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I learned more about the government, which is something that I have never really been interested in before. -Maya Loflin

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I learned a lot about teacher pay and how it is a lot harder to raise it than I thought. The State Legislature needs to understand the importance of it. -Maya Loflin

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My knowledge of philosophers was deepened throughout the course. I had learned about each one and their theories in another course, but I was able to learn a lot more about them during this course. -Maya Loflin

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I learned more about the history of education and what it came to be. I liked learning about the pioneers of education like Jane Addams and the Hull house. - Zoe Nivens

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I learned a lot about the distribution of power among the education system. I did not know how many people a teach has to go through to get things changed or adapted. I feel more equipped now to go into the education system after learning about the powers in the system. - Zoe Nivens

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I learned a lot more about the history of education and the government and how they control schooling. Anna Sprenkle

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I learned more about teacher pay and how each state is different with its pay. Also how low it is in certain states. Anna Sprenkle

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I feel like I learned more about the economics of schooling through our last chapters. I did not know how much money came form each section of the system but I can see now how it makes some sense. I still think that there should be equal funding among all schools. I think it deepened my understanding of how the system works and is unbalanced. - Zoe Nivens

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I learned a lot about philosophers and theories. I never knew about these before beginning this class. Anna Sprenkle

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I gained a lot of knowledge on progressivism and a progressive classroom. It focuses on the student and their direct experiences.
I also learned about the levels of education, from the constitution to the students.

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I learned a lot about the governments role in education. Specifcally how limited the federal government is in Public Education, and how much of an impact the State and Local levels have on Public Education. Orval Fissel

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I learned a lot about the philosophy of education.  I did not know that education is built off of different policies and practices.  I was really interested in learning about Progressivism, Critical Theory, Essentialism, etc.  I think it is interesting to learn about the different philosophies that education is built off of.
Stephanie Gardner

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I learned a lot more about teacher pay and everything that goes into it and trying to raise it.- Kalyn Long

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1. I learned hat equitable education is alot more difficult to achieve than I seems
2. Money is the root to most educational issues.
3. While people like to believe that race, socioeconomic factor, and stereotypes do not affect education anymore- they do.
-Caroline Moore

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I really enjoyed learning about the financial piece of schools. this is something I have never learned about before and have found it very interesting.
Haleigh Wilkinson

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I learned about the philosophical and ideological moorings to modern education, and the reformers that helped shape teaching, particularly John Dewey. Importantly I learned how teaching methods from antiquity and Greek civilization relate to more modern methods.

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I was able to deepen my knowledge on various aspects of schooling in the United States including school budget and the history of schooling in the U.S specifically the time periods and philosophers that have had a major impact on schooling today. (Riley Batherson)

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I learned more about the economic part of schooling. Such as where the money comes and what percent does the state, local, and federal give to the schools. - Kalyn Long

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I learned a lot about the educational philosophies. Specifically I learned which theory my beliefs match.

Caroline Williams

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I learned a lot about the government structure in schools.  I found that the activity where we made the chart and compared the Federal, State, and Local governance really helpful in understanding school structures.
Stephanie Gardner

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I also learned a lot about diffrenet types of Educational Philopsohies and Philosophers. For some reason that is something I never thought of in terms of education, so just learning diffrenet theories and about different people having an impact on education was interesting. Orval Fissel

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I learned there are many issues in public schooling that people are passionate about. Hearing what everyone wrote about for their final paper opened my eyes to more problems that needed attention. All of the students I talked to in my learning team and others in the class sounded very passionate about their reform. - Lauren Bauer

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I learned the breakdown of how schools are funded and by what means. Importantly I learned about the significant gap between local & state funding vs. federal. It makes me wonder how school reforms could function going forward. It's also intriguing to see how various federal programs such as No Child Left Behind seem to correspond to increases in federal funding.

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I enjoyed learning about how the education system functions on a local, state, and federal level. Seeing the breakdowns of the funding towards the end of the semester was especially interesting because I always wondered why some schools seemed better funded than others. Finding out that public schools aren't just government-funded and can receive grants cleared up a lot of my confusion about public school resource disparities. -Vincent Beatty

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When we discussed the difference of equity and equality in the classroom I learned how much of a difference there really is between the two of them.
Haleigh Wilkinson

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I learned about the pioneers of teaching and their type of learning. It was interesting to see the overlapping of the pioneers who shared the same views as others but also, different perspectives on how other pioneers thought learning should go and how it is beneficial to the student in their school life or social life or both. (Elsis Guevara)

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I learned a lot about the history and about philosophers in early education. I also learned about school funding and the hierarchy of Government in education which plays a big role in how rules are made. I saw everything broken down into the local state and federal level which was interesting to learn about - Jake Faulkner

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Overall I learned what it takes to provide students with an equitable education. As well as what it takes from all forms of government to provide students with a equitable education. - Kalyn Long

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In this class I feel I gained a lot of knowledge on how/where our schools get funding and the affects that low funding can have on the students. I also got a lot more information on the different philosophies of teaching. I think this course really helped to better my understanding of school systems and how information is taught to students. - Jordyn Simpson

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I learned about the importance of not equality across the schools but equity. Without equity our students will never be able to succeed fully.
I also found it fascinating that schools original purpose was just to teach kids the knowledge they need to survive and make it in the world they live in.
Lastly, I’ve learned that much more energy goes in to the educational system through the local, State, and Federal levels than I thought. Each level has a critical role in making sure our schools are functioning at their top potential.
-Shane Neilan

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I learned the importance of equity in the classroom. I always thought of equality in the classroom and how every student should be given the same opportunities. However, this course showed me that giving students equitable opportunities is more important. Without a doubt, equality is also important in the classroom, but this course showed me the clear difference between equality and equity. It gave me a guide on how to focus my teaching methods in the future.
Aracelis Torres

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I enjoyed learning about how schools are financed. There are three levels that finance schools and it was interesting to learn about what makes up those levels.

Caroline Williams

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This may sound dumb, but learning about equity and equity in education. Prior to this class I never talked or really even heard the word equity used. So to learn more about equity and how to create equity within our school systems was very intresting. Orval Fissel

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I think that one of the moments that I really said "oh wow" was when I was compiling research for my BTA paper. The significance of my reform prior to writing the paper was already very important and apparent to me but after conducting research I was able to gain even more insight and knowledge into how and why certain aspects of the U.S education system need to be changed in order to provide equitable education for all students. (Riley Batherson)

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The second thing I enjoyed learning about in this class were the different philiosophies of education. It was super interesting to me to see how there could be so many different perspectives on how teachers should educate students and what students should be educated on. -Vincent Beatty

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I found the difference between “equality” and “equity” very eye opening. I had not thought about what a difference there is between the two of there terms, especially when it comes to an active classroom!

Destiny Joy Reichl

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The biggest take away I had was regarding how to write a well supported essay to advocate for change in schools.  I learned how to strengthen my writing and work to advocate for change in schools.  The paper helped me realize that schools are flawed and need support from the state and local communities.
Stephanie Gardner

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A major aspect of what I learned in EDUC 3200 is how to be a strong teacher advocate. It is important not just to be a good teacher, but to be able to push for greater equality and access to education in the classroom. A good teacher has a philosophical background and understanding of where teaching came from and where it is going and takes an active role in shaping its formation. One must be willing to challenge the norms if they genuinely believe it can help improve teaching as a whole.

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I learned about progressivism and how it is still so relevant today. I hadn't learned in depth about that philosophy before this semester and it's clear now how much influence it has on our schooling today. Learning about four main philosophies in detail showed me that a healthy mix of all mades the best school environment. - Lauren Bauer

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Through the becoming a teacher advocate paper I learned more in depth about the issue I choose but I also learned about other peoples topics they had choose which made me realize there are way more issues in our school systems then I had ever thought about.
Haleigh Wilkinson

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I learned a lot about the history of education. I learned about important people who have shaped the education field including Jane Addams. This was a very important topic and was very interesting to me.

Caroline Williams

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I had realized that the school budget is such a large issue within our schools! I had a large knowledge about how under funded the arts programs are!

Destiny Joy Reichl

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I learned how to write a complete research paper with proper formatting and research. I had done one research paper before in ENGL 1100, but this research paper was much longer and more intense. I learned to keep track of my sources because its easy to think something that you read is your own thought. I also learned that there is always room for improvement with editing. After I received my first couple sections back the comments made it clear that there is always something to improve.

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If someone were to ask me about this course I would tell them that if you are interested in learning more about the U.S education system and you want to dive deeper into certain issues and aspects of the system or if you are just curious about what the class is I would definitely recommend that they take it. The course includes many participation and group activities which I very much enjoyed since I am a very social person. I would also tell them that this is a course that can be enjoyed by not just education majors but various majors such as myself since I am not an education major but a nursing major. (Riley Batherson)

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Learning about the differences between equitable education and equal education was a really eye-opening experience for me. It made me stop to consider where I wanted to end up teaching. I want to make sure the students I teach are getting as good of an education as they would get at any school.

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1. It was nice to learn in depth just how schools get different funding regardless of district , and how they close they are . Just how funding contributes to not only extra curricular actives

like sports  (that’s how I saw it when I was in high school)  but the curriculum as well .

2. I learned about philosophers that I know alone I would’ve never looked into , and just how much they have effected the way of learning now .

3. I learned about essentialism and that I’m very fond of it .

Azaviah James

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I had learned a lot of how to create a successful and captivating research paper that will promote ideas of change within our school system!

Destiny Joy Reichl

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Before this class, I can honestly say I had no idea what equity was. I had never heard the word, and went about saying how important equality was when really equity is what is important. Equity helps create equality by giving each person an opportunity that will help them, such as the fence equity post we saw. Mallory Smith

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I learned about the philosophies and theory's of education, and that I most identify with progressivism. Before this class, I had no idea about these, and now I know which I relate to and which I don't (essentialism). Mallory Smith

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I learned so much about my writing. By reading feedback I was able to strengthen my research writing, delve into new sources, learn about citations in APA format, and etc. I learned how to use my research properly to support a claim, which I struggled with before.
Mallory Smith

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I learned a lot through my chosen topic for our teacher advocate paper. I never realized how many people across the US struggle with the problem of standardized testing in their education. I was surprised at the amount of research I had to back up my arguments. -Bailey Compton

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I always heard about the problems of funding in schools and more specifically about the problems of teacher pay. This course allowed me to really the see the problems of funding across the US and how that can effect a student's education. -Bailey Compton

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I had learned about many of the philosophers highlighted in our textbook, but I never knew the effects that each of them had on our education system. It was very interesting to learn about the way the education system adapted and changed over time. -Bailey Compton