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-How can parents as tax payers not want to give into a higher tax on schools knowing it will benefit their children and their future.
ReplyDelete-"In spring 2003, about 1.1 million,2.2 percent, of all students were home schooled."
-Currently, the most significant education-related law to come out of the federal government is the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
Question: Which way do you feel is the best way to organize students to do their work? Exp: whole class, small groups, individuals, males and female seperated.
ReplyDeleteQuote:"Currently, the most significant education-related law to come out of the federal government is the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB).
Fact: CT, DC, ND, and NY spend 10,500.00 for each pupil in secondary schools.
Question- Do schools that do not pass the Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) have higher and/or greater rates of transfer students?
ReplyDeleteFact- In the 2003-2004 school year there were 14,383 school districts across the United States. (National Center for Education Statistics)
Quote- “The constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.” –Benjamin Franklin
Kendra Stirn
ReplyDeleteQuestion: I hear about a lot of teachers complaining about the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 how do you feel about it?
Quote: "In spring 2003 about 1.1 million, or 2.2 percent, of all students were home schooled."
Fact: There were 95,726 public elementary and secondary schools in the United States in the 2003-04 school year.
Brandi Bilderback Ch. 4
ReplyDelete1. After following procedure of working up the chain of command, can a teacher still directly communicate with the government about such tings as budjet and funding?
2. "No American wants to see any child left behind educationally and not equipped to participate and contribute in society."(pg. 155)
3. "The money for the funding of schools comes form a number of different sources. The obvious sources are income, sales and property taxes. There are several other sources including estate taxes and lotteries."(pg. 159)
-With the No Child Left Behind Act, one alternative would be replace all the staff in the school if AYP doesn't improve. What if the school doesn't improve with the new staff, what happens next?
ReplyDelete-"The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." Benjamin Franklin
-In Spring 2003, about 1.1 million, or 2.2 percent, of all students were home schooled. (National Center for Education Statistics)
Rachel Snead
Good questions here so far!
ReplyDeleteKristi, based on my syllabus and what you have seen of my teaching so far, what do you think I would say about how I organize my class? What philosophy do I have? Bring this up in a Big Class discussion. I want you to know where I fall along the spectrum of teacher-centered or student-centered and the spectrum from perennialist to progressive teacher.
Everyone--good job so far!
Kaleigh Hicks
ReplyDelete-Is the NCLB Act an adequate way of making sure our schools are keeping up to the best standards?
-In some elementart, junior high, and middle schools the staffing variation used is looping. To save time at the beginning of the school year and the teachers/students are familiar with one another.
-The LOWEST amount of revenue that was raised in 2000/2001 school year was for the state of North Dakota with $750 million.
Katherine Hecker
ReplyDeleteQuote: There were more than 3.5 million teachers in the 2005-06 school year.
Fact: In the distant past, the governance of schools was primarily a matter of local interest.
Question: Do states focus funding on public or private schools more?
--If the federal government is so concerned with the state of our school system (especially with the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act), why are they only willing to put forth 8.5% of the school revenue (as of 2003) and leaving the rest up to the state and local sources to come up with?
ReplyDelete--"Parents, business leaders, and elected officials are continually reminded of the fact that schools require money." -pg. 166
--I was really unaware that there were so many different ways for students to be organized to do their work. I knew of the whole class method, and I have worked in small groups, but I didn't realize that there were so many others. I was particularly interested in the stable method of organization, where one teacher has a group of students over several years.
Approximately how much money can a school expect to see from lotteries and gambling? Can they truly rely on this as a source of income?
ReplyDelete"...presenting a lecture to the whole class provides the teacher with a way to 'cover' the content, but brings with it very limited opportunities to check for individual student understanding."
Teachers have First and Fourteenth Amendment rights and may criticize a school board and superintendent in a letter published by a local newspaper.
Desiree Swanson
ReplyDelete1.Do private school get just as much funding as public schools or do they have to raise most of it on their own?
2."The constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness.You have to catch it yourself"
3.In the 2003-2004 school year there were 14,383 school districts across the United States.
Cassandra Pyburn
ReplyDeleteHas the No Child Left Behind Act really been benifical to our schools?
"NCLB sets spesifications for highly qualified teachers. Note that the term is 'highly qualified' not 'high quality'."
The information on the NCLB Act has been an interseting eye opener. "By the end of school year 2013 to 2014 all subgroups of students must score at the proficient leven on the state's assesments"
-How long are the schools one the SINOI list? If the school meets the criteria of the AYP is that school off the list?
ReplyDelete-"In 2003, about 1 million students were home schooled" In think that children should go to school because this lets them experience being and learning with other students.
-I thought it was interesting that schools do not allow teachers to wear religious dress to school.
Question: In which grouping pattern do students learn more?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "I don't want to see wonder, beautiful bullentin boards. They are nice- but I want to see chidren's work so that other children can see what good work looks like."
Fact: In the last year for which the statistical analysis has been done (2000-2001) nearly $373 billion of revenue were raised.
Question: What is an average proficient level for a year standardized test?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "The constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
Fact: Federal government provides around 7% of school funds.
Question: I understand where the money for schools comes from and how it is divided up but who decides how it is divided up throughout the schools?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Becoming a successful teacher entails understanding teaching, standards, students, and Parents."
Fact: 92.7% of the revenue for schools come from the state and local level.
Is the current org. of the school system in thge united states effective and flexible enough to stay on the curve that effects all students and?
ReplyDeleteCan the Current Education System evolve or change fast enough to help the next generation of students learn how to live and work in an enviroment that is dependent on technology?
Question:What are the most important functions of school districts and state government as tehy affect teachers?
ReplyDeleteChain of Command, these seem to be very important step to take when you are want to report something good or bad about a student or evern what is going on in yours or another teachers classroom.
Kierra Tate
ReplyDelete1.Do Missouri teachers prefer looping or self-contained classrooms?
2."The constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."-Benjamin Franklin
3.Superintendents do not have tenure in the position and may be removed at anytime.
Question~ What are the pros and cons to looping? Is that whats really best for both the student and the teacher?
ReplyDeleteQuote~ "Teachers follow thier students to the second grade the next year and keep the same students."
Fact~ Surprisingly to me, currently the most significant federal law has been the NCLB Act (2002).
Desiree, I like your funding question here! Ask that in a big class discussion. Funding is important for you to understand, and you must see how unequal it is now!
ReplyDeleteKierra, good job here! I like your quote in particular. Different teachers have different philosophies of education. Most still have self-contained classes, but I think we are seeing more collaboration with lesson plans and even co-teaching now. I am excited to see that move in education! You will see some of the pros and cons to looping and moving together in the video later in the semester.
Keep up the good work!
Dr. Hendrix
Question: What does it take to be one of the more successful teachers in an urban school?
ReplyDeleteQuote: The constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness you have to catch yourself.
Fact:In the book it states that the most significant education related law to come out of the federal government is the No Child Left Behind (2001)
Question - How are private schools held accountable compared to public schools? Are private schools monitored in any way by the government?
ReplyDeleteQuote - In looping teachers follow their students to the next grade.
Fact - It is illegal to wear religious grab or dress as a public school teacher.
Courtney said...
ReplyDeleteChapter 4.
1. What are the benifits of looping
2. "The constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself.
3. There were more than 2.5 million teachers in the 2005-2006 school year.
Question- How long are superintendent's contracts usually?
ReplyDeleteFact- The U.S. Constitution includes no statements about expectations or responsibility for education.
Quote- "The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." -Benjamin Franklin
Quote: " The constiution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself."
ReplyDeleteQuestion: how are schools staffed and organized?
Informative fact: There were more than 3.5 million teachers in the 2005-06 school year.
Question- Who has the final say about what happens in schools?
ReplyDeleteQuote- "The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." Benjain Franklin
Fact- In Spring 2003, about 1.1 million, or 2.2 percent, of all students were home schooled.