Blog #12

1. I think both of the teachers were extremely frustrated at the situation. Both had to relocate their classes and both had to change classrooms entirely.
 a.) They can propose a project where bigger classrooms are made.
             1. This probably won't be done because of the cost for materials and labor.
 b.) They can formulate a plan where classes and their rooms are strictly scheduled.
             1. This would be easier to do than the first proposition but it wouldn't entirely solve the problem.
2. The students cannot receive the full education they're paying for. If the teacher is preoccupied by pressing matters involving school affairs then how can she be expected to teach her class well. The stress is on both parties assuming that the students will lose their credits and degree plans if the teacher can't teach the class.

3. a.) The students can petition for more classes to schedule.
       1. Beings that the college in question is a community college, one can assume that they may lack the funds to expand the amount of classes the college offers.
    b.) They can propose a plan to hire more teachers.
       2. With more teachers, more classes can be taught. The amount of teachers hired would be of question though. Depending on the amount would be the deciding factor if this proposal could work.

4. a.) The economy in general can have an extreme negative affect on the local community colleges. The teachers that do work there may or may not entirely be into their job. The performance of the instructor is directly related to that of the student. The college can be located in a poor neighborhood which would account for the lack of enrollment. A host of other factors could be at play.
 b.) I can't really find a rebuttal for Claitor's argument.

5. a.) A lot more things can play a role on how things are ran on a campus. If one of the gears fail to work then the entire system can have a glitch. Budget cuts can be found everywhere. How is a teacher supposed to get by?
   b.) A lot of the problems that the students are having are caused by things out of their control.

Week 11 blog.

Scenario 1 

The tobacco employee does not agree with the product he produces. He is willing to sacrifice his moral for the pay. In this way he is successful but does not possess job satisfaction. This scenario falls under my definition of career success but it does not fall into a criteria of job satisfaction.

Prompt #10

Although job satisfaction is an important factor when considering career success, I feel that is isn't the most important aspect. Of course, if one has love for what they do then the working atmosphere may seem light but what about how one provides for their family? Yes, I can go work for a radio studio and absolutely love my job but at the end of the day if I cannot provide food for my table then how does that measure up to career success? Job satisfaction is a large part of career success when one has just themselves to be responsible over. I can agree that it is very important, but not nearly as important as having a steady income, especially with the current state of affairs dealing with our economic volatility. I don't believe that one facet of having a career can ultimately be the most important measure of success when one has many contributing factors of how they came about having a career in a specific field. Would someone who was pressured to become a doctor by their family, even though they may become a great doctor, love their chosen career when the choice was out of their hands? Now as time progresses they may come to terms with their chosen career and eventually have a fair amount of job satisfaction, but still the choice was not their's to make.

Discussion prompt #9

1. Rich gives quite a few examples of soft skills women should learn through their education. A great point is that of women actually taking themselves seriously, "not as one of the boys". She hints at the fact that women generally think in a self-depreciating manner in which they become objectified in the world of men. I agree with these soft skills being taught to women throughout the world, but at present in America I don't think they are rightly needed. We live, today, in a world full of opportunities for both sexes, at least in our country. The western  society has evolved to a point that women are taken very seriously and are often sought for their critical opinions.  I don't think the point of this essay applies today in the United States.

2. In the time frame of Rich's essay, I wholeheartedly agree with her points made for teaching students of multiple races, but I disagree with her argument at present. I feel as though race, gender, and class are not a prevalent problem in education today. Everyone has academic responsibilities on their shoulders today whether they're male or female, white or any other ethnicity. Our society has evolved to be much more accepting today. 

     The text I selected was written by Robert D. King and is about the use of the English language as the primary language in America. In his essay he thoroughly explains the social effects of setting the English language as a standard in the United States. Having a PhD and an avid education in linguistic studies gives him an expert opinion on the topic. His essay has a purpose of educating readers on the aspect of allowing the United States government set a standard language to be used primarily in a nation of immigrants. The repercussions of such an action will have a dramatic effect upon the citizens of the USA considering that the nation was founded on the principles of freedom, especially that of the freedom of speech. His attitude throughout the essay is that of an expert. He gives a multitude of information in a manner that does not force the subject matter upon the reader. His intent was to convey a concept to an audience that has interest in linguistic studies. 

     The medium used for this paper was a published document. He uses many quotes from various different documents to convey his message clearly. Through the use of thorough explanations he was able to break down his ideas for the reader to understand in a very easy way.   

Discussion Prompt #5

1. Who: Cajuns and the lost of the French language among their youth in South Louisiana.
    What: The disappearance of the French Language from Acadiana.
    When: The current generation along with it's dwindling population of fluent French speakers.
    Where: South Louisiana
    Why: Promote the preservation of the French language through the use of immersion programs.

2.Sentence 1: M She presented her main idea.
   Sentence 2: E She gives evidence from a study.
   Sentence 3: E She gives more in depth information from the study.
   Sentence 4: A She gives an analysis of the information presented.
   Sentence 5: E She presents evidence in the form of a testimony agreeing with the author of the study.
   Sentence 6: A She is analyzing the benefits of speaking a "heritage language".
   Sentence 7: E She presents evidence in the form of a French speaker doing extremely well here in America.
   Sentence 8: E She gives evidence by quoting the French speaker.
   Sentence 9: E ^
   Sentence 10: L She gives logic by presenting the idea that being bilingual, in general, is proved to be beneficial. Personally, I believe that the author did a very well job at presenting this paragraph to me, the reader. She presented factual information in a manner that wasn't too stifling.

3.

• Reminds reader of the chronology (time period) covered in this particular treatment of the topic or subject matter 
• She presents even more evidence from a famous Acadian muscian. 
• She gives the reader a sense of hope that the Acadian and Cajun culture is on the right track for proper preservation through immersion programs, further backing up her thesis.
• Lastly she provides evidence with a more emotion point of view by quoting Tutwiler and stating the "obligation" of the Cajun community today.

4. The author cleverly uses the transitive key of stating how Acadians had to take refuge in Louisiana then promptly begins discussing their struggle within Louisiana, once here.

The key idea between paragraphs 4 and 5 is  the process in which the Acadians lost their language by "Americanization", in paragraph 4, and how it correlates to the number of youth who do not speak the language today, in paragraph 5.

Probably the most important argument for the preservation of the Cajun culture, through the use of important French immersion programs in Louisiana, today is simply that Acadian people, both now and in the past, have had such a passion for their culture.

Discussion prompt #3

1. I'm sure everyone's ability and technique to writing is different. Depending on where one may have went to school will shape how they even organize their thoughts. I, for one, have my own technique that I'm accustomed to. I don't necessarily read my assignment a certain number of times, but more or less read over it until I grasp what it's asking me to do. When I begin a paper, I tend to let everything flow out first and foremost. After that I methodically go back and revise my work sentence by sentence, usually by working through them backwards. My first draft and final draft tend to look like entirely different papers with different diction in each.

2. For my augmentative essay from personal experience I'm the expert authority. Therefore, no outside sources will be given for the evidence that I choose to present.  This, in turn, makes me the authority on my topic, as previously stated. Granted, my views may not be readily accepted by my peers or instructors, I will be able to give a vast amount of insight from the experience I've had. Although I may not have the citation within my essay from a higher source of intelligence, I will still be able to present my argument based on how I perceived my given experience and not the view or opinion of another.

3. I found that the most useful information presented in the "Academic Writing Is an Analysis" section was simply giving the meaning of actually analyzing a paper. When one analyzes a paper they're not asking "what" because "what" is already present within the paper. You're exclusively analyzing "why" or "how" something is happening, an example being, "why did this author write about this topic?". I believe that we should definitely go over that actual act of analyzing a paper in class. We should ask ourselves, as a class, why specific things were stated within a paper from the author's perspective and how we, as readers, infer this information and relate it to our own personal experiences.

4. For the most part, I see nearly no differences in the expectations of my academic writing. Coming to college one must arrive with the expectation of presenting an intellectual argument for the sake of learning. I must present an argument with valid evidence to not only back up my point of view and opinion of a topic but also sway my audience, be them a reader, peer, instructor, adviser, and so forth.