l Many recent
high school graduates discover that, despite possessing a high school diploma,
they have no specific skills to enable them to obtain employment. Explain your
feelings about introducing a vocational skills program as an alternative choice
to the academic high school curriculum.
l Recent
educational experiments have included ungraded classrooms which consist of
students grouped by level of achievement rather than by age. Imagine that such
an ungraded classroom system is suggested for your school. As a parent, write a
strong argument to be read at the next meeting of the board of education
l Some
have argued that imagination is not as important as perspiration. To what
extent you agree or disagree.
l Describe
a problem in your community and how it affected you and the community. Tell how
the problem was resolved.
l Ernest
Hemingway once commented, "as you get older, it is harder to have heroes,
but it is sort of necessary." In an essay to be read by an audience of
educated adults, state whether you agree or disagree with Hemingway's
observation. Support your position with 1. logical arguments and 2. specific
examples.
l Write
about an unforgettable person whom you have encountered in your life. What made
him or her special? How did their life impact yours in a positive or negative
way?
l Technology is very much a part of
modern life. Many people see technology as a force that has escaped from human
control. Others feel that technology has improved the quality of life. Do you
think that the contribution technology has made to modern life has been
positive or negative? State your position on this issue and support it with
appropriate examples.
l Descrive a
particular time in your life wehn you had difficulty making an important
decision. Identify the situation and explain whether you were able to resolve
the problem. If it was resolved, how? If not, why not-what happened?
l What
particular experience had the greatest impact on your decision to enter the
education field? Explain why that particular experience was so important.
l Organize
a well-written essay about a person you know and has become very successful.
This success has in some way changed him or her. Explain how he or she is now
different.
l Some educators believe that the most important trait a teacher can have
is self-acceptance. It allows the teacher to better relate to his or her
students, to better deal with student problems, and to better provide a
positive and constructive role model. Present your arguments in agreement with
this statement, or, if you disagree, present your viewpoints as to what believe
is most important qualify for a teacher to have.
l Sometimes
success is harder to accept than failure. Write about such situation you faced
when success brought its own difficulties. What brought on your success? What
difficulties accompanied it? What did you learn from this?
l "A
friend in power is a friend lost." Do you agree or disagree with this
statement by Henry Brooks Adams? Support your ideas with reasoning and
examples.
l The basic
social standards of tolerance, honesty and responsibility are many of the
important pieces of information children learn in the classroom. In this way,
they learn how to function in society at large. Write about an experience in a
classroom when you learned about one of these standards. Did it have a lasting
effect on you? Why or why not?
l Write an
essay about you or someone you know who missed an opportunity that he/she
regretted in life.
l Should there
be any restriction on how many years a teacher may teach the same subject or
grade level? Explain your answer.support your opinion with specific example.
l Many
childhood experiences leave lifelong impressions on people. Write an essay in
which you describe a memorable childhood experience and explain its effect on
your life.
l A recent
movement in education has been called "Back to Basics." Its
proponents argue that the curriculum should concentrate only on reading,
writing and mathematics skills and completely ignore such courses as sociology,
art appreciation, and drama. Imagine that you are a school principal faced with
the task of making policy for your school. Present your argument(s) either for
or against "Back to Basics."
l Describe a
particular time in your life when you had difficulty making an important
decision. Identify the situation and explain whether you were able to resolve
the problem. If it was resolved, how? If not, why not-what happened?
l U.S. is
becoming a nation of spectators--people who prefer to sit back and observe
rather than a nation of doers. "Explain why you agree or disagree with the
quotation above. Support your position with examples from your readings,
observations, or experiences.
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