vocational track (Rose 346). Students may also begin to think if the teacher‚ isn’t going to go out of their way to give additional help to the students that need it to succeed‚ than they shouldn’t bother to study. In the essay “I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose‚ he talks about his time spent in the vocational track and how he began to lose interest in all subjects and began to loath
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EDUCATION IN AMERICA I have chosen Rose’s “I Just Wanna Be Average” to discuss as I have felt this way many times over the years whether it was in school or in the work force. In "I Just Wanna Be Average" Mike Rose explains how he was placed in the "vocational education" program while he was in high school by error. He and his parents tried to even fix the situation‚ but it did not work. While in this program he began to learn some dead-end skills from his teachers that were often unprepared
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and active life. However‚ his dreams of creating a perfect and equal school have not been realized until today. In the passage of Mike Rose’s “I Just Wanna be Average”‚ he displays his personal experience as a student who was mistakenly put through the rigorous journey of Vocational Education and how he struggled through his education endeavors. Similarly‚ to Mike Rose‚ Jean Anyon’s “Social Class and Hidden Curriculum of Work” discusses how
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In Mike Rose’s “I Just Wanna Be Average” he tells his story on the bad education he received and the good education he received‚ the bad teachers he received and the good teachers he received. Rose explains a situation when he had a bad teacher‚ “He had little training in English so his lesson plan for his day work had us reading the district’s required
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the world today between the moderately literate‚ the most literate‚ and those that are just left behind. America’s educational system is deeply flawed and a perfect example is a very eye opening short story called “I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose(1989). Mike Rose explains his short stint in the Vocational track ‚ where kids go who can’t quite make it in America’s public schools.The only reason why Rose ended up going to this school because his test scores were mixed with another student’s
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“I Just Wanna Be Average” by Mike Rose is an excerpt from his book Lives on the Boundary about his time in Our Lady Mercy High School’s education system. He went into Vocational education because of a mix-up in his tests with another student. With this mix-up and teachers who would not put in the effort to help him succeed occurring‚ Rose lost all motivation in studying in his classes. Rose finally found a teacher who cared about his success in school and helped Rose get back into regular college-prep
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Summary: In the story "I Just Want to be Average" by Mike Rose‚ Rose‚ talks about his his past schooling experience and how his experience at Mercy nearly ruined him as a student. He narrates his story of his peers in the vocational learning classes and how his teachers responded or failed to respond to their needs as students. The various situations Mike experienced all centered around one main thing and that was a lack of effort‚ by the students and teachers both. Response: This story is a really
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A Critical Response to Mike Rose’s “’I Just Wanna Be Average’” In his essay “I Just Wanna Be Average‚” Mike Rose details his school life in South L.A. Now a professor of Education and Information Studies at UCLA‚ Rose moves through secondary school at Our Lady of Mercy on the Voc. Ed. Track‚ revealing why the standardized versions of this “educational system” betray the core values behind liberal‚ humanistic education as we understand it. As Rose wants to stress the value of all individuals‚
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Reaching Out The two essays‚ "The Sanctuary of School‚" by Lynda Barry and " ’I Just Wanna Be Average‚ ’" by Mike Rose‚ are two essays concerned with children and the way a school system affects a child ’s life. Barry and Rose use situations in their own life to help readers understand their point of view. The responsibility of parents‚ the assertiveness of their teachers‚ and the way they used their unique situations to help solve problems in our fallible society. Parents can have a profound effect
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A Log in the River: An Analysis of “I Just Wanna to Be Average” It’s a typical Monday morning. The alarm goes off and you roll over to get an extra five minutes of sleep. Eventually‚ your mom comes down and pulls you out of bed because you are going to be late for school. You drag yourself to class and the day passes you by. I agree with Mike Rose that having a strong mentor or dedicated teacher changes one’s outlook on education and success in class. The effect a strong mentor or dedicated
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