each community has a limited amount of experience
like that this is also being said. not everyone has done it before, some are just beginners, and are just now building experience.
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ccrc.tc.columbia.edu ccrc.tc.columbia.edu
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as evidenced by the repeated finding that high school GPA is one of the best predictors of college success.
I've always found GPA kind of unfair because your GPA from like 3 years ago can weigh down your current GPA, so if you've improved at all, your GPA doesn't show all the credit. and again back to how students success isn't necessarily bad because they "don't understand fractions" but because of personal life, my GPA could be weighed down because of personal issues from 4 years ago.
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These factors include family responsibilities, limited financial resources, interest in school, housing and food security or insecurity, self-discipline, degree expectations, race, parental income, age, commute distance, engagement in the campus, perceptions of faculty, and more.
nice that the reason a student might not be doing well is because of personal issues and not failure to understand is finally being acknowledged.
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readingandwritingyour.world readingandwritingyour.world
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2. Why are these issues important to you?
its only natural that these types of issues should stand out to someone. If these things were happening everywhere to everyone even if not me, who would I be to not care?
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your question is always a draft
I like this, implies that all questions are unfinished and needs answered
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1. What are some personal experiences you have that relate to larger social issues?
I think bullying is a big societal issue that I've encountered, I've traveled to visit family and have noticed intense poverty, I've encountered the pressure of gender expectations, beauty standards, sexism, societal judgment. I live in a city where there's homelessness all around, they have no access to healthcare.
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reading is more about satisfying your personal curiosities about life’s conundrums, whether that’s answering questions about privilege or racism in your life, or questions about the future of the planet.
your research should be like your journal
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readingandwritingyour.world readingandwritingyour.world
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It’s easier than you think…and did we mention it’s fun?!
funny hearing this from staff who are all about education but at the same time, not
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readingandwritingyour.world readingandwritingyour.world
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In the case of all popular sources, as a critical, flexible reader you have to evaluate the credibility of the online, popular source you read—or in other words, you have to always consider whether or not you believe it, and why.
don't believe everything you read
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Did you know that when you do a Google search you might get different results than the person sitting next to you? Google search results are heavily influenced by algorithms, keywords, advertisements, and even social biases.
I've noticed this. it does give you the sources of information though, so everything's right to an extent
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readingandwritingyour.world readingandwritingyour.world
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The more relevant the issue and/or the population is to you, the researcher, the more meaningful the reading, research, and writing process will be.
!! thus the more you will learn
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and starts with your curiosity: asking your own questions, questions about real-life issues that matter to you, that hit close to home, that are related to your experience. This is the academic research that is important to people and changes the world, because it is based on real life and real motivations to create change or solve a problem.
research that isn't rooted in your personal curiosity probably wont end up getting anywhere, and teaching you anything
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