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"Here’s another merit approach some advocate: Pay teachers who teach challenging subjects like physics or math more money than other teachers. Perhaps teachers who work at under-resourced schools in high-poverty areas should be paid more. (Does that mean we pay less to those who teach the gifted or work in wealthy communities?)"

I chose this quote because I believe in this strongly. The people in charge of paying who gets who think that the harder the subject the larger the pay. I think you should get paid on your performance as an educator not on your subject. You could have the hardest subject in the whole school but could be a mediocre teacher.

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"In a poll of almost a quarter of a million high school students, half said that they did not have a single teacher who inspired them.⁴ (At the college level it was more dismal, with a third admitting to having no professors who excited them about learning.) The high school students who said they had at least one teacher who made them feel excited about the future were more than four times more likely to be involved in and enthusiastic about school than those who did not. So there is so much more than a teacher shortage; there is an inspiring teacher shortage."

I chose this quote because I feel as if one of the most important aspects of being a teacher is inspiring your students. If you can't inspire your students you're clearly not doing your job correctly.

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"Critics decry the low performance by U.S. students on international tests, but such criticisms may be way off the mark."

I chose this quote because I can sort of believe it. American's have this tendency to not try for things if they don't like it. So if a child doesn't like math or science they aren't going to try for their international tests.

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"Gender issues are a hot topic in schools as some argue that girls’ and boys’ learning differences create the need for separate schools."

I chose this quote because it's just a dumb idea. They already have the option for boys and girls to go to schools specifically for their gender. But, I don't think it really changes much, they're always private schools so they're obviously good schools. But, I honestly don't see the point.

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"Because the IQ was considered a fixed, permanent measure of intellect, like a person’s physical height, the scores engendered strong feelings. Today, we know that one’s environment and well-being can greatly affect intellectual development."

I chose this quote because I thoroughly agree with the second portion of it. I believe that if you grow up in an unsafe house hold or a broken family you will struggle in school. Struggling in school will most likely lead to you having a lower IQ.

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"The foundation of one’s emotional intelligence is self-awareness. A person’s ability to recognize a feeling as it happens is the essential first step in understanding the place and power of emotions. People who do not know when they are angry, jealous, or in love are at the mercy of their emotions."

I just this quote because I think many people struggle with this and need to realize it. This is something I think children could struggle with honestly.

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"But there is more to diversity than immigration.¹ Other kinds of diversity include economic, social, linguistic, sexual, and gender identity to name but a few. The growing diversity in America’s schools is clearly the challenge of the twenty-first century."

I chose this quote because this is a very heavy topic for American's. Immigration is such an important thing that should always be an option for people.

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"Since the 1960s, more immigrants have come to this country than at the beginning of the twentieth century, a time often thought of as the great era of immigration and Americanization. Today, about one in three Americans is of color, and the majority of students in public schools are students of color. The racial composition of our nation is changing."

This quote is very important in today's society. School's are mostly of color now depending on where the school is located. If teacher's can't be aware and conscientious about it then we'll have an issue.

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"The willingness of people to understand and appreciate different cultures, races, and ethnicities is often at the heart of the diversity issue in the United States, while the subculture of sexual identity and orientation offers national flashpoints. The challenge for educators is to ensure that all our students achieve."

This willingness of people to understand other cultures is lost in America today. Everyone is so ignorant when it comes to other cultures other than their own. I only hope teachers can appreciate and be open to their student's cultures.

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"Schools create their own cultures, replete with norms, rituals, and routines. Even simple tasks, such as distributing textbooks and iPads, are clothed with cultural cues, but they are cues that differ for students and teachers"

Every school is a little different based on the culture they have in their school. A completely white school vs a very diverse school will have a very different atmosphere.

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"How does time unfold in schools? Research suggests that while teachers are typically very busy, students are often caught in patterns of delay that force them to do nothing. Are you surprised to learn that between one-quarter and one-half of time available for learning is lost to attendance problems, non-instructional activities (such as class changes and assemblies), administrative and organizational activities, and behavioral disruptions?"

This is such a common issue for high schoolers and for college students. My classmates skip their class for absolutely no issue other than the fact that they're lazy. I believe this is a huge issue and is the reason why so many people fail classes.

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"Student disengagement is a very real issue, and one that widens with time: Between fifth and twelfth grades, the number of students who report feeling involved with school declines steadily each year."

This is a huge issue with school now a days. Kids don't find it interesting or that the information they're learning will help them in the future, so they check out.

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" In idealistic terms, public schools should help us identify and nurture the talents in poor as well as wealthy children, and schools should ameliorate social disharmony."

Schools should be an option for all kids. No matter your status you should have the option to have an education and to show your skills.

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" Concerned taxpayers protested the additional tax monies needed to support public education. There was also the competition. Private schools and religious groups sponsoring their own schools protested the establishment of free schools."

Public schools have always had issues when it comes to supporters. But, this is something that I believe should always be an option for people. Religious groups do have their own schools and there are private schools. But, there is always that option of public school.

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"Although a few women taught at home in dame schools, the first women to become teachers in regular school settings, earning a public salary, were viewed as gender trespassers, “unsexed” by their ambition, and considered masculine."

This quote is so interesting to me because it's so different now. Even before I always thought as teachers as women and not as men. But, now they can be either or.

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"When students demonstrate through tests and writings that they are competent in academic subjects and traditional skills, and through their actions that they have disciplined minds and adhere to traditional morals and behavior, then both the school and the teacher have been successful."

I'm not the biggest fan of this quote. We should know by now as future teachers and current teachers that tests really can't define a student. How can we say teacher's are successful or not solely on the grades of a test.

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"Student-centered philosophies are less authoritarian, less concerned with the past and “training the mind,” and more focused on individual needs, contemporary relevance, and preparing students for a changing future."

This is what we need! We need schools to start preparing their students for the future. Not just in their classes but to change the world for the better.

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"Social challenges and problems provide a natural (and moral) direction for curricular and instructional activities. Racism, sexism, climate change and environmental pollution, homelessness, poverty, substance abuse, homophobia, and violence are rooted in misinformation and thrive in ignorance."

These are the type of things that should be brought up in school more. Not just in the one semester health class or economics class or even government. This should be spoken about in school more, kids need to know what's happening in the world.

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"We believe that teachers should be major participants in financial and governance policy decisions. The recent trend toward testing teachers and rating schools is an example of what happens when teachers are left out of policy circles."

I chose this quote because teachers should have a say in where the money their school is being given. If parts of the school are lacking financially shouldn't they have the right to say they need help?

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"Clearly, states differ dramatically in how they interpret adequate education, and how effective or ineffective their responses are."

This is a concept I never understood. Why do some schools move their math programs faster than others? I've seen transfers from different states who would be freshman in senior science classes. It's something that makes no sense.

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"Today’s children spend a trillion consumer dollars annually. Their allowances, their paychecks, and the influence they exert on parents’ spending make them prime targets for advertisers. Marketing experts film children at play, study their behaviors, and analyze their tastes. Based on that research, sophisticated and effective sales pitches are created, and children are persuaded to buy products from fast food to cosmetics."

This is something I learned in middle school in one of my classes. I was told they put children's cereal lower on shelves in grocery stores because they're eye level with children verses if they were on the top shelf.

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"Arbitrary school rules, regulations, and attitudes still exist in some communities and create serious difficulties for teachers and students. Over the past few decades, state and federal court decisions have given teachers and students more freedom to fight arbitrary decisions and pursue legal action if they believe that their constitutional rights are being threatened."

This concept is very big in today's society. The biggest form I can think of it by the dress code. When I was in middle school that's when the dress code became strict, now it's insane. Kids in high school are being sent home for showing their bra strap or showing too much skin. This is mostly female students, but they're fighting back.

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"Not too long ago, school districts regularly considered marital and parenthood status in employment decisions."

This is the worst thing I have ever read. You mean to say that school's wouldn't hire people if they weren't married? That's the dumbest thing I have ever heard. Now, it would be discrimination.

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"However, in the real world, sexual harassment is both illegal and very difficult to stop. To find legal relief, nearly all of the burden falls on the victim."

This is something that I find very difficult. Realistically, you can't arrest someone who sexually harassing you if they don't do anything. But, this is tough and it's a horrible thing that I hate.

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"Not enough students have internal motivation to learn. We need to create self-directed students and citizens."

The issue with kids today is that they feel they're forced to go to school. School is a privilege, but because kids don't see that they aren't interested and find it boring.

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"Since a large majority of U.S. parents now work for pay—most of them outside of the family home¹²—schools should be a caretaker for their children, or our entire society will be in jeopardy. "

This is a quote that I agree with but I also don't. It's not a teachers just to raise your children, but to educate them. You should be the one to raise your own children. Just because you work doesn't mean you can't properly raise your children.

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"In effective schools, even extremely busy principals somehow find time to develop and communicate a vision of what that school should be. Successful leaders clearly articulate the school’s mission, and stress change, innovation, and improvement."

This is something I believe very strongly in because how can a school run without a strong principal? They run the school and without their guidance and support, the school will crash and burn.

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“Learning in school differs from learning in life in that it is formally organized. It is the special function of the school to arrange the experiences of children and youth so that desirable learning takes place.”

I think this is important to know because growing up I thought school would teach me about life itself, it didn't. It hardly prepared me for the future and real life, it taught me about random things I don't even use today, other than how to read and write.

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"At each moment in history (including today), some concerned people inside and outside of schools protest the dominant educational approach."

I like this quote because I think as times change and more events happen in history it should be added to what we learn about. I'm sure kids today are learning about how different Trump is than any other president. Or how technology is heavily involved in our society today.

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" implicit or hidden curriculum—learning that is notalways intended but emerges as students are shaped by the school culture, including the attitudes and behaviors of teachers."

This type of curriculum I find to be really important when teaching younger kids. We learn manners and team work by activities we do in class without even knowing it. This is important as we grow as a society this could be a huge learning tool.

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"The debate has been raging for decades: Are teachers born, or made? Is teaching an art or science? What do you think?"

I believe people are born educators, they have a passion to educate children or adults on whatever subject they choose. I think it's a passion and not everyone can be an amazing teacher.

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"For these truly talented educators, teaching seems to be pure art or magic. But behind even the most brilliant teaching performance, there is usually well-practiced skill at work."

I love this quote. Even though there are naturally gifted educators, they still work hard and put a lot of work into what they do.

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"Technology holds the potential to profoundly reshape education, and currently about forty states require formal teacher training in technology."

I think this is awesome. I grew up in the century of technology and I'm horrible at it. But, I've seen how it enhances a classroom setting for the better!