The film “The class” is a definitely a more realistic portrayal of classroom interactions. When it comes to the interactions student’s have with their teacher and with each other. When compared to all the other films we have watched in class. The film is a “savior” film in the sense that the teacher (Mr. Marin) aim’s to inspire his students. This film deals with the behavioral problems and the interactions the teachers have with the students and takes a look at how they deal with it.
I do think that in some way Mr. Marin was responsible for Soleymane’s expulsion. The fact that he gave him a bad grade and said things to the committee of teachers about him made it that much easier for them to expel him. I think that Mr. Marin should have defended Soleymane a little more. I think that Mr. Marin gave up on Soleymane towards the end by thinking he was “limited”. I think that Mr. Marin should have found a different way to individually deal with the problems he was facing with Soleymane’s behavior instead of getting the whole team of teachers involved. Which made it that much easier for the team to expel him. On the other hand Soleymane should also be held responsible for his own behavior and actions in class. He did disrupt the learning environment in class and was labeled the “trouble maker”.
I don’t think the teachers cared what Soleymane was going through at home which could have caused the problems he was having in school. The teachers didn’t take that into consideration. I think it was a systematic issue if these teachers where expelling so many students at their school. I think that it was both the teachers and the students fault. I think the teachers should have tried to work with the “problem” students, to try and better the situation. Instead of just giving up on them and sending them to another school where they will become another group of teachers’ problem. The teacher’s should have tried to reach out to the students to show they care by praising them for the good they were doing in class. Instead of punishing them for all the bad they were doing. I think their system of discipline could have been better effective if they worked with the students instead of putting them on trial.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
HW # 48
Treatment
A teacher changes how a class full of delinquents view themselves in life. The students the teacher has to deal with and teach are students who associate themselves with gang violence , drug dealing ,etc. It's the teacher's first day on the job teaching in a new school. He walks into a class full of rowdy students who are fooling around and acting like school is a playground. The students don't acknowledge him or care what he has to say. the teacher realizes he has a long school year ahead of him. He makes the decision that he is going to motivate the students to be better. He plans on teaching them that they can escape their current situations if they just apply themselves in school.
The students at first just think the teacher is like all the other teachers they have had in the past. Who don't really care about them but are just in it for the paycheck. The teacher however, tries to relate to the students by telling them his story. He captures their attention. The teacher lets them know that he came from the same background and neighborhood just like the one they live in but he escaped. He lets them know that he left his neighborhood and all his friends behind to make something out of himself.
The teacher motivates the students by switching up his curriculum. He makes home visits to the students homes to get their parents involved. The teacher improves the students grades and focus in class. Students begin to like the teacher and find themselves relating to him. The teacher inspires them to want to do better and escape their troubled lives.
A teacher changes how a class full of delinquents view themselves in life. The students the teacher has to deal with and teach are students who associate themselves with gang violence , drug dealing ,etc. It's the teacher's first day on the job teaching in a new school. He walks into a class full of rowdy students who are fooling around and acting like school is a playground. The students don't acknowledge him or care what he has to say. the teacher realizes he has a long school year ahead of him. He makes the decision that he is going to motivate the students to be better. He plans on teaching them that they can escape their current situations if they just apply themselves in school.
The students at first just think the teacher is like all the other teachers they have had in the past. Who don't really care about them but are just in it for the paycheck. The teacher however, tries to relate to the students by telling them his story. He captures their attention. The teacher lets them know that he came from the same background and neighborhood just like the one they live in but he escaped. He lets them know that he left his neighborhood and all his friends behind to make something out of himself.
The teacher motivates the students by switching up his curriculum. He makes home visits to the students homes to get their parents involved. The teacher improves the students grades and focus in class. Students begin to like the teacher and find themselves relating to him. The teacher inspires them to want to do better and escape their troubled lives.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
HW# 47
Film Ideas:
1.) A teacher struggles to discipline students but they win .Then the teacher wins them over by teaching them something their interested in.
2.) A back and forth battle between the teacher and the students.
3.) A teacher who breaks all the rules and goes by there own curriculum but is seen as too radical.
4.) A teacher transforms a class of unruly underachievers to disciplined/polite students who succeed.
5.)A teacher who rules there students with force but has to change there method to better suit the students.
1.) A teacher struggles to discipline students but they win .Then the teacher wins them over by teaching them something their interested in.
2.) A back and forth battle between the teacher and the students.
3.) A teacher who breaks all the rules and goes by there own curriculum but is seen as too radical.
4.) A teacher transforms a class of unruly underachievers to disciplined/polite students who succeed.
5.)A teacher who rules there students with force but has to change there method to better suit the students.
HW #46
"Give a boy a gun" by Todd Strasser, is about two boys Gary and Brenden who open fire at a school dance. Seeking revenge on all the teachers and students who bullied and tormented them over the years. The author also offers information (facts) about other school shootings and the gun culture.
Even though this is a fictional story "Give a boy a gun" mirrors real-life school shootings that have occurred. This is useful for my topic because it relates to school safety. As well as what roles are played in school to contribute to the violence and how it affects the way a school is run and chooses to discipline there students.
The book is about a school shooting but it makes me think could school shootings alike be prevented. The boys also seek revenge on the students they feel have caused them so much suffering and humiliation in school but was their shooting justified. Does that make it okay for school violence to occur? The events taken place also make me question why was it so easy for these students to open fire at a school event and no one seemed to have seen it coming. Are kids really safe in school?
Even though this is a fictional story "Give a boy a gun" mirrors real-life school shootings that have occurred. This is useful for my topic because it relates to school safety. As well as what roles are played in school to contribute to the violence and how it affects the way a school is run and chooses to discipline there students.
The book is about a school shooting but it makes me think could school shootings alike be prevented. The boys also seek revenge on the students they feel have caused them so much suffering and humiliation in school but was their shooting justified. Does that make it okay for school violence to occur? The events taken place also make me question why was it so easy for these students to open fire at a school event and no one seemed to have seen it coming. Are kids really safe in school?
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Hw 45
Sizer focused more on the the habits of mind and how teachers should teach them to students in school. He opposed "one-size-fits-all educational methods". Sizers form of education is structured around less testing and grading but more on the amount of knowledge a student is prepared with. His teaching was more of going deeper than the basic knowledge of things.
Hirsch ideas of education were if you don't know stuff then you can't understand it. You understand what you are taught more from books which is focused less on using the habits of mind. He argued that " an important factor in determining comprehension, an even more important consideration was background knowledge." So having basic knowledge on things is most important to understanding stuff in our culture. He focuses less on students different learning abilities but more on a one-size-fits-all education.
SOF definitely follows Sizers ideas on what schools should be like. The school is focused on the habits of mind and using them in our educational experience. Which is why SOf doesn't do much standardized testing,etc which is different from other high schools. I am more used to Sizers educational methods than Hirsch.
Hirsch ideas of education were if you don't know stuff then you can't understand it. You understand what you are taught more from books which is focused less on using the habits of mind. He argued that " an important factor in determining comprehension, an even more important consideration was background knowledge." So having basic knowledge on things is most important to understanding stuff in our culture. He focuses less on students different learning abilities but more on a one-size-fits-all education.
SOF definitely follows Sizers ideas on what schools should be like. The school is focused on the habits of mind and using them in our educational experience. Which is why SOf doesn't do much standardized testing,etc which is different from other high schools. I am more used to Sizers educational methods than Hirsch.
Monday, March 15, 2010
HW 44
In Obama's speech on education I agree with him on understanding that sometimes kids don't feel like being in school "wishing it were still summer, and you could’ve stayed in bed just a little longer this morning". He identified with that feeling of just blowing school off but that it's solely up to us to decide what kind of an education we want and how hard are we going to work as individual to get it. I think it's interesting when he mentions that an education can open the doors to self discovery, like an education can help us create goals for ourselves and help us discover what we want out of life. He's saying that a good education is out there for us we just have to want it and push ourselves to do better. We also won't get anywhere in life without an education which is what makes having one so important.
While reading the article "Where the Bar Ought to Be " I agree that teachers should have/want the desire to inspire their students to want to learn and get an education since the students are in their classrooms everyday. It seems that good teachers are hard to come by because most of them are just average educators who might not really care about their students. To have good teachers and understand the value of them in students lives will make for a much richer educational experience.
While reading the article "Where the Bar Ought to Be " I agree that teachers should have/want the desire to inspire their students to want to learn and get an education since the students are in their classrooms everyday. It seems that good teachers are hard to come by because most of them are just average educators who might not really care about their students. To have good teachers and understand the value of them in students lives will make for a much richer educational experience.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
HW 41
Kelly, Melissa. "Violence in Schools." About.com Guide 1. Web. 24 Feb 2010. .
This article was about the violence that takes place in schools. It consisted of a list of statistics about the danger that is present in schools and how common it is.
This article is useful if interested in school safety at schools. Who's to blame for school violence? and how do you prevent it? What measures need to be taken.
Crowley, Michael. "Outrageous! "A" Is for Average." Reader's Digest 1.1 (2004): 1. Web. 24 Feb 2010..
This article was about rewarding students for their excellency in school. Also how it is effecting those who aren't rewarded and how it causes competition between them. This article is helpful if interested in the competitive side of school. The students vs. students, students making their parents proud and students winning the favor of their teachers in order to succeed in school. Is the competition good or bad?
Clayton, Victoria. "School debate: public vs. private." msnbc 1.1 (2010): 2. Web. 24 Feb 2010.
This article was about public schools vs. private schools and what to consider when picking which one to go to. This article deals with the different factors of the public school system and the private school system.
"School Shootings and School Violence." Enyclopedia (2008): 1. Web. 3 Mar 2010..
This article was about the history of violence in schools and how long it has been occurring for. Dating all the way back to the 17th century to today and how it has changed over the years. The struggle between the the students vs. authority in school. What roles are played in school to contribute to the violence. What is being done to instill discipline in the schools.
" Bad school experiences affect juvenile delinquency." China Daily 1. (2004): 1. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
This article was about how bad school experiences and bad grades affected some students life outside of school. From being at home with how they are treated by there parents for not excelling at school to being social outcasts and treated badly by other students in school. Which made them turn more to crime because of the way they felt about school and turned them into delinquents.
Additional Works Consulted
GLG Expert Contributor, . "Finishing schools are grooming students for better life." manjitkauracademician September 27 ,2009: 1. Web. 24 Feb 2010.
Tamanini, Kara. "How Do We Stop Bullying in Schools?." psychcentral 1.1 (2009): 1. Web. 24 Feb 2010.
PEDIATRICS, . "Out-of-School Suspension and Expulsion." AAP Policy (2008): 1206-1209. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
Holguin , Jamie. "School Suspensions: Do They Work?." CBS Broadcasting 1. (2004): 1. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
Part B
I think I'm going to focus my paper on some aspect of the way schools are run/function. In particular looking at school safety and how it's a form of school discipline. The students point of view and how they see school as a prison and feel controlled by the teachers. As well as looking at the teachers point of view.
School discipline is important because it maintains order and safety but do some schools take it too far? Taking a look at how disciplinary measures affect the students, teachers and the school as a whole. This also relates to the struggle of power in schools.
This article was about the violence that takes place in schools. It consisted of a list of statistics about the danger that is present in schools and how common it is.
This article is useful if interested in school safety at schools. Who's to blame for school violence? and how do you prevent it? What measures need to be taken.
Crowley, Michael. "Outrageous! "A" Is for Average." Reader's Digest 1.1 (2004): 1. Web. 24 Feb 2010.
This article was about rewarding students for their excellency in school. Also how it is effecting those who aren't rewarded and how it causes competition between them. This article is helpful if interested in the competitive side of school. The students vs. students, students making their parents proud and students winning the favor of their teachers in order to succeed in school. Is the competition good or bad?
Clayton, Victoria. "School debate: public vs. private." msnbc 1.1 (2010): 2. Web. 24 Feb 2010.
This article was about public schools vs. private schools and what to consider when picking which one to go to. This article deals with the different factors of the public school system and the private school system.
"School Shootings and School Violence." Enyclopedia (2008): 1. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
This article was about the history of violence in schools and how long it has been occurring for. Dating all the way back to the 17th century to today and how it has changed over the years. The struggle between the the students vs. authority in school. What roles are played in school to contribute to the violence. What is being done to instill discipline in the schools.
" Bad school experiences affect juvenile delinquency." China Daily 1. (2004): 1. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
This article was about how bad school experiences and bad grades affected some students life outside of school. From being at home with how they are treated by there parents for not excelling at school to being social outcasts and treated badly by other students in school. Which made them turn more to crime because of the way they felt about school and turned them into delinquents.
Additional Works Consulted
GLG Expert Contributor, . "Finishing schools are grooming students for better life." manjitkauracademician September 27 ,2009: 1. Web. 24 Feb 2010.
Tamanini, Kara. "How Do We Stop Bullying in Schools?." psychcentral 1.1 (2009): 1. Web. 24 Feb 2010.
PEDIATRICS, . "Out-of-School Suspension and Expulsion." AAP Policy (2008): 1206-1209. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
Holguin , Jamie. "School Suspensions: Do They Work?." CBS Broadcasting 1. (2004): 1. Web. 3 Mar 2010.
Part B
I think I'm going to focus my paper on some aspect of the way schools are run/function. In particular looking at school safety and how it's a form of school discipline. The students point of view and how they see school as a prison and feel controlled by the teachers. As well as looking at the teachers point of view.
School discipline is important because it maintains order and safety but do some schools take it too far? Taking a look at how disciplinary measures affect the students, teachers and the school as a whole. This also relates to the struggle of power in schools.
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