Friday, July 15, 2016

Opposing viewpoints

Terrie Moon 03

1. "Preface to 'What Types of People Are Targeted for Bullying?'." Bullying. Ed. Noah Berlatsky. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2015. Current Controversies. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 15 July 2016.
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Through research it’s a proven fact that disabled students are victimized more than students without disabilities.  The accessor’s pick the most vulnerable that can imitate, which included anyone that is different in their eyes.  In this article, as girl named Molly who was born visually impaired and lost her vision as a teenager was victimized by both her peers and teachers.

When Molly goes for help from her guidance counselor, she was pushed away and told it was her fault.  In today’s society instead of getting involved and trying to solve the problem, most walk or push away.  In my opinion, most people have not talked or worked with a person that has a disability and are scared of them because they are different.



2. Panza, Joseph. "Bullies pick on special ed." The Progressive Oct. 2011: 6+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. Web. 15 July 2016.
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There are two sets of parents that fight for the right of their child, special-ed and non-disabled.  Each set has their goals for their children, but the parents of the special-ed student have a lot more fighting ahead of them. Today’s schools don’t allocate enough funds for the extra they need to accommodate the different disabilities. 

If a school district doesn’t offer what a special-ed student needs, they either transfer to another school or even district, or they hire an outside source to accommodate the student.  With that, I believe some school districts can make it more difficult for the student and parents to succeed in the public school systems.



Sunday, July 10, 2016

Exercise 6.8

Exercise 6.8

    Many colleges and universities have instituted online education programs.  These programs are the best way to achieve a college education and still be able to work full-time.  If colleges are going to meet the rising demand for education, they need to offer more classes and lower tuition.  The online course I took was History. I really enjoyed the course and really learned a lot about what I need to stay focused when taking classes online.  Recent studies show that technology-based distance learning had grown by 65% in two years, which includes K-12 and colleges.   Students in online classes tend to perform better than an average classroom

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Exercise 6.7

Exercise 6.7

  With more and more students taking online courses, both the students and the colleges benefit.  
For example, working college students are able to continue working full-time and still attend college with out missing either one and further their education and career.  In addition, less classrooms are needed and that lowers the cost for the college by participating in the on-line education classes.  However, online education does have some drawbacks.  For instance, the tuition is higher and the student has to have organizations and time management skills to complete the class. These problems could be easy solved. First, I believe that you should have to take a certain number of credit hours in the classroom before being able to attend on-line classes.  Second, you should only be allowed to take a certain number of credit hours.  If these problems are addressed, both students and colleges would benefit because it's a profit for the college and allows more students to take classes.