Speaking of Speeches...
Write a short speech of your own (about 250 words) in which all of the components of classical organization are accounted for. Make sure to have at least two sentences for each section except the partitio, which should be one sentence. Here are some possible topics
Our school should/should not adopt i Pads in the classroom.
Our school should/should not require students to wear uniforms.
Our school should/should no shorten the school day to 2 pm
Students should/should no be required to participate in extracurricular sports.
Our school should/should not have a football team.
Our school should/should not separate students into single-sex classes.
________________should/should not be included as a literature selection in English class.
Facebook promotes realy/false friendships.
Stuents should/should not be allowed access to cell phones during the school day.
Our school should/should not have vending machines that sell pop and candy.
Once a topic has been claimed and completed, it may not be repeated. You may, however, choose the opposing side. So if a classmate argues in a speech that our school SHOULD shorten the school day, another students is permitting to argue in a speech that they SHOULD NOT shorten the school day.
When commenting, do you discuss whether or not your classmates did a "good job". Instead, you are to make intelligent comments in regards to the order of the speech etc. All comments must be at least 30 words.
Our school should/should not adopt i Pads in the classroom.
Our school should/should not require students to wear uniforms.
Our school should/should no shorten the school day to 2 pm
Students should/should no be required to participate in extracurricular sports.
Our school should/should not have a football team.
Our school should/should not separate students into single-sex classes.
________________should/should not be included as a literature selection in English class.
Facebook promotes realy/false friendships.
Stuents should/should not be allowed access to cell phones during the school day.
Our school should/should not have vending machines that sell pop and candy.
Once a topic has been claimed and completed, it may not be repeated. You may, however, choose the opposing side. So if a classmate argues in a speech that our school SHOULD shorten the school day, another students is permitting to argue in a speech that they SHOULD NOT shorten the school day.
When commenting, do you discuss whether or not your classmates did a "good job". Instead, you are to make intelligent comments in regards to the order of the speech etc. All comments must be at least 30 words.
Women are incapable of being self-sufficient and men are the superior sex. Oh, we aren’t living in the eighteenth century? Sorry, my mistake. With all of the progress that has been made up to this point, how can we possibly go back to this perspective? Minds and thoughts have evolved over time to understand a seemingly simple idea: regardless of gender, rights are inalienable. This is what laws such as the Nineteen Amendment were created to protect. Women and men can be equally intelligent if given the same opportunities without discrimination. But all women and all men think alike, right? Being a woman doesn’t mean you like to bake, and being a man doesn’t mean you like football. Men aren’t all dumb jocks and women aren’t all brainiacs who’d rather stay in to do calculus than go to a movie on a Saturday night. The human brain doesn’t base its knowledge on the sex of the body it’s in. The human brain is sculpted by the ideas that are imprinted on it as it grows and undergoes experiences. We can’t choose our gender, but we can choose our experiences and have a say in how we grow as people. When school is over, most students will likely join an occupation that isn’t separated by gender. Separating them prior to this is a setup for failure and quite honestly shouldn’t even be a pertinent discussion. The value of education a child receives should never be based on their anatomy. Sexism is quite frankly out of style.
ReplyDeleteEmma, the order of your argument was most certainly in the proper order (in terms of the classical argument anyway.) Your exordium is extremely successful in capturing the attention of the audience, and, along wih the narratio and partitio, you successfully establish your ethos. The body of your argument, the confirmatio and refutatio, truly explain your argument with a decent amount of logic. Finally, the peroratio, I felt, effectively summarized the main argument within your piece: that gender does not define intelligence, atheticism, or any other quality, but these depend, rather, upon the individual.
DeleteIt was really easy to pick out the parts of the classical argument, and I'll cut right to it and say that the parts fell together beautifully in your argument! Your exordium was fantastic and really got my attention! Your narratio and partitio really blended well and transitioned smoothly from the awesome exordium. Confirmatio and Refutatio really worked well in the alternating fashion you presented them in, too, which really helped get the point across. The peroratio nicely summed it all up that major roles are not assigned to specific genders. It's also worth mentioning that you were able to present this issue without being biased, which is truly something special.
DeleteI could not agree more with Isaac and Jarret. The exordium was very well done, and I think, regardless of the reader, would really draw them in. After your exordium, you did a nice job following up with the narratio and partitio, overall effectively introducing the argument and establishing your ethos. You did a great job in the confirmatio and refutatio using logos without being biased, and then summed it all up with a solid peroratio.
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ReplyDeleteEvery night, when Julia comes home from school, she eats a king sized candy bar, and she drinks a two liter bottle of pop. This unhealthy habit, however, only developed following her school’s ban on vending machines containing pop and candy. Many have experienced this same situation — especially most recently — as many schools have chosen to further impose regulations regarding a healthy lifestyle not only in the classroom, but outside as well. This has occurred, to a large extent, due to the fact that schools have tried to promote healthy habits for their students. However, this logic has proven itself to be ineffective, as it has only prompted a spike in obesity and a decrease in the ability of young adults to make decisions for themselves. This is why it is so essential that our school continues to provide vending machines to its student body.
In middle school and high school, the students within this community are beginning to make a major stepping stone towards the future. With this comes a great amount of responsibility; it also requires students to make decisions for themselves. However, by attempting to regulate what students can and cannot eat outside of the classroom, this independence would be limited, which would prove to be a clear failure in Elk County Catholic’s mission to develop students in mind, body, and spirit.
A common argument made against vending machines in schools is that such a policy would “make students healthier.” However, this could not be further from the truth! A recent study conducted by the University of Illinois concluded that there is a positive correlation between increase in fast food consumption and not having a vending machine, which has proven to increase the obesity rates, a clear indication that a policy eliminating vending machines would be a failure.
The policy in question would prove itself to be a significant failure on the part of Elk County Catholic. So, this discussion begs the question. Do you really want to support a policy that would not only fail to live up to Elk County Catholic’s mission statement, but also push many students into an unhealthy lifestyle? The choice is yours, but as for me, a decision supporting this policy would leave me with an unclean conscience.
You expressed each topic in the classical argument very well. I believe you established your ethos prominently as well. I felt the short fable in the beginning was a great opening. I clearly understood which topic you chose as soon as I read the first sentence. You confirmatio and refutacio were incredible and the facts you have to support them are as well. Overall you did a wonderful job with the speech.
DeleteI believe you truly captured the audience with your exordium and continued this quality throughout your speech. The narratio and partitio were very strong, as well as the confirmatio and refutatio. Very well done
DeleteThis topic is heavily discussed, and I loved the points you brought up. Another point is that, as kids get older, they get busier. Vending machines give them a chance to quickly grab a snack between running places. A solution to this could be putting healthier snacks in the machine. Also, I loved your peroratio! Awesome work!
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ReplyDeleteEvery day, millions of students sit in their classrooms hearing the same lesson from their teachers for eight hours, only to go home with a mountain on their backs. A mountain that they must grind away if they wish to pass their classes. They know that to break from this monotonous system at any point during the next twelve years of their life means failure for the rest of it. They will not get a job, they will not own property, they need to graduate before they can start the grind all over again in their working life. This eight-hour day is something that is relatively common to the working American, but it is scorned and dangerous to those who have not matured. The school day should be shortened to prevent this lifelong grind from becoming the norm before the working life begins.
The eight-hour workday is, in actuality, an understatement. Despite the fact that some schools run fewer than eight hours, the nightly mountain of homework that students must chip away places the time estimate much higher than eight hours. That is longer than most working Americans, who spend no longer than forty hours every week working, approximately eight hours a day. These long hours are not spent in preparation for the future, either. They are in preparation for standardized tests, SATs, and ACTs. These tests are not gages for the students future, they are measuring posts used by colleges to determine which students are worth their time. Students are working to have a chance to go to college, which in itself gives them a chance to graduate, which gives them a chance to get a job, which gives them a chance at life. America’s children are working longer, and in some cases harder, than their parents, for a chance to get a chance to live, and that is a disappointing statistic.
“There still needs to be time for students to learn the material,” teachers and principals cry out. Well, there is still time for this essential learning. There is still plenty of time to teach students what they need in the other hours of the day. It might seem like an impossible task, making the school day shorter without increasing the years students go school, but it has already been done. Finland has decreased their school day, done away with homework almost entirely, and yet their grades are the highest average in the world. How do they manage this? Finland encourages cooperation and teamwork between students, and teachers often work one-on-one with students who request it. This can be done in the United States, and anywhere else, all it needs is a push to get it rolling.
The school system, as it is, produces inferior students who spend twelve years of their life working long hours learning how to pass a test that gives them a fraction of a chance to reach the first step of their real life. The long day, and extra homework attached to the end, conditions students to think that this “regular working life” is a good life. Instead of showing students the value of hard work, and the true end result of a good life with a good job, the current system conditions students more for life working in a factory position, a job that is not for everyone. The largest contributing factor to this educational malpractice is the overlong workday, a factor that must be changed if we wish to produce great students who strive for more than a menial job and an unsatisfactory life.
Dominic, the way in which you organize your argument is effective, as your exordium, narratio, and partitio, each play a major role in establishing your ethos. Also, within your confirmatio and refutatio, you use much logic to substantiate your various claims; namely, the historical example regarding Finland's educational system. Aside from that, your peroratio really ties together your argument and utilizes pathos to leave the reader with something to think about.
DeleteMany teenagers are directly connected to their phones all the time. There is texting, snapchat, and many other games that take over the teenage mind for many hours of the day. This continues during the school day for many kids, even though illegal. Most schools have banned phones and some have gone around the rules. Schools now a days have provided red, yellow, and green zones. These zones are defined by either allowing students to use their phone, not allowed, and it depends. This has eased the stress of teachers because they don’t have to worry about students sneaking onto their phones. The students know the zones and can have the best of both worlds: school and phones. Here at Elk County Catholic, students are not allowed on their phones, but we have iPads. I find this very peculiar because students can simply use iMessage without having to take out their phones. Of course, this is breaking the rules. Wouldn’t it just be easier to have red, yellow, and green zones compared to students sneaking to text? The teacher could choose what color they would prefer in their room, and the students should abide by that. This new policy may help the students to follow the rules properly. Students would be subject to following the rules as long as the teachers respect their decision on the rule and allow students to use the policy. This way, teachers don’t have to worry about writing kids up and students can be on their iPads.
ReplyDeleteWhile I admire your points, and agree with most of them, I feel that the solution to this is not so simple. It may lessen the issue, but kids will still want more. I find it somewhat unreasonable to expect kids to obey the rules and stop texting illegally. This is not to say that they shouldn’t have to, but kids will ultimately do what they want.
DeleteWhile your argument was well-ordered, I have to agree with Emma in saying the solution would not be so simple. Zoning would provide an outlet for students, but how many teachers would really want to have their students on their phones while they try to teach? It just interferes with the learning process, the important part of school. It’s already difficult enough to hold a student’s attention for more than a few seconds.
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ReplyDeleteStudents should not be required to participate in extracurricular sports
ReplyDeleteSports are for every person between the grade of ninth and twelfth, said no one ever. Participating in sports alone is how many people enter a prestige college, said no one ever. High school is the time for all kids to learn about themselves and prepare for college or the work force. As great as sports are for the physical health of a high school student, these after school activities can cause less time for homework and other assignments for school. Also, specifically sports can cause injuries which result in missed days of school. Sports for a high school student should be optional due to their own decision, not the schools. Forcing kids who may have other interests such as band, color guard, or drama club is the opposite of one basis of Christianity, “God gave us free will.” These activities are still fully equipped with social experience, personal expression, and everlasting memories. It is not true that sports are better than the band or the drama club, but it is true that students participate in these activities for their enjoyment of them. Now in many people’s eyes, sports are a great opportunity for students to stay in shape or become healthier. This is true that sports has exercise and coordination implanted in them, but if a student wants to become healthier, they must do that themselves. Most schools have a weight room or other available resources to exercise. Exercise does not need to always come from sports. As a triathlete, I understand the great commitment sports creates on a high schooler. They are full of great perks such as friends and memories, but they can also cause stress with taking time away from homework. Every student has different interests and abilities, forcing them into one that they do not posses is not beneficial.
You presented each part of the classical argument strategy efficiently and clearly. This was a great topic for you because you are a very athletic person who still maintain great grades. This shows that you can represent both sides of an argument. The way you put injury relating to missing school was a great idea as well as showing how students do not have athletic abilities or interest in sports. Your refutacio was excellent especially in the way you put your on life into it. Great job!
DeleteI totally agree with Sami. And you are totally right that God gave us free will. People definitely can have other interests rather than sports and I wish our school would see that sometimes. The organization of your argument would be very effective in persuading someone.
DeleteI agree with those before me that you presented all your points very well. I strongly agree with your stance on this topic, and I’m glad to see you did such a good job with it. Your exordium was exceptional and you didn’t disappoint throughout your speech
DeleteTopic: Our school should require students to wear uniforms.
ReplyDeleteThere is only a few things that make Elk County Catholic High School different from the rest of the local high school. We have our weekly mass, our adoration, and penance, but there is one more thing that stands out from the students here at Elk County Catholic. It is the uniform. The uniform we wear is a simple maroon sweater or vest with a plaid skirt for women and black slacks for men. Our school should require students to wear uniforms because it is one way that people identify our school and it signifies everything we believe as a student at Elk County Catholic. Elk County Catholic High is the only high school in the district out of eight that is Catholic and wears a uniform. This is what makes our school unique and interesting to prospecting families. This is not to say that the only reason to be wearing the uniform is to attract more students. The students take pride in having their uniforms. Some students talk about how they love the uniform because they do not have to pick out soothes everyday. They also say it makes them look more sophisticated, help them with jobs, and make it easier to dress up for a dance, interview, or even just to go out through the town. On the other hand, some say they do not like it because it does not give them the ability to express themselves, but our school system has designed a way for the students to do just this. The school has put into place monthly dress down days where students can wear normal street attire, with some restrictions. With these dress down days come rules. These rules were set in place to maintain the modesty and class that the school upholds. Having a uniform policy set at a school gives the students more appreciation for the school itself and gives them less distraction to work on their studies. It is required at our school and should stay required until the day the doors close. It has, is, and will be the way people identify and respect us as a school system.
You definitely had a great topic to work with and you had some great information, for the most part. I personally think you need to add on to your information. You should try explaining your materials just a tiny bit more. You rushed right into everything instead of incorporating details. Other than that, you had a very strong conclusion.
DeleteI have to agree, I am not sure I could last without the same outfit to wear. Past that, your argument was well-ordered. I feel like you could have made your exordium stronger, as I would not have continued if I did not have any opinion on your topic. I have to agree with Bethany, you had a great conclusion, but some of your topics were rushed. Some parts of it, particularly exordium and refutatio, could have been expanded a bit more.
DeleteThis is something that has always bothered me! I agree that we should wear uniforms. It makes everything much easier and makes us stand out as you said. Your argument was well ordered and I especially enjoyed your circumstatio and refutatio. I wish to have seen more in your peroratio, but this is a great argument!
DeleteI did a topic of my own regarding the current school lunch regulations that have been driving people up the wall since their inception.
ReplyDeleteIt’s not too often that we hear or see a First Lady butt her head into the way things work and are set up in the government, and when they do, it’s usually a good thing. Just look back at Nancy Reagan’s “Just Say No” campaign as an example of a good project headed by a First Lady. But every once in a blue moon, these projects flop, which is exactly what has happened since the implementation of new school lunch standards that were advocated by Michelle Obama. These policies were introduced as an effort to get students to eat healthier and lower the obesity. The problem is that the program has not seen the success it was supposed to see, and the problem lies in the fact that it has been a strain on schools and students alike. With these new lunch policies came mandates for schools to serve more vegetables and fruit and less fatty foods, namely fried foods and red meat. In a way, this makes sense. By eliminating junk food from school menus, one can reasonably assume that it would serve as a friendly reminder to students to make good choices as to what they put in their bodies, which would, in turn, help lower obesity rates among school-aged children. Unfortunately, there hasn’t been much of a change in the obesity rates. Why? Well, with the sudden shift to a fruit and vegetable-heavy foodservice code, students who have never really eaten fruits and vegetables in mass-quantities are simply not eating these foods. Then, when these students get home, they rush to the pantry (because they’re starving from not eating at lunch) and get the first thing they can get their hands on, which is usually a bag of chips. As such, obesity rates have not fallen very much at all, and have actually risen among some demographics. Also hurting the cause is the fact that food waste from schools has risen dramatically, putting a strain on our already-full landfills, a fact that the Prius-driving, Washington fat cats that implemented these regulations have surprisingly overlooked. It’s not to say that encouraging students to eat healthy and make good choices is a bad thing, but it should be left up to the student to decide what he/she eats. If these changes needed to happen, they should have been implemented gradually, not all at once, which would have slowly introduced healthy options to the student before taking all other options away. All in all, this whole program has been a flop, and its time that this old, withered hound be put out of its misery, because it has turned out to be a huge money pit, and no one likes to see their tax dollars end up in a garbage can.
You did a tremendous job of using the correct order to a classical argument. You also had some very good facts about school lunches. I completely agree with everything you said. Personally, many of these reasons are why I decided to start packing my lunch. Your introduction is perfectly said because I can see you saying this. Keep up the great work!
DeleteI really really enjoyed that you wrote about this. I am one of those people who has been driven up the walls. All the parts of your argument were very distinguishable, and you had a great combination of ethos in your intro along with logos while justifying your reasoning. There was lots of pathos, I get fired up about it as well. Your closing sentence was very good too.
DeleteYES, so happy you decided to argue this, as it is something that managed to anger my younger self back in elementary school even. You really showed that you know your stuff here, and used multiple perspectives which is always good. And on top of it the order was correct.
DeleteI decided to do my own topic arguing that it is unfair that students can not have over a ninety-nine percent.
ReplyDeleteEric Thomas once said, “All roads that lead to success have to pass through hard work boulevard at some point.” Becoming successful does not just happen in the blink of an eye. You need to push through many challenges in order to achieve a goal. At Elk County Catholic High School, we are encouraged to push ourselves to the fullest in order to have good grades. However, our school does not allow a student to have over a ninety-nine percent in a class or above a GPA of a ninety-nine. It should be allowed to have over a ninety-nine percent because it is unfair to those students who work very hard in order to reach these grades.
It has been proven by many of our students that certain people do deserve to have over a one hundred percent. These students work very diligently in order to do well in school. There are two types of students, those who just do not care to learn, and those who actually try to grasp new concepts. This is significant because it is not showing a student’s full potential. Some students are constantly getting one hundred percents, however, it is not able to be shown through their overall grade. Also, it could affect their future because colleges will not be able to know if a student had an amazing grade in a particular class because it can not be shown on a report card. Some people may argue that students should not have over a ninety-nine percent because there is always room for improvement. Therefore, there’s no such thing as perfect. Clearly, someone can always be smarter, faster, stronger, etc., but that’s how life is. In school, reaching a “perfect above” just shows that a students has great potential for the future.
It is okay, to not be like everyone else. You should push yourself to be better than you have ever been before. In school, we need to constantly push ourselves to do better. In the end, it will show who actually cares and who does not. For those who care, they should be awarded with greatness, such as having a grade that they have been longing for.
Thank you for doing this topic! Each part of your arguement was very well written and effective. Also, your refutatio was a very good exaple because I have heard that saying way too many times. Your ending was also a great summary that used ethos, pahos, and logos.
DeleteI decided to do a topic of my own, arguing that the rule that doesn’t allow junior drivers to carry more than 1 passenger under the age of 18 who is not an immediate family member is actually a good rule, not something to punish teens.
ReplyDelete“Congratulations, you have passed the test” is what we all want to hear whenever we take our drivers test. For most people, passing the test is a milestone complete or the freedom to do whatever they want without having to rely on their parents anymore. Although this may be true, there are restrictions along with it, which is the last thing most people want to hear. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation says “You may not carry more than one (1) passenger under the age of 18 who is not an immediate family member unless one (1) of your parents or guardians is in the vehicle with you.” To young people, it seems there is rules and regulations all around them for no reason, but this rule in particular is made with good measure. Most teens probably look at that and roll their eyes, without understanding the reasoning behind it. The more people teenagers drive with in the car, the easier it is to get distracted, which is one of the easiest to get into accident. When someone is distracted behind the wheel, not only are they a danger to themselves and whoever else may be in the car, but the have the potential to kill or seriously injure everyone else on the road. 16-year-olds have higher crash rates than drivers of any other age, and 1 in 5 of 16-year-old drivers has an accident within their first year of driving. If you look at these statistics combined with other factors, such as being new driver inexperienced to the road and trying to focus on driving with friends in the car, adding more people in the vehicle really doesn’t seem like that great of an idea. Most teens may say “No I’ll be fine, I can focus on the road” or “My friends won’t bother me when I drive, it’ll be easy”. Statistics prove them wrong, revealing that 16 and 17-year-old driver death rates increase with each additional passenger. Like it or not, more friends means more distractions, and when you drive distracted, you could not only be seriously harming your own friends, but someone you may have never met before who has their own friends that care about them just as much.
I really enjoyed your argument. Not only was your order of the classical argument clear, but you also managed to get the point across of an unpopular opinion to many teenagers. The use of statistics to back up your side of the argument was also really smart.
DeleteI agree with Evan, this is an unpopluar opinion, but you crushed it. Your classical arguement followed the classical order, and I found it very easy to follow along. The refuatio was also great because you used statsistics and facts to further prove your point.
DeleteI liked how you used what everyone hears when they pass the test as your exordium. That definitely would get the attention of a young person easily. It also tied in well with your narratio, which was really brought to life by your quoting of the vehicle code. Your partitio also did a good job of getting your confirmatio and refutatio rolling, which, themselves, thrived due to your use of statistics to prove a point. Your argument was wrapped up well with your peroratio, which tugs on the heartstrings of the young reader. All in all, the parts of a classical argument fell together well.
DeleteI really like your topic beacuase so many people argue about it, including myself when I first received my license. This was a great argument because I could easily understand everything and you had proof to back up your opinions. Great job!
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ReplyDeleteDon't get me wrong, I will be the first to say that I love having this I Pad. However, I love it for the games I can play on it, for the Netflix I can watch on it, for the message app that allows me to text my friends in school, this list can go on and on. The very devices that are supposed to be helping us with our school work, are not only distracting us in class, but also outside of class. When students are misusing their I Pads in study hall and in class, it leaves them out of luck. But hey, that's alright right? Just hop back on Candy Crush and play just a few more levels! A few more won't hurt, will it? As much as I hate to say it, us students should not have these I Pads. The I Pads are not only keeping us from learning, but making us worse students in the process. When you give someone this powerful machine full of temptation, and say “No games, no texting, only school work” what do you think a teenager is going to do? It's not like it's hard to see this in action either. Look around any class where the students are instructed to use the I Pads, I would put my life on the fact that someone is either texting, or playing a game. And yes, while the I Pads are extremely useful when used correctly, how often does this actually happen? When it takes an entire quarter of school to figure out how to download a dictionary that still doesn't work, how efficient are these I Pads really being? Of course I love the amazing freedom that comes with having this piece of technology, but I think that all of us need to face the music here and see the flaws. After all, it's not too late to cut the bad fruit off of the tree, and make learning a priority at ECC for ages to come.
This is a very true argument and I can agree with it. Your argument was easily understood, I followed very well. I also like the hit on the dictionaries, it makes the argument funny as well. I also really like your last sentence because it isn’t too late to fix something like this and people should know that. Great job!
DeleteMost people say that the Friday Night Lights are the most exciting times of the year. People come out from their homes each week during the fall to gather together and support the team they value the most, the football team. Football is not only a source of entertainment, but also it provides a bond between the people of Saint Mary's as well as the kids who play on the team. I have grown up my whole life watching and even playing football on occasion. Every Sunday during the NFL season I am watching a game. Football is a very unique sport that so many people in this town and our school love, so why take that away? Football teaches young athletes how to participate on a team and how to follow instructions based on what kind of play they will be running. Football is a game of the mind. There are countless plays that need to be taken in. While football does take a lot away from school, it also provides a way to learn and listen better to authority figures. Throughout my time at ECC I have never seen a player fail because they cannot manage their time between football and school. I believe that playing football makes the kid better at time management because they know they need to balance the work. If they can't manage their time, then they won't be able to play because they will most likely fail. The scare of being ineligible makes the football players, and players from most sports, work much harder in school so that they can play the sport they love. Critics may also say that football causes way to many injuries to young athletes. Yes, this is quite the reasonable claim, but don't parents and children know the risks of playing the sport? The athletes of course know these risks, but choose to play because it is a sport they love. Why take away the sport they love when the know the risks that accompany it? They are not unaware that they could get injured. The researchers behind football have made it much safer now in the present than it has been in the past. Helmets are more protective, they have pads that protect vulnerable areas such as knees and shoulders, and athletes can only tackle using their shoulders first instead of their heads. Football is the sport that our school loves to watch and participate in. To take that away, would be like Michelle Obama taking away white bread at lunch. It would really be disappointing and it would cause an uproar at ECC. These athletes love to play and our town loves to watch, and while there are many risks, they are many more positives of keeping the team.
ReplyDelete“Okay, okay! Put the phones away. I’m trying to teach!” screams the exasperated teacher. What a shame that the teacher has to experience this type of exhaustion and frustration because of the cell phones sanctioned by the school to be carried by students. This practice is detremental to education and the learning process by providing distractions, mindless methods of mental occupation, and easy alternatives to listening or learning. Phones in schools is nearly synonymous with distraction. They provide a way out for students. Those who just don’t feel like listening can log on to Snapchat or a game or some other form of distraction and space out and miss the information from the lesson and then perform poorly on tests. This could be catastrophic to students further on down the line and could lead to a poor home life with parents being frustrated with underperforming children. Phones also supply a mindless getaway from school work, leading to students playing games without thinking rather than committing time to doing work. Obviously, this is not a good habit to get into. One of the best ways to prevent this habit is to take away the source of the habit. Now, you could say that students would use their phones away, and that’s true. However, I propose that with phones not being allowed, there would be a noticeable difference in phone usage. Also, the kids who would use their phones illegally are only hurting themselves, so let them. For all these reasons, phones should not be allowed. They are detrimental to the extreme to education and the education system. If schools cared at all about their students, they would disallow phones in schools.
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