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In the article “Rigor Redefined,” by Tony Wagner, there were a lot of things that mattered such as what businesses expect from young people wanting to work there and if schools are doing enough to prepare students for the 21st century.
Clay Parker, the president of Chemical Management Division of BOC Edwards said that he looked for people who asked good questions and engaged in good discussions. This matters in students lives today for several reasons, one being that in order to work well with others and get curtain jobs done people need to be able to have good conversation. Another being, people have to be able to ask questions when they need help to show that they are thinking about what they are doing. It said that in order for students to succeed they need to master seven things, critical thinking and problem solving, collaboration and leadership, agility and adaptability, initiative and entrepreneurialism, effective oral and written communication, accessing and analyzing information, and curiosity and imagination. Basically what students need to do to succeed in business is learn to do all of these things themselves and if they can they will do better in business. Tony Wagner also stated that classes that are just being fed the answers are not forced to think about what they have to do to succeed in the subject while classes that the teacher makes them think and engage the students do much better. These things matter for success because the classes that are actually engaging in activities and being forced to work and solve succeed much better then those classes that don’t.
The article, “Rigor Redefined,” matters because it talks about how to succeed in the 21st century.

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In the article, “Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning,” there was a lot of advice on how people learn and there were a lot of good points in it such as people’s communications skills and willingness to learn.
There were many things in the article that mattered. For instance, the way people communicate what they learn is important because that way it shows that they have learned and that they understand it. It also talked about people’s willingness to try out new things. It said that people need to be willing to accept evidence that they need to learn even if they don’t like it. Also, it said that team work is important so that team members perform up to team expectations. These things are important for any type of business because without them the business would not succeed. Also, it said, taking challenging courses is good in school because of the need for reasoning remains constant. This matters for people in school because in order for people to learn more and succeed in school it is important that people continue to challenge their selves.
The article, “Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning,” mattered a lot because it gives advice to students and business men of all ages on how to succeed in learning.

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I feel that I do much better when I can write with a pen instead of on the computer because it is easier. I feel like there are too many ways to lose your work, there are a lot of ways to make mistakes, and if someone does not know where all the keys are or where certain keys are then it could be even worse for them. I think that writing with pen is much better. You have to do more drafts with pen but I still think it gets the job done better. I know that with me I am much better at writing a paragraph with a pen than I am when using a computer. You cannot erase with pen like you can on a computer and it is not as easy to read when you write it with pen but I still think it is better.

Women raise bar at colleges thesis

In the article “Women raise bar at Colleges” by Tamar Lewin, it says how women enrollment rates are higher compared to men going to college and what the colleges are doing to change that.

Fish Eyes thesis

In the story “Fish Eyes” by David Brennan, he explains the wars, good times, and rivalries of his siblings in his childhood and how they have affected him today.

Utterly perfect murder thesis

In the story “An Utterly Perfect Murder” by Ray Bradbury, the main character is crazy and ready to kill because of what has happened to him in his past with his old enemy.

Gender meeting 1

What I thought about our first meeting with the girls was; at first know one wanted to talk to anyone, only a few people stepped up and started asking around. Then after a while people started to go around and stopped being shy. Once a couple of the people started asking the rest of the class did. Then when we were done we were still talking to them but it was just about other things. We started having other conversations. Also during the class the girls didn’t stand up they waited for us to go around and talk to them. That is how the meeting went.