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ReplyDelete-Should fiction books that illustrate working imaginations, such as Harry Potter, or books discussing topics such as evolution be banned from public schools?
ReplyDelete-A majority of teachers say that parents do not set limits/create structures at home, do not hold their children accountable for academic performance, and are not involved in the school.
-"In 2004 547 books were challenged"...in regaurds to being removed from school libraries due to content.
Kaleigh Hicks
Kaleigh,
ReplyDeleteYou should check out MWSU's Banned Book Event in the fall of the year. Unfortunately, at times, some members of the public want to ban books, and usually when they want to ban a book, there is a some clash of values or cultural "norms." Believe or not, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn has been on the banned book list. The year before last, I spoke about that one with my nephew at The Banned Book Event. Dr. Cadden is the chair of that event each year. You could contact him for more information about it later, and when you teach, you could encourage your students and parents to attend that one and strike up some really good discussions about banning books and banned books. Students like to know the books on the list, and at times, they want to read those books because they "are not supposed to read those."
Good points here! Keep going,
Dr. Hendrix
-Three of 10 new teachers report that communications with and involving parents are their greatest challenge.
ReplyDelete-"Educators and families do not always see their relationships in the same way. For example, 9 out of 10 principals report that their school is welcoming to parents, but only 6 out of 10 parents see their school in the same way."
-What kind of punishment will an educator expect when dealing with the issue of praying in schools?
-What kind of obstacles do teachers have to go through to implement a new community activity for their class?
ReplyDelete-"Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for their children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts."
-Parent involvement in their children's homework is way too low.
-Should evolution be allowed to be taught in school if creationism can't? If they do teach creationism what disciplinary action would be taken?
ReplyDelete-"Parents have become so convinced that educators know what is best for children that they forget that they themselves are really the experts." Marian Wright Edelman
-The public now ranks teaching as one of the most prestigious in society. The only occupations that respondents ranked as "very great prestige" above teaching were doctors and scientists.
Rachel Snead
--How do teachers manage to find a balance between teaching students while not offending anybody, whether it's parents, students, or other members of the community?
ReplyDelete--"In automobile terms, the child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering." Benjamin Spock
--Coming from a small, rural school, I find it interesting to know that other schools had problems with community members being offended or upset by things of a religious (or non-religious, like evolution) nature. My school didn't have that problem, as there was very little diversity.
- Do English language learners achieve at academically higher levels when they are in bilingual or English-only classrooms?
ReplyDelete- "Employers and college professors are not as positive about the quality of school as most parents and teachers."
- Over the past 10 years, the percentage of English language learners has increased by over 50% in the United States, but by 185% in Iowa, 212% in Missouri, 269% in Kansas...
-Three of 10 new teachers report that talking with involving parents are their greatest challenges? Why is that?
ReplyDelete-"Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children"
-The only occupations that respondents ranked as "very great prestige" above teachers were doctors and scientists.
-What do you do with the so called "trouble makers", the ones who chose not to learn or do homework? Is the teacher still responsible for that child not learning enough?
ReplyDelete-"Students of different races trying to act white to achieve academic success", this is just terrible to me. No one should have to act like a different race, religion...ect to achieve their academic goals.
-The parent teacher conferences are a great way to let the parents know how their children are doing in class, and lets the parents become acquainted with the teachers.
- After reading this chapter it seemed to me that parents blamed the teachers and the teachers blamed the parents for the students academic success. Is there a way to deal with parents who want to point the blame only at you the teacher?
ReplyDelete- Three of 10 new teachers report that communication with and involving parents are their greatest challenge.
- "Over 7 of 10 adults believe that teachers and schools should be held accountable for student learning". While I agree that teachers and schools should be held accountable I also feel parents should have equal accountability in a students learning.
I am hearing a lot of the same themes here. Teachers are responsible for every student. Every student can learn. However, students learn in many ways, and students have a wide range of backgrounds. You must learn how to reach all of them! Parental involvement makes a big difference, but every parent may not be able or willing to be involved. The parent who is working two jobs may not be able to attend the PTA events, and this parent may not have the time or knowledge to help his or her child with homework. Good points for your small groups to discuss!
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work,
Dr. Hendrix
Katherine Hecker
ReplyDeleteFact: Culture is expressed in an infinite number of ways as we meet our psychological and basic needs.
Quote: "Children are likely to live up to what you believe in them."
Question: Is it necessary for every person who gets certified to be a teacher, to be able to speak more than one language?
Katherine,
ReplyDeleteGood points here! The demographics are changing radically over the next twenty years. I would encourage you to look at taking another language before you graduate as well as looking at our ESOL concentration area and our master's level programs too.
"Success breeds success," and children will rise to whatever your expectations are. It is so important to have high expectations for all of your students!!!!!!
Keep up the good work,
Dr. Hendrix
Ch.1:
ReplyDeleteQuestion - What steps will you have to complete to earn a teaching career?
Quote - "Teaching is one of the most important career in a democratic society because it can prepar students to be productive citizens who can think crucially about society and their own lives."
Fact - Students learn more from teachers with higher test scores.
Ch.2:
Question - How do race & etnicity impact student identity?
Quote - "Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up."
Fact - Nearly half of the Latinos in the United STates live in two states; California (30%), Texas (19%)
Ch.3:
Question - Of what importance is a student's family structure on learning?
Quote - "Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children."
Fact - Over 7 of 10 adults beleve that teachers and schools should be held accountable for student learning. (Educational Testing Service, 2002.)
Ch.4:
Question - What do you know about the working relationship between teachers and their principal?
Quote - "The Constitution only gices people the right to pursue happiness. You have to catch it yourself." -Benjamin Franklin
Fact 0 IN Spring 2003, about 1.1 million, or 2.2 percent, of all students were home schooled. (National Center for Education Statistics)
~From Melody E. (9:30 am Tues/Thurs)~
Good points so far!! Keep up your good work!
ReplyDeleteHome schooling is on the rise. That's a good point. You will learn more about the structure of schools when you read Parkay's books in EDU 308, but you want to get along with the principal. The principal can really make a difference positively or negatively in a school with regard to school reform and how he or she supports or does not support his or her teachers!
-With a low rate of students already not graduating high school how would making it more rigorous benefit students?
ReplyDelete-"Family involvement in schools leads to higher grades, test scores, and graduation rates."
-Religion is a legitimate discipline that can be taught in public schools.
Question: Why are there so many problems dealing with religion in public schools.
ReplyDeleteQuote:"Some families are concerned that the book their children are reading in school are immoral or inappropriate as defined by religious beliefs."
Fact: 68% of students live with both parents while 28% live with only one parent.
Question- How does hidden curriculum privilege the culture values and patterns of a dominate group but does not positively acknowledge the culture differences that exist in many schools?
ReplyDeleteFact- 68% of families which children live are with two Married parents.
Quote- “It takes a whole village to raise the child”-African saying
-Lauren O
Devin Bryant-1.Why in some states only that an superintendent can be voted in by the community instead of the mayor voting thr person in?
ReplyDelete2. The Constitution only gives people the right to pursue hapiness.You have to catch it yourself.
3. There were more than 3.5 million teachers in the 2005-06 school year.
Kendra Stirn
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What kind of homework would you send home with kids to know it is completed by both parents and students?
Quote: "The hidden curriculum is supported by a set of classroom rules and regulations for appropriate behavior."
Fact: Nearly 8 of 10 believe the high school curriculum should be more rigorous, and 99 percent would increase the mandatory age for attending school to 18.
Brandi Bilderback Ch. 3
ReplyDelete1. If a child isn't supposed to describe his perents relationship with the word "gay" what should he call his two mothers?
2. "Schools cannot support a moment of silence because the motivation for the moment of silence has been to encourage prayer" (pg. 107)
3. "They worry that testing only English and mathmatics skills is limiting attention to art, music, history and other subjects" (pg. 96)
Good points here! Bring up some of these in the Big Discussion--especially the religious issues. It seems to be a hot topic among your group.
ReplyDeleteKeep going!!!!!
Dr. Hendrix
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ReplyDeleteDesiree Swanson
ReplyDelete1. Is it illegal for private schools to allow prayer in their school since public schools don't allow it?
2. "Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them."
3.Harris poll found the only occupations that respondents ranked as "very great prestige" above teaching were doctors and scientists.
Fact:Nearly 8 of 10 believe that high school curriculum should be more rigorous, and 66% would increase the mandatory age for attening school to 18.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: How do we make schools accountable for learning if we can't use tests to measure what they have learned?
Quote:"One of the keys is that the communication be two way, meaning that family members are equal partners in the conversations with teachers and other school officials.
1.Birth rates are higher for women of color, in part because the median age of persons of color is younger than for whites?
ReplyDelete2."It takes a village to raise a child"-African saying.
3.10% of students in the southwestern states, Florida, and Alaska are English language learners.
Question~ How should teahcers, parents, and the community work TOGETHER!?
ReplyDeleteQuote~ "It takes a whole village to raise a child." (this applies to most school included communities).
Fact~ As a teacher, you bring the communtiy into your classroom in a number of ways.
Fact: The public now ranks teaching as one of the most prestigious in society.
ReplyDeleteQuote " Children are likely to live up to what you believe of them"
Question: How can we strive to push children who really don't want to learn that we want to see succeed?
Quote:"It takes the whole village to raise the child.(African Saying)
ReplyDeleteQuestion: What happens when students cultures come to school?
Inforamtive fact: Types of families in which childrens live.
68% Two marred parents
23% Mother only
5% Father only
4% Other
Good points! Class, private schools are separate entities than public schools, and prayer can exist as well as other practices there. Those schools are funded usually by tuitions the parents pay each year. They do not fall under legislation like NCLB which the public schools do if they receive any federal funding such as the free and reduced lunch program. I want the student who asked about funding to ask that in a big class discussion!
ReplyDeleteKeep going,
Dr. Hendrix
This is from Samantha...
ReplyDeleteChapter 3:
. Treating children differently because of there parents being drug addicts, prisoners, homeless or unemployed gay or lesbian
.Thinking about testing to be able to graduate? (No)
.Schools cannot support a moment of silence; cause they consider it to be a moment of silence..(We did in our schools still)
.The biggest drop in birth rates has been in African American Teens
.Familiees being concerned about the books that there children are getting assigned to read in school are immoral or inappropriate as defined by their religious beliefs (ex: Harry Potter)
Chapter 4:
. How imporrtant communication is in schools and period now days
.Looping...Is that still done today?
.Principle and Asstiant Principle's
.Team Teaching...Good Idea to Me
.No Child Left Behind Act...Havnt heard much good come out of it
.Underground Economy has been growing
Courtney said...
ReplyDelete1. What are the teachers opinions on the way the public views the school system.
2. "Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children."
3. It takes on average two to three years for a student that is bylingual to become conversationally fluent.
Courtney's Post:
ReplyDeleteChapter 3
Q: “We educate and are educated for some purpose we consider good. We teach what we think is a valuable set of ideas. How else could we construct education?”
Q: What knowledge is of most worth?
F: Educational philosophy is committed to laying down a plan for what is considered to be the best education absolutely.
Question- What influence does culture have on the way students behave in schools?
ReplyDeleteQuote- "In automobile terms, the child supplies the power but the parents have to do the steering." Benjamin Spock
Fact- Family involement in schools leads to higher grades, test scores, and graduation rates.