Gabriel Almonte

In “Understanding Rhetoric” I agreed with the ideas Aristotle had on rhetoric. I believe that rhetoric is bad for the progress of people. I view it as a negative because people will be closeminded if it’s used often. Everyone can have their opinion but without having discussions and being open to hearing other’s views how can someone expect to learn about any topic. I agreed with a lot of the ideas in “When Your Grades Are based on Labor”. I go to class to learn if I knew the criteria, I wouldn’t need to take the class. Therefore, I agree that mistakes shouldn’t be viewed negatively because the class is supposed to teach the concepts. You become a better writer by practicing your writing, if you get a reasonable grade while making a few mistakes you will want to revise the writing because constructive criticism leaves a writer in a positive state. I also agree that writing should be for the writer not the teacher. Students will be using writing concepts learned in school for their entire work careers. School is very important but isn’t where your writing will be used the most, the workplace is. As a student I love the idea that revisions have no penalty. Many teachers don’t like this concept because it leads to more work for them, but I believe if we put in the effort to try and correct our wrongdoings it should be rewarded. Some students are better at writing then others so it would be unfair for the struggling students to not be able to practice their writing for a revised grade. In “Labor Log” I disagree with it because it stated students would receive no grade if they didn’t hand in the assignments on time. I believe that’s unfair because although students should be aware of deadlines, we take many classes and once behind it makes students unmotivated if we are not allowed to do the work late. We are still putting in the effort but should be penalized as well.