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EDE 200: Social Foundations of Education

EDE 200: Social Foundations of Education. Session 21. Housekeeping. Questions Format going forward Book Discussions begin 11/29 PTCs 3 stories. Agenda. Watch/discuss School part 4. Discuss parent teacher conferences. Discuss school visits.

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EDE 200: Social Foundations of Education

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  1. EDE 200: Social Foundations of Education Session 21

  2. Housekeeping Questions Format going forward Book Discussions begin 11/29 PTCs 3 stories

  3. Agenda • Watch/discuss School part 4. • Discuss parent teacher conferences. • Discuss school visits. • Discuss all of these issues in the context of contemporary society.

  4. Video Discussion School: The Story of American Public Education Narrated by Meryl Streep. Key: Relationship between history and today Episode Four • The Bottom Line • 1980 – “present”

  5. Points to Think About • Will competition help public schools improve? • “A Nation at Risk” – do you think there is a crisis (or multiple) in public education? • Vouchers – should poor people have the same opportunity as rich people to “choose” their school? Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush

  6. Parent / Teacher Conferences Memories of your own PTCs. Current format. Student/Teacher Conferences. Avoiding conflict. Concerns with doing this for the first time.

  7. Parent Teacher Conferences • Avoiding blame. • Minimizing surprises. • Target positives, but don’t sugar coat. • Have a plan. • Setting the tone in the beginning of the year. • Having the hard conversation. • Your experiences?

  8. School Visits • You recently spent at several hours visiting in an elementary school. • What was most memorable about your visit? • What did you like? • What concerns you? • Other ideas . . . Greg Mortenson at Gultori Girls Refugee School in Skardu, Baltistan

  9. Questions What questions do you have about teaching in NYC that we have yet to address? What have you seen during your observations that needs clarification?

  10. For Next Time . . . 11/29 – Group Presentations begin 12/13 – Researched Position Paper & Participation Reflection Paper Be thinking about your upcoming assignments (see syllabus).

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