Friday, Sept. 11
Click HERE for today's handout: Functionalism vs. Conflict (theoretical) approaches to education.
Click HERE for the short ppt.
Homework: Read handout, complete questions re: functionalism & conflict perspectives (not to be handed in).
Save the sex ed. curriculum issue for Monday :)
Thursday, Sept. 10
Today we started with a 'plagiarism/cheating' survey. I will share the results/statistics tomorrow.
We then watched Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk: Do school's kill creativity?
Seminar discussion questions:
- Do you feel as though your schooling has been positive or negative?
- Are you afraid of being wrong?
- Do schools support everyone?
- Do you feel as though school kill creativity?
(End: large group discussion)
Homework: Part B - (lime green question sheet - see below for link); due tomorrow.
Wednesday, Sept. 9
Click HERE to access today's Mensa Test ... and HERE for the Mensa reflection (this is not homework! ... you'll have time to work on this in tomorrow's class.
Tuesday, Sept. 8
Click HERE to access the course outline.
Click HERE to access important dates for grads.
Click HERE for today's handout: Functionalism vs. Conflict (theoretical) approaches to education.
Click HERE for the short ppt.
Homework: Read handout, complete questions re: functionalism & conflict perspectives (not to be handed in).
Save the sex ed. curriculum issue for Monday :)
Thursday, Sept. 10
Today we started with a 'plagiarism/cheating' survey. I will share the results/statistics tomorrow.
We then watched Sir Ken Robinson's TED talk: Do school's kill creativity?
Seminar discussion questions:
- Do you feel as though your schooling has been positive or negative?
- Are you afraid of being wrong?
- Do schools support everyone?
- Do you feel as though school kill creativity?
(End: large group discussion)
Homework: Part B - (lime green question sheet - see below for link); due tomorrow.
Wednesday, Sept. 9
Click HERE to access today's Mensa Test ... and HERE for the Mensa reflection (this is not homework! ... you'll have time to work on this in tomorrow's class.
Tuesday, Sept. 8
Click HERE to access the course outline.
Click HERE to access important dates for grads.