Welcome! 4/21/10

1. Welcome! 4/21/10 Do Now: • What has stood out to you about 1968 NEHS? • What are some good things about the school? • What are some bad things? • Write 5 lines. • BE ON TASK TO RECEIVE PARTICIPATION POINTS! • Topics/Goals: • NEHS and High School; what do you see? • Why is Brown v. Board important? • Agenda: • Do Now • Continue: High School • Wrap Up Film • Brown v. Board

2. Wrap Up Reflection! • Write your response on the back of your 10 items lists. • Earlier this year, NEHS was given the award for “Most Diverse School in Philadelphia” • How did NEHS go from a predominantly white school to the most diverse school in Philadelphia? • What do you think happened? Explain your thoughts! Write until I say stop!

3. Pre-Class 4/22/10 FOLLOW THE TIMELINE AND THINK! • 1954 – School Racial Desegregation begins • 1957 – Current NEHS building constructed • 1968 – NEHS filmed “High School” • If racial desegregation had been happening for 14 years by the time “High School” was filmed, why do you think there were only a handful of non-white students enrolled? Write 5 lines. BE ON TASK TO RECEIVE PARTICIPATION POINTS!

4. Welcome! 4/22/10 Today’s Agenda • Pre-Class & Roll • Share Out • Quick Notes • Map Activity Topics/Goals: • Why is Brown v. Board important? • How did Brown v Board affect urban school districts? Announcements:

5. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas  • In 1954 the Supreme Court was asked to decide the following question: Is separate but equal fair? • “Does segregation in public schools deprive students of their right to equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment? • The Supreme Court knew that their answer could change race relations in this country for better or worse

6. Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas  • In 1954 the Supreme Court was asked to decide the following question: Is separate but equal fair? • “Does segregation in public schools deprive students of their right to equal protection of the laws under the Fourteenth Amendment? • The Supreme Court knew that their answer could change race relations in this country for better or worse

7. The Case: • Oliver Brown sued the Board of Education of Kansas • Brown’s daughter had to ride the bus to a black school miles away when there was a white school within walking distance • The Supreme Court heard arguments over a two-year period

8. The Case: • Oliver Brown sued the Board of Education of Kansas • Brown’s daughter had to ride the bus to a black school miles awaywhen there was a white school within walking distance • The Supreme Court heard arguments over a two-year period

9. The Court also considered research about segregation’s effects on African American children • They found that even if the facilities were equal (even though, more often than not, that was not true), the psychological effect of “separate” was harmful to children

10. The Court also considered research about segregation’s effects on African American children • They found that even if the facilities were equal (even though, more often than not, that was not true), the psychological effect of “separate” was harmful to children

11. In 1954 Chief Justice Earl Warren issued the Supreme Court’s decision • All nine justices agreed that separate schools for African Americans and whites did not follow the Constitution’s guarantee of equality

12. In 1954 Chief Justice Earl Warren issued the Supreme Court’s decision • All nine justices agreed that separate schools for African Americans and whites did not follow the Constitution’s guarantee of equality

13. “We conclude that in the field of public education the doctrine of "separate but equal" has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal. Therefore, we hold that the plaintiffs and other similarly situated . . . are . . . deprived of the equal protection of the laws guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment.”

14. Reflection Question • Brown v Board passed in 1954, demanding that all schools in the U.S. integrate racially. • In the film, High School (1968), did NEHS appear to be racially integrated? Why/Why not?

15. Mapping Brown v Board • Scenario: Welcome to the beautiful and historic city of Walkerdelphia! According to our map of Walkerdelphia schools, our district is in need of racial integration.

16. Pre-Class 4/23/10 • What was the school performance of Area A in Walkerdelphia? • What qualities that describe Area A might have impacted its school performance. • Explain one of these qualities (3 lines) • (hint: this is a review of your HW)

17. Pre-Class 4/23/10 • What does a successful school look like? (3 lines) • What are 3 things that make a school successful? (list) • (Hint think about “round 1--HW”)

18. Welcome! 4/23/10 Today’s Agenda: • Pre-Class and Roll • Walkerdelphia • Reality Check – time to see the world • Wrap Up Today’s Objectives: • To study the impact of Brown on Urban Schools • To open your eyes. Announcements: --Valhalla today! --Race runners, please come talk to me ASAP

19. Mapping Brown v Board Your Task -- With a partner bring about school reform! • Round 1: In this round, you and a partner will start by studying the current map of Walkerdelphia. • Some schools are better than others, what causes this difference? • Round 2: In this round, you and a partner will identify problems and create possible solutions. • How can we successfully create racial integration in Walkerdelphia schools?

20. Mapping Brown v Board Your Task -- With a partner bring about school reform! • Round 3: In this round you and a partner will create a proposal plan on how to change Walkerdelphia schools. • You will redraw the map as it “should be” to create racially integrated schools. • You will write out an explanation of your proposed changes. • You will present your proposal to chief city councilman Mr. Walker!

21. Pre-Class 4/26/10 • Remember racial integration= mixing races • Do you think it is possible to fully integrate schools? (To an “almost equal” amount) • What might prevent or delay racial integration in schools? • Write 5 lines.

22. Welcome! 4/26/10 Today’s Agenda: • Pre-Class and Roll • Walkerdelphia • Reality Check – time to see the world • Wrap Up Today’s Objectives: • To study the impact of Brown on Urban Schools • To open your eyes.

23. 3 Proposals • What changes do you propose? • What are you going to do? • Why do you propose these changes? • Why did you make these choices? • How do you propose to accomplish these changes? • How does it work? You can’t just wave a “magic wand”…

24. How will Mr. Walker the city planner react? Which plan will I choose and why? DISCUSS! 1 minute!

25. 2 Questions Come to Mind • Can there be equality in quality of education and access to education? • Do we have that now? • If not, what’s holding us back?

26. Reality Check • “The Quiet Reversal of Brown v Board of Education” • Brown v Board (1954) – DESEGREGATE SCHOOLS! • Late 1950s – 1994  Brown quietly “undone” or “crippled” through several Supreme Court Decisions and New Laws • #1 Way to Segregate Schools  CONTROL SCHOOL BUSES! – Our current system is broken, and no one is fixing it! •  are charters/magnets the answer?

27. So what is it? • Is it racism or ignorance that keeps America’s schools segregated? • Racism – people are just anti-diversity • Ignorance – people just don’t know/care to know • Write until I say stop!