Teaching in a Democracy -- A Blog for EDUC 600

A blog by and for students in the Teaching in a Democracy course at Winthrop University. This course focuses on the often conflicting philosophical, social, and historical purposes of American education.

Friday, April 30, 2010

Thanks

Hey Dr. Pope, I HAVE ENJOYED OUR DISCUSSIONS AND LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU IN THE FUTURE AROUND CAMPUS. SORRY I MISSED YOUR "STUDY SES...

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Sorry to skip out on you guys tonight. I am going to the doctor Thursday. They think I might have mono. I was ready to pass out by the ti...

Reading articles in the news they discussed the N.C. Association of Educators, which is an association of teachers that acts much like a uni...

What's to come of the 2010-2011 school term will be an Education catastophe!

Below is a link to an article out today off the MSN.com news website from The New York Times, warning that teacher cuts are just a "new...

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Yes, Another Video

I know there have been a lot of videos posted recently, but i just wanted to inform yall of this. I know a group did their presentation on h...

Monday, April 19, 2010

The best acting, is no acting at all! Drop the act and Teach!

Frank McCourt author of Angela's Ashes, was a teacher in the New York schools long before he was an author. This clip describes his take...

Is scapegoating teachers the answer?

Attached is an article I came across in Newsweek magazine a few weeks back and just found it again. It speaks of the decline of the American...

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