of Harvey. His mental abilities to perform may have been affected. This impact may have been the educational system’s fault. Its definition of an average student may be stressed.Focusing on the definition of an average student, society has classified such a student as a typical learner. This learner must maintain a certain G.P.A. and have a standard learning ability. His or her perceptive powers must coincide with the educational system’s curriculum.No doubt, ones social skill must also be in accord with such guild-lines. “Entrance to school brings with it forms and releases and assessments.” The educational system relies on a series of tests. The results of these examinations determine a student’s placement in the school. If placed in a vocational track, the student is treated in a different manner. This level focuses on the development of students. It is also designed to improve the child’s social behavior as well as his or her perceptive power.Although the intention of such a program is to develop a vocational student into an average learner, these objectives may affect a student performance. This was the case with Ken Harvey and Mike Rose. Knowing the “vocational track” is a “euphemism” for bottom level affected their performance. Today, everyone wants to be accepted by society. This civilization is obsessed with being average or even exceeding such guild-lines. No doubt, this genre includes physical appearance as brought out in Bruce bower’s article “Average Attractions”. It also involves the mental abilities to learn and develop. Sadly, these implementations are forced on the innocent, young students. These learners are caught up in the race to be an “average person”. In this competition, students’ abilities are hindered and disrupted. As our generation develops, ...
