Control

At what point do you know you've lost control of a class, and what do you do? This came up in my 400 lvl class last night where a situation, though funny, led to the teacher giving up and letting the class go. Though it was great to have left early, as a student who wants to teach I almost wanted to go up and talk to the Professor and tell him that he needed to gain control back of the classroom and continue. In truth we were all seniors, meaning at least the age of 20, the professor could have put his foot down and continued. What do you do when you've lost control in the classroom.

NCLB

This came into effect after I had graduated high school, the idea of my favorite teachers, with all their randomness and love for their subject, told to teach a specific curriculum and to not bring in their love for education.

I can't handle th thought of all the students sitting in one place, given a test all day, and given snacks and games to keep them occupied, meanwhile the teachers bite their nails hoping that the students will do well and they won't lose their jobs.

What has education become, standards on everyone? When was the last time that an entire student body was exactly the same, to go to stereotypes where are the jocks and the nerds? How can you set a bar which its obvious not everyone can reach.

Newark Arts HIgh School

I would have to say that I had a really great time at the school. The ability for a teacher to look outside the box and incorporate new ideas is expected! I'm speechless, there are so many positive things I want to say but they won't form correctly.

For my project I can say that, being from my small home town in Vernon, I definitely expected there to be gangs, and anger, and aggression everywhere I went in Newark, but it was such a beautiful school, and the kids were so involved, I'm just at a loss for words.

Assumptions

3 college students go to Newark to learn about teaching, what are their assumptions, before, during, and after the event? What is it like in an urban school, is it that different from where you grew up?

Its a work in progress but this is our inquiry project.