June 21...Moving Forward

I can honestly stay that I have thoroughly enjoyed this class and our time together! Please share a "takeaway" from our three weeks of work together. If someone has already posted something similar to what you wanted to share, feel free to add to this discussion or to pick another topic.

June 12...Asset/Deficit Perspectives and Teaching for Social Justice

Please use this blog to do one of two things:
1.  Extend our discussion about deficit and asset approaches. Feel free to write about whatever moves you...some possibilities:

• Have you ever seen deficit approaches in action in school (either as a student or a grown-up)?
• Comment on some facet of Ruby Payne's work
• What are somer strategies for cultivating asset-based thinking as a teacher (and a human)?

2. Comment on our discussion in the wake of the Rethinking Schools podcast about how to teach for social justice in a way that is respectful of those who don't see social justice what teachers should be worrying about.

Note: You don't need to post on both...pick whichever you feel like thinking/writing about!

June 7...The Competing Purposes/Aims of Schools (Labaree)

Look over my summary of Labaree (2a in Course Documents). Are there any major purposes of schooling left out by Labaree? At the end, he states his worry that it seems hard to push back against today's tendency to see education as a private good...do you share his concern?

June 5...Teacher Wars

How did the Goldstein article make you feel? Other thoughts?

June 5...Thoughts so far and Ayers

What do you think about the mission of social foundations of education in teacher preparation programs? What did you make of the Ayers reading? Do you see the two questions as connected?