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Cause and Effect Essay
It seems that no matter how much things change so many things stay the
same. Terms that label something may change, however the basic outcome
is still the same. I feel this is especially true in our education
system. No matter how often new teaching methods are in the news, upon
closer examination they are still the same old ways with a new label.
I appreciate the educators that do not try to re-label an assignment. My
daughter is a senior in high school. In her sociology class she was
given the assignment to complete a cause and effect essay. This is the
same assignment that I had and I am sure my mother was probably given
the same task to complete. When I look back to when I was given the
assignment to write a cause and effect essay, I most likely had the
blank look on my face that my daughter came home with. As we experience
life the concept of every event having an outcome seems more natural
because we have experienced this in our lives. But for a young person
just beginning their lives it is difficult to get a handle on the
concept.
My daughter is quite independent, yet she asked me for guidance in
writing the cause and effect essay. She was at a complete loss on how to
start it. As we were talking I realized that this was one of those times
when she was making something much more difficult than she needed to. We
broke down what was meant by the assignment. The terms of the assignment
were throwing her.
I explained that the cause is the why portion of the assignment.
The effect is what happens as a result. We looked at the assignment
sheet that the sociology teacher gave her. The instructions said to
write a fifteen hundred word cause and effect essay on any topic that
interested you. My daughter is not used to having this much freedom in
completing assignments. Most high school teachers are very descriptive
in what they want their students to complete. I thought that it was good
that this teacher was providing more freedom because this is what the
students will be experiencing once they reach college and are given
writing assignments.
My daughter has many interests. She has spent her summers working for
the park and recreation program. Her job for this summer was eliminated
as the result of funding cuts and the removal of summer programming for
first and second graders. I told her that this would be a great cause
and effect essay for her to write about because she is experiencing the
effects. I am sure that this will be a great assignment.
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