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Fact: Appoximately 82 percent of all public school teachers are wormen, and 85 percent of those teaching in public schools are white.
ReplyDeleteQuote: Our common language is... English. And our common taskis to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language.
Question: why do teachers that has overworked classroom complain that they are gien inadequate resources and training to deal with students with disabilities?
Fact: Women and Whites predominate in the teacher force: Approximately 82 percent of all public school teachers are women, and 85 percent of those teaching in public schools are white.
ReplyDeleteQuote: “Our common language is… English. And our common task is to ensure that our non- English- speaking children learn this common language.”
Question: In your opinion, is the No child Left Behind Act fair?
Fact- A fact that I found interesting in chapter 3 was that 19% of the children in schools lower than college level speak a language other than English. This number seemed really high to me.
ReplyDeleteQuote- “They concluded that many Black students underachieve academically because they are afraid of being accused of “acting White.”” Pg. 62
Question- How do we make it okay for other races to go good in school and not care if they are “acting white”?
Megan Lofgren
ReplyDeleteQuestion- Every classroom will have its own diversity within its students, what are some ways the teacher can make it comfortable for everyone especially the minority individuals?
Quote- "if students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn." -Kenneth Dunn
Fact- With almost 6 million students, ages 6 to 21 receiving federal aid for their disabilities, these students represent about 12 percent of the total school population.
Quote:
ReplyDelete"One Day our decendents will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to thinks like the amount of melanin in out skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identites of each of us as complex human beings."
-Franklin Thomas-
Fact: 40% of school-age Children are minorities.
Question:
What are the pros and cons of Inclusion?
Quote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn."
ReplyDeleteFact: In 2008, the federal government distributed more than $11.9 billion to the states for students with disabiities.
Question: what's the best way to teach and point ut diversity but still show that we are all equals?
Question- Is it better to have both challenged as well as gifted students in the same classes or should they be separated?
ReplyDeleteQuote- "Our common language is English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English children learn this common language."
Fact- More than 5 million limited English proficient students are enrolled in elementary and secondary schools.
Lindsey Heidle
ReplyDeleteFact: Women and whites predominate in the teacher force: approximately 82% of all public school teachers are women, and 85% of those teaching in public schools are white.
Question: What are some ideas on how to teach students whose primary language isn't English? How will this make teaching more difficult? Easier?
Quote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn." Kenneth Dunn.
Quote: "Perhaps the main reason why I have such strong and positive relationships with my regular education colleagues us that I view all the students I co-teach as "my kids" and not just those identified as special education kids."
ReplyDelete(pg.77) -Paula Hoffman
Fact: The average earnings of female high school graduates, aged 25-34, are 85 percent of what their male couterparts recieve. (pg.89)
Question: What model of bilingual education would you as a teacher perfer? Why? How would that model benefit the (ELL) student??
Lacy King
ReplyDeleteFact: 34% of the total population are members of racial or ethnic minority groups.
Quote: "Our common language is.. English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language"- William Bennett
Question: Since it is so important for non-English-speaking students to learn English for a better learning experience then should it also be important for these teachers to learn Spanish, Chinese or any other language to better help these students while they are in the process of learning English?
Question: To prevent language barriers, should we, as teachers, be required to speak another language?
ReplyDeleteQuote: If 2 + 3 is always going to be 5. why do they keep teaching it to us? - A gifted first-grade student
Fact: 32% increase in total minority youth and a 1.1% decrease in total white youth.
Alicia Bell
ReplyDeleteQUOTE: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let u teach the way they lean."
QUESTION:Whats the best way to make kids with disablities to feel just like the rest of the kids while still teaching them successfully?
FACT: In 1991, Congress passed 2 significant federal laws relating to persns with disabilities: the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) subsequentuly amended in 1997 ndagin in 2004, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)..... ADA ensurs the rght of individuals withdisabilities to nondiscriminatory treatmnt in aspectsof their lives other than education.
Question
ReplyDeleteDo you think a classroom can work efficiently by enforcing full inclusion?
Quote
"If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn." Kenneth Dunn
Fact
English language learners(ELL) make up more than 10 percent of the total enrollment of public elementary and secondary schools.
Katie brown
ReplyDeletequote: "Folks know that parents have to parent, that children can't achieve unless we raise their exspectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white." Barack OBama
Fact: Students with Asperger's syndrome tend to excel in subjects that interest them, but other aspects of school may be to difficult for them. Autism is one of the most fastest growing categories of disability in special education.
Question: How does atitude change as children get olders in a multicultural society?
Fact: The federal government reports in 2006 that 3 million students identified as gifted and talented were in public elementary and secondary schools, representing about 6.4 percent of the total enrollment.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn."
-Kenneth Dunn-
Question: Young children do not always understand why a child with autism or mental retardation act the way that they do. How do we explain to a child in a way that they can understand?
Quote: "Folks know that parents have to parent, that children can't achieve unless we raise their expectations and turn off the television sets and eradicate the slander that says a black youth with a book is acting white."
ReplyDeleteQuestion: From Howard Gardner's list of intelligences, which are your strongest intelligences? How do you know?
Fact: in 1990 congress passed two significant federal laws relationg to persons with disabilities: the individuals and Disabilities Education act (IDEA) subsequently amended in 1997 and again in 2004, and the Americans Disabilities act.
Question: What area of diversity would you currently have the most difficulty integrating or working with in a classroom? What are techniques to help that specific group?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn."
Pg 72 -Kenneth Dunn, Expert on Learning Styles
Fact: "Traditionally, public schools have been run for the benefit of those in the dominant culture..." pg61
-Alisha Neidinger
Billy Jones-
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Multicultural education is an idea, an educational reform movement, and a process whose major goal is to change the structure of educational institutions so that male and female students, exceptional students, and students who are members of diverse racial, ethnic, language, and cultural groups will have an equal chance to acheive academically in school."
Fact:Although 34 percent of the total population are m,embers of racial or ethnic minority groups, 43 percent of school-age children are minorities- a figure that will continue to increase in the coming years.
Question: Why is money an issue when testing a child that is not english? What happened to "no child left behind"? Why cant the test be taken from a computer, which would be easy to change from to diferent languages?
Question: If a teacher has a student who speaks english, but not well, what is the best apporach to teaching that student? If the student comes from a home that strongly follows a different culture, how do you try and teach that student American culture?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "...I view all the students in the classes I co-teach as 'my kids' and not just those identified as special education kids...It's a win-win situation, both for the kids and for us."
Fact: With almost 6 million students, ages six to twenty-one, receiving federal aid for their disabilities, these students represent about 12 percent of the total public school population.
Britney Johnson
Dustyn Holland
ReplyDeleteHow long will it take before people will understand that everybody shouldn't be just like them?
"It may undermine a sense of a common morality because some advocates of multicultualism claim there are no universal moral positions that the public schools can legitimately teach." (64)
Forty something percent of classrooms are comprised of minorities.
Question: How can a teacher bring out a classroom's diversity while still creating a comfortable atmosphere for everyone?
ReplyDeleteFact: Almost 6 million students (6-21) receive federal aid for their disabilities; these students represent about 12 percent of the total public school population. (pg. 73)
Quote: "As educators, we also have the responsibility to promote and protect the emotional well-being of all our students." (pg. 91)
Paula Elsner
Fact: 19% of children at a high school level or lower speak a language other than English.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn."
Question: What can we as teachers do to help everyone in the classroom to learn in a way that is most beneficial to them? Can we teach everything in multiple ways or give more time to each individual student?
Logan Burgess
Fact: English language learners make up more than 10% of total public school enrollment.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Should a child who primarily speaks another language in the home be deemed "special needs" in our public school system?
Quote: "Our common language is...English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language."
Fact: To suceed in todays classroom. teachers must be aware of many dimensions of student diversity.
ReplyDeleteQuote: If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way we learn.
Question: How can I keep negative home life values and concepts from entering an open minded diverse classroom?
Mary Sanders
Question- Should children in the United States be forced to learn English when it is not their primary language?
ReplyDeleteQuote- "If students do not learn the way we teach, let us teach the way they learn." -Kenneth Dunn
Fact- one of the most important and biggest challenges as a teacher is to be able to provide a variety of experiences and learning
Quote:
ReplyDeleteStudents whose native language is not English constitute one of the most conspicuous failure groups in the U.S.
Fact:
Spanish is the non-English background of the great majority of LEP Students (77%)
Question:
Do you think teachers should be required to learn spanish?
Fact: Across the U.S., English language learners (ELLs) students speak more than 400 different languages!
ReplyDeleteQuote: "Women and Whites predominate in the teaching force; 82 percent of all public school teachers are women, and 85 percent of those teaching in public schools are White."
Question: Should the states with a high number of ELLs start making it a requirement for teachers to learn a second language such as Spanish because we have so many students that do not know English very well? And would this be beneficial to these students?
Question: How can I address student diversity without them feeling I have labeled or stereotyped them, because I am learning more about the student's background? Even doing this for each student you will still only be able to do one at a time.
ReplyDeleteQuote: You should approach instruction for children with disabilities just as you would for other students in the classroom: expect diversity, anticipate a range of abilities, and look for the particular strenghts and learning profiles of each student.
Interesting Fact: Often teens don't even select a group as much as they are placed into one because of their image amoung their peers.
Question:
ReplyDeleteHow should a teacher adjust her lesson plan to include students who are from different cultures?
Fact:
The school's middle-class culture often places students from other cultures at a disadvantage in understanding the school's cultural codes and communication styles.
Quote:
"By developing mutual respect for and apprecitation of different lifestyles, languages, religious beliefs, and family structures, students may help shape a better future society for all its members." (Page 64)
Quote: "Regardless of your own beliefs on the subject of homosexuality, if you are going to teach in public schools you may very well have to teach gay and lesbian students."
ReplyDeleteQuestion: How do you encourage cultural diversity without being condescending?
Fact: Some black students underachieve because they don't want to be percieved as acting white.
-Ali Dalsing
Quote- "If students dont learn the way we teach, then we should teach the way they learn." Kenneth Dunn
ReplyDeleteFact- 32% increase in minority youth and 1.1% decrease in total white youth.
Question- Should teachers be required to know a second language?
Dustyn Holland
ReplyDeleteThe average earnings of female high school graduates is 85 % of what males recieve.
"If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn."
Why is it that women cannot make the same as men when they are completely capable to do the same amount of work, most often doing the work to a better standard?