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- EDU 202 Discussion Card for Ch. 14
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Question: Is it believed in all school systems that the most talented and ambitious are expected to achieve the highest social and economic level.
ReplyDeleteQuote:"Some people believe that schools should ensure that students follow the rules of society, are patriotic, and know how government works. Others believe that students should be active participants in their learning and community."
Fact: The larger the school the more low-income families they have in their school.
Katherine Hecker
ReplyDeleteQuote: "We cannot change anything unless we accept it."
Fact: Schools are one of society's institutions that, along with parents, prepare children and youth for their adult roles.
Question: If some school districts base their reputations on how well their students perform on standardized test and how many are admitted to elite universities, what do the schools that don't do this base their reputations on?
Kaleigh Hicks
ReplyDelete-One of the four purposes of school discribed in this chapter is citizenship; it states that almost everyone agrees that schools should help students become good citizens. Although, what defines a good citizen? Shouldn't model citizens be knowledable of the government and society, be active in the community, and respect the rights and human dignity of everyone? That being said, our government at it's invention was based on religion, and to fully respect someone, one needs to understand their culture; but the teaching of creationism is not allowed in school, and for one to be a model citizen they need to be taught the differnces in the cultures around then and all of the religions the world has to offer. Why isn't this being taught in schools today if one of THE purposes of our schools is to be good citizens?
-"what the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must the community want for all of its children"
-Larger cities have a higher percentage of students recieving reduced/free lunch.
Desiree Swanson
ReplyDelete- If the nations obesity level in children is going up so much why are they taking out physical education in the schools?
-"The chief cause of stress is reality"
-Only thirty-six percent of Hispanics are enrolled in colleges from ages 18-24
Devin Bryant-1. If standardized tests are key to getting into a better college than we can't the government test students on their strengths and real life situations?
ReplyDelete2. The chief cause of stress is reality.
3.Children were 36% of the population in 1960. By 2025 they will be less than 24%.
Courtney said...
ReplyDeleteChapter 6.
1. Why does class and race still matter so much in the education system?
2. "The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much. It's whether we provide enough for those who have to little."
3. Culturally responsive teaching that includes viewing the different cultures of students as strengths.
-If the U.S has supposedly adopted the equal educational oppertunity why are there still schools trying to conform without the use of books, or other technologies needed to pursue the wide range that other schools are acustomed to?
ReplyDelete-"If you judge people, you have no time to love them." Mother Teresa
-Most parents would perfer the school to teach their children sex education, 9 of 10 US schools teach sex education.
Kendra Stirn
ReplyDelete1. What are some positive and negative affects of standardized testing?
2. "The communities from which students come should provide the real-life examples that teachers draw on as they teach."
3. Nearly one-third of today's public high school students are not graduating, with students of color having a 50-50 chance of finishing high school.
Quote - “What the best and wisest parent wants for his [or her] own child, that must the community want for all of its children”.
ReplyDeleteFact – Obesity in children has more than doubled over the past two decades.
Question – Why does the United States have such a high rate of youth suicide compared to other countries?
What are thes statistics for schools with a comprehensive sex education in comparison to schools that advocate absitence only?
ReplyDelete"We can not change anythings unless we accept it."
Fact-Sociologists have documented the classification and segregation of stugents based on their class and race beginning in their first days in school.
Quote-"Prejudice is a burden which confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible."
ReplyDeleteQuestion-Do you think there ever be a time where a student will be required to volunteer in their community?
Fact: 50% of students in urban areas are dropping out of school.
-What are you views on how sex education is being taught in school?
ReplyDelete-"You lose a lot of time hating people." Marian Anderson
-Nine of 10 U.S. schools teach sex education.
Rachel Snead
Brandi Bilderback ch.6
ReplyDelete1. If school and education are held so high why are they letting less qualified, under trained teachers teach our children?
2."Meritocracy is asystem in which individuals who are the most talented and ambitious are expected to achieve at the highest social and economic levels." (pg. 233)
3."Racisits believe that their race has endowed them with greater intelligence and abilities than people of other races." (pg. 238)
Fact~ In some schools, students are placed in academic tracks...unfortunatly, they are likely to stay in those same tracks thier whole educational career.
ReplyDeleteQuestion~Is this type of tracking system really a good and beneficial idea for these students? Where is thier experience going to come from then?
Quote~"We cannot change anything unless we accept it."~Carl Jung
Cassandra,
ReplyDeleteThere are many, many more schools with abstinence only programs.
Cassie,
Good point about the tracks. I am not an advocate of tracking.
Class,
Good quotes and points!
Keep studying!
Question - This chapter said some schools have adopted antibullying programs after the shootings at Columbine. I would like to know more about this such as how it has been put into affect and what the results have been.
ReplyDeleteQuote - The chief cause of stress is reality
Fact - Nearly 90 percent of crimes against juveniles are committed by someone the victim knows.
Nine of 10 schools offer some variation of sex education to help students make intelligent decisions about their sexuality.
ReplyDelete"Tracking has led to the resegretation of students based on race, class, and language into separate programs within the school."
Teachers are required to report suspected child abuse. Are there similar requirements when faced with situations like eating disorders?
Question: How do multiple perspective influence the knowlege that is taught in schools?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "you Lose a lot of time hating people."
Fact: Mulicultural educators are able to view all aspects of the educational process through a critical lens that has the needs and learning of students at the center.
Fact- Students who are encouraged to participate in their community through service learning or volunteer work lean to be active, involved citizens.
ReplyDeleteQuestion- What is the purpose of mulitcultural curriculum?
Quote- "If you judge people, you have no time to lvoe them." -Mother Teresa
--If Finland has such a superb education system, in which EVERY child has an equal chance of success, no matter what their race or class is, and if the US really does value education like politicians consistently proclaim they do, why don't we just adopt a similar program as Finland, since it's been highly successful there?
ReplyDelete--"We must change in order to survive" - Pearl Bailey
--Instead of trying to figure out WHY younger people misbehave and not acknowledge when they do something good, adults in America would rather slap harsher punishments on those that step out of line, profile ALL teenagers as "troubled," and ultimately ignore anything they have to say. That just seems to compound the problem even more...
Michael Ratliff
Fact-According to the Academy of Pediatrics, in 2003, children from 6 to 19 years of age were obese.
ReplyDeleteQuestion-Do you believe schools should eliminate physical education and health, as part of budget cuts?
Quote-"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."-Mother Teresa
Quote:"If you judge people, you have no time to lvoe them." -Mother Teresa
ReplyDeleteQuestion:What other societal changes affect students?
Informativ Fact: Obisity in children has more than double over the pat two decades over 15 percent of all 6-19 years old are obese
Quote: "Racism is so universal in this country,so widespread, and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal"
ReplyDeleteFact: One of 25 female teenagers becomes pregnant, but most of them are 18- to 19 years old.
Question: Should every school in the United States of America be made mandatory to have an sex education class are should it be a option
Question- What societal challenges do children and youth face as they make their way through school?
ReplyDeleteQuote- "Racism is so universal in this country, so widespread, and deep-seated, that it is invisible because it is so normal." Shirley Chisolm
Fact- In some schools, students are placed in academic tracks as early as preschool. Unfourtunately, they are likely to stay in those same tracks for the remainder of their school careers.