101+Agenda+-+9.19.13

10:50 - 11:40 - Amanda Coulter, certification
 * Notetaker: Marie

11:40 - 12:05 - //Schoolhouse Crock// discussion https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jBguvwIFV1RPP3rYVG6T-Uh8YeBjO1B5oaG8l_QzQTQ/edit

Schoolhouse Crock Question Categories:
 * Notes:**
 * Dependence on Schools
 * Economic Involvement/Funding
 * Change (Continual Cycle of Change)
 * Comparison to Other Countries
 * Homelife/Community - School
 * Diversity of Students/Individual Needs
 * Teaching Immigrants
 * Standardized Testing
 * State/Government Involvement

What does this say as we contemplate our future as educators?
 * there's a lot playing into our future
 * a lot more than previously influenced the teaching world
 * diverse and constantly changing (how should we fix schools? It's always changing)
 * "Always have a finger in your classroom" -- the government (state, national, and international), parents, school boards, unions, finances
 * there's a lot of pressure -- periodic panic as to whether or not we surmount to other nation's educational guidelines

__Example Questions__ Question: Is America really "underperforming" the world? Question: Where are we getting these educational cultural biases from? Question: Are other countries saying the opposite of what we're saying about our own education system? Question: If we're trying to compete against other countries in education, why are we pulling money away from schools? Question: Would we get more academic results if we put funding directly into academics instead of extracurriculars?
 * American education vs. the world (other nations)


 * To Do:**
 * Research a follow-up question from our discussion; come to class prepared to share what you learned
 * consider one of the "big issues," identify what you want to know more about, research and question it. Spend some time following your own interests regarding these topics within the article. Come to class prepared to give evidence backing up your research.