anyone know of services to ckeck essays?

surfsister

O'h also I never use the extension service as the oldies had all their work in early. It was the youngies who had done nothing all term who didn't meet the deadline and thought if they got a referal they didn't have to actually do the work!!! Funny they were all ill at the same time. Swine fever maybe or chicken flu?

I think they have been sold short by schools who are desperate for the results to sound good and so they spoon feed allow numerous extensions and after schol help. i'm sure they will come through but it may be quite painful!

Pont

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

You misunderstood me; I was saying that the schools should be preparing students better for university. If you're bright enough to be at university then you should be bright enough to find things out for yourself rather than expecting to be spoonfed information.

Totally agree. I teach GCSE pupils, and find that the period between coursework submissions and exams and usually filled up with endless revision sessions. I use some of these sessions to teach essay writing skills such as planning, structure, referencing correctly, using quotations correctly, paragraphing, use of effective linking words etc. I find most pupils are so worried about their essay structure, they forget about the content!

When I taught at FE I found the majority of students (aiming to go onwards to HE) were lacking in basic essay writing skills. Again, I had to devote several sessions to addressing the problems that should have been ironed out in school.

There are quite simple steps to take in order to write a good essay and I firmly believe schools shouldn't 'shy away' from teaching these. It saves a lot of heartache for students in their future studies.

The_One_Who

surfsister wrote: »

O'h also I never use the extension service as the oldies had all their work in early. It was the youngies who had done nothing all term who didn't meet the deadline and thought if they got a referal they didn't have to actually do the work!!! Funny they were all ill at the same time. Swine fever maybe or chicken flu?

I think they have been sold short by schools who are desperate for the results to sound good and so they spoon feed allow numerous extensions and after schol help. i'm sure they will come through but it may be quite painful!

I'm sure this was meant to be a joke, but it's just completely inaccurate. I agree that schools do spoon-feed pupils and students feel like lecturers are there to teach and spoon-feed them since they're paying for their education.

surfsister

yes i think unis may acept they need to teach study skills within the course if they want students to get the grades.

The_One_Who

surfsister wrote: »

yes i think unis may acept they need to teach study skills within the course if they want students to get the grades.

No, I think universities should provide the services (either via the library or student support, learning support, etc) to cover these sorts of topics, but actual contact time with lecturers should be reserved for covering subject-specific material.

melancholly

The_One_Who wrote: »

No, I think universities should provide the services (either via the library or student support, learning support, etc) to cover these sorts of topics, but actual contact time with lecturers should be reserved for covering subject-specific material.

so true - and already exists in almost all places.