The Student Voice and Cooperation Paragraph

Jessica Brunelli

M. Williams

English 1A

2 September 2013

The Student Voice and Cooperation

In the transcript for The Passion Project by Skye Ontiveros students give there opinions of how children conform to the harsh demands of family and society, and in doing so let go of there passions. The students give examples of different ways the school system could keep kids from falling through the cracks. They express the importance of the student voice and stress the influence a teacher has over the student. A narrated portion of the transcript speaks to the power of cooperation. It is suggested that the chemical reaction the brain has when it is cooperating with others is pleasurable, and there for, could cause a student’s learning rate to accelerate. When students have the confidence to open up to there piers, the skills to organize there thoughts, and have acquired the ability to think critically, the student can then “bounce off what’s going on in your head and help interpret it...it starts to fester more thoughts...like that domino effect,” Ontiveros, Skye. Interviw with Samira. The Passion Project. Print.  In the article, It Takes Two, many examples are given of how cooperation is a part of nature. According to Fortune, of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences "We found that the brain of each individual participant prefers the combined activity over his or her own part" Johns Hopkins University. "It takes two: Brains come wired for cooperation, neuroscientists discover." ScienceDaily, 6 Nov. 2011. Web. 2 Sep. 2013. In order for cooperation to occur students must want to participate. Students must be excited about the material they are being taught. Teachers have to respect the student voice in order to entice the students in the material. Without listening to and considering what students have to say teachers wont hold the students attention. Students who feel comfortable speaking up in class gain confidence and are able to cooperate with others in both school and there future careers. 

ASSIGNMENT 1

WHY DID YOU CHOSE THE NAME:
I chose this name because it is an inside joke with my friends and I. Because we tend to ramble we started speaking in brief blunt statements and ending what we said with that is all. Kind of like Fezz on That 70's Show.

HOW DOES THE BLOG REFLECT YOU?
The blogger space doesn't exactly reflect me. I had a hard time figuring out the layouts. If you really want to get to know me you can check out my Tumblr or Facebook.
T: http://belladonne.tumblr.com (Not all who wonder are lost)
F: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.brunelli

WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT TO YOU?
I am very passionate about racing, school, and family. I have been racing since I was 9 years old and plan on being in NASCAR Cup by 2016. I even moved out and across the country at 16 to race. I went to Moreau, then was home schooled and graduated from a public high school in NC.
I plan on finishing college with a major in International Business. I want to transfer to a UC by my junior year. Chabot is my second college. I started out in UNC Charlotte but moved back to California in 2012. I took a year off and went back to school at Chabot last semester.
 I love my family. Most of my family are not actually related to me. I like to say we adopt a lot of our family members and that just makes our relationships stronger because we aren't stuck together by default, we chose to be together.

WHY ARE YOU IN SCHOOL?
I am in school because I want to be educated. I also understand that in this day and age you can't make it without a degree of some kind. I plan on going to culinary school when I graduate from college.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO GET OUT OF CLASS?
I hope to continue to develop my writing skills as well as learn how to take what I'm reading and come to some opinion on it. To be critical about what is being said. I also want to learn something from the readings. It of corse is required for my Gen Ed.

HOW ARE YOUR VALUES HELPING YOU WITH YOUR COLLEGE CAREER?
I don't see racing helping me with my college career. In fact in my many years of experience it has always gotten in the way. My love of learning and passion for school will help me be successful in college because i will be inspired to find a balance with my extra curricular activities. Family helps me both financially and with encouragement.