Assignment #6: Remediation

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"Ending the Curse of Remedial Math"


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Respond to the following questions:

1.  Have you or a friend ever had trouble academically and somehow managed to turn it around? If so, how did you do it, and what sort of support did you get? 


2.  How long did it take until things improved, and what are your thoughts now about the experience in retrospect?

3.  What is the CUNY Start program and who is enrolled in it?

4. How successful is the program? Cite statistics from the article, and include graduation rates.


5. How does the CUNY Start model differ from old-school college remedial education? What teaching strategies does the teacher Erica Fells use to help her students achieve success?


6. In addition to their studies, what types of activities do typical CUNY Start students juggle each day? 


7.  What does Jessica Mingus, the director of CUNY Start at Hostos Community College, mean when she says most of her students have gotten the message that they are no-hopers?

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  1. 1.I have had trouble with my academics and i went to extra credit in school and i learned more and got a little better.
    2.it took me about a week to get better because i needed more time to do my work.
    3.cuny is a collage that isnt local and you need good atc scores.
    4.the program is auccusful by the looks of it, it looks like students can focus better.
    5.the teacher keeps the class small so all the students can understand better.
    6.they have a job and it is hard to manage school and job especially if they have a family to go to.
    7.non of them skip thr wirk or dont drop out becuase the sections are smaller and they can ficus better the srudents are actually liking the class.

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  2. 1. Yes , we figured out multiple ways to turn it around to sound better and had a teacher come over and check to see if it was right .

    2. It takes a long time , any amount of time could be used to help you , it took me a few minutes to figure out my mistakes .

    3. The Cuny start program is a college course for people who fell back in kindergarten or other grades .

    4. It is successful , and the graduation rate is 14% .

    5. She gives them problems to figure out themselves and they should make their own way of solving it

    6. Math , English , Science and etc .

    7. She asks them not to drop out because there are hazards and precautions you would take without school .

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  3. 1. yes me nd my cousin was slacking but we still managed to turn it around by doing all the work and not talking in class.
    2. it took a whole school year for me to realize i gotta do better than what i was doing.
    3. cuny start program is a program where you are able to catch up in school work for the people that didnt score high enough on the cuny tests.
    4.The strategy is working More than half the students who complete the program are ready for college in just one semester, something that’s almost impossible with regular remedial courses.
    5. the classes are longer and the focus is on thinking not memorization.
    6.these students are juggling school, jobs and family obligations and one student breatfed while studying.
    7. When she was a high school freshman, one student was informed by her high school counselor that she should drop out. she doesnt want the same thing to happen to her students.

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  5. 1. I struggle with my academics from time to time.
    2. It happens from time to time just gotta stay focus on my work.
    3. Cuny is based on high arc scores.
    4. The program is doing from the looks of it.
    5. The class sizes are reduced so the students can learn better
    6. They have a job so balancing school and a job is challenging
    7. The sections are reduced so it's easier to learn.

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  6. 1.Yes me or my friend has turned around in school for the better because we realized that if we want to be successful we need to be serious about school and do what we have to do.
    2. It took too long to turn around because we were just being lazy about it and not wanting to do the work .
    3. CUNY start is a program to get you back on track with schooling for the college kids that are enrolled in it .
    4. The program is semi successful with a 35% chance getting credential within six years and a 16% chance of graduating .
    5.Classes are longer and within those classes they focus on thinking instead of memorizing
    6. They have jobs and deal with family obligations .
    7. She wants them to be successful and not drop out of the program


    ~Darius Hawkins

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  7. 1. Yes I struggled academically and I did turn it around. In class if I didn't understand something then I either asked of went to extra help after class or after school.
    2. It took like 3 months for me to really see that I was doing bad and I really needed to ask for help i for do need to.
    3.CUNY start program is a remedial class for students who did not successfully graduate from high school. Mostly students who dropped out of high school.
    4. Only 35% of students graduate from community college. At an urban community a six-year graduation is only 15%.
    5. The remedial college differs from old school classes because now they are taught to investigate a problem , to really think about it. The teacher Erica teaches them to make a connection to real life.
    6. They juggle with school, jobs and family. But some manage to really pull through and graduate from CUNY.
    7. Her counselor in high school told her when she was a freshman "You're going to get pregnant by the time you're 16. Why waste everyone's time by staying in school?". But she became the director of CUNY to help other students to graduate who struggle academically.

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  8. 1) I had trouble in Spanish so I asked my sister for help. Every day after school we would study for about 30 minutes and I ended up passing the class.
    2) It took me somewhere from 2 weeks to a month to understand what I was doing. Looking back, my sister was kind enough to take the time out help me instead of ignoring me, and I appreciate her efforts.
    3) The CUNY Start program is a more effective remedial class. Majority of the students enrolled in this program fell behind in elementary school and never had the chance to catch up.
    4) This program is highly successful. About 64% of these students earn a degree within six years.
    5) This class is different because full-time students meet 25 hours weekly for one semester. It focuses on thinking and problem solving instead of memorization.
    6) Students juggle school, family and jobs every day on top of these classes.
    7) She means that their future is hopeless and they won't achieve anything in life.

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  9. 1) Yes we figured it out for an example , remidial courses.

    2. It takes some time to check over some stuff not a long time though at least not for me.

    3. The Cuny start program is a college course for people who fell back in elementary school.

    4. It is not successful because the percentage is low at graduation rate 14% .

    5. She gives them problems to figure out themselves and she gos over them.

    6. Math , English , Science and other subjects

    7. The teacher asks them not to drop out because there are hazards and precautions if you do drop out

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  10. 1.Yes i have, and i went and stayed after school to get more credit after i started to get the feeling that i was doing good.
    2. It actually took me at least a week and a half because i needed extra time.
    3.CUNY is a collage that you will need a good GPA and pass all your regents to be able to get into CUNY.
    5.I feel like if the teachers keep the class small people will understand better and will learn way more in my opinion.
    4.The program is successful because a lot of people achieve their goals from that program.
    5.The teacher keeps the class with less people so students can understand way better then a lot of people in a class.
    6.They have a life and a job so it is hard to manage with school and a family to go home to so its hard for them.
    7.Nobody drops out because the students learn way better and focus more because there is less distractions.
    --Tommy T.

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  11. 1. Yes I had trouble with math. My friend also had trouble with math.
    2. A couple months, but i still dislike math.
    3. The CUNY start program is for people who didn't score high enough on the exam so they take the college credit course they have to pass to get an associate degree. People who failed the exam are enrolled in it.
    4. The CUNY program is successful it has more powerful engine of mobility than almost any university in the nation, sixty-four percent of ASAP students earned a degree within six years. Only 35 percent of those who start community college receive any form of credential within six years. At urban community colleges, the six-year graduation rate is only 16 percent.
    5. They started by making a connection to real life and slowly build a foundation of knowledge for more abstract algebraic problems
    6. These students juggle work, and personal problems some may have kids.
    7. That the students know they there are no hopers

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  12. 1)i figure out what im doing wrong and try to figure how to fix that problem.
    2)it depends on what im doing wrong as soon as i figure out what im doing wrong and how i can fix it, it take a little while to turn things around.
    3)Full-time students are exclusively in Start classes for 25 hours a week — substantially more than the usual course load — for one semester.
    4)It is successful the graduation rate is 14%
    5)she lets student try to solve the problems on their own and see their way of trying to solve the problem
    6)Jobs.
    7)they shouldn't drop out cause they'll get in the habbit of working so much and it would look so hard then

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  13. 1- i had aCdemic problems all through high school and what i did to solve it was go to school because i never showed up.
    2- it only took a week to turn things around bc i barely showed to class.
    3-the cuny start program is a effective remdial class.
    4- its not successful because the graduation rate is 14 pervcent.
    5-they try to lrt the students solve real life problems on theier own.
    6- they struggle w juggling jobs and college work everyday.
    7-she asks you to not dropout and take advantage of the lifestyle they have because other people are not as fortunate.
    -ikjot

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  14. 1. Yes i have had some problems in math and science.The way that i turned it around was by asking my teachers for extra work and extra help.The support that i had was my coach,my teammates,and my mother.
    2.it took a couple of months for me to turn things around because i wasn't focus.
    3.Its a program that helps students who didn't score high on their exams.
    4.Its a very successful program because more than half of the students who completes the program is ready for college.
    5.The Cuny start program is different from college because their not really in college yet.
    The teaching the strategies that Erica fells use is to just focus on thinking about it not memorizing
    6.these students juggle their jobs,school and family obligations
    7.She means that when they were in high school the guidance counselor gave up on them

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  15. Madison Cortes

    1.) yes ive had academic trouble, and i managed to turn it around. i got support from my friends and family to help me get through it.
    2.) it was just summer school then i passed to the next grade.
    3.) the CUNY program helps those who didnt receive the credits they need.
    4.) it is not successful because the graduation rate is only 14%.
    5.) The classes are smaller.
    6.) School, jobs, and family issues.
    7.) She means they know they wont succeed.

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  16. Brandon SeaJuly 18, 2017 at 9:22 AM
    1. Yes , we figured out multiple ways to turn it around to sound better and had a teacher come over and check to see if it was right .

    2. It takes a long time , any amount of time could be used to help you , it took me a few minutes to figure out my mistakes .

    3. The Cuny start program is a college course for people who fell back in kindergarten or other grades .

    4. It is successful , and the graduation rate is 14% .

    5. She gives them problems to figure out themselves and they should make their own way of solving it

    6. Math , English , Science and etc .

    7. She asks them not to drop out because there are hazards and precautions you would take without school .

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  17. 1. I used to struggle in math in middle school so I asked questions and studied the work.
    2. It took a a marking period to begin to improve greatly.
    3. The CUNY start program is a program where you teach college students who have trouble in mainly english and math and help them do better.
    4. It is a successful program because 16 percent of students do better in just one semester.
    5. CUNY differs from other remedial programs because they have longer classes and push students harder.
    6. They have to deal with personal problems like family.
    7. She means that they have no hope because of their background but can still achieve their goal.

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  18. 1. i have had some problems like not doing homework but got motivated by my parents and girlfriend to actually do it
    2. it only took about two weeks to see improvement and im glad it worked
    3. it is for kids that didn’t score high enough on CUNY’s math, reading and writing tests to take the college-credit courses
    4. it is unsuccessful because the graduation rate is only 14%
    5. Classes are longer and within those classes they focus on thinking instead of memorizing
    6.They juggle with school, jobs and family
    7.She wants them to be successful and not drop out of the program

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  19. Iffat Moushi
    1. Yes i had problems in my academics but i still got motivated by my loved ones to keep my head up and keep it pushing.
    2. It took awhile to see my improvements.
    3. It is for kids that didnt score high enough on CUNY.
    4.Unsuccessful because the graduation rate is only 14%
    5. Classes are smaller.
    6. School, jobs and family issues.
    7. Shouldn't drop out because then it would get harder.

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  20. 1. Yes I've faced Academic problems, I started asking for help and paying more attention in class.
    2. It took me a couple of weeks to improve, my thoughts are that I should've done all of this in this first place.
    3. It's a college course for people who didn't score high enough on other tests or courses.
    4. It was successful, 14% of the students graduated
    5. Giving them work that they can do & solving it, also making them classes smaller.
    6. School like different classes science, math etc
    7. She doesn't want them to drop out the program

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  21. 1. Yes I have faced academic problems, I was asking questions and practicing. I got support f on family and friends.
    2. It took me a couple of months to improve , my thoughts were that it made school easier.
    3. It is a program for those who didn't score high enough in the Cuny tests.
    4. It wasn't successful because the graduation rate is 14%.
    5. What Erica Fells do to make the students to be successful is that she gives them problems to do and figure it out themselves and then goes over it .
    6. Students juggle math ,science, English etc.
    7. It means that they don't want the students to dropout

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  22. 1. In six grade a had trouble with math a lot . I struggled so bad that they had to put me in a smaller class. When I was in that class I get better grades and I understood the math better .
    2 it took a few months to get me in to that class
    3. Cuny is based on high arc scores.
    4. The program is doing good from the looks of it.
    5. The class sizes are reduced so the students can learn better
    6. They have a job so balancing school and a job is challenging
    7. The sections are reduced so it's easier to learn.

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  23. 1. I have academic trouble when I was younger, in eng grade I had a speech problem which made most of my teachers catch me as slow. I just proved them wrong by getting a high grade.
    2. It took me till the 5th grade to triumph over my speech impediment.
    3. The CUNY program is a course for people who didn't score high enough on exams.
    4. The programmed failed miserably with gradiation rate of 14%.
    5. For one the classes are smaller. Secondly, Erica Falls gives them work they do it and then she goes over it. So everybody cam have a understanding on the matter.
    6. These students have jobs, they have to study and have to deal with family issues.
    7. Jessica means that most of her students lost hope on passing and even some are starting to drop out which will lead towards a even harder life for them.

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  24. 1. I use to have academic troubles in ELA and Math in the beginning of the school year.
    2.It took me 2 months to get down and improve.
    3. The CUNY program is for people who didnt get a high enough score.
    4 Its not going well the graduation rate low.
    5. The classes are pretty small.
    6. The students have jobs and social lives to deal with.
    7. What she means is most of the kids just gave up.

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  25. 1. i used to have problems with math and social studies in the beginning of school.2. it took me awhile to get my stuff together to make my grades get better.3. The CUNY program is a program to help you with your college credits so you can do it early and be ready for the next step in life it really helps you.4.its not going well with the graduation rates for it.5. the classes are pretty, pretty small.6. The students have jobs, they live social life.7. what she means is the most thing about the kids.

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  26. 1.yes I have struggle in math before so when I would have lunch I would go ask my teacher for extra help.
    2.yes it's take time to realize what your doing what you doing wrong.
    3.The Cuny program is a program that help people for those people that didn't do well and didn't get enough scores.
    4.the graduation rate is not looking good
    5.the classes are too small
    6.this students have jobs and have to deal with person problems.
    7.it's trying to show a massage giving detail of all the wrong that going on and to trying to open students eyes.

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  27. 1) Yes, I had trouble with my history class so I asked my sister to help me so I can get credit.
    2) It takes me like couple days to improve my self.
    3) CUNY start the program for college course for those students who didn't do well in the beginning.
    4) In community college there's only 35% Student graduate and at the urban community in six-year there is only 15% student graduate.
    5) The classes are getting longer so student can learn but not memorizing.
    6) Students are juggle with school,family and jobs.
    7) They don't want students to dropout.

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  28. 1. Yes i just had to work harder and stop being lazy.
    2. It took me about 2 weeks to mature and change my act.
    3. A college program for people who had bad grades.
    4. Successful, graduation rate is 14%.
    5. She makes them think for themselves and solve it in there own way.
    6. Science math and English and more.
    7. To not drop out because it is a dangerous life outside of school.

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  29. 1. Yes I struggled academically and I did turn it around. In class if I didn't understand something then I either asked of went to extra help after class or after school.
    2.It took about a week but i got back on track but i did.
    3.Its a program that helps students who didn't score high on their exams.
    4. it is unsuccessful because the graduation rate is only 14%. 5.She gives them problems to figure out themselves and they should make their own way of solving it.
    6.They juggle family affairs along with school.
    7.Its trying to not make students go down the wrong path.

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  30. 1. I struggle with my academics from time to time.
    2. It happens from time to time just gotta stay focus on my work.
    3. Cuny is based on high arc scores.
    4. The program is doing from the looks of it.
    5. The class sizes are reduced so the students can learn better
    6. They have a job so balancing school and a job is challenging
    7. The sections are reduced so it's easier to learn.

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  31. 1.yes i had trouble with math with my friends in school.later on we were confident and we finished.
    2.it took us a couple of months to understand it and we have it pick down and it felt great knowing that it was easy to me at the end.
    3.the cuny is start program that help kid with mtg me english courses.aperson tht was enrolled in it is jessica mingus.
    4.the cuny programs seems successful.its more powerful than any university program.64% of students got a degree with in 6yrs.
    5.the classes reduced so students can learn
    6.students struggle with school,family and there jobs.
    7.the sections are reduced to learn more.
    by:jaylen cooper

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  32. 1. Yes I had trouble with math and other classes. I went to the teachers to ask for extra help and I went to morning classes for extra help too
    2. It took me a couple months to understand the work.
    3. The CUNY start program is for people who didn't score high enough on the exam so they take the college credit course they have to pass to get an associate degree. People who failed the exam are enrolled in it.
    4. The CUNY program is successful it has more powerful engine of mobility than almost any university in the nation, sixty-four percent of ASAP students earned a degree within six years. Only 35 percent of those who start community college receive any form of credential within six years. At urban community colleges, the six-year graduation rate is only 16 percent.
    5. They started by making a connection to real life and slowly building a foundation of knowledge for more abstract algebraic problems
    6. These students struggle to balance work, and personal problems and some people may have a family they need to take care of
    7. She means that their future is hopeless and they won't achieve anything in life.

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  33. 1) Yes we figured it out for an example , remidial courses.

    2. It takes some time to check over some stuff not a long time though and sometimes it would be hard

    3. The Cuny start program is a college course for people who fell back in elementary school.

    4. It is not successful because the percentage is low at graduation rate 14% .

    5. She gives them problems to figure out themselves and she gos over them.

    6. Math , English , Science and other subjects

    7. The teacher asks them not to drop out because there are hazards and precautions if you do drop out

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  34. 1.) I struggle with my academics from time to time.

    2.) It happens from time to time just gotta stay focus on my work.

    3.)The Cuny start program is a college course for people who fell back in elementary school

    4.) The program is doing from the looks of it.

    5.) The class sizes are reduced so the students can learn better

    6.) They have a job so balancing school and a job is challenging

    7.) The sections are reduced so it's easier to learn.

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  35. Yes I've struggled with academics, I would have to want the best for myself and do what I have to do.
    It takes a while for things to improve it shouldn't really matter how long it takes as long as you get it.
    The program is for people who didn't get high scores on the exam so they take the college credit course.
    It's for people with bad grades.
    It's not that good graduation rate is 14% .
    The classes are small.
    These students are juggling school work, jobs, and personal things.
    She means a lot of students give up, lose hope & drop out.

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  36. 1. i have had some problems like not doing homework but got motivated by my parents and girlfriend to actually do it
    2. it only took about two weeks to see improvement and im glad it worked
    3. it is for kids that didn’t score high enough on CUNY’s math, reading and writing tests to take the college-credit courses
    4. it is unsuccessful because the graduation rate is only 14%
    5. Classes are longer and within those classes they focus on thinking instead of memorizing
    6.They juggle with school, jobs and family
    7.She wants them to be successful and not drop out of the program

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  37. 1.Yes me or my friend has turned around in school for the better because we realized that if we want to be successful we need to be serious about school and do what we have to do.
    2. It took too long to turn around because we were just being lazy about it and not wanting to do the work .
    3. CUNY start is a program to get you back on track with schooling for the college kids that are enrolled in it .
    4. The program is semi successful with a 35% chance getting credential within six years and a 16% chance of graduating .
    5.Classes are longer and within those classes they focus on thinking instead of memorizing
    6. They have jobs and deal with family obligations .
    7. She wants them to be successful and not drop out of the program - rudolphcastro

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  38. 1. i have had some problems like not doing homework but got motivated by my parents and girlfriend to actually do it
    2. it only took about two weeks to see improvement and im glad it worked
    3. it is for kids that didn’t score high enough on CUNY’s math, reading and writing tests to take the college-credit courses
    4. it is unsuccessful because the graduation rate is only 14%
    5. Classes are longer and within those classes they focus on thinking instead of memorizing
    6.They juggle with school, jobs and family
    7.She wants them to be successful and not drop out of the program

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  39. 1. Yes, I still struggle with math
    2. It's took about 2 weeks because I started asking my teacher for help.
    3.The CUNY program is for kids that need extra help.
    4. It isn't that successful because the graduation rate is 14%
    5.The classrooms are smaller so kids can learn better and can raise their hand.
    6.They have a job, school, and family to worry about.
    7.They are trying to not make the kids drop out because they want them to have a good future.

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