should honor classes be allowed?

Question

I have to write a persuasive essay on this topic.
Thanks for helping

Answer 1

i really see no argument against them. if students are looking for a greater challenge than would be found in a regular class, then they should be allowed to gather with other students of the same level of intellectual engagement. they are a way to take the depth and breadth of a course to another level in the same amount of time. granted, it takes motivated students to make such a class work, but there are always plenty of those.


and in response to the answer regarding differentiated instruction, that is not necessarily helpful. in fact, it can actually turn out to achieve the opposite of the goal of an honors class. differentiated instruction involves showing many different solutions to the same problem. this would, in effect, slow the class down. the assumption of an honors course is that students are quick to adapt and solve problems from all angles. showing all the different viewpoints on a certain topic would really just be wasting class time doing what the student could do on his or her own. it is true that not every student learns the same way, but honors classes are based on the foundation that the students enrolled can learn in many different ways, not just the one they are comfortable with.

Answer 2

An honors class offers a different learning experience, typically (but not necessarily) stressing depth of coverage, discussion over lecture, and projects or creative work over test-taking.
Could include: More give and take between students and instructors and more challenging material. Greater opportunities for independent research. Enhanced opportunities for creativity and achievement of individual goals.

Why? people do not learn the same way: check out "differentiated learning" http://www.scusd.edu/gate_ext_learning/differentiated.htm

Answer 3

Absolutely yes. There should be classes that separate the students that are academically gifted and motivated from those that are not. Students who want to go on to college and pursue professional careers should be challenged. Honour classes do just that. They prepare these students for college.

Answer 4

I say yes, but in all honesty in today's real world an honor class is probably not the same honor class I grew up with.

Answer 5

yes, for kids that feel they need more of a challenge and would like to work harder and have a better transcripts, i mean, nothing bad comes from honor classes!

Answer 6

well, for the kids who have a higher GPA than others and have maybe a higher IQ or sumthingg