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Post by JaNyiah Lawler on Sept 1, 2023 12:35:41 GMT -5
When Rose wrote “Students will float to the mark you set”, he was saying that a teacher’s expectation can have a big impact on a student’s success. I can think of a specific class where this was true for me; it wasn’t a hard class at all, probably one of the easiest I’ve had, but because the expectations were so low, and I knew that, and everyone could tell that the teacher didn’t expect much from us, it didn’t push me to work very hard, and I would find myself having to catch up at the end of marking periods because of how much I would miss. In other classes though, specifically AP and KAMSC classes, I’ve been pushed to levels that I never thought I would even be able to reach. I think the grading system itself is a sort of motivation for students, especially those who really care about perfect grades. I think being determined to get grades works for most under normal circumstances, but there comes a point where I think you can just be beyond that, and you need more to motivate you.
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Post by Nevin on Sept 1, 2023 20:06:49 GMT -5
"Students will float to the mark you set" means that the students in your class will rise or fall to where the teacher pushes you. In my life I had a math teacher in elementary school that would always push me to keep learning math, because I would get complaisant in class because what was being taught wasn't challenging my mind, so I would do my work really fast and it came easy to me. My teacher however noticed this and would give me different more difficult and challenging problem sets just for myself different from what everyone was getting because she wanted to push me to continue to keep my brain learning and to continue to challenge me. I don't think though that my experiences has push me to what I thought was possible. The motivation of good grades mean you will have a good future is built into our education system which i think is useful to a certain extent but if you don't ever learn what is being taught or just have a basic understanding but great grades because you do the work isn't how it should be, the focus should be on if you can learn what you are doing and understand it than completing a worksheet for grades.
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Post by cavan on Sept 1, 2023 20:26:02 GMT -5
"Students will float to the mark you set," this could be interpreted many different ways, but how I interpret this is that students will only work to get to the set goal. If the goal is set low, students will barely work, if set high, students will put in great effort. During my school career up to 10th grade, I've been able to coast through and get good grades. This changed my first day in APUSH class as a sophomore. This was the first class I had taken up to that point where the mark was set high, and I struggled to float to it. It was the first time I had to study for more than 5 minutes, makes flashcards, take notes in class. My motivation for all of this was to get an A, of course. That has been my motivation throughout my whole school career, each A gets me closer to a good college. Now this motivation doesn't work for all students, although motivation that I'm certain 99% of students would love, is a 3 day weekend were we get Friday off as well.
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Post by Zachary Alexander on Sept 1, 2023 21:30:32 GMT -5
I find that I'm more likely to settle with only what's required of me now than when I was younger. Throughout elementary and middle school, I would've been more likely to do extra credit or exceed expectations simply because I enjoyed spending my time on it. Nowadays I feel less compelled to do more than necessary or even finish assignments in their entirety. If there were any sort of motivation involved in my early education, it'd usually be candy or credits in a point system developed by the school to allow students to exchange them for rewards. In high school you may be excused from other assignments or given the opportunity for recognition. The promise of a good grade used to be enough for me, but recently I've been setting aside the idea that the only way to succeed is with straight As. I'm not entirely sure what would be able to motivate all students, but I think incorporating personal goals and aspirations could be a good start.
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Post by Sophia Salinas on Sept 1, 2023 21:46:23 GMT -5
The quote, "Students will float to the mark you set" has always been applicable to me. Since the moment I was born, I have been told to be someone in this life, especially since I am a first-generation oldest kid. My parents always wanted to be something grand, like a doctor or a lawyer. Thus far, I have been an okay student, nothing phenomenal, unfortunate for my ambitious parents. Our school system does a horrible job of encouraging our students. Getting good grades has done a good job of motivating me and I'm sure other kids too but so much work can burn one out. If we had breaks and support offered to students we could create a healthier work environment, one that shows students that they need to also focus on themselves and not just live up to their expectations.
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Post by emma on Sept 1, 2023 23:18:43 GMT -5
The phrase "students will float to the mark you set" refers to how much effort students are willing to put into the work and class all depending on the teacher. In a lot of classes, it might only be worth it to you to do the bare minimum, because you can still get good grades, but it is in the tougher classes that you are really able succeed and push yourself to do better, by not allowing yourself to just do whatever gets you by, but what really makes you better and allows you to get those good test scores. I think for myself this has always been a good personal motivator, because i feel more accomplished when i know that the effort put into the class is rewarded with a good grade or high test scores, but notice that i tend to feel more down and less willing to put in effort when i see that something i really tried hard with ended with a bad grade or lower score than i thought i was going to receive.
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Post by berenice on Sept 12, 2023 19:00:06 GMT -5
"student will float to the mark you set" mean the expectations of a teacher and how much they're willing to push you towards that goal. A time this was true for me was in freshman with my english teacher. He'll make us write and repeat a sentence every day so it stick in our head. He also encouraged us to believe in ourselves and do our best in everything. Having someone believing in me ,made me work harder to not disappoint them. Traditional motivational doesn’t work on me as before. I believe that if we give people who have good grade be rewarded often and have day off.
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