I am writing a paper, and I am having a difficult time with the thesis....?

Question

I must answer this question in one sentence which must include the 3 points I am trying to make (the 3 paragraphs that will make up the body of my essay)

Should the current requirement for becoming a K-12 teacher in Florida be changed?

I believe it should be changed because:
1.Anyone who has a bachelor's degree can become a teacher, that does not mean they are suitable to be a teacher
2.I believe a test of the subject a potential teacher wishes to teach is mandatory
3. The potential teacher should be able to make lesson plans that involve the students. Something thats not boring.. maybe once a week have an activity that relates to the lesson being taught but doesn't bore the hell out of the students.

Can someone tell me how I am supposed to word all that within one sentence!?!?!?!?

Answer 1

Try something like this:

"The the requirement for becoming a teacher in the State of Florida should not solely be the possession of a bachelor's degree but should also include testing for proficiency in subject area to be taught and the ability to create lesson plans which include the interest of the students as active learners and not passive recipient of knowledge."

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I think that your teacher may find the points you are making are too general.

The State of Florida requires teachers have to take a certification test in their subject area as well as a test on general concepts and practices in education.
Teachers may teach for a max of 2 years with out a certificate or out of their subject area pending their meeting the requirements of a full certificate.
Current educational pedagogues require that students of education learn how to create lesson plans that include activities of interest for students but it does not mean that teachers implement these ideas in real world teaching.

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Answer 2

If I were to have to write a thesis statement using those choices I would write:


I believe that the current requirements for becoming a K-12 teacher in Florida needs to be changed because a bachelor’s degree should not be the only tool used to place someone in a teaching position, subject specific certification should be mandatory, and lastly the ability to create engaging lesson plans and other student needs should be a part of the licensing process.

Or something to that effect.

Answer 3

The current requirements for becoming a K-12 teacher in Florida should be reformed based on the following primary factors: poor selection criteria; mandatory testing for a potential teacher is not required; and, lesson plans with hands-on student-teacher interactive materials must be mandated.

Tips-

If this is a research paper, please do not use first person. If you are suppose to include your opinion, place it at the end just before the conclusion.

You should only cover basic (facts) information in the thesis statement. Clear, concise information will alert your readers as to what is forthcoming.

Develop each paragraph based on the topics in your thesis statement.

Do not take your information out of order. Example: I listed selection criteria first. I would not begin my first paragraph with the topic on lesson plans.

Please proofread your writing out loud. It your writing does not read smoothly, then there are some problems.

Try an outline using information that you would include in each topic’s paragraph. Remember, you cannot have an “A” without a “B” in an outline.

One last tip, please be cautious of the verb tenses – past, present, future. Choose one and stay with it throughout the project.

Good luck on your paper.

Answer 4

I believe that potential K-12 teachers in Florida need more than a bachelors degree, that they should be tested on both subject matter and teaching technique before they are allowed to teach.

Just a note: The teachers in Florida ARE required to have education courses and are required to take tests in their areas before graduating.

Answer 5

I will show how diction helps evoke emotion, creates powerful imagery, and makes the poem flow, by comparing and contrasting the poems “1935” and “The War in the Air.” Your reader will be able to identify your thesis which in turn will let them know what it is about. It seems redundant to inform them "In this paper." I'm usually not a big fan of first person, but I'm sure your teacher told you to use it. I like the thesis because you kept it simple and didn't get too wordy. The best thesis are ones that get straight to the point. You also show great organization of ideas in your plan of development.

Answer 6

Wow, good points there! How about this?

"I believe it should be changed because teaching is a calling, not simply a bachelors degree; specific subject testing should be mandatory for all teachers; interactive lessons that involve and engage students should be a part of all lesson plans."

Answer 7

I'm not going to give you a thesis that you can use, because that could be counted as cheating. :) But you don't need to fit all that into one sentance. The thesis just needs to give a quick preview of what the paper is about. Start with "I believe that adding requirements to becoming a K-12 teacher would _________" From here, decide what it would be. Try to stay away from something vague like "would be good." Have a reason it would be good. Something like "it would cause too many problems to be worth what good it would do." The rest of the paper would be about what kind of problems it would cause.
Disclaimer- Different teacher expect different things. My teacher would accept the sample thesis I have here, yours might be different.

Answer 8

A bachelor's degree does not make a teacher, but a test subject that they wish to teach for a potential teacher IS mandatory and it's teaching techniques should be fun to students but relates with the subject teachings.

is that what you meant?

Answer 9

I would write something like;

The current requirements for teaching should be changed as they do not take into account the person; can they teach effectively, are they knowledgeable in the subject they are teaching and can they be dynamic enough to hold the attention of the student's to provide an interesting learning experience.

Answer 10

You don't need to explain everything in the thesis statement. You can explain that change is needed in three key areas, and just give names of those areas. Then arrange the paper to address those areas in separate sections.

A couple words describing the point of each sentence:

1. qualifications
2. mandatory testing
3. student activities

You can probably think of something better than this example - but this illustrates the point.