Should math teachers give you an 'A' on you homework just because you tried?
The teacher does not want kids to give up on math. Anything less than an 'A' for any number of wrong anwers is too traumatic for a 7th grader and they'll give up on math and never learn it. Is this right?
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No. They shouldn't. BUT... I had a summer course last year, and that math teacher had one of the best systems for grading I've ever seen: You do the homework the first time around. You go up to her desk and show it to her, and she would grade it in front of you, marking off the mistakes and grading you based on your answers. If you got them all right, you got an A. If they were all wrong, you got an F. But then, after she graded it the first time, you could go back and redo the problems you got wrong an unlimited amount of times that day until you finally went back up and got an A on the work. Each time, she would go into the records and change the grade. Once you hit a grade you were comfortable with, you could stop. This method truly holds both effort and achievement high, and if a student wants to work harder to get an A, the student will understand the subject better. If it's a kid who doesn't care, he or she will just go up once and not take the time to keep fixing the work. That is seriously the best method I have ever seen. Side: There is a Better Way
I like the system , but i disagree with the part where she changes your grade constantly . I believe that you can't get an A on every piece of work you do . There are going to be children that take that extra step , those children should get the A . Put yourself in the child that goes over and beyond trying to make the grade position . Tell me how would you feel if your doing your best and studying harder than ever could to make the grade only to know that a different child that doesn't do his/her best doesn't , study etc.can get the same grade as you or even higher . I would feel as if there is no point in studying and doing my best , because i can get the same grade or even higher on my work . Side: There is a Better Way
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You would be surprised how much math would help you. Remember that math rests much in logic and reasoning. Being able to figure out a problem and create a solution is a much needed skill, plus if you decide to be in the FBI, CIA, etc they look highly and almost always to individuals with high scores in logic and reasoning. A police officer should be rigorously tested in logic in reasoning because of the high need to apply it in the real world. Side: True success
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So you say you're going to be a cop. I think that's pretty cool, but you really can't ever know for sure. What if you don't pass the test? What if it's a psychological thing that you really just can't change? What then? Are you going to specialize your early life so much that you only have two options: police officer or ditch digger? You need to diversify your options, as always, just in case. Side: do not be naive
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You may not need that much math to be a cop, but to get an education you sure do. And the more education you have as a cop, the further you will move up. Just the way it is. Look at it this way, you wont need to take out a pencil because you probably learned (in school) to estimate and do quick math in your head. You do it all the time, you just don't realize it. Side: True success
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What if you become a police sniper? eh? then you will need to calculate how many inches above the target you need to shoot due to distance. Also if the targets moving you would need to calculate how long it will take the bullet to reach the target and where they will be in that time, so you can aim so far infront. EH? do your math man, or you will be SCREWED. Side: True success
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not in a quick situation! if the perp is running, then i'm not going to go to my brain and say "hey! remember the distance formula and calculate how many centimeters ahead of the criminal i need to shoot!" i just pick up the gun and shoot it. if i miss, thats what the extra bullets in my rifle are for! Side: NOPE
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