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It is 2046 and The New York Times headline reads, “Devoted father, member of the Coachella Valley Community Trust, and Physical Therapist Antonio Maciel has been inducted into the HSF Alumni Hall of Fame!”. According to the article Dr. Maciel’s background story while growing up in the Coachella Valley, his determination and success in changing the lives of his patients who suffered from injuries and disabilities, and voluntarily helping those who can’t afford to see a physical therapist. As well…

behave differently and the reasons why they act in those certain ways. In this class I was engaged in a community school in Midtown Jackson, a well-known low income community. The school I helped at was a charter school known as Midtown Public Charter School. The only difference in the charter school compared…

and districts that would open charter schools (Garda, 2011). Hurricane Katrina was seen by some as a blessing to the New Orleans school district, allowing for a complete reconstruction and reform of education. The reform was seen as an opportunity to improve prominent race and class inequalities, along with issues centered on teachers and teacher…

What is Privatization? There are many definitions that you can find for privatization, and there are many positive and negative emotions that this word brings about. Parents, students, and especially educators are blinded to the impact of what privatization can have on the education of our society. According to Merriam-Webster, the definition is to remove (something) from government control and place it in private control or ownership. In other words change the ownership from public to…

Faster, Higher, Stronger? “Go USA!!!” is a phrase many Americans cheer as they watch in anticipation the Olympic Games at home. Many of us enjoy watching sports and will cheer on our country’s athletes while the Olympics are taking place. However, for the upcoming Olympics in Rio, there has been massive controversy over whether they should even take place. Many problems have flooded Brazil recently and organizations like the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and…

going debate of the Charter School Movement and counter-movement. The why is clear, in that both movements’ goals are to provide opportunities for a quality education. The how question however, is a lot less clear. But through careful examination, I will argue that both the pro-charter school movement and the anti-charter school movement employ rights language advance their own interests. To illustrate this, I will apply the ideas from scholars Hunt and Gramsci, who…

When the entirety of charter schools is compared to the entirety of traditional public schools, teachers of charter schools are actually less educated, experienced and content with their careers. According to researchers at Public Agenda, during the 2011-2012 school year: 48 percent of traditional public school teachers had master 's degrees, whereas 37 percent of charter school teachers had master 's degrees. On average, charter school teachers had nine years of teaching experience, whereas…

“You Decide” Charter School Scenario Situation Analysis This proposal is for an evaluation of the current network at Leonard Cooper Charter School, as well as a list of recommendations to address concerns raised by system technicians and end-users. Leonard Cooper Charter has roughly 1,000 students and faculty, all needing a smooth connection to the school LAN. A new addition was added to the building a few years ago, and has resulted in numerous IT problems for the school. Overall,…

I attempted to find and summarize the pros and cons of rural, suburban, urban, and charter school settings, using a graphic organizer to help aid in my thoughts. Additionally, I reflected upon “Opening Doors: Lesbian and Gay Parents and Schools” and how this information would be beneficial as a teacher, and in my preferred world of the casino industry.  Promoting Culturally Diverse Classrooms To be quite frank, I had trouble finding articles that pertained to the different types of schools.…

Fairfield Central High is a school located in a low-income district, in which the minority of this nation represent the majority of its student body. Unfortunately, outsiders of the community have negative connotations about the school and its surrounding environment. The outsiders perceive Fairfield Central High to be a school embodying incompetent children who are only capable of outstanding athletic abilities instead of being efficient students like their neighboring Richard Winn Academy…