EDUC 2110-Lesson 4:
Standard Curriculum?
Overview Viewpoint:
Lesson 4 of Education 2110 focused on a high school called, BASIS High School. This school is the highed performing high school in the nation. The lesson showed us how they became that. The first thing we had to do was watch a video on the high school. It talked about the many ways got to where they were even though they spend less money on students. We also had to read two articles on how to build a good school and how to better a school. The questions that we had to answer focused on the BASIS High School and limitations a school might face. This lesson teaches you on how you can help better a school.
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Question #1
In what ways can the use of standards improve the educational system? Describe.
The use of standards can improve the educational system because it creates a goal for everyone. Having standards keeps students on track at the same time and at the same speed. Having standards is also more organizing of what the students need to learn and work on. It improves the educational system because students start to meet the standards and know the basics where they can add to what they learn. You can go do a lot of you know the basics of something.
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Question #2
What are some of the potential limitations? List and explain
. Some limitations would be that not every student wants to learn. Attendance and behavior can play a factor. If a school doesn't set standards then it gets because a confusion on what is supposed to expected out of someone. Teachers can also become a potential limitation. Without teacher help students can't get to their goals they set towards thoughs standards. At Sometimes there are schools that needs improvement because there not meeting educational standards resulting in the state taking over. A school can even shut down if they proceed to not meet standards.
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Question #3
List and describe at least (3) reasons why BASIS high school is the top performing public high school in the nation. Each reason you provide must be described in at least one paragraph or more - do not provide a bullet list.
Basis High schools consist of teachers who have PhDs and higher education then your regular high school teachers. These teachers are high scholars of the subject that they are teaching. The teachers who are teaching challenge there students and try to help them to most they possibly can. They teachers’ pay goes by if their students are learning or not. They want the best for their students and want to make sure that they get their education.
BASIS High Schools also is a top nation school because of their students. The students take AP classes. The students want to be challenged because they already know what is expected of them. The AP classes that they take are also college credited. It prepare them for the college classes causes them to want to work harder. All the students want to do is learn.
Another reason why they are top in the nation because of the school’s environment. Everyone supports each other. The parents are a lot more involved. They are get a lot more involved. The parents also try to encourage them the best that they can. The school also accepts anyone causing the school to have a greater diversity. The classroom sizes at the school is small. Having small classrooms gives the teacher more time to have one on one time.
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Question #4
Who is John Gatto referring to in his quote (above) as "some people"? Explain why "some people" would think that our form of schooling is useful.
In my opinion the “some people” consist of the people who are in charge or setting the standards for the schools. These people are the ones who should want the best for their students. These people are the ones that should enjoy teaching instead of just doing it for the money. I think these people that he talks about would think that schooling is useful because they have to deal with it every day. When they look at their students they should think that our form of schooling is what they need to better themselves.
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Summary
This lesson consists on how important curriculum and standards are important for students. Having good and high standards make the student want to work harder. Standards is actually very important. If a child doesn’t have standards then they wouldn’t really have an achievement that they are trying to get to. Success in schools is very important. What a teacher knows influences on what the student learns.
Research Question
Why is it important for a teacher to have good teaching qualities?
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Research Analysis
There are many teaching qualities that a teacher should go by to have a good classroom. A teacher should have good qualities because it helps the students. It helps them because if the teacher know what they are talking about then the student is more confident in wanting to learn. The teacher must know how to teach and teach well.
If a school hires a teacher with bad qualities then it effects the schools. A teacher can actually affect the school performance if they are not doing what they are supposed to do. This can create low test scores and can hurt the students meet the states learning requirements. If a teacher doesn’t know what they are doing when teaching then it makes it hard for the student learn. The teacher most know how to control its class and have motivation. When a teacher lacks motivation it sometimes makes the student not even want to be there.
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Research Summary
I think it very important for teachers to want. Through life a student learns a lot of what they know from their teachers. Every school should want to have a teacher that know what they are teaching because if they don’t it actually hurts the student and the school. Sometimes when teachers are less motivating it creates a bad impression on the student and makes them not want to be in the environment which is not what schools want. They want students to want to learn and challenge themselves.