The poem Students by Tom Wayman expresses the idea that once you start following one of the education theories you cannot be swayed into following another. In the poem he talks about the four education theories: The Vaccination Theory of Education‚ The Dipstick Theory of Education‚ The Kung Fu Theory of Education‚ and The Easy Listening Theory of Education. Mr. Wayman thinks that it is likely all students use one of these theories of education. The Vaccination Theory is when people think that education
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In the poem “Students” by Tom Wayman‚ it reviews four theories with context on different learning methods. The first theory is the Vaccination Theory of Education”‚ detailing how once you have learned a subject‚ you never have to review or touch on the topic again for it is lodged in ones brain for all eternity. However‚ such a learning technique seems foolish because as time goes on‚ materials tend to fade in ones brain unless occasionally reviewed. With this in mind‚ material previously learned
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The Poem‚ "Students‚" by Tom Wayman talks about four theories of learning. The first theory presented in this poem is‚ "The Vaccination Theory of Education‚" (line 12). This theory speaks about students who feel that once they have completed a subject‚ they never have to look at it again. Students who fall into this category develop a sense of immunity once they have written a test on a particular unit of a subject. Unfortunately these students often forget everything that they have learned. This
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School- More Than Just Learning In the poem‚ Students‚ by Tom Wayman‚ different theories of education are portrayed. Each different theory perceives different angles taken at the learning process. The Vaccination Theory of Education (line 12) describes a student that once they complete a course‚ they never look at the material again. Student who fall under this category often forget everything that they ever learnt. This could be very problematic when it comes to final exams‚ diploma exams as
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“Wayman in Love” by Tom Wayman discusses the intrusion of the societal gaze into the intimate lives of people’s romance in a humourous way. He uses alliteration and the use of humor to express the abhorrent aspects of “societal gaze” on economics and personalities‚ in relationships. Wayman reflects this serious issue through the alliteration of Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud. Karl Marx represents the economic judgments. For the cost of the relationship‚ Marx states that a lot of things are at stake:
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T: The theme of the poem is that of equality. Repetitively‚ the speaker compares himself and other people who might feel identify with him by the used of “we” in lines 1‚6 and 8. He criticizes “others” and how their attitude is negatively towards him. Therefore‚ he is not allowing this injustice and opposes his current condition and demands a change by expressing they should “beguile their limbs with mellow flute” (Cullen 6). This might refer to take action and not to continue suffering or “weeping”
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This poem is essentially the speaker’s parting words to his love. We see that he is very conflicted about his life. Even as he looks death in the eyes he’s unsure as to what comes next. He is weary of his life. He feels dead inside or perhaps he was born as a stillborn whose body had survived‚ adapting to the harsh world but his spirit still stuck inside the womb. He feels resentful that death has not come quickly‚ it was as if some force was pulling strings to keep his alive. So it’s easier just
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1. The exposition in a poem is the writer’s way for giving the setting of the poem. One of the expositions in this poem is that the character went down to the river and sat down on the bank. This is one of the expositions in the poem because it gives background information of the setting. The other exposition in this poem is that the main character went to an elevator sixteen floors above the ground. This is another exposition because it is a different setting in the poem. 2. I think that the
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As the poem went on‚ it seemed to shift from youthful optimism to the realities of being an adult and crushing their youthful optimism. From line ten to the end it takes about the speaker’s home life and it seems like they aren’t aware of the reality around them. Their father had gotten out of the hospital and they didn’t seem sympathetic towards him‚ the speaker seemed to focus on the fact that they got to move into a new house and didn’t have to live in an apartment anymore. “We’d moved / from
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1. The exposition of this poem is about a person who seems very unhappy in their life at the moment. Almost unsatisfied with their life and the way it is going. They are thinking about ending their life. The thoughts in their head at the beginning of the poem are more negative and sad. 2. I believe the speaker decided to sink because of the thoughts In their head. I think the speaker is severely depressed. They are thinking of ending their life in the river. The speaker tried to drown. The only
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