By Samantha Gallegos Studies have attempted to construct a framework that can enhance reading comprehension as well as the use of self-regulated strategies. Dobson claims that there are certain strategies that can help students, but teachers do not teach them because they are time consuming. So as Haas claims, students are doing less because they are just reading for information instead of content. A reason for this may be that the students do not understand certain

The first time I wanted to give up on research papers was when I was doing a dual enrollment assignment on technology. I really wanted to add my own opinion, until my classmates looked at me. They all looked at me like I was dumb for wanting to put my own opinion on a paper. They told me that I was not supposed to put my own opinion, that most of the paper was just copy pasting. These people were in the top majority of the class. I felt I really had to listen to them because

Many college students feel forced to take classes that don't seem to correlate with their majors; many college students have put the idea that the only way to be successful in life is by being book smart. This has led to college students failing those unwanted classes, lack of motivation to put in the effort to pass the class, and constant doubts/lack of confidence in one's self. If students don't have an understanding of why these curricular requirement classes are beneficia

Imagine yourself sitting in high school, and your teacher assigns a very interesting book for homework. You may or may not love reading, but as soon as she says "homework," your mind shuts off. You are no longer interested in even opening the cover of the book. Many students refuse to read anything that is assigned for homework. I believe this is true; however, I think it is more important to identify this trait in students. Identifying it allows teachers to help the afflicte

It all started in high school where I began to procrastinate with all my homework and put off studying. I was a student athlete and would always come home drained. All I wanted to do was rest and watch Netflix at any chance I got. I always knew I had homework due the next day or a test, but I would always put it off. When it seemed like I had time to do homework, I would delay doing it by thinking that I'll do it in 30 minutes or in an hour. However, I would not do it until i

With the recent presidential election, the country has flashed a light on the undocumented community. Our current president built his campaign around the promise of deporting all undocumented immigrants. With this platform many hoped to see his promise fulfilled, and others used it as a motivation to protect the undocumented community. The support that the undocumented community has received as an effect from his xenophobic campaign has been wonderful. However, how can you po

On September 22, 2011, a student at Rutgers was murdered by cyberbullying. The news reports claim that the death was caused by a suicide, but I object. The death was caused by the relentless torment of cyberbullying. The man who jumped was a homosexual who previously had an affair in his dorm room. His roommate maliciously placed a video camera in the room before the homosexual man had the affair. The homosexual repeated the act again on September 21, 2011. After realizing th

Is writing worth all your time and stress? You're probably thinking, "Nah, I got better things to do," or you could be on the opposite end that believes, "Yes, writing is essential to the success of being a university student". Whichever student you are, you have some prior experience with procrastination, that God-awful word. Procrastination has several meanings for students. It can be from putting off an assignment until the very last minute of that 11:59 P.M. deadline or w

Growing up, I have always wanted to go to medical school and become a pediatrician. My family has always been supportive of that, so I have been able to continue on the path I want to be on. My sister-in-law, however, did not have the same experience. Her father has been working at a hospital for years now, and my sister-in-law wanted to become a doctor. At the mentions of wanting to go to medical school, her father just laughed and said she could not do it, which discouraged

Imagine arriving home. You received a letter. This letter has a letter grade in red ink. All this paper says is “F”. Your grade for your life up until now has just come in. You have no idea why this is your grade. You don’t know what mistakes you made or how to fix them. In school systems today, grades are handed out left and right without any students learning their mistakes or finding out ways to get back up from a mistake that was made. I believe intelligence can be measur