Haiku

searching for answers
time is the path to clearness
wait and you will see










With so much information being brought forward to me in all of my classes sometimes it comes too much too quickly. When stress takes over it can push me back even further and having a dark hole to climb into can look like the best solution. Being able to have some time to myself to just think is what i have found to help me the most. Put aside the readings, the books, the sculptures and let the thoughts just role. Time is sometimes the best answer to the solutions in which we seek.

and to the Republic for which it stands One nation under God

So as the comment towards our four fathers in our last class, the building blocks on which these men set up now in some way lead to the way our schools are constructed today. Being able to produce good and moral citizens of the Republic was the initiative of the men who put together our educational schools, with a little bit of historical knowledge wedged in their. Their first bias was to limit to who the educational systems would serve. If we can not educate ALL of our citizens how is it that the thought of a republic society in which we all serve to act right and justly can be produced. Many of this was unfortunately new to me, and that is my own academic dilemma. When we know where our education system was started and how it aids to understand how it is run in the present time. Like our country as a whole education started as a segregated and unbalanced system of how we provided knowledge for our children. If those who vote elect our representatives, have to be educated, and only those educated represent a selection of the entire nation in which we live in the country is set up to neglect most of its citizens. Although education has changed over time it is important to realize where education values and issues started off.

a few terms i had to brush up on in case anyone had the same questions about them
despotism - the rule under an absolute authority
shibboleths a word that distinguishes one group or class from those of another
draconian- harsh laws linked to a ruler Draco of Athens
inculcating - to impress upon the mind with frequent repetition

the education system of planet earth

1. What are schools like and how did they get that way?• School s is divided into districts and each district has their own standards and rule for how the school is run. Students must attend school a certain number and years and days per year. They are required to fill certain criteria of what they need to study and the number of years they are required to study each subject this criteria is set federal government and state districts. There are different types of schools including public, private and charter schools. The majority or 88% of the students attend public schools which are free of charge to attend as opposed to the 12% of students who attend private which require tuition to attend. The majority of the funding for the public schools is provided by the district and state taxing. The schools offer a variety of supplemental services such as lunch programs, health programs, humanities and social science requirements. These services provided are to help children function in the community and society.
2. Who are the students?• The students are made up of all demographics throughout the country from the highest to the lowest income ratios. The students are made up of all different races and backgrounds. They consist of not only American children whose first language is English but also 19% are immigrants and 10% are English language learners.

3. Who are the teachers?• The majority are experienced and have advanced degrees in there subject areas. This is to ensure a great understanding in their specific area so the student has the greatest possible understanding of the information provided. This is not the case in all demographic areas in high poverty areas teachers are not always highly qualified in their subject area. Most teachers seem to be young white females. Reasons for this might be that the mind set of American citizens is to make more money, considering the low pay of most teachers may be the reason for this statistic. The high rate of teachers changing and leaving the profession is a question of how the education system is run.

the first class

I enjoyed the first class and introduction to what the semester will bring. There was great enthusiasm and communication throughout the instruction, and I hope it continues throughout the year. I found the reading extremely interesting. It opened my perspective of how the education system really works. It was also disturbing to know that these statistics on drop out rates, and scores lower in urban areas are not changing the way education is centralized throughout the state. If we know that the local community is where most of the money for schools comes from, how are students expected to do well when there is no money in their community?