2. In your own words, 1. What is the purpose of school? 2. Do you think it ‘works’? 3. How can school be better?

3. Why school is run the way it is Why you take standardized tests (act/psae/ etc) Current problems of the educational system Achievement Funding Getting the best teachers Etc. Inequalities in education—why do you receive the best education while others don’t?

4. How do you learn best? Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences— There are 9 different ways to demonstrate intelligence

5. Intelligence StyleLearn with:Possible Careers Naturalist Counselors, politicians, salesperson, business owner Archeologists, anthropologists, historians Existential See things from other’s perspectives, sense feelings, intentions, etc. Discussions, open questions, meditation Park Ranger, Biologist, Botanist, Landscape architect Scientists, engineer, detective Nature, outdoors, preserve environment, caring for others, etc Sounds, rhythms and patterns Reason, logic, numbers, and patterns Logical/Mathematical Composer, musician, singer Musical Interpersonal

6. Intelligence StyleLearn with:Possible Careers Kinesthetic Phy ed teacher, dancer, actor, firefighter, surgeon Movement, interactions, physical coordination Intrapersonal Inner feelings, dreams, relationships. Verbal Social scientist, philosopher, psychologist Visual Hearing, lectures, writing, storytelling, memorization Pilot, engineer, mechanic, architect Pictures, maps, charts, puzzles Poet, journalist, author, public speaker, teacher, lawyer

7. What do your counselors think is the most important class in high school? What do your parents thinks is the most important class What do your think is the most important class?

8. 1900s “Factory model” Mass production & Assembly line Agrarian Society Summer harvest

9. Plessey v Ferguson “Separate but Equal” Brown v Board of Education of Topeka (1954) Separation of schools unconstitutional Civil Rights Act of 1964 Outlawed discrimination based on race and sex How do these events shape schools in the U.S.?

10. October 4 th, 1957--Russia First Earth orbiting satellite Launched the Space Race JFK—Travel to the moon by the end of the 60s How does this event shape schools in the U.S.?

11. A Nation at Risk 1983 Schools are Failing SAT Scores dropped 50% (verbal) and 40% (math) 1/5 could write a persuasive essay 1/3 could solve complex math problems How does this event shape schools in the U.S.?

12. No Child Left Behind (2001) Setting High Standards Measurable Goals Standardize Education Accountability To maintain federal funding, schools have to meet specified goals How does this event shape schools in the U.S.?

13. Why does education need to be standardized? Specialized jobs Most efficient in large sums Ability to transfer Different levels of influence “Check points”