In the lecture, the professor raises solutions to the problems of the public school which fails to attract science instructors. The professor asserts that magnet school is the keyword in order to solve these problems and gives details about them.
To begin with, the professor argues that more funding is granted to magnet school, raising the salary for teachers. According to the reading passage, since there is state’s reduction in education budget, public schools have no choice but to lessen the wage for teachers. However, the professor states that since roughly 200 dollars per students are funded to the magnet school, the school is able to increase the teacher’s salary, encouraging people to take job as a science instructor.
Next, the professor disputes that magnet school has specialized classes in studies for students, making teachers a desirable work field to work in. The reading passage describes how public schools possess out-dated science equipment and impractical curriculum for the instructors to teach the students. On the contrary, the professor points out that since magnet school has specialized curriculum for students to deal with, instructors are given better opportunity to show their expertise in the field, making them desirous to work at the school.
■ Direction You have 20 minutes to plan and write your response. You response will be judge on the basis of The quality of writing and on how well your response presents the points in the lecture and the relationship to the reading passage. Typically, an effective response will be 150 to 225 words. ■ Question Summarize the points made in the lecture you just heard, explaining how they cast doubt on the points made in the reading
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In the lecture, the professor raises solutions to the problems of the public school which fails to attract science instructors. The professor asserts that magnet school is the keyword in order to solve these problems and gives details about them.
To begin with, the professor argues that more funding is granted to magnet school, raising the salary for teachers. According to the reading passage, since there is state’s reduction in education budget, public schools have no choice but to lessen the wage for teachers. However, the professor states that since roughly 200 dollars per students are funded to the magnet school, the school is able to increase the teacher’s salary, encouraging people to take job as a science instructor.
Next, the professor disputes that magnet school has specialized classes in studies for students, making teachers a desirable work field to work in. The reading passage describes how public schools possess out-dated science equipment and impractical curriculum for the instructors to teach the students. On the contrary, the professor points out that since magnet school has specialized curriculum for students to deal with, instructors are given better opportunity to show their expertise in the field, making them desirous to work at the school. | |
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