Category: Student Work
Practice Reflection – Kayla Wayne
I agree with Berliner that schools kill curiosity, I remember when I was in middle school I was around 15 in 9th grade we were in history class. The topic was ancient Egypt I found myself very enthusiastic and eager …
Practice Summary – Kayla
Part 1 MLA Citation –
Berliner, Wendy. “Schools Are Killing Curiosity’: Why We Need to Stop Telling Children to Shut up and Learn.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 28 Jan. 2020, www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jan/28/schools-killing-curiosity-learn
Part 2 Summary
In the article …
Practice Reflection-Zoila
Part 3: Reflection
I agree with Berliner that as kids get older, they stop asking their teachers questions. I have experienced this myself in my 8th grade history class. As soon as we entered that classroom, all the kids and …
Practice Reflection-Randy Carrasco
In the article “Schools are killing curiosity’: why we need to stop telling children to shut up and learn”, the author Berliner explains through research that the school system is killing kids’ curiosity by not letting them ask questions. Berliner …
RAB Proposal Paragraph – Dylan
My research question is: How does music and social media affect gang violence in New York City?
This topic interests me because over the years I’ve been witnessing gang violence get worse. I have also noticed music is getting more …
Practice Reflection – Daniela
In the article ” Schools are killing curiosity “, Wendy Berliner includes the perspective of Paul Howard Jones, professor of neuroscience and education at Bristol university. He explains that ” Humans learn from novelty situations and curiosity is important to …
RAB Proposal Paragraph – Jeremiah Owusu
My research Question is “How does less hours of sleep affect my academic career as a college student”? This topic interests me because I am a college student and I have experienced no hours of sleep and doing school work …
Annotated Source 1- Sindy J.
Woo, Erin. “Teenage Girls Say Instagram’s Mental Health Impacts Are No Surprise.” The New York Times, 5 Oct. 2021. NYTimes.com, https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/technology/teenage-girls-instagram.html.