So I attend a school in FCPS. I am currently attending Northern Virginia Community College, and After a just 3 weeks at this college, I noticed that I am not college ready. Just because I went to a school where there was 50% free lunch . I noticed a couple of my friends are also not college ready. We might not be successful after this semester. Did anyone else have problems with college after attending a FCPS School?

You started a sentence with "so". This story checks out. Pay more attention in class.

Not everyone can be a rocket scientist, doctor, or lawyer.

Go work at Applebee's. See you once in awhile for happy hour.


Lololoser

What school did you go to that was 50% free lunch??

I'm pretty sure this is a troll. If not, define "college ready". What were your scores when you took the NVCC placement exams (that everyone has to take)? If you can't do this, you're trolling.

Student Wrote:
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> So I attend a school in FCPS. I am currently
> attending Northern Virginia Community College, and
> After a just 3 weeks at this college, I noticed
> that I am not college ready. Just because I went
> to a school where there was 50% free lunch . I
> noticed a couple of my friends are also not
> college ready. We might not be successful after
> this semester. Did anyone else have problems with
> college after attending a FCPS School?

What were your high school grades? What were your SATs? Those two factors say more about college readiness than anything else. If you didn't do well in high school you're not suddenly going to get smarter.

What you get out of high school depends more on what you put into it, and much less on what they were able to put into you.

I mean, you're at NoVa, it's not like you went to Radford or Shenandoah, so I think in that regard you must be somewhat college ready.

Some students go through school, but school doesn't go through them. It's not the school's fault (in most cases). If you're not college ready, then maybe you are "career ready".

"Just because I went to a school where there was 50% free lunch" -- huh? Did you spend all your time eating the free lunch instead of learning? What are you trying to say?


Also, you say "I attend a school in FCPS", then "I am currently attending Northern Virginia Community College". Which is it? Is your NVCC problem that you're also in high school?

As others have noted, your incoherent posting supports your thesis that you're not ready for college. Tying it to FCPS -- not so much.

Well... Wrote:
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> I'm pretty sure this is a troll. If not, define
> "college ready". What were your scores when you
> took the NVCC placement exams (that everyone has
> to take)? If you can't do this, you're trolling.


34 on the writting part and 60 on the reading part. have to take remidal writing and reading and math

3wXNn Wrote:
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> Student Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > So I attend a school in FCPS. I am currently
> > attending Northern Virginia Community College,
> and
> > After a just 3 weeks at this college, I noticed
> > that I am not college ready. Just because I
> went
> > to a school where there was 50% free lunch .
> I
> > noticed a couple of my friends are also not
> > college ready. We might not be successful
> after
> > this semester. Did anyone else have problems
> with
> > college after attending a FCPS School?
>
> What were your high school grades? What were your
> SATs? Those two factors say more about college
> readiness than anything else. If you didn't do
> well in high school you're not suddenly going to
> get smarter.


my final gpa was 2.044
and I never took my sats

So now is your time to shine. I went to college way behind on everything - I was so excited that I got in after having so much trouble in HS that I put everything I had into it. I look back and am amazed I had the determination to just think. Really think. I was sincere in my burning desire to do well that I managed to get C's and B's and even some A's. Make no mistake I was at a huge disadvantage to kids that already knew how to learn but I made it happen.

Immediately go to the school guidance office and ask for help. Go to every session they offer for study skills etc. Talk to your instructors right away. Tell them your concerns as soon as possible. Most will be glad to offer advice and many will offer to get you help.

Above all work hard and Believe.

greppington Wrote:
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> You started a sentence with "so". This story
> checks out. Pay more attention in class.


Funny.

My son passed all of his SOLs; graduated from a top rated high school. He has attended NVCC and is not college ready

Too bad, so sad we need cleanup folks too.

Student Wrote:
>
> my final gpa was 2.044
> and I never took my sats

Instead of going to college full-time (as it sounds like you are), maybe the thing to do would be to find a job where you might learn something or meet some interesting people, and put all your energy into ONE college course to prepare yourself for the kind of effort college requires. Plenty of people who didn't do well in high school grew up, buckled down and did well in college. But it takes hard work.

Google "college and career readiness standards". You will have reading material to last for a long time. Graduating high school is not the basis for college readiness. Try looking at the ACT or SAT scores.

The idea that FCPS schools should magically make everyone "college ready" is a myth made up by right-wing school voucher and anti-tax assholes so they can claim that FCPS isn't doing the job it's supposed to do. Which must of course mean that their budget should reduced. Funny how that works. Actually, it's all just a transparent bunch of meaningless invented bullshit from start to finish -- like almost all of what the right claims and that some poor slobs out there actually believe.

Admission to NVCC requires that one be 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or equivalent. That's it. An actual NVCC student would however have been strongly advised at the time of application to seek assistance from the school's army of counselors for academic, career, or transfer guidance and information. There is ZERO chance that the fraud-poster first above went through that process. I would frankly doubt that he has ever been on an NVCC campus except through having made a wrong turn off some passing highway.

FCPS has resources has been pulled very thin. With all the ESOL classes and special ed classes that they have to offer the average middle income child is left alone. Teachers are overwhelmed with the amount of students they have in regular and honors classes. The kids that are trouble makers take most of their time because fcps is putting the kids back in regular school. In another 2 years fcps education will be very low but all the illegal will. Have their free lunch and everything given to them and all the kids that should be in an alternative will be in the school causing trouble and burning out the administration and teachers.

Goingon Wrote:
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> FCPS has resources has been pulled very thin.
> With all the ESOL classes and special ed classes
> that they have to offer the average middle income
> child is left alone. Teachers are overwhelmed
> with the amount of students they have in regular
> and honors classes. The kids that are trouble
> makers take most of their time because fcps is
> putting the kids back in regular school. In
> another 2 years fcps education will be very low
> but all the illegal will. Have their free lunch
> and everything given to them and all the kids that
> should be in an alternative will be in the school
> causing trouble and burning out the administration
> and teachers.


Umm... this is already happening

Newsflash: College is not for everyone. AAATrash.com is hiring.

I realize this a troll thread, but...

For the record, surviving high school does not automatically make you ready for anything in particular. A good friend of mine had a 4.1 GPA when we graduated from Robinson. She promptly flunked out of JMU (well, quit) after a semester and a half. Just couldn't handle life outside of mommy's wing. On the other hand, I graduated with a 2.0 in high school but had straight A's in college, and got a Masters and Doctoral degree in my field.

Be your own person, set your own goals, and live life without blaming others for your situation.

Goingon Wrote:
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> FCPS has resources has been pulled very thin.

Because of the state and the Board of Supervisors. Not because they have students to teach. Pay some attention over there, asshole.

We joke every semester about how we need to keep increasing the remedial courses (especially math) to accommodate FCPS graduates.

And yes, some FCPS high schools are much more represented in remedial classes than others.

If you take only the basis required classes in high schools, you will not be ready for Freshman English, Science, or Math, regardless of which Community College you attend.

reality.. Wrote:
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> I realize this a troll thread, but...
>
> For the record, surviving high school does not
> automatically make you ready for anything in
> particular. A good friend of mine had a 4.1 GPA
> when we graduated from Robinson. She promptly
> flunked out of JMU (well, quit) after a semester
> and a half. Just couldn't handle life outside of
> mommy's wing. On the other hand, I graduated with
> a 2.0 in high school but had straight A's in
> college, and got a Masters and Doctoral degree in
> my field.
>
> Be your own person, set your own goals, and live
> life without blaming others for your situation.


this is spot on. gpa is no guarantee of success in college or life. why can't this supposedly educated population understand this concept? did stay at home mommy help the student get the 4.1? did mommy receive emailed assignments from college and finally the assignments kicked mommy's butt? I know mommy's who do their kids' assignments.

everyone wants admission to "competitive" selection process as if it were a badge of success. low admission percentage just means too many stooges got roped into sending in application fees when they had no chance for admission because of their egos. colleges love people like this and will never admit that all those application fees are padding the slush fund. read the fine print on guaranteed admission from nvcc. most colleges don't accept transfer students into the sought after colleges and programs but they love the transfer application fees. the transfer process works if you want to be a biology or English major.

college is not for everyone. period. quit faking it. find something you like, something you are good at, and go for it. stop trying to give your parents bragging right ammo. it is revolting to listen to parents. it is more revolting working beside spoiled spawn with no live skills but who think they are the cats meow with a diploma from jmu or other place with "selective" admissions. get over yourselves.

In FFX schools, you got to play on turf fields and get mindfulness training from Tara Brach. How can you NOT be prepared for college?

For gods sake become a plumber. They make good money, are always in demand and you dont have to go a 1/4 million in debt to get licensed. You can always finish your degree online or at night if you feel like it.

Student Wrote:
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> So I attend a school in FCPS. I am currently
> attending Northern Virginia Community College, and
> After a just 3 weeks at this college, I noticed
> that I am not college ready. Just because I went
> to a school where there was 50% free lunch . I
> noticed a couple of my friends are also not
> college ready. We might not be successful after
> this semester. Did anyone else have problems with
> college after attending a FCPS School?

College is not for everyone. Learning a trade in HS is a completely logical and appropriate choice for some students but has been completely de-emphasized by FCPS.

Some kids' intelligence does not make them suitable for college. The child of two PHD's is not the same as the child of two janitors. Kids should be tested early in high school for aptitude and put on the right track - college or vocational training. Instead we have a lot of kids being sent to college who should not go, end up dropping out or getting a useless degree, and swamped in debt with wildly unrealistic employment expectations.

I've noticed lately that many of the tradesmen I see are now foreign-born, including plumbers, HVAC, and others. These are good, middle class jobs that FCPS has completely ignored - no one is encouraged to learn a trade if that's where their skills lie.

+1,000,000

Just because you attended school doesn't mean you bothered to actually learn anything. There are plenty of resources in the schools to help students that want it, but if you think just showing up is going to magically make you know what you need to know, you're living in a fantasy world.

It's possible to actually even graduate without knowing how to read. People do it all the time, but it's also possible to graduate FCPS with more knowledge than many get after finishing college. Just depends on what you put into it.

Really? Wrote:
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> Just because you attended school doesn't mean you
> bothered to actually learn anything. There are
> plenty of resources in the schools to help
> students that want it, but if you think just
> showing up is going to magically make you know
> what you need to know, you're living in a fantasy
> world.
>
> It's possible to actually even graduate without
> knowing how to read. People do it all the time,
> but it's also possible to graduate FCPS with more
> knowledge than many get after finishing college.
> Just depends on what you put into it.

+1,

I'd like to see what type of grades this student got while attending FFX. Also the study habit while in FFX county schools.

The people I know who go to NVCC are druggies and fail outs. They always be the people driving the trash trucks and riding an old bicycle to work.

"The people I know who go to NVCC are druggies and fail outs. They always be the people driving the trash trucks and riding an old bicycle to work."

Bull. I went to a community college and have two masters degrees from good schools. It's a great way to save money.

Another Troll Thread Wrote:
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> The idea that FCPS schools should magically make
> everyone "college ready" is a myth made up by
> right-wing school voucher and anti-tax assholes so
> they can claim that FCPS isn't doing the job it's
> supposed to do. Which must of course mean that
> their budget should reduced. Funny how that
> works. Actually, it's all just a transparent
> bunch of meaningless invented bullshit from start
> to finish -- like almost all of what the right
> claims and that some poor slobs out there actually
> believe.
>
> Admission to NVCC requires that one be 18 years of
> age and have a high school diploma or equivalent.
> That's it. An actual NVCC student would however
> have been strongly advised at the time of
> application to seek assistance from the school's
> army of counselors for academic, career, or
> transfer guidance and information. There is ZERO
> chance that the fraud-poster first above went
> through that process. I would frankly doubt that
> he has ever been on an NVCC campus except through
> having made a wrong turn off some passing highway.


Holy shit, a poster here that has a brain and isn't a whining tea bagger. Yeah, the OP is nothing but a troll, good spot there!

NVCC Wrote:
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> Really? Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > Just because you attended school doesn't mean
> you
> > bothered to actually learn anything. There are
> > plenty of resources in the schools to help
> > students that want it, but if you think just
> > showing up is going to magically make you know
> > what you need to know, you're living in a
> fantasy
> > world.
> >
> > It's possible to actually even graduate without
> > knowing how to read. People do it all the time,
> > but it's also possible to graduate FCPS with
> more
> > knowledge than many get after finishing
> college.
> > Just depends on what you put into it.
>
> +1,
>
> I'd like to see what type of grades this student
> got while attending FFX. Also the study habit
> while in FFX county schools.
>
> The people I know who go to NVCC are druggies and
> fail outs. They always be the people driving the
> trash trucks and riding an old bicycle to work.


this is typical nova mindset. let me guess, you went to uva or jmu where they breed closed mindedness. nvcc is full of good students who can't afford 4 years of college. fcps is cruel to boys who are forced to take classes before their minds are ready. boys need to learn with their active bodies but fcps medicates them. fcps makes boys feel like failures before they have hit their stride. after their self esteem is pummeled and reinforced by the neurotic parents who need to brag, they may start down on path of withdrawl to escape. stop judging people on your stupid college ego from the 80's. the world is a different place and kids need to be embraced for who they are.

^ +1000 The school system is not friendly to boys - who mature much differently from girls. It is especially difficult for boys with emotional problems, which can lead to self-destructive behaviors. This relentless need to excel BY PARENTS is truly endangering our children.

Student Wrote:
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> So I attend a school in FCPS. I am currently
> attending Northern Virginia Community College, and
> After a just 3 weeks at this college, I noticed
> that I am not college ready. Just because I went
> to a school where there was 50% free lunch . I
> noticed a couple of my friends are also not
> college ready. We might not be successful after
> this semester. Did anyone else have problems with
> college after attending a FCPS School?

Dude, I'm attending NOVA after being an IB student and receiving honors throughout my whole high school career. I don't even seem prepared. You're not the only one. High school to college is definitely a huge jump academically, that's why it's such a big deal to graduate from high school. You have to mentally prepare yourself for whatever comes next and that's all on you. High school prepares you for college to an extent, but your teachers will continue to tell you that professors in college won't be as lenient as they are in high school.

First off, community college isn't considered a real college. If you're struggling there, you need to seriously re-assess where you are in life.

Plenty of ditches need digging, lawns mowed, tables bussed. I see minimum wage in your immediate future.

Watch this video on college debt before doing anything else https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8pjd1QEA0c

IBHonorsUpsettee Wrote:
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> Student Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > So I attend a school in FCPS. I am currently
> > attending Northern Virginia Community College,
> and
> > After a just 3 weeks at this college, I noticed
> > that I am not college ready. Just because I
> went
> > to a school where there was 50% free lunch .
> I
> > noticed a couple of my friends are also not
> > college ready. We might not be successful
> after
> > this semester. Did anyone else have problems
> with
> > college after attending a FCPS School?
>
> Dude, I'm attending NOVA after being an IB student
> and receiving honors throughout my whole high
> school career. I don't even seem prepared. You're
> not the only one. High school to college is
> definitely a huge jump academically, that's why
> it's such a big deal to graduate from high school.
> You have to mentally prepare yourself for whatever
> comes next and that's all on you. High school
> prepares you for college to an extent, but your
> teachers will continue to tell you that professors
> in college won't be as lenient as they are in high
> school.

Jesus how much weed are you guys smoking? When I went to GMU the Chem 212 class (pretty difficult) it was a review for the IB kids. Literally it was the same book. I had little math or science background and I busted my ass for a B while they chilled in the back row.

Ive taken classes at NOVA and in fairness to the college it has many of the same professors that teach at GW,GMU, Georgetown etc. - adjuncts have to get work where they can. So you can get a good education there and the teachers can be as demanding as the big name schools.

All that being said College is designed for persons of average intelligence. Contrary to what some believe its not designed to fail people its designed to teach. Its possible you are simply not smart enough but its much more likely you lack maturity or learning skills or prerequisite classes to do well. Figure out which of these it is and correct it.

LOL at these cats. If you don't think you are getting a quality education here in FCPS head on out to the real world and see what a public education is like. (It will be very much like 5th grade was for you here in Fairfax County)


The education isn't the problem. The total lack of preperation for indenpendance is the problem. Kids here are so fucking...'parented'. People here seem to take helicopter parenting to Olympic levels of competition, and when its finally time for the kiddies to spread their wings and fly, many fall flat on their face because mommy and daddy aren't there to 'help' them. Its not really the students as much as the parents.

My son has friends that are now seniors in high school. They can't cook and egg. They don't know how to vacuum. They don't know how to do laundry. They are unable to call a business and ask a simple question. They still need someone to tell them when to go to bed at night. They only know how to do what they are told to do. When these kids head off to college and have no one to help them, then holy shit FCPS didn't prepare me for college!!!!

The funny part is that I have never met a parent that acknowledged they were these kinds of parents. Everyone proclaims that they aren't raising spoiled, entitled kids...yet if you spend any time in the schools you well know that the majority are spoiled little shits. Riiighhht...

RaceFan Wrote:
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> LOL at these cats. If you don't think you are
> getting a quality education here in FCPS head on
> out to the real world and see what a public
> education is like. (It will be very much like 5th
> grade was for you here in Fairfax County)
>
>
> The education isn't the problem. The total lack
> of preperation for indenpendance is the problem.
> Kids here are so fucking...'parented'. People
> here seem to take helicopter parenting to Olympic
> levels of competition, and when its finally time
> for the kiddies to spread their wings and fly,
> many fall flat on their face because mommy and
> daddy aren't there to 'help' them. Its not really
> the students as much as the parents.
>
> My son has friends that are now seniors in high
> school. They can't cook and egg. They don't know
> how to vacuum. They don't know how to do laundry.
> They are unable to call a business and ask a
> simple question. They still need someone to tell
> them when to go to bed at night. They only know
> how to do what they are told to do. When these
> kids head off to college and have no one to help
> them, then holy shit FCPS didn't prepare me for
> college!!!!
>
> The funny part is that I have never met a parent
> that acknowledged they were these kinds of
> parents. Everyone proclaims that they aren't
> raising spoiled, entitled kids...yet if you spend
> any time in the schools you well know that the
> majority are spoiled little shits. Riiighhht...

Ouch! Too true... guilty as charged. Although not so much at the 50% free lunch schools...

RaceFan Wrote:
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> The education isn't the problem.


+1000, alas.

The doubly sad part is that there ARE kids who need extra help, but they're often indistinguishable from the over-parented kids who are incapable because of their parents' hovering. So both lose: the over-parented don't learn how to cope and the kids who need help don't get the individual attention they need. This isn't FCPS, it's America nowadays.

Instrospective Ian Wrote:
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> First off, community college isn't considered a
> real college. If you're struggling there, you need
> to seriously re-assess where you are in life.
>
> Plenty of ditches need digging, lawns mowed,
> tables bussed. I see minimum wage in your
> immediate future.

What an ignorant post, surely written by another educated UVA jerk.

Non college occupations that pay well include training to be a Surveyor, a CADD designer, a GIS operator, an Electrician, a Plumber, a Carpenter, a Heavy Equipment Operator, Utility company employee.

Don't let ignorant people make you believe you are dumb because you don't fit into their narrow minds. Be thankful that you don't and unload these types from your life.

The question: Were you considered to be college bound when you were in high school?

You need to find a tutor who will refresh you skills.

Some students do not take high school seriously until they so-called want to go to "college."

The ironic thing is that you are enrolled in a junior college and not a four-year college....get a grip and find someone to refresh or update your skills!!!!!

Instrospective Ian Wrote:
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> First off, community college isn't considered a
> real college. If you're struggling there, you need
> to seriously re-assess where you are in life.
>
> Plenty of ditches need digging, lawns mowed,
> tables bussed. I see minimum wage in your
> immediate future.


Yes, but if Nancy Salgado is successful it will be at $15 an hour. Nothing to sneeze at when you no skills, no education, no experience, or if you no habla.

This is what I am talking about


I have been trying to keep up with the grading for the last three weeks so that you will all know where you stand in the course as far as your points. What has amazed me is the number of grammatical errors, and the amount of misspelled words in your homework assignments. I am appalled at how carelessly the class, as a whole, have written words that are misspelled and those of you who are jumping into the assignments without reading the ebook or watching the video's provided.

You are in college now! It is unacceptable to hand in work with misspelled words, grammatical errors, and sentences that do not make sense. Reread your work prior to hitting that submit button. Do not think that because this is an on line course that proper academic English is not a requirement. I have been very lenient on these errors, but no more after this week. I will expect you to read the ebook and watch the videos prior to submitting an assignment. I also expect, from now to the end of this class, no misspelled words in any of your work. And, I expect complete sentences with a subject and a verb.

Lastly, I expect you all to, after you have completed an assignment, go back over the assignment and make sure you have addressed the questions or focus of that assignment. If you are waiting until the very last minute to get your homework assignments done, and many of you are, then you need to find time earlier in the week to get your readings done. If your academic studies is not your priority then it will show in your homework, and believe me you will struggle at NOVA.

College requires commitment, and many of your courses will require much more time then you will spend in this class. Now is when you want to change whatever habits you are lacking in to get through your academic plan. Many of you have no idea what you need to change because have never thought about what you can do to get better grades. This class is designed to help you reflect on how you can be a better student, and understand yourself as a learner. Some of you are learning nothing about yourselves because you do not take the time to use your critical thinking skills. Taking short cuts has shown in your work or what little work you do, and some professors will not be as lenient as I have been. Learn good study habits in this class it will save you a lot of heartaches and headaches in the future.

I have left many comments on your prior assignments. You should know and understand my expectations by now. Good luck!

Professor DuBose

Boy, is that teacher right (although her own grammar leaves something to be desired). I don't know what they're teaching in public schools now, but it sure isn't proper English. And the appalling lack of language skills is not just limited to schools with a low-income demographic.

In the 'olden days', we had to think about what we wrote (or more often typed), because it was an enormous hassle to rewrite our work. I suspect that kids now are encouraged to just express themselves, and leave the cleanup for later. Except they usually don't get around to the 'later'.

'Student' should use this as an opportunity to get serious about college. NVCC has remedial classes which can help make up for the deficiencies in his high school education. He should take them. But first he has to decide if he really wants to be in college. If not, a year working in a poorly paid service job might provide the motivation he needs.

I see nothing wrong with any of those expectations. Your position is that FCPS did not prepare you to do those things? It's all common sense. That's on you. Not on anyone else. YOU should want to turn in good work. YOU should want to spell words correctly. YOU should review your own work and think analytically to improve your understanding. A school system can't wave a magic wand and program that into you. YOU have to WANT to operate that way. So, now you will go and operate that way if you want to do well. No one should have had to tell you any of those things.

Hard to believe you are struggling at Northern Virginia Community College. Community College in general is easy compared to a 4 year University. If you are struggling that bad then school is probably not for you and you are probably better off going to a technical school to learn a trade skill like auto mechanic or plumber.

If blue collar jobs don't appeal to you then your only solution is to buckle down and put more effort. In college you usually have to put in more even more hours in your courses outside of the classroom.

There are plenty of shit heads, faggots, and druggies who were able to get thier associate degree from NVCC with no problem. Just look at this piece of shit. He was able graduate from NVCC back in 2010 with an associate's degree in photography.

Matthew Jefferson Taylor NVCC graduate of 2010.



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There are several grammatical errors in the aforementioned entry:


These are just a few:

"Class" is a collective noun and takes a singular verb.


"On line" should be hyphenated--rule-- two adjectives describing a noun


Instead of "proper academic English," it should be Standard English.


One should NEVER begin a sentence with the conjunction, "AND."


"You all" should be "all of you" or just "all."


Professor, you have split the infinitive "to go" on the seventh line---never split the infinitive. It should always be together--"to go"


"Lacking in" should just be the word "lacking" in tenth sentence.


Eleventh sentence has an omitted word....sentence does not make sense.


Elementary terminology can be substituted for more sophisticated terms in college. In order for students to learn higher vocabulary, the professor has to utilize it. This is how students progress.

maintain
status
review and correct
Instead of go back over, use the word "review."
procrastinating


If a student has not been taught grammar, he/she will not know how to make corrections.

They should buy a Standard English Grammar text book and review each chapter.






















































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Mmmmmmm Wrote:
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> There are several grammatical errors in the
> aforementioned entry:
>
>
> These are just a few:
>

Your writing sucks.

> Elementary terminology can be substituted for more
> sophisticated terms in college. In order for
> students to learn higher vocabulary, the professor
> has to utilize it. This is how students
> progress.

Seriously? lol

Student Wrote:
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> So I attend a school in FCPS. I am currently
> attending Northern Virginia Community College, and
> After a just 3 weeks at this college, I noticed
> that I am not college ready. Just because I went
> to a school where there was 50% free lunch . I
> noticed a couple of my friends are also not
> college ready. We might not be successful after
> this semester. Did anyone else have problems with
> college after attending a FCPS School?

in the mid 1990's, after the democrats began financially attacking school accounts and making laws their schools "are required" (hard to avoid legally, call them and ask about getting rights to certify others)

a guy (now dr) had worked at GMU and said:

1) GMU was a private school: is now %50 tax funded (today, %99 illegals all on loans?)

2) 1/2 class fails out 1st year

3) 1/2 class fails out 2nd year

4) near 1/2 class fails out 3 rd year

5) near 1/2 class fails out 4th year

6) 6th & 7th year %70 go on from bachelor's to masters

7) most doctorate applicants end up with one

this was designed in, teachers sometimes graded on scale to LOWER grades if too many succeeded because: not everyone can win. (seldom, teacher caught fucking up, and graded on scale to increase grade after fuck up students were aware of)

turn the fucking page to ethnic schools training democrats for gov work in DC

i bet they ALWAYS graduate in those "environments" - easy scales

piss people off like me, who didn't get google stolen free books online, paid for college, and had to make it through "the thinning out process" too

i left HS 2 yrs early to a private school because a nigger principle, who was easy grading ethnics, was stalking me

i left HS a year early, passed GED, took a 1st college course while working

i found i was unprepared to do a home course

i later got terribly tired of teachers dragging their feet in class repeating what i'd already read and often being very curt or threatening

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that cured my "unable to reliably work at home" syndrom

v9Een Wrote:

> a guy (now dr) had worked at GMU and said:
>
> 1) GMU was a private school: is now %50 tax funded
> (today, %99 illegals all on loans?)
>
GMU has always been a Virginia state university. It started in the '50s as a branch of UVa. I suspect your other claims are equally shaky.
http://www.gmu.edu/resources/visitors/history.html

Fairfax County Public Schools do not have/use grammar books... that is the reason for your grammar ineptness.

Your professor wants you to make grammar corrections. If you have not been taught grammar, you cannot make corrections.

no grammar, no spelling, no phonics, no memorization of prepositions, no new vocab words each week

no timed math tests to hone computational proficiency, no mastery of fractions, no ability to perform instantaneous multiplication, incredibly slow paced elementary curriculum that is taught out of sequence because a numbskull fcps team trained in education with no exposure or understanding of higher math progression wrote the pos and the teacher sheep feel the need to follow it

none of the basics are drilled into kids in elementary school so they start to suck in middle school and total suck by high school, isolate the asian/indian kids and take a look at the math sol scores of the remaining

fcps is good for history, fcps is good for creating dramatic nonsensical time consuming useless homework assignments which do nothing to promote learning

everyone thinks liberal arts is the ticket to critical thinking when in fact the route to critical thinking is through engineering and you can't get to engineering if you suck at math

this new portrait of a graduate can be summed up as:
(1) Nice kid was overly parented by stay at home mommy to achieve A's in history and biology, who upon being tossed into college with kids from other states where math and physics were required, is forced to major in history or government by default and will go on to join the ranks of the unemployed while holding a 4 year newly minted diploma from a "tier 1" college.

(2) Undocumented minor showed up at school, is assigned an instructional aide to assist with English lessons, free lunch, free supplies, fee waivers, assistance for family needs, etc assimilates and thrives in the fcps system, requests in state college tuition regardless if parents paid taxes, continues to request additional governmental assistance to help support family.

Both of these graduates will continue to need financial assistance from the aging disappearing middle class and there are a lot of these graduates.