Nice White Parents
A professional fundraiser who acted with racial bias in providing funding for his son's school
Rob Hansen
How many hours do kids go to school in Finland?
On average children only spend 4 hours in the classroom
You classroom rules should be what?
Clear, concise and reasonable
Ch:1- What are the main reasons people want to teach?
A desire to work with young people, a passion for the subject, influence of a teacher, a desire to serve others and community
What does NEA stand for?
National Education Association
They were uncommunicative, wanting to separate themselves from the already functioning system and create their own culture
The new PTA at SIS
Teachers in Finland are respected like ____ in American
Doctors
What is the key to making classroom management easy for yourself?
Building relationships
Ch:3- What are some social problems that affect schools and place students at risk?
Extreme family stress, poverty, crime, and lack of guideline, growing numbers of youth are at risk of dropping out
What event sparked the change in education, particularly in science, math, and foreign language in the 70s?
What is interest conversion?
the majority group (white people) encounter as much difficulty in their lives as the minority group, only then will change in that area occur
How many years do teacher have to go to school in Finland?
An additional two years to receive their masters
Keeping students ________ in learning can be achieved by organizing instructional time, materials and activities. This reduces the need for discipline.
Ch 8:- How can teachers strive to provide equal education opportunities for all students?
Equal education opportunities means that teacher promote the full development of student without regard for race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socialization, socioeconomic status, abilities, or disabilities
The first public normal school in the United States opened in Lexington, Massachusetts, on July 3, of what year?
1839
What is the host of the podcast's name?
Channa Joffe-Walt
How is learning different in Finland?
Children can have a say in what they learn about
What is a strategy that will help you create a well-managed classroom environment?
Arrange classroom furniture, Keep very interesting instructional materials, Separate friends who tend to misbehave and get off-task when they are seated near one another, Assign chronically misbehaving students to seats close to your desk
Ch 6:- How does the federal government influence education?
Though funding, establishing and enforcing standards and regulations, conducting and disseminating educational research
Based on principles of moderation and balance, the goal of ______ education was the well-rounded development of mind and body.
Greek
After parents would lobby for racial inclusion in schools, they would continually not place their kids in those schools, what is this an example of
History repeating it's self
Who has more homework, Finland or America?
American children are given far more homework than Finland kids
What are the three general approaches to maintaining discipline in the classroom?
Humanist approach, Behaviorist approach, Classroom management approach
Ch:4- What are five modern philosophical orientations to teaching?
Perennialism, Essentialism, Progressivisim, Existentialism, Social Recontructionism
What movement in education faced criticism by the public after World War II?
Progressive Movement