After observing numerous articles and films, which focus on education, I have realized there are many challenges schools and educators face. Such challenges can cause a school to struggle to keep students from failing or even dropping out. I believe a reason some students discontinue their education is simply because of boredom. I have seen evidence of this in personal experiences and certain films and articles. In the film, Stand and Deliver, students at Garfield High School are uninterested in the curriculum and the teachers hardly have the motivation to change the students opinion. When a educator uses creative teaching methods it sparks a interest in a student, which we see with Coach Webb in the film Chalk. Such methods can be effective in transforming a portion of the failing student body into an academic success. Not only can this creativity be implemented in teachers but it can be taught to students. Courses like theatre, ancient and modern languages, art appreciation, philosophy and more can be classified as humanities and encourage a student to think creatively. I believe by instructors using original teaching methods and including humanities in the K-12 curriculum, schools will see more participation and improvement in inattentive students.
By allowing teachers to use creative teaching techniques in their classrooms we will see disinterested students show more participation. A great example of this is seen in the film, Stand and Deliver, where Mr. Escalante turns a group of unmotivated students into a more attentive and focused class of students. On his first day of class he is welcomed by a rebellious class who teases and taunts him. He knows that he will need to use a unconventional way of teaching in order to change their opinion on education. For example, he uses apples to teach fractions, which seems odd to the students but the creativity of the lesson has them curious. By the time a student reaches their sophomore and senior year they become bored with repetitive courses and conventional teaching methods. Mr. Escalante is aware that his class of seniors aren't interested in participating and would rather slack off during their senior year. He uses humor and wittiness to catch the students off guard; a characteristic that makes a teacher seem more like a friend than a teacher. An example of Mr. Escalante implementing humor in his teaching is when he creates a comical math problem. "...The total number of girlfriends between them is 20. How many does each gigolo have?" When a teacher uses material that students can relate to and find original they will become curious. Once they realize that a teacher is not going "by the book" they will most likely become more attentive. In the film, Chalk, Coach Webb won't be labeled as a boring teacher and would rather see her students believe they are capable. Her philosophy on teaching is to convince her student's they have the potential to make a difference. "If I make them think they have some sort of potential and they are actually good at the activity, suddenly they start thinking, hey I can do this," explains coach Webb. During the film you can see the activities she includes in her class have a positive outcome on the students; in which they began to take her class more seriously.
In the film, Waiting for "Superman", statistics show students dropping out, math scores failing and a system that is to stubborn to change for the benefit of the students. Throughout the majority of my K-12 years I experienced a narrow minded system that Waiting for "Superman" describes, so I finally began to phase out during my senior year of high school. I blame myself for my lack of motivation, but I would also hold some of the teachers accountable for my unenthusiastic attitude. This sort of teaching grows old, especially when you have been exposed to it over the majority of your K-12 years. The film points out that students who have high performing teachers are learning at a faster rate, "When you see a great teacher, you are seeing a work of art," says Geoffrey Canada. When teachers have the protection of the teachers union they seem to be less motivated to excel in teaching since they are practically invulnerable to being fired under their contracts. I experienced a history teacher who relied on tedious worksheets to make his job easy. He seemed to know very little about the subject and showed little to no enthusiasm. Opposed to my history teacher, my math instructor was very original with his methods of teaching and found ways to make learning interesting. Waiting for Superman points out that teachers like my math teacher can be found in charter schools, where they can be more flexible and have less regulations. When public schools try to be more like charter schools they face problems going against the system. My math instructor was aware that some students would classify the typical educator as boring. He decided to dismiss himself from this classification and display a more unpredictable method of teaching in his classroom. If it wasn't for a few atypical teachers, who inspired my interest, I would have had a harder time graduating.
By including humanities in K-12 education we will give students the opportunity to explore their creative talent. These courses can be classified as performing arts or social sciences, which could give a school a more creative and original environment. In a article written by Keith Gilyard, he talks about a creative arts program; which challenged students to think creatively. During Keith's visit he discovered the kids were fascinated with his career as a English professor and "...more than willing as a group to demonstrate their endeavors to make meaning through poetry, lyrics, oral interpretation, song, drawing, story writing , and dance," says Keith. Even though the class was a success and inspired the interests of art in a group a kids, the program would be discontinued. Another article, which observes a successful Latino history program, explains the preposterous decision to terminate the program. To quote the National Council of Teachers of English, "Ninety-seven percent of students participating in the program graduated from high school, compared to 44 percent nationally, and 70 percent entered college, compared to 24 percent nationally." In a segment on the Daily Show, Lewis Black points out that Robert F. Kennedy community schools spent half a billion dollars to build these modern buildings. Instead of building these exquisite facilities for an absurd amount of money lets build a curriculum that offers such successful programs like creative arts and Mexican American Studies.
I believe by instructors using creative teaching methods and including humanities in the K-12 curriculum, schools will see more participation and improvement in inattentive students. We see evidence of this in the film, Stand and Deliver, where Mr. Escalante uses humor to make the classroom more interesting and appealing to the student's. Similar to Mr. Escalante, Coach Webb has a certain philosophy she goes by to make the students believe they can succeed and make a difference in themselves. Throughout my K-12 years I have personally experienced orthodox teaching methods, which in my opinion are not as effective as a teacher who uses a creative approach to the class. I believe by including more humanities in the K-12 education we will see more kids succeed in education. The National Council of Teachers of English addresses that a Latino History program was graduating ninety-seven percent of students from high school and was later discontinued. Similar to this program, a after-school creative arts class, which had a influence on young kids, had been shut down due to a lack of funding. Lets improve the public education system, which the film, Waiting for "Superman", describes as a broken system. Superintendents need to rearrange funding priorities and look out for the students, not the adults. Successful courses need to be become higher priority and be kept in K-12 education, as well as encouraging teachers to be more creative with their teaching.
Works Cited
Stand and Deliver. Dir. Ramon Menendez. Perf. Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris. Warner Bros, 1988. Film.
Chalk. Dir. Mike Akel. Perf. Mike Akel, Angie Alvarez, Graham Davidson, Chris Mass, Michael McAlister. Virgil Films, 2007. Film.
Keith Gilyard. "Children, Arts, and Du Bois." National Council of Teachers of English September 2012: 19-20. Print.
Keith Gilyard. "Arizona Bans Mexican American Studies Program." National Council of Teachers of English September 2012: 21-23. Print.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-5-2010/back-in-black---education-crisis. The Daily Show with John Stewart. Tuesday October 5, 2010.
Waiting for "Superman". Dir. Davis Guggenhiem. Perf. Geoffrey Canada. Paramount Vantage, 2010. Documentary Film.
Saturday, March 23, 2013
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Paolo Friere's "Banking Concept"
"The Banking Concept", Friere's perception of today's education system, where students are obligated to record and memorize. "Education thus becomes an act of depositing, in which the students are the depositories and the teacher is the depositor," says Friere. Before reading this article I was familiar with the idea of our education system serving "the interests of the oppressors," but isn't that the point of an education? To obtain a decorated resume after years of schooling and impress our future employer. I realize that the system is a lifeless cycle of repetitive information being thrown at me, but if I "reject the banking concept in it's entirety" than completing my career goal will be very difficult. I know in a few years I will be enjoying the career of my choice, which won't have the characteristics of the education system Friere describes. On the other hand I do think there needs to be a change, and I think a lot of educators could agree. Fortunately some people can drop out of the system and still persevere. Successful innovators like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg both dropped out of Harvard University and became their own teachers, following an idea that would make them successful businessmen. I support Friere's idea of a Liberating education, where the traditional students-teacher relationship is altered. "The students-no longer docile listeners-are now critical co-investigators in dialogue with the teacher. The teacher presents the material to the students for their consideration..." explains Friere. This new method would give the students a chance to express their concerns on a specific lesson and whether or not they find it appealing.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Waiting for Superman notes
-Students who are less fortunate to get a education are randomly selected through a lottery type process
-Anthony is a yound kid who is taken care of by his grandmother, he is also eager to becoming educated
-Daisy has dreams of becoming a vetrenarian and her father believe she can do it, even though her family is struggling with income
-Bianca's mother is dedicated to support her daughters education, going into college.
-The "no child left behind" proposal has not made the impact on our nation. We still see low reading and math scores.
-Either students are become more stupid or there is something wrong in the education system.
-Daisy will be facing a difficult path on her way to becoming a vetranarian, having to servive the "drop out factories."
-experts blame failing neighborhoods on failing schools, but the oppisite could be the real reason
-for the amount of money we spend on inmates we could be sending them to college for the same amount.
-There are so many regulations in education that it ends up creating a mess of priorities, the focus seems to be on money and less on the students.
-students with high performing teachers learn at a higher rate
-Teachers are protected by the teachers union which guarentees them a job for 10 years, it is practically impossible to fire a teacher when they are protected by this system.
-Under a teachers contract they can't recieve a pay raise even though they have displayed excellent results.
-Charter schools have a very high graduation rate and are on track to go to a four year college
-When public schools try to mimic the charter school system they face problems going against the system.
After watching the film I believe there needs to be a change to the teachers union. Teachers who are not performing as well as they should be do not deserve to be teaching students. Adjustments to the union would include negotioniating wages with teachers who are seeing a improvement in there students. When you have a system that does not allow a pay difference between a successful teacher and a lowsy teacher than you are not giving educators the opportunity to benefit from their hard work. Money seems to distract higher up personal from seeing how much students are struggling. They need to be less selfish and set priorities that benefit the students.
-Anthony is a yound kid who is taken care of by his grandmother, he is also eager to becoming educated
-Daisy has dreams of becoming a vetrenarian and her father believe she can do it, even though her family is struggling with income
-Bianca's mother is dedicated to support her daughters education, going into college.
-The "no child left behind" proposal has not made the impact on our nation. We still see low reading and math scores.
-Either students are become more stupid or there is something wrong in the education system.
-Daisy will be facing a difficult path on her way to becoming a vetranarian, having to servive the "drop out factories."
-experts blame failing neighborhoods on failing schools, but the oppisite could be the real reason
-for the amount of money we spend on inmates we could be sending them to college for the same amount.
-There are so many regulations in education that it ends up creating a mess of priorities, the focus seems to be on money and less on the students.
-students with high performing teachers learn at a higher rate
-Teachers are protected by the teachers union which guarentees them a job for 10 years, it is practically impossible to fire a teacher when they are protected by this system.
-Under a teachers contract they can't recieve a pay raise even though they have displayed excellent results.
-Charter schools have a very high graduation rate and are on track to go to a four year college
-When public schools try to mimic the charter school system they face problems going against the system.
After watching the film I believe there needs to be a change to the teachers union. Teachers who are not performing as well as they should be do not deserve to be teaching students. Adjustments to the union would include negotioniating wages with teachers who are seeing a improvement in there students. When you have a system that does not allow a pay difference between a successful teacher and a lowsy teacher than you are not giving educators the opportunity to benefit from their hard work. Money seems to distract higher up personal from seeing how much students are struggling. They need to be less selfish and set priorities that benefit the students.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Unit #3 Rough Draft
After observing numerous articles and films, which focus on education, I have realized there are many challenges schools and educators face. Such challenges can cause a school to struggle to keep students from failing or even dropping out. I believe a reason some students discontinue their education is simply because of boredom. I have seen evidence of this in personal experiences and certain films and articles. In the film, Stand and Deliver, students at Garfield High School are uninterested in the curriculum and the teachers hardly have the motivation to change the students opinion. When a educator uses creative teaching methods it sparks a interest in a student, which we see with coach Webb in the film Chalk. Such methods can be effective in transforming a portion of the failing student body into a academic success. Not only can this creativity be implemented in teachers but it can be taught to students. Courses like theatre, ancient and modern languages, art appreciation, philosophy and more can be classified as humanities and encourage a student to think creatively. I believe by instructors using original teaching methods and including humanities in the K-12 curriculum schools will see more participation and improvement in inattentive students.
By allowing teachers to use creative teaching techniques in their classrooms we will see disinterested students show more participation. A great example of this is seen in the film, Stand and Deliver, where Mr. Escalante turns a group of unmotivated students into a more attentive and focused class of students. On his first day of class he is welcomed by a rebellious class who tease and taunt him. He knows that he will need to use a unconventional way of teaching in order to change their opinion on education. For example, he uses apples to teach fractions, which seems odd to the students but the creativity of the lesson has them curious. By the time a students reaches their sophomore and senior year they become bored with repetitive courses and conventional teaching methods. Mr. Escalante's is aware that his class of seniors aren't interested in participating and would rather slack off during their senior year. He uses humor and wittiness to catch the students off guard; a characteristic that makes a teacher seem more like a friend than a teacher. An example of Mr. Escalante implementing humor in his teaching is when he creates a comical math problem. "...The total number of girlfriends between them is 20. How many does each gigolo have?" When a teacher uses material that students can relate to and find original they will become curious. Once they realize that a teacher is not going "by the book" they will turn their attention toward the teacher. In the film, Chalk, coach Webb won't be labeled as a boring teacher and would rather see her students believe they are capable. Her philosophy on teaching is to convince her studies they have the potential to make a difference. "If I make them think they have some sort of potential and they are actually good at the activity, suddenly they start thinking, hey I can do this," explains coach Webb. During the film you can see the activities she includes in her class have a positive outcome on the students; in which they began to take her class more seriously.
Throughout the majority of my K-12 years I sustained an acceptable GPA, but I began to phase out during my senior year of high school. I blame myself for my lack of motivation, but I would also hold some of the teachers accountable for my unenthusiastic attitude. I was taking courses where instructors would use traditional teaching methods; which delivered curriculum that was expected. This sort of teaching grows old, especially when you have been exposed to it over the majority of your K-12 years. I experienced a history teacher who relied on tedious worksheets to make his job easy. He seemed to know very little about the subject and showed little to no enthusiasm. It's very hard as a student to display a interest in a subject when the teacher looks as if they would rather be somewhere else. Opposed to my history teacher, my math instructor was very original with his methods of teaching and would be considered hip to most students. He was aware that some students would classify the typical educator as boring. He decided to dismiss himself from this classification and display a more unpredictable method of teaching in his classroom. For example, would take a recess in the middle of class to go play basketball; this would help students clear their head after a long lesson and prepare themselves for the next assignment. If it wasn't for a few atypical teachers, who inspired my interest, I would have had a harder time graduating.
By including humanities in K-12 education we will give students the opportunity to explore their creative talent. These courses can be classified as performing arts or social sciences, which could give a school a more creative and original environment. In a article written by Keith Gilyard, he talks about a creative arts program; which challenged students to think creatively. During Keith's visit he discovered the kids were fascinated with his career as a English professor and "...more than willing as a group to demonstrate their endeavors to make meaning through poetry, lyrics, oral interpretation, song, drawing, story writing , and dance," says Keith. Even though the class was a success and inspired the interests of art in a group a kids, the program would be discontinued. Another article, which observes a successful Latino history program, explains the preposterous decision to terminate the program. To quote the National Council of Teachers of English, "Ninety-seven percent of students participating in the program graduated from high school, compared to 44 percent nationally, and 70 percent entered college, compared to 24 percent nationally." In a segment on the Daily Show, Lewis Black points out that Robert F. Kennedy community schools spent half a billion dollars to build these modern buildings. Instead of building these exquisite facilities for a absurd amount of money lets build a curriculum that offers such successful programs like creative arts and Mexican American Studies.
I believe by instructors using creative teaching methods and including humanities in the K-12 curriculum schools will see more participation and improvement in inattentive students. We see evidence of this in the film, Stand and Deliver, where Mr. Escalante uses humor to make the classroom more interesting and appealing to the students. Similar to Mr. Escalante, Coach Webb has a certain philosophy she goes by to make the students believe they can succeed and make a difference in themselves. Throughout my K-12 years I have personally experienced orthodox teaching methods, which in my opinion are not as effective as a teacher who uses a creative approach to the class. I believe by including more humanities in the K-12 education we will see more kids succeed in education. The National Council of Teachers of English addresses that a Latino History program was graduating ninety-seven percent of students from high school and was later discontinued. Similar to this program, a after-school creative arts class, which had a influence on young kids, had been shut down due to a lack of funding. Successful courses need to be become higher priority and be kept in K-12 education, as well as encouraging teachers to be more creative with their teaching.
Works Cited
Stand and Deliver. Dir. Ramon Menendez. Perf. Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris. Warner Bros, 1988. Film.
Chalk. Dir. Mike Akel. Perf. Mike Akel, Angie Alvarez, Graham Davidson, Chris Mass, Michael McAlister. Virgil Films, 2007. Film.
Keith Gilyard. "Children, Arts, and Du Bois." National Council of Teachers of English September 2012: 19-20. Print.
Keith Gilyard. "Arizona Bans Mexican American Studies Program." National Council of Teachers of English September 2012: 21-23. Print.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-5-2010/back-in-black---education-crisis. The Daily Show with John Stewart. Tuesday October 5, 2010.
By allowing teachers to use creative teaching techniques in their classrooms we will see disinterested students show more participation. A great example of this is seen in the film, Stand and Deliver, where Mr. Escalante turns a group of unmotivated students into a more attentive and focused class of students. On his first day of class he is welcomed by a rebellious class who tease and taunt him. He knows that he will need to use a unconventional way of teaching in order to change their opinion on education. For example, he uses apples to teach fractions, which seems odd to the students but the creativity of the lesson has them curious. By the time a students reaches their sophomore and senior year they become bored with repetitive courses and conventional teaching methods. Mr. Escalante's is aware that his class of seniors aren't interested in participating and would rather slack off during their senior year. He uses humor and wittiness to catch the students off guard; a characteristic that makes a teacher seem more like a friend than a teacher. An example of Mr. Escalante implementing humor in his teaching is when he creates a comical math problem. "...The total number of girlfriends between them is 20. How many does each gigolo have?" When a teacher uses material that students can relate to and find original they will become curious. Once they realize that a teacher is not going "by the book" they will turn their attention toward the teacher. In the film, Chalk, coach Webb won't be labeled as a boring teacher and would rather see her students believe they are capable. Her philosophy on teaching is to convince her studies they have the potential to make a difference. "If I make them think they have some sort of potential and they are actually good at the activity, suddenly they start thinking, hey I can do this," explains coach Webb. During the film you can see the activities she includes in her class have a positive outcome on the students; in which they began to take her class more seriously.
Throughout the majority of my K-12 years I sustained an acceptable GPA, but I began to phase out during my senior year of high school. I blame myself for my lack of motivation, but I would also hold some of the teachers accountable for my unenthusiastic attitude. I was taking courses where instructors would use traditional teaching methods; which delivered curriculum that was expected. This sort of teaching grows old, especially when you have been exposed to it over the majority of your K-12 years. I experienced a history teacher who relied on tedious worksheets to make his job easy. He seemed to know very little about the subject and showed little to no enthusiasm. It's very hard as a student to display a interest in a subject when the teacher looks as if they would rather be somewhere else. Opposed to my history teacher, my math instructor was very original with his methods of teaching and would be considered hip to most students. He was aware that some students would classify the typical educator as boring. He decided to dismiss himself from this classification and display a more unpredictable method of teaching in his classroom. For example, would take a recess in the middle of class to go play basketball; this would help students clear their head after a long lesson and prepare themselves for the next assignment. If it wasn't for a few atypical teachers, who inspired my interest, I would have had a harder time graduating.
By including humanities in K-12 education we will give students the opportunity to explore their creative talent. These courses can be classified as performing arts or social sciences, which could give a school a more creative and original environment. In a article written by Keith Gilyard, he talks about a creative arts program; which challenged students to think creatively. During Keith's visit he discovered the kids were fascinated with his career as a English professor and "...more than willing as a group to demonstrate their endeavors to make meaning through poetry, lyrics, oral interpretation, song, drawing, story writing , and dance," says Keith. Even though the class was a success and inspired the interests of art in a group a kids, the program would be discontinued. Another article, which observes a successful Latino history program, explains the preposterous decision to terminate the program. To quote the National Council of Teachers of English, "Ninety-seven percent of students participating in the program graduated from high school, compared to 44 percent nationally, and 70 percent entered college, compared to 24 percent nationally." In a segment on the Daily Show, Lewis Black points out that Robert F. Kennedy community schools spent half a billion dollars to build these modern buildings. Instead of building these exquisite facilities for a absurd amount of money lets build a curriculum that offers such successful programs like creative arts and Mexican American Studies.
I believe by instructors using creative teaching methods and including humanities in the K-12 curriculum schools will see more participation and improvement in inattentive students. We see evidence of this in the film, Stand and Deliver, where Mr. Escalante uses humor to make the classroom more interesting and appealing to the students. Similar to Mr. Escalante, Coach Webb has a certain philosophy she goes by to make the students believe they can succeed and make a difference in themselves. Throughout my K-12 years I have personally experienced orthodox teaching methods, which in my opinion are not as effective as a teacher who uses a creative approach to the class. I believe by including more humanities in the K-12 education we will see more kids succeed in education. The National Council of Teachers of English addresses that a Latino History program was graduating ninety-seven percent of students from high school and was later discontinued. Similar to this program, a after-school creative arts class, which had a influence on young kids, had been shut down due to a lack of funding. Successful courses need to be become higher priority and be kept in K-12 education, as well as encouraging teachers to be more creative with their teaching.
Works Cited
Stand and Deliver. Dir. Ramon Menendez. Perf. Edward James Olmos, Estelle Harris, Mark Phelan, Virginia Paris. Warner Bros, 1988. Film.
Chalk. Dir. Mike Akel. Perf. Mike Akel, Angie Alvarez, Graham Davidson, Chris Mass, Michael McAlister. Virgil Films, 2007. Film.
Keith Gilyard. "Children, Arts, and Du Bois." National Council of Teachers of English September 2012: 19-20. Print.
Keith Gilyard. "Arizona Bans Mexican American Studies Program." National Council of Teachers of English September 2012: 21-23. Print.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-october-5-2010/back-in-black---education-crisis. The Daily Show with John Stewart. Tuesday October 5, 2010.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Arts & Humanities/Latino History Program
In the article by Keith Gilyard, he talks about a particular group of students who are involved in an arts program; which is later shut down due to a lack of funding. In my opinion there seems to be a trend in targeting humanities as the first to go because of fiscal cuts. "...The proposed closing of the after-school program is part of a wave of fiscal cuts involving the humanities in too many...", says Gilyard. Keith Gilyard and I both agree that courses like mathematics, science and technology are important for global business and economic growth, however, lets not always resolve financial issues by cutting classes that influence creative minds. The Mexican American Studies program is part of the Tuscon Unified School District, in which students have the opportunity to learn about ethnic and culture groups. The ethnic studies course was banned basically due to the absurd stand against such studies by Arizona politicians, who realize that these courses somehow "promote the overthrow of the government." There must be more to this ridiculous excuse to ban a course that graduated ninety-seven percent of students. Dolores Huerta is believed to be the perpetrator of this misconception, "In her speech she examined a broad range of social and political issues, at one point claiming, "Republicans hate Latinos," says Gilyard. Both articles are relevant to unit #3 because they discuss changes in education that, in my opinion, had a negative effect on K-12 education. I would reverse these changes, encouraging the return of the arts program and the MAS program. They both seem to be successful programs and would ignore the heartless concerns politicians have on education.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
K-12 Education; My changes
In my opinion the most important addition or change that K-12 needs is a diverse set of class's that would be as creditable as math or english. The standard curriculum should be changed in order to accommodate to students who don't do so well in the basic courses such as, math, english, chemistry and other standard courses. For personal experience I have seen myself and fellow students struggle with required courses. During junior high I had a very difficult time focusing my attention in algebra. Throughout most of my K-12 years this problem was very consistent. In order to make up for poor grades in math I concentrated on classes I enjoyed, such as, physical education, film study and pottery. I didn't take these classes for their easy grade, but I honestly enjoyed the more visual and hands on learning experiences. Another consideration teachers and schools need to keep in mind is what type of learner students are. If you have a student who is a kinesthetic learner in a math class he or she is going to have a harder time understanding the curriculum than someone who is a auditory learner. Another change I would apply to K-12 is the opportunity for teachers struggling with their class and under a great deal of stress to be able to approach a mentor or therapist for assistance. A on campus therapists or counselor for both students and teacher could be a very viable resource.
Chalk Notes
-A good teacher can make a impact on a students life
-The film follows a few teachers with their new set of students
-One of the teachers has just begun his teaching career-history teacher
-Mrs Reddell: first year assistant principal
-Mr. Stroope-3rd year history teacher
-Coach Webb 2nd year P.E.
-A administrator runs through some changes Mr. Stroope needs to work on- including sarcasm
-A few of the classrooms are a bit reckless and unorganized, especially the new history teacher
- He tries to gain respect from his students
-The schools seems like they lack the resources to help the students and teachers
-Webb tries to enforce the rules to keep the students from ignoring authority
-Webb usses a technique that gets her students get involved and want to participate
-Some of the teachers express their feelings and concerens; including what they could adjust their teaching methods.
-Mr. Stroope finds out that some of the faculty is taking school supplies for personal use, in which he tells them that it needs to stop. They are no better than some of the students they teach and need to be good role models.
-The new teacher is having a hard time with his first year; his classroom has a hard time taking him seriously and can't gain their respect
-Mr. Reddell is one of the two teachers for teacher of the year
-The new teacher has a parent teacher conference to discuss his freak out
-Webb tries to convince the assistant principal the importance of attendance and tardiness
-The faculty seems to be as disorganzied as some of the classrooms
-During a teacher of the year debate Mr. Reddell talks about the changes he would make to help the school and teachers
-The students and teacher have a slang spelling bee, which loosens tension between the teachers and students
-The relationship betweent the teachers and students begans to improve, for example, the new teacher participates in freestyling
-The school they teach at resembles your typical American high school
-The film follows a few teachers with their new set of students
-One of the teachers has just begun his teaching career-history teacher
-Mrs Reddell: first year assistant principal
-Mr. Stroope-3rd year history teacher
-Coach Webb 2nd year P.E.
-A administrator runs through some changes Mr. Stroope needs to work on- including sarcasm
-A few of the classrooms are a bit reckless and unorganized, especially the new history teacher
- He tries to gain respect from his students
-The schools seems like they lack the resources to help the students and teachers
-Webb tries to enforce the rules to keep the students from ignoring authority
-Webb usses a technique that gets her students get involved and want to participate
-Some of the teachers express their feelings and concerens; including what they could adjust their teaching methods.
-Mr. Stroope finds out that some of the faculty is taking school supplies for personal use, in which he tells them that it needs to stop. They are no better than some of the students they teach and need to be good role models.
-The new teacher is having a hard time with his first year; his classroom has a hard time taking him seriously and can't gain their respect
-Mr. Reddell is one of the two teachers for teacher of the year
-The new teacher has a parent teacher conference to discuss his freak out
-Webb tries to convince the assistant principal the importance of attendance and tardiness
-The faculty seems to be as disorganzied as some of the classrooms
-During a teacher of the year debate Mr. Reddell talks about the changes he would make to help the school and teachers
-The students and teacher have a slang spelling bee, which loosens tension between the teachers and students
-The relationship betweent the teachers and students begans to improve, for example, the new teacher participates in freestyling
-The school they teach at resembles your typical American high school
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