Read this editorial. Compare and contrast some of the programs Leonard Pitts (he is by far my favorite columnist) talks about here with your own experience in Harrisburg (or other) Schools. Pay special attention to your experience at SciTech.
Well I know when I was in elementary school I hated teachers, because they never seemed to care for my education so I would act out and get in trouble all the time. But compared to the students in the high school provied in the story they have it so much better, they have carring teachers and a more promising environment to get an education in. That is similar to why I chose to come to SciTech, becasue I could've easily been another statistic at the high but I chose to better myself and be selfish and look out for me and my future. So just like those students I put myself in a better enviroment to get and education.
Last year, Scitech incorported an intergrated science course into the curriculum due to the test scores of the previous class. At First, I thought it was crazy and stupid because I was waiting all first semester to take my elective courses, but after reading the editorial I understand why it was crucial to participate in that class. Students who speak with ebonics and improperly aren't taken seriously or as a charity case and it is a shame, but here at Scitech, I feel as though all the tools, staff, and curriculum are presented for me to make my future bright.
Just as Pitts encountered the difference in schools so have I in the Harrisburg School District. I have been to multiple schools in which all of them are very different. The way SciTech compares to main campus or the vocational school is evident in test scores. During the elementary school years it wasnt a main priortiy to drill us and make sure we knew of the things that would lead us to be successful later. I clearly saw that I was behind once I attended middle school and wasn't quite sure if I had what it took. Being at SciTech made me feel as though I had what it took because the teachers instilled that in me. If you do not have someone who makes you work hard and doesnt do the job that they should do then most likely you will not do good. Pitts told that the scores of GCP and KIPP have an average where the children score above average in the majority. This is because the teachers correct bad grammar and aren't just there for the check. The difference clearly starts in the classroom with the teacher and the students all ready to work.
This editorial shows that lack of teaching that some teachers do. It is not all the teacher fought, but it is the teacher job to teach the students what they need to know. Most kids are poison with slang and rap videos witch leads to bad grammar. If schools would put education first then sports second it would make a better change. I know a lot of kids in my area who have a hard time with there grammar. They say wont when it should be want. If we teach kids at a young age with there grammar i believe it would lead them to future success. I remember my experience in elementary school, i was put in a speech class because of my grammar, it was they tricky words like there, their and heir. Those experience have help me a lot with my grammar and confidence.
I think that the school Leonard Pitts is talking about is exaclty like sci-Tech the teachers actually want to help us but they cant force us to do anything we have to want help and put forward our best effort. They teach us grammer proper ways to write essays. How to just get by when its time for us to walk on our own in the big world. At the high they really in my opinion only care about those who play sports and the kids that are in honors class and not even that. Half the time they wish they came to Sci-Tech but arent willing to do the hard work and struggle that it takes to be here. Because in life nothing is handed to you you have to go the extra mile and get there no matter how hard it takes to get there you have to have goals and structure and a good positive mind set that you know you will make it out.
Well I can compare the experiences Pitts had to some situations at my school but here most times if we make a mistake in our grammar we are corrected. I think that the teacher not correcting the student would probably make them think that it’s okay for them to speak that way. Maybe the teachers tried in the beginning but realized that no matter how many times they tried to correct them the students still used words incorrectly so they just gave up and went along with it. That’s just here at SciTech. Maybe in other schools the teachers wouldn’t make corrections but I do remember not in high school but in eighth grade my English teacher was always sarcastic about they way we spoke in his class. So I thought it was just an English teacher thing sense they are the ones that try to teach us the correct way to speak.
Reading this article is funny because this happens every single day at sci-tech. I have to admit i even have a habit of saying things wrong, but i feel its because of the way everyone else talks around u so u are used to hearing and saying things wrong like "i aint goin". I feel the best thing that would work is if teachers corrected students while in school to get their grammar better and by doing this they wont continue bad habits of using grammar incorrectly later on in their lives. At sci-tech the teachers most of the time do usually correct us students when saying something like "aint". They dont mean it in a strict way when they correct you and they show that by repeating what you said in a funny way, so we understand what we said wrong.
I dont think it has nothing withe them schools it has alot to do with the teachers you have. You can be in the worst school ever but if you have a couple good teachers who care about their jobs and are dedicated to what they do then the students will know. The grammar is a bifg issue but that all comes down to where you are from. if kids are taught at a young age then maybe their english would be better. I know how to correct myself when i talk i just done because that's my dialect i guess. After goin to mr. Sam's class he corrects your english so much he meakes you want to talk right...
By reading this editorial, I now realize why the teachers act the way they do at Sci-Tech. They truly care about are education and are success in the future. I have known teachers in the past who as they said in the article, just work to get paid. Most kids are just set up to fail. The programs that Leonard Pitts talked about remind me of how Sci-Tech is because their only intentions for the students is to succed. I think it’s ashame that there are teachers out there who really don’t care, and it just makes me grateful to be at the school that I’m at. The fact that the teacher didn’t correct the student who said “Who Is You?” shows where they're at and most likly makes the student believe that's correct English. The GCP AND KIPP programs are great opportunities for young black kids and I’m fortunate to go a school just like that.
Leonard Pitts talks about excellent schools called GCP and KIPP. Both schools not only pursue discipline but compassion, high expectations, and a great future for their students. As a student in Harrisburg school district I can relate to what he talks about. Harrisburg school district is spilt into three different schools. In 9th grade I attended Harrisburg high school, where the work wasn’t challenging for me and I didn’t like the school environment. Sadly to say most children their including me talked slang like it was a second language. And the sad part was that some of the teachers didn’t correct, responded back, or even replied in the same slang manner. I got the opportunity to attend Sci Tech of Harrisburg where the learning environment is different. This school reminds of a lot of GCP and KIPP. I could honestly say that the teachers have a heart for their students. They don’t teach just to get paid. When we fell they feel like they felled us. The students and the teachers have a friendship but at the same time we are disciplined. When you make a mistake they don’t just correct you, but make sure that we lean from our mistakes.
Well I know when I was in elementary school I hated teachers, because they never seemed to care for my education so I would act out and get in trouble all the time. But compared to the students in the high school provied in the story they have it so much better, they have carring teachers and a more promising environment to get an education in. That is similar to why I chose to come to SciTech, becasue I could've easily been another statistic at the high but I chose to better myself and be selfish and look out for me and my future. So just like those students I put myself in a better enviroment to get and education.
ReplyDeleteLast year, Scitech incorported an intergrated science course into the curriculum due to the test scores of the previous class. At First, I thought it was crazy and stupid because I was waiting all first semester to take my elective courses, but after reading the editorial I understand why it was crucial to participate in that class. Students who speak with ebonics and improperly aren't taken seriously or as a charity case and it is a shame, but here at Scitech, I feel as though all the tools, staff, and curriculum are presented for me to make my future bright.
ReplyDeleteJust as Pitts encountered the difference in schools so have I in the Harrisburg School District. I have been to multiple schools in which all of them are very different. The way SciTech compares to main campus or the vocational school is evident in test scores. During the elementary school years it wasnt a main priortiy to drill us and make sure we knew of the things that would lead us to be successful later. I clearly saw that I was behind once I attended middle school and wasn't quite sure if I had what it took. Being at SciTech made me feel as though I had what it took because the teachers instilled that in me. If you do not have someone who makes you work hard and doesnt do the job that they should do then most likely you will not do good. Pitts told that the scores of GCP and KIPP have an average where the children score above average in the majority. This is because the teachers correct bad grammar and aren't just there for the check. The difference clearly starts in the classroom with the teacher and the students all ready to work.
ReplyDeleteThis editorial shows that lack of teaching that some teachers do. It is not all the teacher fought, but it is the teacher job to teach the students what they need to know. Most kids are poison with slang and rap videos witch leads to bad grammar. If schools would put education first then sports second it would make a better change. I know a lot of kids in my area who have a hard time with there grammar. They say wont when it should be want. If we teach kids at a young age with there grammar i believe it would lead them to future success. I remember my experience in elementary school, i was put in a speech class because of my grammar, it was they tricky words like there, their and heir. Those experience have help me a lot with my grammar and confidence.
ReplyDeleteI think that the school Leonard Pitts is talking about is exaclty like
ReplyDeletesci-Tech the teachers actually want to help us but they cant force us to do anything we have to want help and put forward our best effort. They teach us grammer proper ways to write essays. How to just get by when its time for us to walk on our own in the big world. At the high they really in my opinion only care about those who play sports and the kids that are in honors class and not even that. Half the time they wish they came to Sci-Tech but arent willing to do the hard work and struggle that it takes to be here. Because in life nothing is handed to you you have to go the extra mile and get there no matter how hard it takes to get there you have to have goals and structure and a good positive mind set that you know you will make it out.
Well I can compare the experiences Pitts had to some situations at my school but here most times if we make a mistake in our grammar we are corrected. I think that the teacher not correcting the student would probably make them think that it’s okay for them to speak that way. Maybe the teachers tried in the beginning but realized that no matter how many times they tried to correct them the students still used words incorrectly so they just gave up and went along with it. That’s just here at SciTech. Maybe in other schools the teachers wouldn’t make corrections but I do remember not in high school but in eighth grade my English teacher was always sarcastic about they way we spoke in his class. So I thought it was just an English teacher thing sense they are the ones that try to teach us the correct way to speak.
ReplyDeleteReading this article is funny because this happens every single day at sci-tech. I have to admit i even have a habit of saying things wrong, but i feel its because of the way everyone else talks around u so u are used to hearing and saying things wrong like "i aint goin". I feel the best thing that would work is if teachers corrected students while in school to get their grammar better and by doing this they wont continue bad habits of using grammar incorrectly later on in their lives. At sci-tech the teachers most of the time do usually correct us students when saying something like "aint". They dont mean it in a strict way when they correct you and they show that by repeating what you said in a funny way, so we understand what we said wrong.
ReplyDeleteI dont think it has nothing withe them schools it has alot to do with the teachers you have. You can be in the worst school ever but if you have a couple good teachers who care about their jobs and are dedicated to what they do then the students will know. The grammar is a bifg issue but that all comes down to where you are from. if kids are taught at a young age then maybe their english would be better. I know how to correct myself when i talk i just done because that's my dialect i guess. After goin to mr. Sam's class he corrects your english so much he meakes you want to talk right...
ReplyDeleteBy reading this editorial, I now realize why the teachers act the way they do at Sci-Tech. They truly care about are education and are success in the future. I have known teachers in the past who as they said in the article, just work to get paid. Most kids are just set up to fail. The programs that Leonard Pitts talked about remind me of how Sci-Tech is because their only intentions for the students is to succed. I think it’s ashame that there are teachers out there who really don’t care, and it just makes me grateful to be at the school that I’m at. The fact that the teacher didn’t correct the student who said “Who Is You?” shows where they're at and most likly makes the student believe that's correct English. The GCP AND KIPP programs are great opportunities for young black kids and I’m fortunate to go a school just like that.
ReplyDeleteLeonard Pitts talks about excellent schools called GCP and KIPP. Both schools not only pursue discipline but compassion, high expectations, and a great future for their students. As a student in Harrisburg school district I can relate to what he talks about. Harrisburg school district is spilt into three different schools. In 9th grade I attended Harrisburg high school, where the work wasn’t challenging for me and I didn’t like the school environment. Sadly to say most children their including me talked slang like it was a second language. And the sad part was that some of the teachers didn’t correct, responded back, or even replied in the same slang manner. I got the opportunity to attend Sci Tech of Harrisburg where the learning environment is different. This school reminds of a lot of GCP and KIPP. I could honestly say that the teachers have a heart for their students. They don’t teach just to get paid. When we fell they feel like they felled us. The students and the teachers have a friendship but at the same time we are disciplined. When you make a mistake they don’t just correct you, but make sure that we lean from our mistakes.
ReplyDelete