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Fact: 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.
ReplyDeleteWhy are there so few male and minority teachers?
Quote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn."
-Kenneth Dunn
- As a teacher, what are some ways to make sure that the minorities in your classroom have an equal chance to achieve academically?
ReplyDelete- " One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings."
Franklin Thomas, Pg 66
- Public school classrooms include an even higher percentage of minorities that the population as a whole. Although about 34 percent of the total population are members of racial or ethnic minority groups, 43 percent of school-age children are minorities.
Are single-gender schools better than mixed-gender schools?
ReplyDeleteThe 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.
"If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way we learn." - Kenneth Dunn
Fact: Spanish is the non English background opf the great majority of LEP studnets.
ReplyDeleteQuestion: Why do most schools only teach according to the linguistic and analytic abilities instad of offering many of the other intelligences needs?
Quote: "'If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn."' p64
Question: If you have a "talented and gifted" student in your classroom how are you supposed to keep them from distracting the other students, etc? Because you just can't have them doing something completely different from the other students, can you?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn." - Kenneth Dunn
Fact: The term assistive technology refers to the array of devices and services that help people with disabilities perform better in their daily lives.
Question: Why are there more women teacher figures than men?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "If 2+3 is always going to be 5, why do they keep teaching it to us?"
-gifted first-grade student
Fact: Women and whites predominate in the teacher force; 82 percent of all public school teachers are women, and 85 percent of those teaching in public schools are white.
Question: Why has the No Child Left Behind act not been modified since we no it is not working the way it should?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn." -Kenneth Dunn
Interesting Fact: Most children in the classrooms have a first language that is not Engish.
Question: How can multicultural education leave curriculum "untouched" and the same for all children when students have such differing abilities? For example, some cannot speak English while others read several grade levels above their own.
ReplyDeleteQuote: "One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings." - Franklin Thomas
Fact: Almost 6 million children in U.S. schools have some sort of disability.
Question: Is it logical to try to make children learn more than one language in this country, when alot of children struggle with speaking and writing english correctly?
ReplyDeleteQuote: If 2 + 3 is always going to be 5, why do they keep teaching it to us? p84
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. pg82
Are more education majors taking advantage of also studying a foreign language, knowing it is in demand?
ReplyDelete"If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn." -Kenneth Dunn, Expert on Learning Styles
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.
Question: Why are stereotypes placed on different races? Ie: Doing homework is a 'white thing,' or Asian decent are good at math...
ReplyDeleteQuote: 'One day our desendents will think it increditble that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melonin in our skin or the shape of our eyesor our gender instead of the unique identies of each of us as complex human beings.' - Franklin Thomas
Fact: There are a total of 5,971,495 disabilities affecting American children ages 6-21. Table 3.3, pp. 74
Question: What are some ways that teachers might help students meet their needs for power and belonging?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way the learn."-Kenneth Dunn
Fact: When the special needs of gifted and talented students are neglected they drop out of school at rates far exceeding the dropout rates for those not identified as gifted.
-How many local schools are already making it required to be a diverse teacher, such as being bilingual?
ReplyDelete-"If students do not learn the way we teach, tne let us teach the way they learn." Kenneth Dunn pg 72
-Boys often dominate classroom discussions unless teachers take the steps to ensure participation on the parts of girls.
Question: Do you think that female teachers are more likely to punish a girl just because she is a female? Are males the same way with other males?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn." -Kenneth Dunn p.72
Fact: 82% of public school teachers are women.
Question- Does it really matter weither a child is black, white, gay or straight in the class room? How can we further educate our students widly except different people from different backgrounds?
ReplyDeleteQuote- " What is a school and what is it for?"
Fact- "Despite this controversy, many school disticts are in desperate need of bilingual teacher, particularly thost who speak spanich and Asian languages."
Question: With the minority rate rising and eliglish being a second language for so many students, are teachers going to need to be bilingual just to teach? How are schools in this area dealing with this issue now?
ReplyDeleteQuote: 'One day our desendents will think it increditble that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melonin in our skin or the shape of our eyesor our gender instead of the unique identies of each of us as complex human beings.' - Franklin Thomas
Fact: The average earnings of female high school graduates, aged 25-34 are 85% of what their male counterparts recieve. Even worse, female college graduates in the same age bracket earn salaries that are only 80% of what their male counterparts recieve.
Question: Is it possible to teach to the level of each individual student in a classroom, or do you just teach to the middle and offer help to the students at the lower spectrum and find extra activities for the students at the higher end?
ReplyDeleteFact: The federal government reports in 2006 that 3 million students identified as gifted and tallented........[represented] about 6.4 percent of the total enrollment.
Quote: "If 2+3 is always going to be 5, why do they keep teaching it to us?"
-A gifted first-grade student
Quote: "If Students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn." Kenneth Dunn
ReplyDeleteFact: With almost six million students, ages six to twenty-one, receiving federal aid for their disabilities, these students represent about twelve percent of the total public school population.
Question: Do you think we could do more to help students with disabilities?
Crystel Walsh
ReplyDeleteEDU 202/203 -- MWSU -- Spring 2010 -- Dr. Hendrix
Assignment: Chpt. 3; Monday, February 1, 2010
1. Should America conform to learning Spanish to accommodate immigrants or immigrants become fluent in the English language? Are Americans simply egocentric or resistant to change? (Txtbk. Chpt. 3)
2. "Our common language is...English. And our common task is to ensure that our non-English-speaking children learn this common language." -William Bennett, Former U.S. Secretary of Education (Txtbk. p. 67, Chpt. 3)
3. Maintenance or developmental bilingual education aims to preserve and build on students' native-language skills as they continue to acquire English as a second language. (Txtbk. p. 67, Chpt. 3)
Question: Who should rightly take responsibility for the teaching of English to non-English speaking students?
ReplyDeleteQuote: "One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin or the shape of our eyes or our gender instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings." FRANKLIN THOMAS
Fact: Congress passed the Bilingual Education Act in 1968 (amended many times) in order to provide federal funding for bilingual programs.
Question:Do you think teachers today have an understanding and appreciation for culture...do they treat all students fairly... is treating everyone the same the fair and right thing.
ReplyDeleteQuote:”Boys often dominate class room discussions unless teachers take steps to ensure participation on the part of the girls.”-David Grossman p88
Fact:6.4 percent of students are gifted and talented p82
fact:"Approximately 82 percent of all public school teachers are women." (textbook, page 58)
ReplyDeletequote: "If students do not learn the way we teach, then let us teach the way they learn."
-Kenneth Dunn
question: Do you think all teachers understand diversity and teach it well in their classrooms?
Chapter 3
ReplyDeleteQuestion
What must teachers do to succeed in today's classroom?
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
Fact
The transitional and maintenance models of bilingual education are in growing jeopardy.