Commentary : I think that Kashawn's situation is a rare situation that happens because he had worked hard for his grades and did not get “improved” from his teacher “His teacher said he'd improved slightly, but not enough”(1) , even though he was a straight A student in his high school .To prevent students from having a bad first year in college , high schools should provide college preparatory classes , and also to talk about how college life is , so they do not feel different ,”"It's like a different planet here," he said one day”(4),because students will have some knowledge about how college is . When he was depressed he did not talk to his friends and roommates, the college should have a counselor that watches out for students and be there to help.

Reply: I strongly agree with you. “It’s like a different planet here ,”(4) kashawn’s said .collage life is different from high school and we need to understand that facet before getting into collage so it won’t be suppressing for us. And I agree that high school should have college preparatory classes for students to learn more about collage classes.

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Kashawn Campbell is the hardest worker i have ever read about. Although he didnt get the best grades in college, he was a role model in high school. His efforts are enough to let him succeed in anything he does. The grades should not matter if the person gives all they have and tries their best. The teachers should have acknowledged it and cut him some slack on his grades. With the background in which he grew up in, this is an amazing thing to do. Kashawn Campbell grew up in a bad neighborhood and he was still able to stay out of trouble and focus on his grades. this means he did not fall into peer pressure and knew what was important for him and he set his priorities correctly. Kashawn Campbell would be a role model at our school today if he tries as hard as he did at his school.

Reply: I don’t agree with the part that you said “The grades should not matter if the person gives all they have and tries their best “.I think it should matters because if the person tried their best and did everything they can they should get the grade they deserve or else trying so hard was just waste of time. Gabrielle William (a doctoral student who helped teach the class) said, "you could see how engaged he was how much he loved being there.... You could also see that he was struggling with his confidence, partly because this whole