It would mean facing the tough reality that passing kids who haven’t learned the material-while it might save them grief for the short term-dooms them to long-term illiteracy. However, making it work again would take a dedicated, caring conspiracy between teachers and parents. It is an expression of confidence by both teachers and parents that the students have the ability to learn the material presented to them. We must review the threat of flunking and see it as it really is-a positive teaching tool. “Flunking as a regular policy has just as much merit today as it did two generations ago. Example #2: In Praise of The Word “F” Word (by Mary Sherry) He has also stated major points of his essay in the middle of the conclusion after restatement of the thesis. He has stated what he believes by the end about the “category” but with a leniency with the word “if,” making it conditional. Stanley Fish has given a beautiful turn to this conclusion in his essay. The category is a real one, and it would be good if it were occupied only by those who belong in it.” When Toni Smith, a basketball player at Manhattanville College, turned her back to the flag during the playing of the national anthem in protest against her government’s policies, she was truly exercising her First Amendment rights, rights that ensure that she cannot be compelled to an affirmation she does not endorse … And as she stood by her principles in the face of hostility, she truly was (and is) a First Amendment hero, as the college newspaper editors, the members of the Harvard English department, and the head of the Emma Goldman Project are not. “Are there then no free-speech issues on campuses? Sure there are there just aren’t very many.
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