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quote 1 pg 11                        The unspoken dimension of this professional talk is salary. While doctors and lawyers might also fall short of professional status, many of them earn significantly higher salaries than teachers, so that must make their lives if not easier, than at least happier.

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quote 1 pg 11                        The unspoken dimension of this professional talk is salary. While doctors and lawyers might also fall short of professional status, many of them earn significantly higher salaries than teachers, so that must make their lives if not easier, than at least happier.

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** I think teachers deserve a pay at least at the same stature as doctors and lawyers. Without them we wouldn't have lawyers or doctors.

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Educators frequently try to shape their instruction to match a student’s learning style
* I'm neutral on this topic because some instructors teach a lesson the same way for years and expect every student to grasp it and thats not always the case.

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The reality is that hyper-segregation of our schools makes it unlikely that you will be teaching students from all these groups in the same class at the same time. Unlikely, but not impossible. And certainly, over time, you may teach many if not all of them.
*I'm somewhat confused. I think its possible to. I know sometimes you're teaching to a dominated racial group depending on the geographic background.

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Consider some additional disturbing facts on race, socioeconomic status, and tracking¹²:

Teachers with the least experience and the lowest levels of qualifications are assigned to students in the lowest tracks.

Schools with predominately poor and minority populations offer fewer advanced and more remedial courses in academic subjects.

Asian, white, and wealthy students are more likely than black, Hispanic, and poor students to be recommended for advanced classes and gifted programs, even with equivalent test scores.

Low-track students are seldom required to take as many math and science classes as high-track students.

Students are more likely to choose their friends from their tracked classes in elementary through high school. These social networks can further entrench racially segregated academic tracks.

When parents intervene, counselors place middle- and upper-socioeconomic class students with low grades and test scores into higher tracked groups.

* I think this is disturbing and sad how the categorize students this way. But yet again it is all on politics and demographics but it should never be the reason to examine a student.

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Although students often arrive at school from very different backgrounds, learning from one another and together has great advantages.
* Cultural diversity is always a plus. Implementing it is also a great way to teach the students something new and also learn from their peers.

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People think “vocation” is all about choosing and preparing for a career: learn about different careers, consider the external rewards and downsides of each career, weigh the pros and cons, and finally choose the one that makes the most sense.
* I agree with this quote because idealistically that's what vocational schools are for.

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Teaching is an easy college major: Teaching is unlike most college majors, but far from easy.
* I don't agree teaching may seem easy up until its time to actually teach and its all about if the students learn or grasp anything from what you're teaching.

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In a typical classroom, a teacher meets students with a great range of abilities, from students reading years behind grade level to students reading years ahead.
* Accommodating all student no matter the academic ability is what teaching is about

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Teaching gifted learners comes with its own set of challenges
+ Agreed. Not all student are alike they come in all different shapes and sizes and capabilities.

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People hold strong opinions as to whether children with little fluency in English should be taught in their native language while they learn English, or immediately immersed in English.
* I think they should it'll definitely benefit their comprehension.

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Students must experience academic success, which leads to a stronger self-esteem. Esteem is built on solid academic accomplishment.
* I think academic success isn't the only thing that leads to stronger self esteem.

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. Studies indicate that unhealthy student stress can be alleviated by personal, caring relationships at school. In fact, positive teacher–student relationships are associated with³⁰:

Increasing student understanding and meaningfulness of what is being taught

Feeling a sense of personal empowerment

Decreasing incidences of depression

Improving self-confidence

Reducing student stress

Developing resiliency

Improving creativity

* The list can go on and on but this is a nice way to give the readers a sense of how positive the relationship is.

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Teaching was (and still is) a gendered career, and it was initially gendered “male.”
* Yes and no but ultimately its about the teaching styles not .

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Unfortunately, sexism still thrives in today’s classrooms, affecting attitudes and careers.
** I agree because this stirred the careers for genders. Most female dominated professions are teaching, nursing, any nurturing profession while men are in fields of athletics, engineering etc.

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Today, families continue to cross the border every day, hoping to improve their economic lives. More than one in three public schools enroll migrant and immigrant students, mostly Mexican Americans.
* My old high school now has a population of at most 65% Hispanic/Latino

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What is the purpose of education?
* Acquiring and understanding the meaning of purpose is essential because without it you wouldn't even know what you were going to school for or why.

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The progressive teacher facilitates learning by helping students formulate meaningful questions and devise strategies to answer those questions.
* As for as accommodation purposes this is a great way to make teaching diverse.

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Behaviorists urge teachers to use a system of reinforcement to encourage desired behaviors, to connect learning with pleasure and reward (a smile, special privilege, or good grades).
* This is definitely a positive reinforcement to teaching and also a great way to boost self esteem and confidence.

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We believe that teachers should be advocates for children, children who themselves are excluded from policy decisions. Teachers and students find themselves the victims of rising educational expectations but limited educational resources
* Teachers and students should have priority in making major decisions. Policy makers create these new rules and don't know if it'll even benefit the well being or academic aspect of the student.

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Teaching media literacy empowers children to understand and confront the market messages that manipulate them
* This will implement the notion of discipline.

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Schools are often ranked by their students’ standardized test scores, as the testing culture persists. Teachers find that student test scores can influence their pay and careers, while tenure itself has become more difficult to obtain, or retain.
* Although this is a way to identify a school. The pay of the instructors shouldn't depend on it.

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Chartering schools is not education reform; it’s merely a change in governance. … Remaining children face the prospects of larger class sizes and cuts in core academic programming, music, art, and other inequities. … [And,] when a local charter fails, the local system picks up the children.²⁹
* When they cut extracurricular activities this hinders the children from any possible hobbies or interest. Also any kind of non academic stimulus.

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quote 2 pg 264 : what makes school effective 

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quote 2 pg 264 : what makes school effective 

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We also believe that every form of school must contain a core substance, or set of characteristics, if it hopes to serve its students effectively.
* Effectiveness is the basis of education. After everything you do, ask yourself was this effective ?

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But tenure also has been used to protect incompetent teachers.
* Why is this ? Sometimes it can be a facade. Not everything is what it seems. Especially in college you have your fair share of good and bad professors.

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Much of what is taught in schools is tradition and conventional wisdom.
* I think this is true but as time advances the curriculum should as well.

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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.”²
*Agreed because you learn in different ways and many ways aren't similar to learning in school.

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Participation in extracurricular activities is correlated with:

Enriched student life and learning

Higher student self-esteem, school completion, and civic participation

Improved race relations

Higher grades and SAT scores

Better health and less conformity to gender stereotypes

Higher career aspirations, especially for boys from poor backgrounds¹¹

* Agreed, back what I said in chapter 3. Extracurricular activities is a way to boost self esteem.

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Testing all students in all schools on the same standards will enable us to compare school effectiveness in different regions of the country. We will discover who is learning adequately and who is not.
* Yes and no because I have test anxiety but that doesn't mean I don't understand the information. Many students suffer from test anxiety.

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Are Teachers Born, or Made?

* Teachers are made, you acquire a love and a passion once you're in the field to practice. Saying it is cool, but once you're in the field working and experiencing it because.

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Good questioning is at the very core of good teaching. Using an interactive whiteboard, having students work independently or in cooperative groups, lecturing, or using technology in the classroom can all be engaging and meaningful. But designing good questions is key to success in any lesson format. As John Dewey said,
* John Dewey said it best ! I agree, even when I was in school I enjoyed these activities. Just to know I'm being productive and learning.

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When learning communities work well, students and teachers get to know each other well and they can develop shared academic goals.
* Having that relationship helps develop. achieve and exceed any goals.

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Today, parents sue teachers. Students sue teachers. Teachers sue schools. Lawyers and judges are increasingly a part of school life.
*In some cases involving law enforcement is necessary. Situations escalate, extensive measures must be taken to ensure the situation is resolved appropriately

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As a classroom teacher, what can you legally say and do? Can you “friend” students on Facebook?
* I think you can once the student has graduated or if you grew a genuine bond with the student. Many of my teachers from high school are currently friends with me on social media. I think its totally appropriate and a great way to keep up with one another. Especially as far as academic growth, old teachers love seeing past students thrive.

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Nearly two-thirds of “multitasking” teens say doing homework while watching TV, using social media, or texting does not affect the quality of their work.
* YES THIS DOES AFFECT THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF WORK PERIOD !