Education Is Not the Same as Schooling - 0 views
Can schooling inhibit education?
Valedictorian Speaks Out Against Schooling - 0 views
This video contains bold, but truthful, remarks against schooling. Education is not synonymous with schooling!
"Narrowing the New Class Divide" - Murray - 22 views
In response to Adrian, I agree with your opinion that parents will always do whatever it takes to get their children ahead of others. And I also believe that there is no guilty for those children ...
For Poor, Leap to college often ends in a hard fall - 0 views
"Education- a force meant to erode class barriers appears to be fortifying them." I believe that education is the great equalizer, yet I agree with the quote above. Today's education system appea...
"Shadowy Lines that Still Divide" - Scott & Leonhardt - 25 views
I agree with Nadia's comment on that quote, that being stuck can be blamed on class. Class is tied into resources and income, and if you don't have the resources or income, there's really no way to...
"Savage Inequalities" - Kozol - 8 views
Use this space to comment on any quote from this reading.
PROBE paper - 0 views
I'm writing my paper on affirmative action if anyone else is also and wanted some sources! http://ic.galegroup.com.lp.hscl.ufl.edu/ic/ovic/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?failOverType...
PROBE - 0 views
My paper is comparing our education system to the systems of other countries, mainly Finland! http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/Why-Are-Finlands-Schools-Successful.html?c=y&page=3
PROBE paper reference - 2 views
Hi all! My probe paper's topic is about language and culture in public school and I find an interesting book that is highly related in this topic. The title of the book is Culture and the Lingua...
PROBE paper resource - 1 views
Hi everyone! This is a resource I am using discussing the prejudice in a classroom regarding black and white students. It talks about a study done using a "jigsaw" method that actually does a good ...
Culturally relevant teaching - 2 views
Hey class! My paper is basically going to focus on how culture impacts learning and teaching, specifically with African American students. This journal article focuses on a culturally responsive fi...
Implicit curriculum - 1 views
Hi all! If any of you are writing your PROBE paper on the implicit curriculum, here are a few resources I've used! See also: Eisner and Flinders/Thornton course readings. Apple, M. (1971). The hid...
The Making of Americans: Multiple Languages is an Issue? - 8 views
Language is a very critical part of a society. In "The Making of Americans", Hirsch emphasizes that one dominant language is very important for a society, and the mastery of this dominant language ...
Education for Extinction-cirriculum conformity - 7 views
I like that you chose an article not just about American diversity, but also about global diversity. I think that is often overlooked in the understanding of 'diversity.' When I read this article I...
Lies My Teacher Told Me- What the world thinks of the US - 11 views
American schools teach history in a way that makes the U.S always seem like the "good guy". Students are taught that the US defends nations in need all over the world without self-interest being a ...
Differences in learning for high and low levels of SES students - 14 views
Very cool. There's a study that found the greatest in-school predictor of academic success/learning gains is teacher quality, which seems to be backed up by the study you found. Some reformers take...
The Children in Room E4 - Race Based Academic Goals - 14 views
Looks like Virginia passed a similar policy, and this is Jeb Bush's response to it: http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/sep/24/school-expectations-should-be-colorblind/ While I don't agree th...
Lies My Teacher Told Me - 13 views
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