1. What do you think are the author's main points in the article/chapter?
The author emphasizes on two major points in this chapter. Firstly, the author explains the lives of individuals that played major roles in shaping the educational system we have today. The author goes through the ideas and accomplishments that Ted Bell, Al Shanker, Jay Sommer, and many others who significantly influenced education. Throughout the text, the author elaborates on each individual and what they accomplished. For example, Bell wanted to improve teacher quality and raise student expectations while Shanker pushed to end extended work hours and created the idea of a peer review and charter schools. Secondly, the author introduces the relationship between school integration and student achievement. The author believes that integration can result in a boost of student achievement. Overall, the author explains how education was not made perfect in one …show more content…
What are the strengths of the author's argument?
The author uses real life stories of individuals that shaped education. Additionally, the author provides several sources of information that strongly support the article. The author uses stories and examples to prove his or her points. This article is not bias and is strongly supported by facts and sources.
4. What are the weaknesses of the author’s argument? For example, do you see any unstated assumptions or biases in the article? Is this a limitation to the author’s credibility? Why or why not?
The only weakness is the prolonged time it takes to get to the authors main idea. The author specifies on how educators’ evaluations became a distraction to desegregation. The author does not discuss desegregation until the eighth page of the article. The author should have presented his main idea at the beginning to help the reader understand the main point.
5. How does this article impact your journey as an educator? How will you use this information to influence your classroom
The author emphasizes on two major points in this chapter. Firstly, the author explains the lives of individuals that played major roles in shaping the educational system we have today. The author goes through the ideas and accomplishments that Ted Bell, Al Shanker, Jay Sommer, and many others who significantly influenced education. Throughout the text, the author elaborates on each individual and what they accomplished. For example, Bell wanted to improve teacher quality and raise student expectations while Shanker pushed to end extended work hours and created the idea of a peer review and charter schools. Secondly, the author introduces the relationship between school integration and student achievement. The author believes that integration can result in a boost of student achievement. Overall, the author explains how education was not made perfect in one …show more content…
What are the strengths of the author's argument?
The author uses real life stories of individuals that shaped education. Additionally, the author provides several sources of information that strongly support the article. The author uses stories and examples to prove his or her points. This article is not bias and is strongly supported by facts and sources.
4. What are the weaknesses of the author’s argument? For example, do you see any unstated assumptions or biases in the article? Is this a limitation to the author’s credibility? Why or why not?
The only weakness is the prolonged time it takes to get to the authors main idea. The author specifies on how educators’ evaluations became a distraction to desegregation. The author does not discuss desegregation until the eighth page of the article. The author should have presented his main idea at the beginning to help the reader understand the main point.
5. How does this article impact your journey as an educator? How will you use this information to influence your classroom