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A lens on the week in Ed: April 2011, iss. 4 -

Apr 21, 2011 18:02

Another week's re-cap of ed-related content via symphily:
• Why the 'Research Paper' Isn't Working - http://t.co/JEGUEpZRead more... )

philosophy of teaching, post secondary, social studies, unions

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hermiones_twin April 22 2011, 01:12:24 UTC

As a university student finishing up her third year, I definitely agree with the "Why The 'Research Paper' Isn't Working" piece. Research papers are fine in high school, I think, but I, at least, have never been taught to go beyond the standard "five-paragraph essay". Now, as I move toward the end of my undergraduate education, I'm realizing that I don't know how to write a fifteen-page paper. I don't know how to write my senior thesis. Part of this is, as the article says, that I see patterns and conclusions but don't know how to back them up. (There is also the issue of being able to procure sources - that is, if your school doesn't have access to a particular database or doesn't have a copy of a book you want.) But it's also that I don't know how to organize an essay of that length.

This rant, I suppose, is more from a student's perspective. But I'd love to know how some people address these problems as teachers, and how I can possibly work on such problems with my own students.

ankh_f_n_khonsu April 22 2011, 01:31:40 UTC

Your experience is unique, so I won't lay claim to any special understanding. But, generalizing across contexts, I can sympathize ( ... )

superjen April 22 2011, 13:57:51 UTC

question about detroit: where are their children going? why are student numbers declining so noticeably?

i don't even know what to say about kindergarten students receiving ipads....

ankh_f_n_khonsu April 22 2011, 16:43:38 UTC

If I'm not mistaken Detroit's enrolment numbers are declining due to a confluence of factors ( ... )

laudanumdream April 29 2011, 03:09:19 UTC

I deleted because my comment made no sense and I can't edit.

I think it's weird that the "oink oink" teacher received a lighter consequence than the "underpants" teacher, when to me, the underpants teacher was just trying to solve the mystery of the poop on the floor, whereas the "oinky" teacher was tired of her student being messy and could possibly have emotionally traumatized that kid for years to come.