mrschili
April 20, 2007 at 6:04 am
Blue, keep stalking. I love it.
I don’t think that kindergarten and first grade teachers despair as much as high school and college teachers do about things like that. Little people are much more easily influenced, and it’s possible to gently break small ones of bad habits learned, and practiced, in the home. *I* grew up in a less-than-literate home (my father received a passing grade in his senior English class as a wedding gift – I shit you not), but spending time in an academic environment reprogramed me.
I’m not saying that your point isn’t COMPLETELY valid, though, Blue; having reinforcement of academic lessons at home is VITAL to a child’s success in school (my caveat is that, while my grammar and diction may have improved as a result of having spent time in school, I didn’t really succeed until I was OUT of the home environment). What I’m saying is that we have a better chance of helping kids if we can hook ‘em young, but all is not necessarily lost if we don’t reach them until college; I’m the poster child for a last-minute rescue…
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ffbgirl
April 15, 2007 at 10:50 pm
It always amazes me the choices that students make, but then I look back to my college days and wonder if I made some of those very bad choices… I think about it and remember that I was too afraid of disrespecting my prof to actually not do an assignment most of the time, but I am weird that way…
I find more and more students now-a-days (and mind you I was an undergrad all of 5 years ago) don’t really think of it in terms of anyone but themselves (which really they should because it is their grades) and only themselves in the very short run… I guess it is one of those let the cream rise to the top situations, but that is really hard to do as the instructor… Best of luck!!
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