1. Do you think the federal government should be assuming such a strong role over states, school districts, and schools? What are some likely consequences of this increasing federalism?
Since the federal government offers extra funds over to schools, they have slowly been gaining a strong role over the schools. However, the funds do not come free since schools have to follow the federal “mandates that come with the funds” (p. 247). Having strong directions set nationally might not actually help the necessities of the states. Each state, school district and schools have different needs that might not be cover if all becomes generalized, there might be students that fall into the cracks. The increased federal involvement will not allow for …show more content…
240). Since sales tax is collected when the costumer buys something, it is easier to acquire. In addition, income tax is considered regressive, in other words there are done in the ability that the buyers have to pay them. There might be people that have valuable property, but have low income, which would make it more fair to people.
3. What situations have you encounter that illustrate the tension between state and local education interests? Is local control an issue in your state?
Just like with federal involvement, the state involvement in local control can have stifling educational consequences. For instance, it used to be that students would have to pass the AIMS test in order to be able to graduate high school. This test stresses the students and parents. However, this law has been lifted and now students only have a set requirement of credits for graduation, which the school may modify. I do not think local control is an issue in my state any longer, since students can just complete their school requirements without worrying about passing a specific test.
4. When is it appropriate for teachers to engage in politics? How can teachers influence what goes on in their schools? How can they influence decisions at the district and board levels? …show more content…
Having observations by school principals, vice principals and assisting principals will let people get to know more about the actual performances. Coworkers can also help in the assessment of teachers as this gives them more perspectives on how to improve teaching. I believe that students test scores do not give a complete view of the students’ performance, but only provide some means of comparison. For instance, lets say we have a students that is from an other country and does not know English well, this will have a great impact on the evaluation of the teacher if test scores are used as the only form of
Since the federal government offers extra funds over to schools, they have slowly been gaining a strong role over the schools. However, the funds do not come free since schools have to follow the federal “mandates that come with the funds” (p. 247). Having strong directions set nationally might not actually help the necessities of the states. Each state, school district and schools have different needs that might not be cover if all becomes generalized, there might be students that fall into the cracks. The increased federal involvement will not allow for …show more content…
240). Since sales tax is collected when the costumer buys something, it is easier to acquire. In addition, income tax is considered regressive, in other words there are done in the ability that the buyers have to pay them. There might be people that have valuable property, but have low income, which would make it more fair to people.
3. What situations have you encounter that illustrate the tension between state and local education interests? Is local control an issue in your state?
Just like with federal involvement, the state involvement in local control can have stifling educational consequences. For instance, it used to be that students would have to pass the AIMS test in order to be able to graduate high school. This test stresses the students and parents. However, this law has been lifted and now students only have a set requirement of credits for graduation, which the school may modify. I do not think local control is an issue in my state any longer, since students can just complete their school requirements without worrying about passing a specific test.
4. When is it appropriate for teachers to engage in politics? How can teachers influence what goes on in their schools? How can they influence decisions at the district and board levels? …show more content…
Having observations by school principals, vice principals and assisting principals will let people get to know more about the actual performances. Coworkers can also help in the assessment of teachers as this gives them more perspectives on how to improve teaching. I believe that students test scores do not give a complete view of the students’ performance, but only provide some means of comparison. For instance, lets say we have a students that is from an other country and does not know English well, this will have a great impact on the evaluation of the teacher if test scores are used as the only form of