how to divide students into classes

Assignment 2

Name: Yan xiao jin

Student number: 080501404

Date: 2009.5.18

How to Divide Students into Classes

Dividing students into smaller classes becomes a perfect idea in education which shows the theory of differentiated teaching and helps students be educated according to their different abilities. Teachers can pay more attention to each student in this way. Meanwhile, a question about how to divide into classes has been proposed. Some people firmly believe that the examination is the most important criteria to determine the learning ability, as many schools, especially in China, are only concerned about the grade, based on which they divide students into classes. Should we divide students into classes only based on grade? In my opinion, I don’t agree with the idea that students should be divided into classes merely based on grade. It must include other important criteria such as daily behaviors, hobbies, and learning methods and habits. We should on no account ignore the influence of the test, however, we must make it clear that ultimate aim of learning is not absolutely for examination and test can not stand for everything.

Many special language schools confirm that examination can test a student comprehensively, so they arrange a lot of Chinese students who want to go abroad in different classes only by their mark in English tests. In the best class, all of the students got very high marks in TOEFL, but when they study abroad, many of them

can not adapt to their new life or the foreign style of education. Sometimes, they even can not communicate fluently with other people. On the contrary, other students who just got average mark in TOEFL study well in their new schools. Many newspaper offices reported that a lot of western educational organizations suspected the facticity of the TOEFL marks in China. (Beijing evening paper)

This phenomenon shows that students can only get remarkable scores but they are deficient in other abilities. This is a fearful thing that students can not adapt and live in modern society so we should decrease the phenomenon of high score and low abilities education as far as possible.

President Bush put forward “the Law of No Child Falling Behind” in 2001. This law is to make each student be examined by a unified examination. The policy of unified examination was attacked by many education experts and students. They participated in demonstrations because they think the policy will bring huge pressure on studying and the most important thing is that educational estimation should focus on quality instead of quantity. On 9th August 2007, many president candidates criticized that “the Law of No Child Falling Behind”must be revised on the argumentative conference of television. I think that education should not take sit for an examination and should not grade classes only by mark.

How do we change the present situation? Firstly, we should be concerned about students’behaviors in normal times including every mark of the tests, in class discussion, homework, notes and group cooperation. According to these criteria, teacher should accomplish an overall report and then divide students into different

classes in order to enhance each personal comprehensive quality of each person. (Personal Perspective on American Education)

Secondly, the motivation of the study is very important. We ought to value the interest of each student. All children like playing computer games and when they come up against difficulties, they will solve these problems with all their energy until they overcome the difficulties. What brings the achievement is interest so teacher should make full use of interest to teach. In many famous American schools, you may notice that classrooms are in a mess and students walk up and down. Students take part in different groups and activities they are fascinated with. Maybe some of them talk about science, but some others discuss literature. All in all they have a common aim that they can learn more compulsive knowledge by their interest. The data shows that this kind of education is more effective than the traditional one. The extent of improvement of the students who are educated according to their interest is 20％than that of those who are not.(Education weekly)

Last but not least, teacher should also try their best to notice the methods of each person, and then grade the classes.

Above all, never let students divided into a class just by mark. Do it more practically and scientifically. It must be beneficial of the education.

Outline

Thesis: Don’t divide students into classes just by mark.

I.Antithesis:

Many people divide student into classes just according to mark and they confirm that it is the most important standard to judge a student.

II.Evidence:

1.Many special language schools check a student only by the mark of English

examination but it is not practicable.

2.President Bush putting forward “the Law of Don’t Let One Child Fall Behind”

was attacked.

III.My Opinion:

I don’t agree divide into classes just according to mark. It must be including other important elements.

A. We should be concerned about students’ behavior in normal times.

IV. Evidence:

1.According to an overall report and then divide students into different classes.

B.We ought to value the interest for each student.

V. Evidence:

1.Children like playing computer games. When they meet difficulties, they will solve these problems until achievement.

2. In many famous American schools, students are learning in different groups according to their interest.

3. A data

C. We should also realize the methods of each person, and then grade the classes.