~ESSAY~

~Romeo and Juliet Persuasive Essay~

 By: Arianna Bresnan

The skills learned in school are very important. They can teach students responsibility, organization, collaboration, Creativity, leadership, and involvement. These are all skills that are needed in the real world. If a person does not know any of these skills, they will not be successful. Five of the most important skills learned are collaboration, organization, real world skills, memorable, and involvement. There are many skills that are learned during tests, reading, and essays, but doing hands on projects are the best way to learn important skills.

Organization teaches the students leadership. In Mr. Provenzano’s classes the students choose the job they want. They choose their top three and are given one of those jobs. The students are then allowed to take control of their job. They pursue the job anyway they want as long as it follows the guidelines. The students have individual freedom. They do not have to do the same job everyone else does. It keeps them more interested and it teaches the students that they can learn in a more interesting way. The students must stay on task and keep their items organized so that everything goes smoothly. The students organize many things, such as; a good time to meet, where to meet, what will happen, the schedule. Organization is needed for everything to go smoothly just like real world skills are needed.

Real world skills are always needed. The students learned how to use different programs on the computer. They learned how to use many computer programs that they will need to know how to use later in life. They learned different skills that they could use any day. They most importantly learned responsibility. The students learned to use Blogger, Skype, Kidblog, Turnitin, Wiki, and many other useful websites. The websites helped the students connect with each other. The students will need to know how to use these tech tools later in life. They will need them for important tasks such as interviews, advertising, and turning in papers at school. The websites are very useful for all things. Real world skills were taught in Mr. Provenzano’s class, as memories were made.

            There are many memories made in high school. The best memories come from friends, and fun. Students make memories while doing hands on projects because they remember projects more than they would remember a project. If students were to remember a paper, it could be because of how hard or stressful it was to write the essay. With tests it is the same, students may remember the test, but because it was hard, or studying for it was stressful and it took a lot of time. People still to this day reference about something they remember about high school, and it is certainly not about a long paper, or a hard test. It was about a fun, memorable project they remember. Making friends and having people help you are great ways to connect to each other and remember what it’s really about. School is more about tests, and essays. It is about memories and friendships. Not only are memories made, but involvement is learned during hands on projects.

Over all, the students are involved in the hands on project. The hands on projects teach students real world skills. It teaches the students to be more involved in jobs, than an essay. It helps the students understand that there is more to learning then just writing. The students are reading in depth, they discuss the topics, and have different points of view. The students are connected to each other through the involvement of the project. That is needed in real world because they need to be able to discuss and take in other’s idea, and consider that maybe their idea isn’t always the best. They need to know to work together and learn new things. They need to get involved with all the different jobs, and to be able to help if necessary. Just like involvement, collaboration is an important skill that the students learned.

Collaboration is to cooperate and work well with others. Collaboration is needed in life so someone isn’t too independent, and learns to work well with others. In Mr. Provenzano’s classes the students work with each other, and students from another school. They learn to be helpful and to depend on others, not just themselves. The students stay connected through blogs, social websites, and phone calls. If someone is known to work well with others they will be accepted in life easier than someone who does not work well with others. Lots of jobs involve many people to finish a job. People have to work well with others, and get along. Social skills are also key, if someone is a manager they are needed to cooperate with others and be able to talk to them in an appropriate way. This skill is needed in life because if someone is in a large business they need to be able to talk internationally and cooperate. If more than one person is needed to finish a job, collaboration is helpful so you can communicate nicely with one another.  

There are many techniques learned in school. They are all useful and important skills learned, but doing hands on projects are the best way to learn. Students learn many things. They learn collaboration, organization, real world skills, memorable, and involvement. They learn things you can’t learn from writing an essay, or taking a test. Hands on projects are by far the best way to learn new skills.