Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Power of Persuasion
Power of Persuasion
4.Teachers Opinions
John Adams - There are two types of education One should teach us
how to make a living, the other how to live
Common Core and Indiana Academic Standards
Definition - a set of high-quality academic standards in mathematics
and English language arts/literacy.
Standard B.1.2 for both reads ...the shape of a molecule determines its
role in the many different types of cellular processes (e.g., metabolism,
homeostasis, growth and development, and heredity) and understand
that the majority of these processes involve proteins that act as
enzymes. The only difference is the beginning -- the 2010 standards
say Understand that and the 2016 standars say Analyze how.
How Common Core Is Affecting Us
- Common core is affecting the way kids learn every day
- Putting us behind
- Equality
No, I dont think its the most effective but it is nice to have everyone on the same
standards. Its good to have something that pushes mastery rather than touching on
things. - Hammon
Do you think that someone should have to take classes not geared towards their career?
No if it doesnt directly apply to their career, they shouldnt have to take it. -Noffsinger
Maybe not excessive classes but a basic structure is good. So instead of taking other normal
electives they could take classes geared towards the career. -Maguire
A student should be well rounded, theyll be more successful that way. However, I do like the
idea of career geared classes. -Breininger
Another Perspective
Throughout the majority of the project, we neglected the other side of
more career geared classes. Then we realized that counselors would
have a significant say in this as well. We interviewed Mrs. Landrum for
some insight.
They have to follow what the state does. The state decides, there are 16
Career Clusters and every career fits under those. They create career
pathways and each class fits into a pathway.
From our stance (as a job) it would be nearly impossible to keep track
of, its not a guarantee. Almost every student changes career pathways
every year.
A lot of colleges are liberal arts colleges, so they want well rounded
individuals because you understand the world better that way.
So What Is The Problem and What Can We Do?
The whole educational
and professional training
system is a very
elaborate filter, which
just weeds out people
who are too
independent, and who
think for themselves,
and who don't know how
to be submissive, and so
on -- because they're
dysfunctional to the
institutions. Noam
Chomsky
Bibliography
Blinderman, A. (1976). Three early champions of education: Benjamin Franklin,
Benjamin Rush, and Noah Webster. Bloomington, IN: The Phi Delta Kappa
Educational Foundation.
Chomsky, Noam, Peter R. Mitchell, and John Schoeffel. Understanding Power: The
Indispensable Chomsky. New York: New, 2002. Print.
Karp, Stan. "The Problems with the Common Core." Rethinking Schools. N.p., n.d.
Web.