Doing a reflection post on a class I missed definitely brings in a new perspective since I did not actively participate in the classwork but did read the same part of the book as my fellow classmates. Our assignment was to pick some items from part 2 that we agreed with, argued, assumed, and aspire. It was certainly a different way to form an opinion on the public educational system.
I reached out to one of my classmates, Kasheena who then sent me the pictures of the group classwork and now my job is to create a reflection on that from somewhat of an outsiders perspective. From the jump I can see that there were 3 groups; two groups of three students and one group of four students. I assume that each student picked their "favorite" idea that they wrote down and contributed it into the 4 boxes: agree, argue, assume and aspire.
Agree:
1. American Education is unequal
2. Immigrants helped transform America
3. Bureaucracy movement effects
4. Curriculum status is a problem
5. Every working man = scholar ; scholar = working man
6. Greatest success public school Americanizing immigrants
7. Immigrant children enrolled in public schools
8. Opportunity at the work field
9. Offer school programs
10. Lessons in life
The three I agree with most out of the 10 options are: the educational system in America during this time period was unequal, immigrants certainly did help transform America into what it is, and greatest success public school Americanizing immigrants.
Argue:
1. Acting of assimilation
2. Dewey learning by doing
3. Ethnicity affecting intelligence/expectation
4. Aptitude test determine future education track
5. Factory work instead of school
6. Reduce year common school education from 8 years to 6 years
7. Leave school in 8th grade to help with work
8. Losing culture
9. Educated people for professional jobs
10. Gary school teachings
The three I agree with most out of these 10 options are: ethnicity affecting intelligence/expectation, factory work instead of school, and losing culture.
Assume:
1. The life adjustment movement
2. Quality education only for white people
3. Learning based on where you're from
4. Sputnik landing sparked idea for more future funding to be given to public schools
5. Different tests were used to divide students
6. Business owners took advantage of immigrants
7. Toe the line
8. IQ Test
9. Nothing was being done for education
10. Gain more support from American born parents than immigrant parents
The three I agree with most out of these 10 options are: quality education only for white people, nothing was being done for education, and business owners took advantage of immigrants.
Aspire:
1. The Gary Plan (active)
2. Nava's success (defied)
3. Enjoying school
4. Be in right/appropriate occupation
5. Be a teacher that is remembered and still cared for
6. Immigrant children be enrolled in school
7. IQ testing outdated
8. John Dewey philosophy
9. Education should prepare children
10. Work study play should be equal at the school system
The three I agree with most out of these 10 options are: be a teacher that is remembered and still cared for, IQ testing outdated, and education should prepare children.
My favorite answer out of these 40 choices is "education should prepare children" because I strongly believe that all throughout my education from elementary, middle and high school I was taught things for the moment, for the tests, not for life. School should teach more important qualities that are life lessons or will be used for the rest of your life such as taxes information, mortgages, and other adult things that we get thrown into with no prior knowledge.
If you search up a summary on part two of this book, almost every word mentioned in it was brought up in this assignment which I believe is fascinating. How a few words or phrases can summarize a section of a book so easily without one even realizing.
"In 1900, 6 percent of America’s children graduated from high school; by 1945, 51 percent graduated and 40 percent went on to college. This program recalls how massive immigration, child labor laws, and the explosive growth of cities fueled school attendance and transformed public education. Also explored are the impact of John Dewey’s progressive ideas, as well as the effects of controversial IQ tests on students, the “life adjustment” curriculum, and Cold War politics. Interviews with immigrant students, scholars, and administrators provide a portrait of America’s changing educational landscape in the first half of the 20th century."
For all of these options, I wish I was in class this day so I could have heard explanations or expansions on them if it was discussed because even a 3 word phrase can be interpreted in so many different ways.
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