Tadarius Doricent
Tadarius Doricent
Instr. Jenny Cropp
English 1113
Jan 21, 2015
What Makes a Good Student?
Throughout my existence on this earth, I’ve been told by personal sources that a student should reflect in his or her grades. That’s how it’s been in my household and for some odd reason I believed that. It was the way of life for me and I stood by that reason like it was my religion. That can’t be in my opinion. If a letter or a number depicts on what a good student is, isn’t the system maybe just a little broken. Throughout my school career I’ve met students who didn’t make good grades all the way through semesters. Then they ace every exam and every test in every class. This causes them to make A’s, but does that fact make them good student material? I don’t think so.
Just like Newton’s third law, for every action there is an equal opposite reaction. I believe this to be true in a good student. If you put in good work then that work will react with a good response. Even if the grades weren’t represented as much as the student would have liked them to be. Understanding your errors and paying attention to good feedback shows a commitment to learn. At the end of the day all students are in school to learn. Sadly most of the feedback as students we get is a letter or number. This fact brings me to the backbone of every student, the teachers.
Teachers could be the best way for a student to succeed in school. Unfortunately they can also be the Achilles heel to one. We all have dealt with a teacher who has no intention of getting students to learn, but has every intention on teaching. We need teachers to inspire and push their students creatively to learn and reach their full potential. In Mike Rose, I Just Wanna Be Average, the main character, Rose, explained that “teachers have no idea on how to engage the imagination of kids” (348). In most cases this is true, sometimes teachers feel like the only thing you need to be successful is many worksheets and unexpected quizzes.
Instr. Jenny Cropp
English 1113
Jan 21, 2015
What Makes a Good Student?
Throughout my existence on this earth, I’ve been told by personal sources that a student should reflect in his or her grades. That’s how it’s been in my household and for some odd reason I believed that. It was the way of life for me and I stood by that reason like it was my religion. That can’t be in my opinion. If a letter or a number depicts on what a good student is, isn’t the system maybe just a little broken. Throughout my school career I’ve met students who didn’t make good grades all the way through semesters. Then they ace every exam and every test in every class. This causes them to make A’s, but does that fact make them good student material? I don’t think so.
Just like Newton’s third law, for every action there is an equal opposite reaction. I believe this to be true in a good student. If you put in good work then that work will react with a good response. Even if the grades weren’t represented as much as the student would have liked them to be. Understanding your errors and paying attention to good feedback shows a commitment to learn. At the end of the day all students are in school to learn. Sadly most of the feedback as students we get is a letter or number. This fact brings me to the backbone of every student, the teachers.
Teachers could be the best way for a student to succeed in school. Unfortunately they can also be the Achilles heel to one. We all have dealt with a teacher who has no intention of getting students to learn, but has every intention on teaching. We need teachers to inspire and push their students creatively to learn and reach their full potential. In Mike Rose, I Just Wanna Be Average, the main character, Rose, explained that “teachers have no idea on how to engage the imagination of kids” (348). In most cases this is true, sometimes teachers feel like the only thing you need to be successful is many worksheets and unexpected quizzes.