“What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents,” by Ron Clark presents that teachers are quitting because of issues with parents. He depicts that many parents are too protective of their children, which leads to many other problems. “What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents,” by Ron Clark presents that many teachers are upset with many parents because they are overprotective of their kids


     “What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents,” by Ron Clark correctly portrays that parents are becoming more of a problem with teachers because their children are having issues and the parents want to protect their children. Many parents swoop in to save their children when they get in trouble with teachers and take the teacher's advice personal and as critique. One teacher explains, “I have become used to some parents who just don't want to hear anything negative about their child, but sometimes if you're willing to take early warning advice to heart”(Clark). This is just one example of what teachers have to say about helicopter parents. This shows that to many parents will not take teachers advice. However, a parent being involved in their kids' activities is not a bad thing. A parent's input to a teacher helps them teach the student to the best of their ability because it could give them some background information on what they need help with. One teacher confronts this idea by saying, “When you give us the history/background of problems and solutions with your child, we save a lot of time in choosing interventions” (Young). This shows that sharing information with a teacher can save time for both the student and the teacher, plus it gives teachers possible solutions to future problems in class. A common view is that telling a teacher what a student's strengths and weaknesses are will help the child benefit in school and one cannot deny that sometimes it will help. However, more often than not this advice is more than just advice, it is telling the teacher how to do their job. Teachers are more than capable of teaching their class, without a parent who knows nothing about teaching, trying to teach them. “What Teachers Really Want to Tell Parents,” by Ron Clark correctly portrays that a teacher's job is harder than it should be because of Helicopter parents.

"Boredom and the Cost of Constants Connections" by George Will, depicts that not ever being bored can be a bad thing. He presents this by showing that kids nowadays aren’t ever bored because of the technological age which causes ADHD.  "Boredom and the Cost of Constants Connections" by George Will, suggests that kids with modern technology have worse social skills than kids in previous generations.


"Boredom and the Cost of Constants Connections" by George Will correctly portrays that kids these kids these days are never bored because modern technology fills almost every second of our lives. Will suggests that kids these days have worse social skills than before modern technology. He explains "Cox doubts it is a mere coincidence that 'the stratospheric increase in diagnosed learning and attention deficits' has correlated with 'the advent of the electronic playground.' When so many Americans meet the diagnostic criteria for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, it 'is arguably no longer a disorder at all—it’s just the way we are"(Will). This shows that attention deficits are almost becoming a normal thing because kids are not used to being bored. However, it can be very dangerous, like when kids are bored for a long period. One example is, "Almost from the very beginning; it became clear that either of these states could push people to harm themselves; a proneness to boredom was linked to a tendency to smoke, drink too much, and take drugs. Indeed, in one study boredom was the single biggest predictor of alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis use among a group of South African teenagers" (Robson). This shows that boredom could lead to self-destruction and is a lot more harmful than helpful. A common viewpoint is that being bored can lead to irrational decisions and one cannot deny that in very severe cases of boredom that this sometimes may occur. However, those are very rare scenario’s and Will is not suggesting that kids be bored hours at a time. He is suggesting that now and then kids take a break from their electronic devices and use their imagination for a little bit. Boredom and the "Cost of Constants Connections" by George Will correctly portrays that kids that are never bored have decreased social skills and have a higher risk of having ADHD.

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”Why Aren't There More Dolls for Boys?” by Sam Price-Waldman depicts that there should be more dolls for boys. Kristen Jarvis, the owner of a company trying to start up boy dolls, presents this by stating that if more dolls were made for boys, it would eliminate sexist stereotypes. ”Why Aren't There More Dolls for Boys?” by Sam Price-Waldman displays that if a boy wanted to go out and buy a doll that they could and not be embarrassed by it.

”Why Aren't There More Dolls for Boys?” by Sam Price-Waldman Incorrectly portrays that there should be more dolls for boys because if many kids wanted them they would be made.

In the video Kristen Jarvis never mentions how many boys want dolls and it is wired in boys genetically to pick more “masculine” toys.This has been shown in multiple studies for example, “First, in 2009, Gerianne Alexander, professor of psychology at Texas A&M University, and her colleagues found that 3- and 4-month-old boys' testosterone levels correlated with how much more time they spent looking at male-typical toys such as trucks and balls compared with female-typical toys such as dolls, as measured by an eye tracker. Their level of exposure to the hormone androgen during gestation (which can be estimated by their digit ratio, or the relative lengths of their index and ring fingers) also correlated with their visual interest in male-typical toys” (Wolchover). This shows that the reason why young boys don’t play with dolls is that of Hormones. These hormones are why boys tend to pick trucks over dolls. However many think society's expectations turn boys away from picking dolls and instead the action figure or the racecar. Kristen Jarvis explains, “I think as we get rid of stereotypes in our children's play that will have a change in the way that we behave as adults” (Price Waldman). This shows that if we create more diverse toys for children, it will help get rid of racial stereotypes in our society. A common view is that if we create more diverse toys for our children and have them play with the toys and at first glance, it seems that the reason boys don’t play with dolls is that of stereotypes. However, research shows that young boys pick the more “masculine” toy before they can even understand racial stereotypes. This is also shown in a study with apes in their adolescence. The study shows that when handed a doll and truck the apes choose the truck (Wolchover).”Why Aren't There More Dolls for Boys?” by Sam Price-Waldman incorrectly portrays that boys don’t play with dolls due to sexist stereotypes because many studies show that hormones in the child control what toy they choose.

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“The Case Against High-School Sports” by Amanda Ripley presents the idea that High- School sports should be shut down so students and teachers can focus on academics.

She explains that High Schoolers are more focused on sports than academics which causes students to be less academically successful. “The Case Against High-School Sports” by Amanda Ripley asserts that High School Sports should be, ban to improve the academic success of students.

“The Case Against High-School Sports” by Amanda Ripley incorrectly portrays that shutting down sports will lead to students being more academically successful because the students are helped by the sports they play. Students who play sports often benefit from their sports socially and academically.One example is,”A survey conducted by the Minnesota State High School League in 2007 and reported by the NFHS found that the average GPA of a high school athlete was 2.84, while a student who was not involved in athletics had an average GPA of 2.68. The survey also showed that student athletes missed less school than their non-athlete counterparts, with a total of 7.4 days missed and 8.8 days missed, respectively” (Chen).This shows that students who play sports get higher grades and attend school more often than those who don’t. Additionally, Instead of hurting the student-athlete academically it actually helps them. However, Student-Athletes may benefit from sports the nonathletes actually suffer from sports because the school funding. Ripley states “Football at Premont cost about $1,300 a player. Math, by contrast, cost just $618 a student.” This shows that High Schools spend more money on sports than they do on school. Sports end up hurting the average student because the one that and should be spent on academics because that is school is meant for, is being spent on sports. Many think that high school sports harm students and student athletes, at first glance this seems reasonable because the focus would be taken off of academics. However, many studies show that student athletes are benefiting academically from sports. Playing sports and being a student makes it so the students have to learn how to divvy up their time. “The Case Against High-School Sports” by Amanda Ripley incorrectly portrays that high school sports are a waste of money because Many studies show that there are multiple benefits to them.

Redo #2 of Footprints in the Digital Age

Summary Response Outline

Summary:

• Topic sentence: title, author, strong verb, main idea “What Could You Do With $20,000”, by Blake Boles proposes that people could save the money that they would spend on college and spend it in other ways that would later benefit their future career.
• Supporting ideas and explanations to prove main ideas Boles illustrates this by creating a made-up scenario, where he has $20,000 and lists multiple ideas people could spend the money on.
• Ideas attributed back to author
• Concluding sentence: restate  title, author, strong verb, main idea“What Could You Do With $20,000”, by Blake Boles suggests that would be spent on college can be more helpful when devoted to other opportunities.

Response:

• Topic sentence: title, author,,correctly portrays/ incorrectly portrays___(Main Idea)________ because ___________ . “What Could You Do With $20,000”, by Blake Boles correctly portrays that if students are going to study certain professions in college it is a waste of money because they end up being overqualified and unvalued.
• Claim 1:
• Set-ups In Bowles's video, Boles suggests that in many professions attending 4-year college ends up costing thousands of dollars but doesn’t get students anything.
• Evidence: Lead-in,  “ quotation” (Shakespeare 1.2.13-17). Boles states, ”Many end up overqualified and underemployed saddled with a bachelor's degree that you can't do anything with, and student loan debt that you have to pay off immediately” (Boles).
• Explanation of quotation to prove claim: explain quote, connect to claim This shows that having a college degree nowadays costs a lot of money and does not guarantee that students are going to have a better job than those who did not attend college. If there are no benefits from the degree, then there is no point to get it.
• Counterclaim 1: However, .... Boles overlooked many and almost all of the benefits of going to college.
• Set-up Many studies show that going to college gets people higher paying jobs which will, in turn, get rid of student loans faster.
• Evidence: Lead-in,  “ quotation” (       ) PayScale.com that the highest paying job wth an associates degree average is $57,000 while the average for the bachelor's degree is $63,000 (Payscale.com).
• Explanation of quotation to prove counterclaim: explain quote, connect to claim This shows that people who go to college longer and get a higher degree get benefits from the degree like more pay and they are more likely to be employed.
• What are the strengths/ flaws of this argument? (use rebuttal progression language) A standard view is that if students get a bachelor's degree or higher, they are guaranteed a job. This position seems reasonable because it should be that way, the longer students go to college and the more qualified they are, the higher chance they have to get a good, decent paying jobs. However since so many people are getting bachelor's degrees that title/ degree is becoming devalued.  A bachelor's is what a high school diploma used to be, suggests Caryn McTighe Musil of the American Association of Colleges and Universities” (Lawrence). Because it is being devalued it does not create as many high paying job opportunities as it used to.
• Concluding sentence: restate title, author,,correctly portrays/ incorrectly portrays___(Main Idea)________ because ___________ .  “What Could You Do With $20,000”, by Blake Boles correctly portrays that college is not for everybody and in some cases there are better ways for students to spend money.

Strong Verb List:

Tells, explains, compares, describes, gives, presents, lists, shows, defines, demonstrates, acknowledges, evaluates, classifies, adds, explores, confuses, advises, expresses, defends, asserts, features, depicts, assures, furnishes, encourages, blames, identifies, entertains, confirms, names, illustrates, confronts, offends, invites, considers, offers, judges, contrasts, predicts, misjudges, critiques, proposes, praises, demonstrates, provides, recommends, denounces, traces, simplifies, discourages, answers, solves, endorses, asks, suggests, entices, captures, supports, enumerates, classifies, teaches.

Rebuttal Progression:

1st step: Describe a "naive response" or an opposing interpretation of your position. A "naive view" is a view that you personally disagree with or a view that misses something important. But don't use the word "naive." Say something like…

One used to think that...

A common view is that...

At first glance...

Many think that....

X argues that...

Critics of ____ propose...

2nd step: Briefly explain the logic or reasoning of this "naive view." Answer the question, "Why would someone think this way? Why would they find their answer or solution logical or reasonable?" Why did I think this way? Say something like...

One cannot deny that...

This way of making sense of the position makes a degree of sense [why?]

This position seems reasonable [why?]

One can understand why someone might interpret X in this way [explain how so]

These conclusions seem compelling [why?]

3rd step: Provide a transition that indicates that you are going to contrast this "naive view." Say something like...

However...

But it's more complicated than that...

This interpretation is helpful, but it misses an important point...

This interpretation raises a fundamental question...

While this view seems plausible/reasonable at first glance, we should look closer...

Summary Response

“Footprints in the Digital Age” by Will Richardson, suggests that students today should work towards creating an online portfolio and a positive online reputation. Richardson illustrates this by explaining that the worst thing that could happen when someone looks up your name is, nothing showing up. “Footprints in the Digital Age” by Will Richardson asserts that students need to post their work, inside and outside of school, online for the world to see, to build their online status.

"Footprints in the Digital Age” by Will Richardson, correctly portrays that being known on the web is a good thing because it creates a positive online reputation. In Richardson’s article, he depicts that students should post their work online to get their name on the internet so they can connect with others that would like to see their writing. Richardson gives an example of a student sharing their work, he states, "Twenty-Five Days to Make a Difference," quickly caught the eye of some other philanthropic bloggers. Within a short time, Laura found herself in the midst of a community of volunteers far outside her geographic reach. The ClustrMap on her site tracks tens of thousands of readers from such places as China, Australia, Africa, and South America” (Richardson). This is just one example of how students can network themselves and share their thoughts and ideas with like-minded people around the world. However, the downsides of posting their work online outweigh the upsides. Richardson fails to address many of the possible downsides of students posting work online, like plagiarism. Many studies show that many students around the world plagiarize others work. Plagiarism.com states, “In a survey of 24,000 students at 70 high schools, Donald McCabe (Rutgers University) found that 64 percent of students admitted to cheating on a test, 58 percent admitted to plagiarism” (Plagiarism.org). This shows the sheer amount and frequency of people that plagiarize others work. This means that there is a pretty high, that if they post their work online, it will be plagiarized. Many think that the possible downsides of students posting their work online outways the upsides and one cannot deny that there are downsides. However getting their name on the web has benefits for the long-run as well as the short. For example, Richardson uses the idea that when a possible future employer looks their name up, an impressive online portfolio will come up, with many of their accomplishments and work. It also helps short term so they can share your thoughts/ideas to others and well network yourself. “Footprints in the Digital Age” by Will Richardson, correctly portrays that being well networked online helps you grow and connect with others because you can share your thoughts with people around the world.

Harrell - Redo of $20,000

Summary Response Outline

Summary:

• Topic sentence: title, author, strong verb, main idea “What Could You Do With $20,000”, by Blake Boles proposes that people could save the money that they would spend on college and spend it in other ways that would later benefit their future career.
• Supporting ideas and explanations to prove main ideas Boles illustrates this by creating a made-up scenario, where he has $20,000 and lists multiple ideas people could spend the money on.
• Ideas attributed back to author
• Concluding sentence: restate  title, author, strong verb, main idea“What Could You Do With $20,000”, by Blake Boles suggests that would be spent on college can be more helpful when devoted to other opportunities.

Response:

• Topic sentence: title, author,,correctly portrays/ incorrectly portrays___(Main Idea)________ because ___________ . “What Could You Do With $20,000”, by Blake Boles correctly portrays that if students are going to study certain professions in college it is a waste of money because you end up being overqualified and unvalued.
• Claim 1:
• Set-ups In Bowles's video, Boles suggests that in many professions attending 4 year college ends up costing thousands of dollars but doesn’t get students anything.
• Evidence: Lead-in,  “ quotation” (Shakespeare 1.2.13-17). Boles states, ”Many end up overqualified and underemployed saddled with a bachelor's degree that you can't do anything with, and student loan debt that you have to pay off immediately.(Boles)”
• Explanation of quotation to prove claim: explain quote, connect to claim This shows that having a college degree now a days costs a lot of money and does not guarantee that students are going to have a better job than those who did not attend college. If there are no benefits from the degree than there is no point to get it.
• Counterclaim 1: However, .... Boles over looked many and almost all of the benefits of going to college.
• Set-up Many studies show that going to college gets people higher paying jobs which will in turn will get rid of student loans faster.
• Evidence: Lead-in,  “ quotation” (       ) PayScale.com that the highest paying job wth an associates degree average is $57,000 dollars while the average for the bachelors degree is $63,000 (Payscale.com).
• Explanation of quotation to prove counterclaim: explain quote, connect to claim This shows that people who go to college longer and get a higher degree get benefits from the degree like more pay and they are more likely to be employed
• What are the strengths/ flaws of this argument? (use rebuttal progression language) A common view is that if students get a bachelor's degree or higher they are guaranteed a job. This position seems reasonable because it should be that way, the longer students go to college and the more qualified they are the higher chance they have to get a good, decent paying jobs. However since so many people are getting bachelor's degrees that title/ degree is becoming devalued.  A bachelor's is what a high school diploma used to be," suggests Caryn McTighe Musil of the American Association of Colleges and Universities. Because it is being devalued it does not create as many high paying job opportunities as it used to.

Concluding sentence: restate title, author,,correctly portrays/ incorrectly portrays___(Main Idea)________ because ___________ .  “What Could You Do With $20,000”, by Blake Boles correctly portrays that college is not for everybody and in some cases there are better ways to spend your money.

Redo of Harrell/ Keefe Bully Summary Response

Summary Response Outline

Summary:

• Topic sentence: title, author, strong verb, main idea  ”Bully” by Lee Hirsch suggests that many students around America are being bullied in schools and that teachers and principals are not doing enough to fix the problem.
• Supporting ideas and explanations to prove main ideas Hirsch illustrates that students are being bullied by showing many different situations in which kids are being physically and mentally abused by their peers.
• Ideas attributed back to author
• Concluding sentence: restate  title, author, strong verb, main id       ”Bully” by Lee Hirsch demonstrates how many children in elementary and middle school are bullying others without any punishment.

Response:

• Topic sentence: title, author,,correctly  portrays/ incorrectly portrays___(Main Idea)________ because ___________ .  “Bully” by Lee Hirsch, correctly portrays how not enough is being done to solve the bullying epidemic because the faculty in schools isn’t doing anything.
• Claim 1:
• Set-up In Hirsch’s video Hirsch suggests that teachers are not taking the steps needed to stop bullies around America.
• Evidence: Lead-in,  “ quotation” (Shakespeare 1.2.13-17). A victim of bullying states to a teacher, ”I have reported the problem many times to teachers and the police and they do nothing. They tell him to stay away from me but he never does” (Hirsch).
• Explanation of quotation to prove claim: explain quote, connect to claim This directly presents how the students know the teachers are doing nothing to help the issue. It seems as if the administrators are unwilling to do what it takes to stop bullying.
• Counterclaim 1: However, ....However, Hirsch did not highlight the idea that the teachers can not directly control the bully's actions.
• Set-up The teachers cannot force the kids to do what they want but they try to take the actions needed that could lead stop the bully.
• Evidence: Lead-in,  “ quotation” (       ) An example of this is, a administrator pulls a bully into her office and states, “My concern is, is that you were making someone feel so uncomfortable, that they didn't wanna be in school” (Hirsch).
• Explanation of quotation to prove counterclaim: explain quote, connect to claim When the administrator pulls the bully into her office, this shows that she is aware of the bullying problem and that she wants to fix it. She has concerns about how this issue is hurting the students that she is responsible for.
• What are the strengths/ flaws of this argument? (use rebuttal progression language) Many think that the problem is solved right away after a teacher or administrator speaks to the bully, and one cannot deny that can sometimes be the case. However, many times the scenario is not solved and the bullying does not stop. For example, in the documentary when Alex, a bullied student, tells an administrator that he is being bullied, so she calls the bully into her office and tells him to stop. Even though the administrator told the bully to stop Alex testifies that that kid still bullies him on a daily basis.
• Concluding sentence: restate title, author,,correctly portrays/ incorrectly portrays___(Main Idea)________ because ___________ .  “Bully” by Lee Hirsch correctly portrays that teachers and adults are not doing what it takes to stop bullying  around the country because they see it happening many in many places but do nothing about it.

Strong Verb List:

Tells, explains, compares, describes, gives, presents, lists, shows, defines, demonstrates, acknowledges, evaluates, classifies, adds, explores, confuses, advises, expresses, defends, asserts, features, depicts, assures, furnishes, encourages, blames, identifies, entertains, confirms, names, illustrates, confronts, offends, invites, considers, offers, judges, contrasts, predicts, misjudges, critiques, proposes, praises, demonstrates, provides, recommends, denounces, traces, simplifies, discourages, answers, solves, endorses, asks, suggests, entices, captures, supports, enumerates, classifies, teaches.

Rebuttal Progression:

1st step: Describe a "naive response" or an opposing interpretation of your position. A "naive view" is a view that you personally disagree with or a view that misses something important. But don't use the word "naive." Say something like…

One used to think that...

A common view is that...

At first glance...

Many think that....

X argues that...

Critics of ____ propose...

2nd step: Briefly explain the logic or reasoning of this "naive view." Answer the question, "Why would someone think this way? Why would they find their answer or solution logical or reasonable?" Why did I think this way? Say something like...

One cannot deny that...

This way of making sense of the position makes a degree of sense [why?]

This position seems reasonable [why?]

One can understand why someone might interpret X in this way [explain how so]

These conclusions seem compelling [why?]

3rd step: Provide a transition that indicates that you are going to contrast this "naive view." Say something like… LOTS of Evidence

However...

But it's more complicated than that...

This interpretation is helpful, but it misses an important point...

This interpretation raises a fundamental question...

While this view seems plausible/reasonable at first glance, we should look closer...