This week in class, some of you wondered out loud about what it is like to be my daughter. Because you did this, your assignment is going to be to decide whether or not you would enjoy being my daughter. Here are some of the pros and cons of having Mrs. Atkinson as a mother directly from the source, Kim Atkinson.
Pros (advantages):
1. I have instant help with English homework
2. My mother knows the ACT test better than my teachers (This test is important because the score is worth 40% of your college admissions and I want to go to college.)
3. When I get good grades, I get unexpected surprises like a special meal out, new clothes, or a book I want to read.
4. My mom budgets money for show choir camp, and choir trips. It is hard for my friends to afford these things because their parents do not do the same.
Disclaimer: I study because I want good grades, not because my mom makes me (except sometimes math). I like my academic letter jacket and the perks of being a good student.
Cons (disadvantages):
1. After seeing mom come home some days, I've decided to never be a choir teacher
2. If I want extra stuff, I have to do extra chores.
3. Sometimes over the weekend, mom makes me do extra math work because I am not good at math.
4. One of my chores is to feed my mom's evil parrot, Stormy. Stormy tries to bite me, but my mom makes me feed her anyway because she expects the parrot to outlive her. I will end up taking care of it anyway.
Now that you know the advantages and disadvantages of being my daughter, you need to decide if you would enjoy being my daughter or not. Your answer must be in good essay format. You must take a stand about how you feel in your introduction, have three body paragraphs with reasons that support your stand, have a counterargument with a rebuttal, and end with a unifying conclusion.
Feb 13, 2009
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No, I would not like enjoy being Mrs. Atkinson's daughter because I could not take the school work she would try to put me through. I also would not like to work over the weekend. I would not have time to do anything socially.
First, I would not like to do high school work, then turn around and go home and do work that Mrs. Atkinson gives me at home. I would be really mad if I had to do extra work that is not mandatory. Giving me more work at home will cause me to stress; and it may even cause me to feel the need to drop out of school. I am only human, there is only so much work that I can take 7 days a week, and if Mrs. Atkinson was in the same position as her daughter, I know she would be mad as well.
Second, I would enjoy being Mrs. Atkinson's daughter because, I would not have time to go out over the weekends. Me being a teenager I have to go out over the weekend and enjoy my life. Taking away my time with extra work would make me mad at Mrs. Atkinson, because I can not get away from work and have fun.
Just because Mrs. Atkinson is a teacher, that does not mean she has to be my teacher as well if I am her daughter. Mrs. Atkinson should know when it is time to be a teacher and when it is time to be a mother to her daughter. I know Mrs. Atkinson is just trying to be a good mother and help her daughter be more than ready for her exam coming up in the spring, but she needs to give her daughter some space and let her have some fun.
In conclusion, all the work Mrs. Atkinson is giving her daughter will help her when it comes to the ACT exam. But furthermore it would make her daughter stress; and when it is time to take the ACT, she would not want to take it, because she would be sick of seeing the work.
I think I would not enjoy being Mrs. Atkinson's daughter. It is hard to be the daughter of any teacher yet along, Mrs. Atkinson.
I don't feel that any teenager would enjoy having a teacher as a parent. I wouldn't enjoy being Mrs. Atkinson's daughter because she is strict, it's a lot of pressure, and Mrs.Atkinson is stressful.
Mrs. Atkinson is strict. Mrs. Atkinson does give her child freedom. Mrs. Atkinson is the type of person to watch your every move and that's not good for a teen. Mrs. Akinson daughter says, " my mom rewards me when I get good grades". That is not enough because report cards come around only four times a school year.
I couldn't be mrs. Atkinson daughter because
My mom is not as strict as you guys put her out to be. I had a rockin' sweet 16 party that my mom put together. I go out a lot with my friends, I go to birthday parties and the movies. Sometimes we just hang out at each other's houses. My mom lets me have friends over to spend the night and I get to go over their houses and spend the night. I am quite busy throughout the whole week because I am in show choir, chanson,montage, vocal lessons, NHS, and martial arts. Dont forget all the homework I get from my classes. If I have to study, its because I want and understand that I need to if im going to get a scholarship to college. My mom may make me do extra math work over some weekends, but its because she knows that I need the extra practice for the MME. I do appreciate the help because my grade in geometry is now almost an A. The only time I get really stressed is when I have long rehearsals after school for choir plus my homework,and if I have time martial arts. By the end of the day, I get to watch tv and than go to bed because I am exhausted. Gee, when the cat is away the mice do play and its lame that only two of you answered this post. I think you guys need to budget your time better and get your priorities straight.
~Kim~
I personally think that being Mrs. Atkinson daughter wouldn't be a joy. It wouldn't be as fun as you would see a kid in the candy store. I honestly do give Mrs. Atkinson her props for caring for her daughter. The reason being is that she do take her time out and be a parent rather than being her daughter's best friend.
I think that Mrs.Atkinson cares rather than her not wanting to take care of her child, which is her responsiblity. I don't feel that Mrs.Atkinosn has to seem so hard on her students. That's what gives us the impression that she just may be just as hard on her daughter as well as a mother. I think that Mrs.Atkinson is a good person and shows that she cares but she just do way too much at times.
I mean at the end of the day we actually really do appreciate Mrs.Atkinson. We know the reason for her being so harsh but we just want her to chill down or cool down sometimes. There could be sometimes when she just go off on us for no apparent reason.
So Mrs.Atkinson thanks for your hard work but we just wish that you don't push us so much and pile us up with so much work in a week when knowing that we have a very big test.
Then to Kim, I think that it was very disrespectful of you to tell us to get our priorities straight becuase you don't know what goes on in our lives for you to just come on us like that. That was very horribly disrespectful for you to say something and not be able to back yourself up on that. You didn't have to say that and we never stated that your mother was a bad mother or unfitted mother we just said that we wouldn't want to be your, her daughter.
Even though, the Pros for you being her daughter are nice, i still dont think i would want to be her daughter. For the one reason of her giving extra work on the weekends. I need my weekends for me to have a break from school. If i have to take some time out to do extra work, I would have less time for myself. I can understand doing extra chores to get something extra. Also, If i know mrs.Atkinson correctly, she'll probably give more work then needed for me to do. That plus the work i am already doin in school over the week, and homework i might have to do over the weekend, would put more work then i need on me. No, I don't think I would like being mrs.Atkinson's child.
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