To Grade or Not to Grade Jamie Potts Baker College of Jackson To Grade or not to Grade Sweaty hands‚ racing heartbeat‚ trouble breathing. These are a few of the things some students may experience right before‚ or even during a test. Jerry Farber brings some very interesting alternatives to testing and to the whole grading process in an article he wrote called‚ “A young person’s guide to the grading system”. (Farber 1969) In A young persons guide to the grading system (Farber 1969) Farber
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The Ridge Scholarship Essay For this essay‚ I chose as my influence the classic American novel‚ The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Many people know The Great Gatsby as a book they were forced to read in high school. If truth be told‚ I count myself among that group. I believed‚ like many of my fellow classmates‚ that our seemingly fruitless efforts at dissecting the meaning of this book could have been better utilized toward more “important” things. However‚ once I started college last
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Garieon Glenn August 2‚ 2013 Essay Can you imagine that your life could change by programs you are involved in? That is what happened to me. Last year‚ I joined TAPP (Teen Advocate for Pregnancy Prevention) which meant I had to communication with youths that did not want to listen. I had to be very creative and sometime be an actor to get my point across to the youths. I began to realize that God gave me a gift
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Why should you be selected for a scholarship? Please describe any academic achievements‚ community service activities‚ examples of leadership‚ or other personal characteristics that make you deserving of this scholarship? I believe I deserve to be selected for one of your foundation’s scholarships because as a hard working student I commit myself to effectively take advantage of the opportunity that the scholarships will provide me. Besides‚ I am a student that does not only persistently
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of new skills and experiences that you can only understand once you are in the program. Yet the Bonner program isn’t just a network or a leadership development initiative‚ instead it is an opportunity that not only provides an education through scholarship but through hands-on service. The amount of personal growth going on throughout the entire program is inspiring and I’ve even seen it though my own sister. She loves what she does and all of her great stories are about Bonner and the family she
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at Franklin Smith Elementary School and she teaches fifth-graders. I have four little siblings so I am very used to dealing with children. My High School‚ Blue Springs South‚ offered a scholarship program called "The A+ Program." In order to qualify for this scholarship you had to maintain a 2.5 or greater Grade Point Average (GPA)‚ have at least a 95% attendance record‚ and participate in 50 or more hours of non-paid tutoring/mentoring or community service. At first‚ I had no idea how or where
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of my senior year my father gave me the same speech he had given my two older sisters. You can continue to go to school or you could start the work process. I had seen the outcome of both sides‚ my oldest sister decided work was her choice‚ and my second oldest sister decided to go to college. I never thought I would choose to continue my education but I did. I would be the first in my family to leave home and go to school. I chose to continue my education because I wanted something different for
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Carrier Goal and Educational Accomplishment Back in Africa‚ some people think that America is a country where money is plucked from trees. It is a very difficult process coming to the United States‚ especially from my country‚ Nigeria. Anyone wishing to come to the United States must submit his or her name in a lottery and hope to be chosen. While many people are invited to participate in the lottery‚ because of the high crime rate‚ many are refused. Most people want to come to America because
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regardless of the unequal opportunities set before me due to my citizenship status. As a DACA member I am incapable of getting financial aid from colleges because most of their financial aid is accessible to mostly U.S citizens. This also goes to many scholarships. Moreover‚ surrendering due to lack of opportunities is something I do not wish to do. My plan to be part of the medical field has already been established. When I begin college‚ I am planning to major in Biology and take Pre- Medicine. After college
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what it would be like for me‚ and instilled a view of patriotism within me that I had never felt before. I was so inspired by this talk so much that it motivated me to attend the University of North Georgia and join the cadet corps on an Army ROTC scholarship. I now want to serve my country‚ benefit every citizen within America‚ and help people around the globe‚ all because my father taught me
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