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READING

by Mrs. B

Feb 5, 2011

I know that the problem I have is not a "new item" hitting college campuses right now. It has been a problem and seems to be getting increasingly worse. I teach in a small community college and I have been hired to teach reading. I am not talking about a reading course that enhances learning. I am talking about a reading course to teach students to...See More

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marjoryt I also teach in a community college, and my classes have many student athletes. It takes a variety of approaches, most of which involve recognition/respect for your students and some tough love.

1. You need to develop relationships with the coaches. When the students realize you know those coaches and communicate with them as necessary (f...See More

Feb 7, 2011

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SAT or ACT

by sportsmama

Feb 12, 2011

My kids are getting to the point where they will be taking these tests. Question is - which one? Do colleges prefer one over the other? What are the specific diffrences in each? If both are equally acceptable by colleges, is one test better to take for a particular type of student? From what I have been able to gather so far, the SAT questions requ...See More

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marjoryt Content in some of our local high school courses, even the AP ones, isn't all it should be. In addition, the students aren't expected to do much independent work outside class. It's not uncommon to have students who were in the high school honor societies sitting in developmental classes, based on GPA and our diagnostic testing. In my state, many s...See More

Feb 18, 2011

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Mom to Three I think what you might do also depends on where he will be applying to colleges. If it is closer to home and the admissions folks understand the concept of the state diplomas that that your son has taken a much more demanding load overall, but is being penalized a bit for the way the Distinguished GPA is formulated, then fine. But if he intends to ...See MoreI think what you might do also depends on where he will be applying to colleges. If it is closer to home and the admissions folks understand the concept of the state diplomas that that your son has taken a much more demanding load overall, but is being penalized a bit for the way the Distinguished GPA is formulated, then fine. But if he intends to go out of state or to very competitive colleges, then yes in my opion having a Distinguished GPA of 2.Anything would be lousy, since most colleges view 3.0 as a straight B and equal to good. When looking at thousands of applications all at once, there is little time to discern details.

On a more local note, this sounds like something that should be brought up with the PTO or other parents you know and then a group go to the Principal and School Division Administration about getting modified. Our city high school has top notch students and the APs re definitely weighted higher than regular classes for any diploma. It does not make any sense to "weight up" lower level classes for the more higher ranked diploma as it should be based on the academic content not how much one can throw a ball or play an instrument beyond the base academic credit for that course.

I would definitely "drop back" to the middle diploma offering as the 12 college credits will still be showing AS WELL AS your son's hard work in his very academic course load. Another thing to consider is possible admittance to special college honors classes, section placement, and/or options for scholarship help as a 2.34 is not going to get him much even at the local community college.

I have been there and seen that with two older girls who between them have five degrees. Even in college, the GPA is interestings in that we thought we had found a highly ranked 5-year Master in Physical Therapy for our middle daughter. Well by the end of first semester freshman year with a 3.9. she was telling us she wanted to transfer as it was too easy. Our first response was that she came from a top high school and first year was probably the easiest in terms of course load. Nope she asked around, and it was supposed to be the hardest. So she transferred out as it would have been a waste of her time and talent and did find challenge at The University where here Dad teaches in some classes. So GPAs can break both ways.

On 2/16/11, sportsmama wrote: > To answer your questions: > > Yes, the 12 credits are actual college courses. We call it dual > enrollment since they get the college credit as well as the high school > credit. He is taking his second class this semester. Next year, he will > take at least 2 more classes. He is not taking any AP classes just pre- > AP classes so no AP testing is required. > > For the regular classes, an A = 4, B = 3, etc. But the pre-AP and > college classes are bumped up one so an A = 5, B = 4, etc. He is > currently taking 3 pre-AP/college courses with each one having a > potential of earning 5 points each - that's 15 - and his other 5 classes > having a potential of earning 4 points each - that's 20. So when I add > those up, I get a total of 35. Next I assigned the number value to his > actual letter grade earned, then divide the two. That is how I got his > GPA. BUT since he is on the "Distinguish" plan, the school considers ALL > his 8 classes as having the potential to earn 5 points even if they > cannot not. So they are dividing his actual points earned by 40 (8 * 5) > instead of 35 (3*5 + 5*4). > > In your experience, GPA carries more weight so I will assume that having > him on this distinguish plan is actually going to hurt him rather than > help him. It sounds like I will need to talk with his academic counselor > and change his graduation plan. > > Thank for all your insight. > > On 2/15/11, bernoulli wrote: >> In my experience GPA carries more weight with "faculty" than SAT and ACT >> scores. Actually college credit carries more weight than AP classes. Are >> the 12 units from taking college classes or is that AP Credit? >> >> It doesn't seem like the distinguished plan should hurt his GPA. Would >> an A = 5, B = 4, etc.? Dropping from 3.8 to 2.34 doesn't make sense to > me. >> >> I am not sure about the answer to the last question as far as the >> admissions office is concerned.

Mar 19, 2011

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Difficult Students

by Candace

Feb 23, 2011

I need some advice. I am an adjunct professor at a junior college, and I have been subbing for some of my colleagues lately here at the college. I am quite young at 27 and am often confused for a student. Anyway, I have had a terrible time dealing with male students making sexual advances and lude jokes. EVERY class I walk into comments on my age. ...See More

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sspil The only thing I can recommend is that you have to address it early and be firm. If you hear it happening, stop it right away. Sometimes a stern look is enough, but sometimes you need to say something. Let the offender(s) know you consider it offensive and you won't tolerate it. You can let them know that if it continues, they will be invited to le...See MoreThe only thing I can recommend is that you have to address it early and be firm. If you hear it happening, stop it right away. Sometimes a stern look is enough, but sometimes you need to say something. Let the offender(s) know you consider it offensive and you won't tolerate it. You can let them know that if it continues, they will be invited to leave. You have to be prepared to follow through though. You would be surprised how word/reputation travels among students. You may have a rep. as the cool, young, hot professor. Because these students talk to each other this way (which is not right and another subject all together) they think they can treat you like a peer and talk to you this way. Once word travels that you won't allow it, I think you will see a reduction, even in classes where you sub.

I had a problem with disrespectful behavior in one of my classes last semester. As a new teacher, I was completely unprepared for it because I thought students would be more mature in a college environment. Unfortunately that is not the case, especially at community college. I'm afraid I didn't handle it well. I ignored it in the beginning, I was never able to fully regain student respect in that class and students kept trying to push boundaries all semester. My reputation among the students was that I was a pushover. If I would have addressed it immediately, things would have been different. I learned a valuable lesson.

On 2/23/11, Candace wrote: > I need some advice. I am an adjunct professor at a junior > college, and I have been subbing for some of my colleagues > lately here at the college. I am quite young at 27 and am > often confused for a student. Anyway, I have had a > terrible time dealing with male students making sexual > advances and lude jokes. EVERY class I walk into comments > on my age. I have been ignoring the age comments and even > laughing with them about how young I look, but I simply > cannot get over the sexual references and whispers by the > male students. I am usually very direct and would not > hesitate to stand up for myself, but for some reason feel > completely handicapped and incapable of dealing with the > situation effectively. Any thoughts? I have never had > problems in my own classes because I have the time to > establish a high level of professionalism; however, I do > not have the time to develop that environment when I am > simply subbing for a colleague.

Mar 24, 2011

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rw Hmm. I've never encountered that and I was teaching college at 27/28. Would it help to wear really dowdy clothes? But I do think you should certainly give them a stern look and say something like "not appropriate!" if they're making sexual references.

On 2/23/11, Candace wrote: > I need some advice. I am an adjunct professor at a junio...See More

Mar 26, 2011

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teaching evolution

by haynes.c

Feb 24, 2011

How do you teach the students evolution when they ask questions like "Evolution has to be fake according to the 2nd law of thermodynamics doesn't?" I dont want my opinion into it...

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Trans-atlantic Technology

by Diego Gonzalez

Mar 19, 2011

Hello everybody,...

Would you like to enroll on an Educacional Project to work in common with a High School in Spain? Let your students work in common with spanish students.

My name´s Diego Gonzalez. I teach Technology in Secondary Scool in Spain.

If interested, please email me.

Best wishes.

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Microeconomics

by Dominique

Mar 28, 2011

Hi all - I'm actually a college student in my third year and I could really use the help of a professor. I am working on an assignment for Microeconomics and I have a few questions that I am in desperate need of assistance with. If anyone could be of some help, I would really appreciate it. Thank you!

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