In her article “No Wonder Students Got Lazy,” high school student Katherine Kay states that the attitude of modern Americans is one of laziness. Kay states that rather than solving a problem, the typical modern American will attempt to avoid it by any means necessary, whether that means working around the problem, passing it on to someone else, or 'avoid completely. The author suggests that teachers are partly to blame for this phenomenon, as modern teachers tend to teach to the level that their least intelligent student can understand rather than individually encouraging each student to reach their full potential. Kay suggests that the use of Cliff Notes is a perfect example of how Americans try to take the easy way out and compares it to a "cheeseburger and fries" in that, in many cases, it is the only result of laziness and indifference to possible advantages. of the most demanding alternative. I agree with Katherine Kay on many points. First, I share his belief that teaching at the level that the least intelligent student can understand is ineffective. Al...