1. What is Gatto’s purpose in placing Inglis’ “six basic funtions” of school into his essay? I feel that Gatto is trying to overemphasize the reason for public education. Of course, in a sense, these functions have some validity to them, but Gatto makes it seem that students can’t decide for themselves if they will excel in their education. In actuality, it is the students’ choice to determine whether or not they will exceed in their schooling.
I realized some of the results of the coeducational schooling since I was in the middle school so, I like to do some researches and find more information about it. I read some articles and statistics about it but I would like to know more and realize how this issue affects our educational life. I found many resources about this topic and there are many articles explain the affects of the coeducational schooling. There are some positive effects for the coeducation, however, there are some negative affect that could impede the educational life and decrease the educational level. So that, I asked these questions to find the best answers to help me solve this issue and overcome it.
It appears that testing is a waste of time, but in reality, it prepares students for future success. Another question that occurs is: What are students gaining from these different tests each year? Many people debate whether the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is considered to be pointless. Maybe these tests are teaching students accountability and responsibility, two vital tools for success in life. Within in the article, “No Child Left Behind: Test-Obsessed Education Won’t Move Us Ahead” the author, David Marshak, slashes the No Child Left Behind Act.
EMA are paid weekly to students that come from low income background. This move was invented in order to give equal opportunities to materially and culturally deprived family back grounds so that their achievement levels improve within the academic. Other policy such as Compensatory education policies (CEP’s) was introduced by Tony Blair in 1997 and was aimed to extend the academic period among school children from the age of 16 to the age of 18. This policy was aimed to reduce the socio-economic disadvantages which could include restricting equal educational opportunities from students from culturally deprived background originally focusing on working class children in UK. There are two arguments within the educational system;
Liberty University Mathematical Reform: Using Phi Delta Kappan Series EDUC 301 There is an issue of reform versus the basis. Reform is the improvement of something wrong or is corrupt. One thing that is corrupt is the American education system dealing in mathematics. The society has many questions on why students have problems in math rather than any other subject they take in school. Some questions that have risen are still needed answering by the many school districts in our nation especially dealing with the curricula of the mathematics courses and text books, and also and the districts investment in the school districts.
Also another policy introduced in the 1988 education act was open enrolment days in which parents and students could look around schools and experience what it would be like to go to that particular school. Also to increase choice, open enrolment created a competition for schools to attract pupils and a greater funding. However some sociologists would argue that education policies have other aims other than marketisation. Students now at school have to stay on in some type of education till they are 18. This policy was introduced by New Labour, carried out later by the conservatives, with the main aim to reduce inequality.
This act was formed to focus mainly on improving education and is mainly directed to disadvantaged students. The goal of the No Child Left Behind Act is to give more instructional time and less time for extracurricular during school hours. It is focused on changing the academic process by annual testing and giving report cards more often. The act also required funding changes. To receive funds the states and schools have to give assessments to students in certain grade levels (No Child Left Behind Act).
Through the two strategies, cited in the text “The Innovator’s Solution” by Christensen, Raynor, & Anthony, I believe that an emergent strategy should be taken at Dana Hall case, because its not clear what the right strategy should be and it is hard to read the future. “Emergent strategies are responses to unanticipated opportunities, problems, and success that were unforeseen in the deliberate strategy-making process.” (Christensen, Raynor, & Anthony, 2003) To conclude, Elaine Betts, after listening to the school committee, should manage the school in a way in which she will be applying theories and principles to improve the school growth, and maintain this well known and widely respected academic institute. References: “Fundamentals of Executive Management”, Lasell College: Case Study #3 – Dana Hall: Funding a Mission (pages 25-31), by Professors F. Warren McFarlan and Herman B. “Dutch” Leonard and Research Associate Melissa Tritter. “Classic Drucker”, Peter F. Drucker, chapter 6 “The Manager’s Bookshelf” (8th edition), Jon L. Pierce and John W. Newstrom, Part X, Reading 2: “The Innovator’s
They can move to a better school if they have problems with theirs, or get supplemental resources, after school tutoring to help. Money is moved and spent in better ways, testing improves school curriculum. I think one would assume that NCLB helps, but according to the book Civil Rights Project/Proyecto Derechos Civiles (CRP/PDC) at UCLA's Graduate School of Education & Information Studies this may not be true. This book claims that the current accountability system does not provided sufficient evidence that the NCLB act has closed the achievement gaps. The book also claims that the NCLB accountability system does not provide the information needed to show how students are performing, or how to improve instruction, it also states that the achievement gaps that were meant to be closed are not showing, promising numbers and states are having a hard time helping low-performing schools (Engel,
NCLB was established so that students were not held back in a grade and were promoted to the next grade. I think this is a political aspect that is failing our students. If a student is not understanding the material or doesn’t pass the tests showing that they understand and can retain the information, I don’t believe that they should be promoted. I believe that it only hurts the students because they get more behind as they advance through the levels. The ethical issues that regard the high stakes testing is that it could be unfair to some students.