does tv lower School grades?
84436
Below is the source for a fact sheet that talks about that.  Effect depends on the age of student and what is being watched.  Check it out!  Good luck.
264071
I don't think so. It mostly involves self discipline.\nI usually set aside a few hours out of the day for the purpose of doing homework. During this time I don't watch TV, answer the phone...or anything else that may be distracting.\n\nSome online universities offer tips on succeeding with those type of classes.\n\nYou may find a few links to these on my college web page.\n\nhttp://www.daylon.com/twu/\n\n...Good luck.
932167
If your high school grades are strong enough, the emphasis on your SATs will be lower
1167218
It depends on the class level. I find that a lot of students don't care about their grades and slack off until they get towards the end of the marking period and then start to freak out asking me if they're going to fail and what they can do now so that they don't fail. But, that's mostly in my lower-level classes. In my high-level classes, I have kids that freak out over a B and kids that won't accept anything less than an A. Yes, sometimes the pressure does come from the parents, but I've found that more often than not, the pressure comes from within the kid. They want to get into a good college, they want to get scholarships, they want to be valedictorian, and on and on. At the high school level (I teach 11th grade history), parents can no longer motivate the students. The students have to motivate themselves. Parents can punish, parents can yell, parents can stand over the kid while they do their homework, but overall, the kids have to be the ones who want the grades.
302335
Everyone is too wrapped up in the silly thing called TV. It dumbs people down bad. Parents don't care about their kids as much. Schools are a horrible place for learning. So yes, our society is getting dumber and dumber. I travel frequently to other countries and we are truly dumb... and laughed at as well.
816563
Without a doubt, the quality of education offered in American schools has plummeted in the last 25 years.  Parents from all walks of life, presented with failing grades by their undereducated children, reacted by forcing schools to lower their standards.  The result has been new generations of young people who, as adults, lack even fundamental knowledge of science, mathmatics, and linguistics.  It does not bode well for the future of science and technology, let alone education, in America.\n\nThe causes are manifold.  Parents, both working long hours, who are less and less involved in their children's lives.  High standards of living causing entertainment to be more valued than work.  Lack of role models.  The Internet.  Reality television.  Computer games.  Hollywood.  Consumerism.  Your evaluation is as good as mine.\n\nBush is not the product of such an average American household.  He's from a driven, ambitious, wealthy family, and an older generation, which valued knowledge, and whose collective work ethic still drives our economy. \n\nStill, you have a point.  He is more representative of the younger  generations coming into adulthood now, than he is of his own.  The political machine that put him into power was more responsible for his success than he was.  Once there, in the limelight, his shortcomings became glaringly obvious.  Was his re-election a result of his appeal to the younger crowd?  I doubt it.  They do not turn out in large numbers to vote.  Their poor education also fails to teach them about the importance of good government, and civic responsibility.\n\nI'm afraid Bush was elected, and re-elected, for reasons that have far more to do with American's fears and biases, than for his intellect or capabilites.  We, and too much of the rest of the world, will suffer the result for some time to come.
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yup, that's good, though there's always room for improvement! :)\n\nfocus on your poorer subjects and aim to understand them better... remember what you want to be in the future will depend on the scores of certain subjects... just continue to strive for a better grade and focus on your vision and goal. \n\nall the best!!!!! :)
1123923
Believe it or not, there was one teacher that my son had, that would not give letter or number grades on anything other than report cards, because she didn't want to make anyone feel bad for not doing as well as someone else.  LOL ! \n\nSo no I really don't think the current grading system works.  I think it should be a cut and dried system. you know the answer-you got it right, you don't know the answer-you got it wrong.  Not this pampering of lazy uneducated children.  SO they really think these children's future boss' will give a great rats @ss about how they feel when they don't do so well at work today??? I doubt it too!
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opposition arguments:\n\n1) Television itself isn't the problem. Calling TV the problem is like blaming food for obesity. It's twinkies and ice cream that make people fat, not carrots and celery. Likewise, it's sit-coms, cartoons, and music videos that make kids dumb, not PBS shows like "Nova" or "Sesame Street". The problem isn't television, it's bad TV programming.\n\n2) The word "robs" implies that television is taking away their intelligence and imagination. WRONG! The kids are giving it away by watching TV for hours at a time---no one is twisting their arm.\n\n3) TV gives kids open access to a universe of information. It makes them way more knowledgable about the world (or at least the world as TV represents it). How could having greater access to information make you dumb? AFF is just criticizing the kind of intelligence the kids are gaining, but that's not the resolution.\n\nJust a few thoughts off the top...good luck.
514750
Yes, ...Because Considering The Position That A Teacher In School Holds, They Are Not Suppose To Be There To  Downgrade & Intemidate Students....They Are There For An Example And To Upgrade And Prepare You Students To Be Productive For Society!...So, Yes!...That Teacher Is Not Valuble To The Students And Needs To Be EXPOSED & DISMISSED!!
521869
Yes, because your freshman year counts towards your total high school GPA. If you have a bad freshman GPA, then your high school average could be low.
732857
The way they are reducing education standards they might as well scrap school.\n\nFFS they are even allowing TXT SPEAK to be used in essays for everything but English Language these days.
549011
Although most of what we read about children and TV is bad, there are many benefits. \n\nThere are some wonderful television programs that promote learning and growth. Many educational programs teach important skills such as spelling and reading. Parents should encourage the viewing of these programs.\n\nFor some research and a more in-depth discussion, go to:\n\nhttp://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/childrenand/childrenand.htm\n\nhttp://www.ed.uiuc.edu/courses/EDPSY313/projects/2001_fall/television.html
1000894
it does both seperates the weak from the smart so that the weak can be coached seperately \n\nalso parental pressure during exams destroys students lives
977496
Absolutely!\nI don't watch much tv, especially with my children because you just don't know what is coming up next. \nSeveral years ago my daughter and I were discussing this and I mentioned how many references there are to sex and she disagreed (she was 16 at the time) - A sitcom just started and we agreed to count the number of sexual references and there were six before the first credits and theme song! It was an eye-opener to both of us. We, as a society, have become very desensitized.\nI would like to see better rating, more thorough... problem is, it's everywhere and kids can get to it easily and you can't be with them all the time.\nThat is where we come as parents and educate them and try to get them to a higher level. Then there may be some change by television as well, but it is a tough battle.
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Is America's educational system poor?  Yes.\n\nIs it the fault of the teachers' unions? No.\n\nThere are a lot of factors taht come into play, but a recent study that was down shows that all attempts by states to ensure teacher quality (e.g. requiring degrees, tests, etc.) actually correspond to DOWNWARD trends in student performance.
238906
I think it helps.  Depends on what student see as the problem. Students don't like strict teachers at first, but hopefully see that that teacher cares about them.