Subject: Re: 8th grade final
From: CoolMath2@aol.com
Date: Mon May 01 2000 - 19:07:07 EDT
In a message dated 5/1/00 1:41:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
wmackey@comp.uark.edu writes:
<< I think I know why students are low-effort. I think it is because they are
smart enough to figure out that all the way thru high school low effort was
plenty to keep them "progressing" at the same rate as some of their
classmates who were making huge efforts. If you made the effort to be there
in class and write down a lot on tests, you passed the course right along
with the rest of the class. So why try harder. When they get to college
and take the same courses they've had for several years before who could
blame them for doing exactly what has been successful all their lives -
nothing. >>
Whoo! Yeah, Wayne! That was great. 8-)
Karen
Coolmath.com
Coolmath4kids.com
Orange Coast College
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