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A 4 page paper discussing the detriments of offering excuses rather than effort. “My dog ate my homework” is tired and worn, but of course no nine-year-old realizes that until s/he tries to use it with the teacher. The high school student appearing bleary-eyed and lethargic in the early morning after working until midnight the night before can be seen as having a more legitimate excuse for not having her work done, but it still is an excuse nonetheless. Many adults seek to avoid taking personal responsibility for their own actions; exusism is only an early manifestation of that lifelong trap. The paper urges teachers and parents to expect more, and provides the example of the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) that has been so successful in public schools and is based on shouldering responsibility and working hard. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: CC6_KSeduExcuse.rtf
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my homework" is tired and worn, but of course no nine-year-old realizes that until s/he tries to use it with the teacher. The high school student appearing bleary-eyed and
lethargic in the early morning after working until midnight the night before can be seen as having a more legitimate excuse for not having her work done, but it still
is an excuse nonetheless. These are small things when taken on a daily basis - tiresome and frustrating, but small compared to the
general scheme of things. Only the manifestation of the motivations is small, however. We all know people who put more effort into avoiding work than the actual task
could possibly require. We find them in school, of course, but we also find them in businesses everywhere; in families where one member is able but refuses to carry
his own weight; in the mirror when offering excuses rather than honest effort has become a way of life. The Natural Breeding Ground
Long-time teachers will say that theyve heard all the excuses in the world. Of course "life" does happen at times and the excuses may be genuine unavoidable reasons for
students not being able to complete an assignment either as directed or as scheduled. In these cases, teachers must have a measure of clairvoyance or make a judgment call
that may or may not be accurate. A teachers knowledge of a specific student and the benefit of having some kind of history on which to base the judgment
decision is beneficial, but it also risks categorizing the student in the future. Nevertheless, school exists as a natural breeding ground for excuse-making.
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