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Sometimes, while Kim Brooks is grading essays by her college composition students, she cries. "Not real tears, exactly—more a spontaneous, guttural sob, often loud and unpleasant enough to startle my husband or children," she writes in Salon. Why? Because many of these students "simply ... cannot write." They don't have basic skills, like knowing how to organize paragraphs, how to write a thesis statement, how to outline, how to proofread or edit, or even "how to make sure their sentences contain a subject and a verb." Is this the fault of the traditional high-school English class, full of class discussion but little writing and almost no grammar education?
That class, of course, was where Brooks herself "learned to read literature, to write about it and talk about it and recite it and love it." But nowadays such a course seems almost like "a profound waste of time." Brooks' students tell her about presentations, fancy group projects, and skits they did in high school, but much of the writing they do—as confirmed by one English department chairman—is "informal," partially because teachers are more concerned with keeping students engaged than educating them on comma usage. Understandable, writes Brooks, but it leads to "migraine-inducing, quasi-incomprehensible prose." Do kids even need to know how to write? As a fellow professor observes, "We've all gotten emails or cover letters where we've judged people based on the writing." Teaching these essential skills may not be fun, writes Brooks, but "sometimes we do things not because they're fun but because they're important."
* * * I began my college education 18 years ago at the age of 50. During my first year English class the instructor was having students taking turns too read a portion of some written material. I was shocked upon hearing the students, recent high school graduates, one after another struggle with the simplest sentence structures and unable to pronounce many two and three syllable words. The English instructor looked neither surprised nor concerned. It was obvious he had become used too this slaughtering of the English language by his first year students.Sometimes, while Kim Brooks is grading essays by her college composition students, she... more
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Pepsi is sponsoring a project called Pepsi Refresh in which individuals and groups can apply for grants ranging from $5000 to $250,000 to be voted on nationwide. Projects are meant to improve US communities and fall into various categories including art, education, and health.
My project is to assemble a large book fair in the Western North Carolina area, specifically Jackson County, which encompasses Cherokee, NC. Upon receiving the $5000 grant I have applied for and with the help of volunteers, I will collect book donations to be distributed at a night of book-related festivities designed to instill a passion for and love of reading. The "Reading Festival" will also feature a speaker for parents on the importance of reading to children.
The details of the plan can be found on my profile on the Pepsi Refresh website. To receive the grant, I must be in the top ten ranking of the $5000 grant and though I am moving up steadily, still need all the help I can get to reach the top ten.
Please check out my profile and vote for mine and other worthy projects between now and the end of the month. You are alloted 10 votes per day and I appreciate every vote.
Check it out! Thanks!
www.refresheverything.com/readingfestivalPepsi is sponsoring a project called Pepsi Refresh in which individuals and groups can... more
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Why do we have to go outside of the mainstream news media to find the truth? Pepe Escobar should be getting Obama's Nobel Peace prize since he knows what to read behind the forked tongue of Obama. Pepe is not the only one to know the truth. Obama is directing his words to the stupid and gullible youth of America. The older generations who have lived through these wars have finally awakened to the reality and reason our government is a Government of war and is patronizing the people with favors like giving us some sort of health care to quiet us down and to subvert our minds off the real wars. They have created a stock market crash and unemployment in order to fill the ranks of the military with Americas youth. Harry Truman was the one who said that 5% unemployment was good for the nation. It took me a long time to realize that Harry needed these young men to go to Korea for his police up action as he called it. In reality it was a full blown war and the casualty list will prove that. Yes Harry gave us Korea and the National Security State and all of the secrets of Washington. Now Pepe Escobar gives you the facts of Obama and his war of necessity.
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view?&id=31&itemid=74&jumival=4549&updaterx=2009-12-02+17%3A51%3A31Why do we have to go outside of the mainstream news media to find the truth? Pepe... more
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Minute Maid has created a school-based, soccer after school program that reaches our most at-risk middle school youth to help fight obesity, promote physical fitness, increase academic performance and build self-esteem.
This video highlights the strengths of our youth and contributions made to schools by wonderful collaborative HISD business partners! This also highlights an example of some of the wonderful programs that Social Workers are bringing to public schools.Minute Maid has created a school-based, soccer after school program that reaches our... more
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Ever thought of what it takes to be a deep sea diver? There's a fantasy camp in Houston Texas where you can spend a weekend learning what it takes, You get to use all the equipment the oil rig guys do, weld underwater, breathe some helium and spend some time in a decompression tank.
If you love the movie "The Abyss" then this is just the place for you...
Ever thought of what it takes to be a deep sea diver? There's a fantasy camp in... more
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Dr. Don Hutson is a lifelong educatior and business leader. I think he has some very interesting thoughts and proposals for the future of education...well worth the read. Enjoy.
Dr. Don Hutson is a lifelong educatior and business leader. I think he has some very... more
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