Writing Day – High School Competencies
Writing Day occurs each week in Mini-School. Students are asked to write on a given topic. The Com-Mini-Cations class has chosen the following writing day assignments as outstanding examples of Mini-Schooler’s thoughts on the topics of: competencies a high school student should have upon graduation, and the recent attempt on President Reagan’s life and gun control.
John Haefner
The competencies that a graduating High School student should possess to function well in society are having good writing skills and good reading skills so that if you decide to go to college, you will know how to write term papers. You will also know how to understand the books, resources that you need to learn for your choice of interest towards your career.
Another thing that is important is to know the basic math skills so that when you go out on your own you will be able to balance your checkbook and so you can figure out your total for all the bills you have to pay.
Comprehension and vocabulary are of importance too when you graduate from High School. You will need these skills to figure out difficult words which are written in term books and special research books which are helpful to establish your career.
Wendy Zaun
When a person becomes old enough to graduate from High School, I feel there are some definite things they should know. For one, a graduating student should know how to read and write at least above a ninth grade level. The reason being that a person should be able to fill out forms and other things correctly. This is necessary for basic survival in society. Also, a person should know basic noun and verb usage, grammar and spelling. I feel these things are important to one’s social adjustment.
If a person has gone through thirteen years of school and has a diploma to prove it, shouldn’t he have the intelligence to back it up?
Amy Berglund
I feel the requirements for graduation should be a good understanding of yourself and the world around you, responsibility, and your basic academic skills.
Feeling good about yourself and others around you plays an important role for a new graduate. It enables you to go after what you want out of life, and helps you fit and grow in society today.
Responsibility is a necessity for graduation. School has a certain amount of security about it and also many supportive people are around. When you graduate, your responsibilities grow larger and larger, while the security and support of school is gone. You need good responsibility and self control after graduation.
Another requirement is that of your basic academic skills. This one isn’t a hard one because you have been taught basic skills since kindergarten. The basic skills are extremely important because you use them everyday of your life, and if you don’t have these you’re nowhere.
Graduation is a big step, if you can’t accept yourself, your peers, and the society around you, you’re just making life tougher for yourself. If you have all this plus responsibility, basic skills, and common sense, I feel you’re off to a good start.