Monday, August 10, 2009

EDU 202 Fall 09 Ch. 5 Post

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  1. BritniSeptember 8, 2009 at 9:58 AM

    Quote- “Any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development.” Jerome Bruner

    Fact- Our textbook tells us that around 44 percent of high school students in America are enrolled in a foreign language.

    Question- Along with the fact I found interesting should it be mandatory for our high school students to take some foreign language class before being eligible for graduation?

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  2. Veronica McKinneySeptember 8, 2009 at 1:32 PM

    Quote:
    "Art is humanity's most essential, most universal language. It is not a frill, but a necessary part of communication." -Ernest L. Boyer-

    Fact: 1991 the U.S. Department of Labor issued the Secretary's Commission on achieving necessary skills(SCANS) report, which called for all high school students to develop a set of higher competencies and a foundation of skills to be better prepared for the world of work.

    Question:
    How does the quality of the text book effect a students ability to learn?

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  3. Lindsey HeidleSeptember 8, 2009 at 7:25 PM

    Lindsey Heidle

    Question: Do you think that the textbooks we use are adequate or could that be a problem with how students are learning?

    Quote: All that is taught is a commitment to what is thought valuable. R.S. Peters

    Fact: Approximately 40% of all students in U.S. public high schools are enrolled in a foreign language course, with Spanish and French language being the most popular languages taken.

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  4. LacySeptember 9, 2009 at 9:33 AM

    Lacy King

    Question: Is it fair that a schools accountability is based solely on the students exam scores? Why not take in to account the other things that take place in a classroom like how often students ask questions or are able to answer a question, or the projects the students do for a certain subject.

    Quote: "A liberal education is the only practical form of vocational education"- John Henry Cardinal Newman

    fact: In the 2001 geography test, 25% of twelfth-graders reached the proficient or advanced level.

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  5. Megan LofgrenSeptember 9, 2009 at 11:13 AM

    Question: It is said that cooperate learning has so many positive outcomes for the students if this is true then how come cooperate learning isn't stressed to be used in the classroom?

    Fact- although just 42% of all high school students are enrolled in a general education track, nearly two out of three high school dropouts come from this track.

    Quote- "Humanity's survival does not depend on reducing differences to a common idenity, but on learning to live creatively with differences." -anonymous

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  6. WhitneySeiterSeptember 9, 2009 at 1:34 PM

    Question~ Why do English teachers waste time teaching their students grammar when it is a proven fact that students don't learn grammar that way, they acquire it from reading and everyday usage?
    Quote~ "All that is taught is a commitment to what is thought valuable."
    Fact~ 44% of all students in US public high schools are enrolled in a foreign language course.

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  7. Elayna DannerSeptember 9, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    Fact: "Males continue to outperform females to a light extent on mathematics and science tests, whereas females signigicantly outperform males on the reading and writing tests." (pg.140)

    Quote: "The arts are the rainforests of society. They produce the oxygen of freedom,and they are the early warning system when freedom is in danger." -- June Wayne

    Question: How would you feel about the school board asking you to consider looping? (a multiyear teaching experience.) What are some of the benefits to looping as teachers and students are concerned? What are some cons?

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  8. Morgan HovengaSeptember 9, 2009 at 4:19 PM

    Quote: The arts are the rainforests of society. They produce the oxygen of freedom, and they are the early warning system when freedom is in danger.

    Fact: Approximately 44 percent of all students in U.S. Public high schools are enrolled in a foreign language course, with Spanish and French being the most popular languages taken.

    Question: If the arts in schools are vital and important in overall education, why are so many U.S. Schools cutting these subjects out in order to get more core curriculum in?

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  9. creepyperson1September 10, 2009 at 6:32 AM

    Quote: "The arts are the rainforests of society. They produce the oxygen of freedom, and they are the early warning system when freedom is in danger." ---June Wayne

    Fact: In 2003, students from 24 countries took the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), which is the largest, most comprehensive, and rigrous international comparison of education ever done.


    Question: Would a multicultural curriculum or a core curriculum be better for today's schools?

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  10. Angelique DunbarSeptember 10, 2009 at 7:00 AM

    Quote: "All that is taugh is a commitment to what is thought valuable."
    -R.S. Peters-

    Fact: Approximately 44% of all students in U.S. public high schools are enrolled in a foreign language course, with Spanish and French being the most popular languages taught.

    Question: Should schools offer foriegn language classes at an earlier age than high school?

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  11. Britney JohnsonSeptember 10, 2009 at 7:55 AM

    Quote: "Reward systems used by schools teach students to 'read' both the teacher and the system to determine just what is expected to get the grade, the teacher's attention, and the sticker with the smiling face."

    Question: In the book, it says the arts "play a crucial role in the development of cultured, educated individuals and that they respond to a deep instinct in humanity." If this is true, which I strongly believe, why are these subjects being cut in schools all around the country?

    Fact: A large number of students never study algebra (15%), geometry (30%), advnaced algebra (40%), other advanced mathematics (80%), chemistry (45%), or physics (75%).

    Britney Johnson

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  12. Mary SandersSeptember 10, 2009 at 8:13 AM

    Quote: Hummanitys survival does not depend on reducing differences to a common idenity, but on learning to live creatively with differences.

    Question: How do you get students excited about subjects that may not be their strongest?

    Fac: The instructional approach that teachers use clearly shapes how students experiences the cirriculum.

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  13. kristine owenSeptember 10, 2009 at 8:22 AM

    Fact- 44% of high school students are enrolled in foreign language

    Question- Is teaching more productive without a text book?

    Quote- "All that is taught is commitment to what is thought valuable." R.S. Peters

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  14. Corey WhiteSeptember 10, 2009 at 8:44 AM

    Quote: "All that is taught is a commitment to what is thought valuable.

    Question: Should students know what to do in the classroom and be able to do it?

    Fact: Major disagreements exist in the filed or reading education. The basic debate is whether reading instruction should emphasize the integration of language arts skills and knowledge in a literature-based approach.

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  15. Donna HillSeptember 10, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    Question: Why isn't block scheduling used inn more schools and why isn't more teachers willing to change their style of teaching to accommodate?

    Quote: Any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development.
    --Jerome Bruner, Psychologist

    Fact: NAEP assessments...Males continue to outperform females to a slight extent on mathematics and science tests, whereas females significantly outperform males on the reading and writing tests.

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  16. Meagan MurphySeptember 10, 2009 at 9:59 AM

    Quote: "The arts are the rainforests of society. They produce the oxygen of freedom, and they are the early warning system when freedom is in danger" (June Wayne).

    Fact: I thought it was interesting that some textbook publishers gear their books toward the standards of larger, more populated states.

    Question: In my high school, we were on a block schedule and it definitely had pros and cons. For example, I would have liked to have every subject everyday becuase it would have helped me stay more focused, but I also liked the longer class periods that block scheduling provided. What do you think are some of the pros and cons of block scheduling?

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  17. UnknownSeptember 10, 2009 at 10:13 AM

    Alicia Bell

    Question: How can teachers make all subjects seem very important or just as important as their students favorite or strongest subject?

    Fact:"Approximately 44% of all students in U.S. public high schools are enrolled in a foreign language course, with Spanish and French being the most popular languages taught."

    Quote:"All that is taught is commitment to what is thought valuable."

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  18. UnknownSeptember 10, 2009 at 10:22 AM

    Dustyn Holland

    Quote: Any subject can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development.

    Do women score higher than men when it comes to reading and writing because women converse more during a day than men?

    Men outrank women when it comes to math and science but women outrank men when it comes to reading and writing.

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  19. UnknownSeptember 10, 2009 at 10:29 AM

    Quote: "All that is taught is a commitment to what is thought to be valuable."

    Fact: 44 percent of high school students in the US are enrolled in a foreign language class.

    Question: Should students be required to take a foreign language class in high school? What is the graduation rate of students who take a foreign language class as opposed to those who do not?

    Logan Burgess

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  20. amandajeanreadySeptember 10, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    Quote: "Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven."
    Fact: TIMSS results may tell us more about the differing educational systems than about the students.
    Question: What is your opinion of looping which is when students have a teacher for more than one year?

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  21. UnknownSeptember 10, 2009 at 10:48 AM

    katherine brown
    Quote: Any subjest can be taught effectively in some intellectually honest form to any child at any stage of development. jerome bruner

    fact:teachers can vary the activities to provide some students with access to more complexity and others with more support.

    ???: has ur time in school showed u any ways or ideas of doing this? if so what and why?

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  22. Michael CobbSeptember 10, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    Fact:
    Curriculum as all orginized and intended experiences of student for which the school is responsible for.

    Quote:
    One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings.

    Question:
    What is the advantage of block scheduling?

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  23. Amanda WoodSeptember 10, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    Question: How can we decide what students truly need to learn as the world continues to change at a rapid pace? We cannot leave behind the basics or "old school" information, but we also need to add new technology and current events. How can we fit all this in without overwhelming and losing the students.

    quote: "All that is taught is a commitment to what is thought valuable."

    Fact: I was surprised at the number of subjects that have a great deal of controversy and debate over the methods in which they should be taught.

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  24. UnknownSeptember 12, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    Question: Is the fact that schools are less willing to hire teachers with visible tattoos and piercings part of the hidden curriculum in schools?

    Fact: The United States has a decentralized educational system where the state and local governments has the most say in what is taught rather than the federal government.

    Quote: "I have often reflected upon the new vistas that that reading opened to me...As I see it today the ability to read awoke inside of me some long dormant craving to be mentally alive." -Malcolm X

    Ali Dalsing

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  25. CodySeptember 14, 2009 at 8:26 AM

    Quote: “Many highly intelligent people are poor thinkers. Many people of average intelligence are skilled thinkers. The power of a car is separate from the way the car is driven.” – Edward De Bono

    Fact: Only 23% of High School seniors score proficient or advanced on NAEP Assessments in Mathematics.

    Question: When health is such an important factor, why isn’t it considered a critical component of the K-12 curriculum and aren’t any questions about health on high stakes tests?

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  26. Chelsey KrullSeptember 15, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    Quote "we need to permanently abandon the belief that race and poverty dertermine how much students can and will learn."-kati Haycock

    Fact-children are getting placed at the bottom of the agenda for america everyday.

    question- how effective is a lecture in a class of high schoolers?

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  27. stado33September 22, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    Fact: 44 percent of high school students in the US are enrolled in a foreign language class.

    Quote: "All that is taught is a commitment to what is thought to be valuable."

    Question: How many high school students in foreign language classes actually further their foreign language learning in college?

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  28. UnknownSeptember 22, 2009 at 12:43 PM

    Question: What are the exact rules on what you can tell an in-need/pregnant teen looking for help/support? Does each district/school vary their policy for these issues?

    Discussion Quote: "...Only comprehensive sex education is effective in protecting adolescent from pregnancy and sexually transmitted [disease]...studies of abstinence only programs show an unintended consequence of unprotected sex...abstinence only programs increase risks of these adolescents for pregnancy and sexually transmitted illness..." p110

    Fact: "For every teenager who commits suicide, 100 more will try." p114

    -Alisha Neidinger

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  29. UnknownOctober 12, 2009 at 1:40 PM

    Q. "A liberal education is the only practical form of vocational education."

    F. Over the past decade, students achivement on the NAEP mathmatics tests has improved significantly for all ages and all recial and ethnic groups, representing improvements of as much as one years worth of mathmatics knowledge since 1990 for fourth, eighth, and twelfth grades.

    Q. Why should we put children under tracking?

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