Education article readings and TED talk watch & respond

Please read your assigned TWO articles. 
Take notes on the claims presented by each author, and
then, at the end of the reading, summarize the article in a paragraph or two,
using a mix of paraphrasing and a few well-selected direct quotes/quote segments
to explain fully. 
Once you have read both articles, compare the ideas presented in
each about education
in a well-developed paragraph or two.
DUE THURSDAY, 1/30

1. "The Role of Education in a Democratic Society" by John T. Caldwell 

2. "What is Democratic Education?" (an introduction) by Dana Bennis 

3.  "Good Citizenship: The Purpose of Education" by Eleanor Roosevelt, published in the Pictorial Review 1930
4. "What's the Purpose of Education in the 21st Century?" by Valerie Strauss, published in The Washington Post 2015
5.  "The Big Picture: Three Big Goals of Public Education" by Bill Honig, published in Building Better Schools, 2016 

6.  "American Public Education: An Origin Story" published in Education News, 2013

Finally, watch and evaluate the argument set forth in ONE of these TED talk videos

about education. 
Before viewing, read about the speaker and take note of his/her credibility
to speak on this topic. 
While watching, take note of the way he/she uses appeals and visuals
within this presentation itself. 
Take notes on the argument presented and your questions/responses
to this argument.
Finally, summarize the ideas set forth so you can describe
this TED talk to others.  

DUE FRIDAY, 1/31

Inquiry-based Project for Second Semester study

I am very excited to introduce to you the semester-long inquiry-based project!

This project is dependent on you developing an essential question to study.
An essential question is one that lies at the heart of a subject and prompts further inquiry.
There is not an obvious answer to this question, and many viewpoints may be considered to arrive at a conclusion in response to this question.  This is the type of question that stimulates one to ask more important questions, and provides ongoing, critical thinking opportunities the more that you immerse yourself in study of the topic.

Here are some websites that might be helpful in the endeavor of crafting your own essential question to ponder for this semester:

• https://thesecondprinciple.com/teaching-essentials/essential-questions/
• https://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/examples-of-essential-questions/

The project proposal linked HERE should be completed up to the section about book one and submitted on google classroom by Monday, January 27th.  

Please fill out this SURVEY about your intended directions for this project.  I will use this to provide final approval on essential questions and topics of study.

WEEKLY FOCUSES will help keep you on track and progress through this project.

Searching for books?  Use some of these sites and the suggested connected readings:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/h/books/browse

Exam day writing practice

You can practice your planning approach to both the synthesis essay and the rhetorical analysis essay using Question 1 & Question 2 prompts from the 2016 released exam.