What I have grown to be....

In this class I think that I have grown as a writer for many reasons. Looking back at my first blog I wrote I found that my sentences were very long and drawn out but for no reason. I think that with the large focus on summary and critical analysis that I learned how to better generate my ideas in a logical order as well as keep them to the point. Another reason that I think this class helped me grow was through discussions with the class. I found it helpful especially with assignments that we had to write on the opposition cause you got to hear the opposition first hand. Also I think when doing group discussions they allow you to refocus your own thoughts and map out what you really do think about situations.

In terms of writing I also think that Kartz helped me with some small things with word choice, proper grammar, and organization that have really been noticeable with my writing. My essays seem to flow better and have more content. As for the class I think like with any new group of students that you meet help you learn new aspects. For the most part I liked the discussions and I liked getting feed back from not only a teacher but from peers to see what they thought of my writing. I believe that one of the best ways to learn is from those around you.

So all in all I think that this class was helpful and helped me grow and learn in not only my writing skills but also with communication skills. It was a good first quarter in college and I am thankful for what I learned.

Public school vs Home schooling

For my argumentative essay I want to write about public schooling vs homeschooling. I will discuss the differences of not only the education the two different groups get but also the social aspect, life after, and also the different opportunities that each of the students get.

Many parents discuss possibly homeschooling their students for purposes of not wanting their children to be influenced by modern thoughts and ideas, religious purposes, location, and many others. This can be an issue because with all the standardized testing and credits must have to graduate high school are not as enforced on home schooled students. Also, many believe that being home schooled you don’t get the same social skills as students in public schools that are forced to learn social skills at a young age. Home schoolers are home schooled through out the United Sates, as for other countries I do not know their policies and guidelines for schooling.

The matter of weather or not students should be home schooled can be looked at on a personal level, a scientific level, as well as through testing and also personal statements.

I have grown up around many home schooled students. In fact some of my closest friends have been home schooled, however, I have scene some major differences in the two different groups and in some cases the home schooled students conduct their lives much like public school students. Where as I have scene many students that are home schooled that have not been able to join many students their age when in social settings. As well as asking many students that have attended public school along with public school to see what they thought about the situations and many like public school a lot although some enjoyed the home schooling better.

So I would like to research and see if home schooling has showed any signs of under developed social skills, if public schools “corrupt” students minds, and if one of the groups receives a better education than the other.

The Men we Carry in our Minds... My thoughts

In Scott Russell's essay "The Men we Carry in Our Minds" I feel like he is discussing a lot of different issues from men being the head of the house, to women breaking free of the sexist roles of being the house maid. However, for me I have the older view of the household rather then the newer more modern household form where the women and men are both working. In my family my Dad was the one that did do the labor intensive job while my mom stayed home doing the errands and running the household. For me this was normal, my family functioned well and happily, my mom liked being able to take care of the kids and look after things. In the essay I did not like Russell made women seem inferior and that women's jobs in the house were easier and less strenuous. Many say that working in the home is harder because its a full time job with no breaks you cant go home from it, where as at work your job is left when you leave the building.

One thing that I did not like about the essay was that he called women victims and the men prosecutors. Grant you in some situations this can be true. However, in the past I do not think that men were trying to dominate women and victimize them rather then take care of them and give them what they needed. Also I do not think that men need to "live" with or regret their past, they worked and took care of their family there shouldn't be anything shameful about that.

I think that his point in the last half of his essay had a good point when he talked about how the daughters of the wealthy looked at him and saw only the powerful rich man. So many times people cannot look past stereo type of where people come and where they are. Since he was in a college he became a rich man while in fact he was just a lower class citizen on scholarship.

I believe that men and women shouldn't try to "out do" one another or try prove themselves rather work together and know that no matter what job career or title you obtain you have to work for it and deal with responsibility.

Grubb

Grubb has a thought that high schools should become more geared toward occupations rather then general studies. As a student that has had opportunity to take classes that show specific work environments that have been geared toward learning for the job rather then the class, I think that this could be a good thing for many high schools. It would help students to decided fully if that career is something that they could pursue for the rest of their lives. Where as some people never get the chance to learn how jobs work and what would be asked of them in a certain field of study. When I took Sports Medicine in high school I was able to get a good idea as to what would be asked of me in that field of work. At the end of the year I still was in love with the idea of helping people and doing something hands on however I wasn't very excited about becoming an athletic trainer. So I enrolled at SFCC so that I could take a variety of classes and try to find a career that i would enjoy. I wish that my high school, like Grubb's argument, would have offered more chances to study more jobs so that i could be set on more of a path rather than taking general studies. His ideas would allow students to really focus on life rather then just trying to make it out of high school with a diploma.