Read "Why I Love My Job" - by Rick Reilly

On page 658 in your textbook, read "Why I Love My Job"  by Rick Reilly.  After reading, write your personal feelings about the article and relate it to your own ideas on the subject. What would you say about the writer?  Who is his audience? What is the main point to this article?  This can be taken in many different directions.

Emerson's view of an "ideal education"

In your textbook, The Language of Composition, read Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay "from Education" on pages 189-195.  Afterwards, select one of the eight questions on page 195 in which to respond with your blog.  Be sure to indicate which question you are responding to and develop your response fully - and of course, since this is an informal writing, you may include your own ideas woven into your discussion.

What is the major drawback to writing good essays?

Your task is to discuss the reasons you believe students in general have difficulty in writing good essays.  Do teachers present prompts that students can understand?   Are writing rubrics beneficial to how students will be graded?  Are teacher expectations higher than students believe is necessary?  Are students so accustomed to using the Internet or other sources that they have difficulty thinking for themselves?  These are just some of the questions that can be considered for your discussion; however, you are not limited by them.  So often, students find that writing is difficult.  Are they writing for the grade or are they seriously engaged in the writing process to achieve the goal of the assignment? Are students simply afraid to write?  Good Luck

Is it really wrong to cheat on exams?

This article is taken from Faith Magazine in the September/October 2014 issue.  The question posed to Fr. Joe is this:  

 A lot of my friends cheat on their exams and don't see anything wrong with it.  They feel they are just helping each other out.  I really believe this is wrong, but do I have an obligation to turn them in?

Read the article and then make your response to Fr. Joe's answer.  After, write your own attitude about cheating and plagiarizing in school work.   What is the main reason why students cheat or plagiarize, especially when so much has been said about it?  

Who Needs College? The Swiss Opt for Vocational School

Read the following link:

http://world.time.com/2012/10/04/who-needs-college-the-swiss-opt-for-vocational-school/

This is a new blog posting on a similar topic as I had to delete the previous post for this week due to a link that was not working.

Please read the article and make your own response to it - whatever comes to mind for your discussion pertaining to this topic.  Should we think seriously about this in the USA?   In this case, do not use secondary sources.  Just refer to this article and your personal response.