The document discusses the concept of nurturing students in education. It references Horace Mann's views on universal education and the importance of knowing students as individuals. The social and economic value of education is examined through lifetime earnings data and metaphors of education as a river and wind. The concept of social responsibility is explored, including the absolute right to education and duty of governments to provide educational means for productive citizens.
2. NURTURING
What does it mean to nurture our students?
Learning styles (MI)
Challenging students
Learning disabilities
Making learning fun
Relevancy
Making kids want to read
3. HEAVEN HELP US: THIS IS THE
WAY THAT SCHOOLS WERE!
BELIEVE IT OR NOT!
6. REVIEW AND SYNTHESIS:
DEAD POETS & MANN
What does it mean to nurture?
Find meaning; rewards; members of the human race; being part of
something
Knowing your students as individuals
7. SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
(READ FROM P. 115)
Belief
The absolute right to an education of every human being and is the duty of every
government to see that the means of education are provided
Rationale
An educated people is always a more industrious and productive people
Intelligence is a primary ingredient in the wealth of nations
Serves to prevent drones or non-producers
We naturally seek social interactions and are interdependent (not isolations)
Due to the abundance of natural resources, we must share for the subsistence and
benefit of the whole race and pay for the future security of it
Conclusion
Society must be preserved, and in order to preserve it, we must not look merely to
what one individual or one family needs, but to what the whole community needs;
not what one generation needs, but to the wants of a succession of generations.
9. SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY:
QUESTION: HOW
MUCH IS AN
EDUCATION WORTH
TO YOU?
Exercise
Make the argument for and against funding if you were
(record below):
A family with 2 children in grammar school, age 41
A married couple with no children, age 28
A retired couple with no children left in school, age 64
10. VALUE OF EDUCATION
Lifetime Earnings and Earnings Payoff by Education Level
(U.S. Census, 2001)
Education Level Lifetime Earnings in Millions
Less than a High School Diploma
High School Graduate
Some College/No Degree
2-Year Degree
Bachelor’s
Master's Level Degree
Doctoral
Professional
11. VALUE OF EDUCATION
Lifetime Earnings and Earnings Payoff by Education Level
(U.S. Census, 2001)
Education Level Lifetime Earnings in Millions
Less than a High School Diploma 1
High School Graduate 1.2
Some College/No Degree 1.5
2-Year Degree 1.6
Bachelor’s 2.1
Master's Level Degree 2.5
Doctoral 3.4
Professional 4.4
13. THE WIRE: THE VALUE OF AN
EDUCATION
The Wire & Mann
Encourage the growth or the development of
Part academics and
part civic duty (for teachers); choices and consequences; be members of society
Take focus off oneself and put towards the students; pushing child out of the
nest
Providing structure and routine; modeling correct decisions/behavior
14. THE RIVER AND WIND: METAPHORS
FOR EDUCATION: RE-READ PP. 118-
BEYOND
15. THE RIVER AND WIND: WHAT DO THESE
TWO METAPHORS MEAN TO YOU?
Wind River
17. CROSS-OVER:
PHILOSOPHICAL BATTLES
Plato
Elitist?
Wealthy on top
Supreme leader
Search for truth
Hierarchical society
Baldwin Classical subject Mann
Race Philosopher king universal/ (exclusive) ed.
Remembering history
Education through thought/reason
Continuing culture
Equality of opportunity
Responsibility for funding
Injustice
Nurturing our students
Multiculturalism
Widespread
Attack the system
Stream/winds: respect the culture; enrich it
Social action Ravitch Importance of education
reform Core curriculum Godfather of American ed..
Balanced ed.
Integrity
Continuance of culture
Academic content
Quality of ed.
Limited institution
censorship