Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Reaction to Hodgkinson's Article on Demographics
In the very beginning of Hodgkinson's article he says, "Nothing is distributed evenly across the United States. Not race, not religion, not age, not fertility, not wealth, and certainly not access to higher education." Although most of us would like to pretend that it is not this way, I would have to agree with this statement. Sure, administration has done what they think to be correct, schools continue to teach, and students continue to attend. This is is all very nice, but the sad fact is that where you live and where you go to school will ultimately determine the type of education you recieve, the resources you have available to you, and the oppurtunities available for you to excel. This all seems to be unfair, but there are plenty of dedicated people who strive to make lives better for students all over the United States and student success stories that make you believe in the overused expression that education makes a difference; because i believe that yes, it indeed makes a major difference.
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Group Three---U.S. schools
1. What are our schools like, and how did they get that way?
Schools in the United States go for 12 years. School is mandatory until age of 16. There are many different types of schools: Public, Private, Home Schooling. Our schools try teach students to be a democratic citizen, be mature in a democratic society. Schools founded by immigrants, based on religion at first. Protestants made public schools to separate church and education. Schools are funded mostly by the state and local taxes According to the Public Education Primer 43% comes from local sources, more than three-fourths of this local share derived from local property taxes. 9% from the federal government. Our schools offer free and reduced lunch for families that are below the poverty level. Offer social workers, psychologists, speech therapists, after school care programs depending on schools funding. Institution is progressing, instead of just teachers we What are schools now have counselors that a family may not be able to afford by themselves.
2. Who are our students?
Our students can range from ages 3 to 19 years old. They come from all types of socio-economic backgrounds. Our students also come from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds. Funding our education system help our students in the best way possible. Our foreign students have a chance to learn the English language in the form of classes, for example ESL (English as a second language). According to the Public Education Primer on page 25, scores on college entrance exams have increased modestly, in case of the SAT, or held steady, in case of the ACT. We are progressively getting better scores.
3. Who are our teachers?
Almost half of all public school teachers have advanced degrees, and the majority have more than 10 years experience. The United States requires that all teachers have a degree in area of their concentration. The majority of our teachers are women (8 out of 10). Our teachers try their best to help the students as best as they can, they are very dedicated to their work. Our teachers try to prepare students for life after grade school by exercising their students’ creative and critical thinking skills.
Schools in the United States go for 12 years. School is mandatory until age of 16. There are many different types of schools: Public, Private, Home Schooling. Our schools try teach students to be a democratic citizen, be mature in a democratic society. Schools founded by immigrants, based on religion at first. Protestants made public schools to separate church and education. Schools are funded mostly by the state and local taxes According to the Public Education Primer 43% comes from local sources, more than three-fourths of this local share derived from local property taxes. 9% from the federal government. Our schools offer free and reduced lunch for families that are below the poverty level. Offer social workers, psychologists, speech therapists, after school care programs depending on schools funding. Institution is progressing, instead of just teachers we What are schools now have counselors that a family may not be able to afford by themselves.
2. Who are our students?
Our students can range from ages 3 to 19 years old. They come from all types of socio-economic backgrounds. Our students also come from a variety of racial and ethnic backgrounds. Funding our education system help our students in the best way possible. Our foreign students have a chance to learn the English language in the form of classes, for example ESL (English as a second language). According to the Public Education Primer on page 25, scores on college entrance exams have increased modestly, in case of the SAT, or held steady, in case of the ACT. We are progressively getting better scores.
3. Who are our teachers?
Almost half of all public school teachers have advanced degrees, and the majority have more than 10 years experience. The United States requires that all teachers have a degree in area of their concentration. The majority of our teachers are women (8 out of 10). Our teachers try their best to help the students as best as they can, they are very dedicated to their work. Our teachers try to prepare students for life after grade school by exercising their students’ creative and critical thinking skills.
Friday, September 7, 2007
This is different
I had my first two days of classes this week and my first reaction to them was just how different the classes already seem from my community college. I have always been a crazy perfectionist and moving away, changing my major at the last minute and stressing myself out about everything and anything for a whole week has given me nothing but a major headache.
This might sound childish, but growing up and figuring out what you want to do with the rest of your life is not as easy as it seems. Although I may have gotten stressed and a little discouraged this week I also set myself up for challenges that I am ready to face and do my best to be successful in all my classes. I'm a strong believer that the way you look at something is the way it will be for you....so I choose to look at all my classes positively.
Even though my teacher has NOOOO sense of humor (THATS A JOKE!!) My P.P. of Ed. class looks challenging and interesting. I'm interested to see what I learn this year about education in America and to observe the children at Arts High seems like an awesome experience.
This might sound childish, but growing up and figuring out what you want to do with the rest of your life is not as easy as it seems. Although I may have gotten stressed and a little discouraged this week I also set myself up for challenges that I am ready to face and do my best to be successful in all my classes. I'm a strong believer that the way you look at something is the way it will be for you....so I choose to look at all my classes positively.
Even though my teacher has NOOOO sense of humor (THATS A JOKE!!) My P.P. of Ed. class looks challenging and interesting. I'm interested to see what I learn this year about education in America and to observe the children at Arts High seems like an awesome experience.
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