% of the student body gets replaced w/ people who care about their education and their surroundings - stop grouping me with slackers
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Post by John 3:16 on Aug 31, 2016 23:10:12 GMT -5
Okay I'm going to add more
-abolish homework, as it is proven it is completely useless and whatever use its supposed to have it is NOT to destroy the teenage mind -grades should not include absences and missed assignments. That just adds to the stress and it extremely damaging. -LATER START TIMES OH MY FREAKING GOD this is a huge one. Seattle's trying to do something about the insanely early start times of school, but I know my school district is going to do nothing about it. -Stop focusing so much on sports!! Not everyone is an a+ athlete dead set on joining a college team. Not everyone even likes sports. So stop treating it like we do! Focus more on clubs and other things happening around school. -the teachers need to be paid more than professional athletes, because they are the ones teaching these kids. Teachers are incredibly important to society, so why do they get paid only a little bit more than minimum wage sometimes? -more locker space. The small lockers aren't going to cut it, because you make us buy textbooks and other crap that doesn't even fit into the locker. You are trying to squeeze as much lockers as you can in, which is stupid. -less required participation and group work, and stop making participation most of the final grade. Not everyone is a social butterfly capable of making friends in a minute. I am so freaking shy I can't go up to groups and ask, they have to come to me, because I can't approach people. I get nervous and sweaty, and I... I'm sorry, it's hard to explain to somebody who doesn't give a flying duck. -abolish gym uniforms. This is not sport uniforms, just gym uniforms. I hate these. And a lot of people I know hate these. In the locker room they do pose a risk because people can take pics of people while they are changing, and are just really ugly and useless. And the girls and guys wearing the slurry clothing, they will soon learn to not wear it to school because gym demands actual clothing you can run around in.
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