hw # 40

In terms of student success, why do you think so much of a students failure is blamed on the student, and rather not the teacher?

Christopher Roldans response:

"I dont think that failure is pointed towards the student rather than the teacher. I think that it is reverse. A students hardwork in a classroom reflects on a teachers success in (some bullshit). Its easier to fail a student, than it is for a principal to have to fire a teacher, thats why they get more problems (more money more problems, you already snow).

Stephanie Adames response:

"Because they way schools are designed, teachers like almost right. They have the higher authority. To me it would make sense to blame the teacher, because if so many students are failing the class, it must be the teachers fault. But nobody every questions the teachers authority on that aspect, so we tend to just leave it at that, that its the students fault."

Maxiel Jimenez response:
"Well I guess its because in some ways, the teachers don't like to be wrong. Its not always the students fault, because teachers often only grade us on what THEY think is logically correct, even though it might not be. They are biased. They forget about the original grading system and incorporate their own, in-just opinions."

Andy Snyder's response:

"I think everybody sees things differently. Your parents are more likely to blame you, because they see you and they see you not doing work. Teachers are blamed for failing students if they fail above a certain percentage, in other ways there's acceptable failure rates. Ultimately, it doesn't matter what the principal thinks, it's the teachers who enter the grades.

my response:

The teachers are always given this higher authority, when I, personally, do not believe they should have so much. Yes, they should have some, but not the amount that they do get. Also, they really do grade according to what they feel is right, they factor in favoritism, prejudice, sex and even rascism into the equation for grading. I say we get robots!


Synthesis


To elabortate more on what I just stated, I believe that teachers really do go on physical appearance, as well as other aspects on a student. For example, when a teacher see's a student with a durag on, baggy jeans , and of african descent, the worst always goes through their mind, as it would to any other person. Now lets say this student is really bright, just stuck in a bad situation, since the teacher already has very low to no expectations at all for the student, his chance of being successful in that class are low.

Now, let's say an asian walks into class. The teacher starts thinking (ahh A+) another one of those students. Even if their work is garbage, or average, they get graded as above average to excellent. Now imagine if the teacher is asian, then think about the kind of advantage those asian kids get then. So have I caught your attention yet? Hope so.