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Teacher Turnover

Posted Thu, 03/27/2008 - 19:04 by rbeck

Good article in NEA Today on teachers leaving the profession. You can access article online:

http://www.nea.org/neatoday/0804/whytheyleave.html

Persistent Child Poverty

Posted Wed, 02/13/2008 - 07:56 by rbeck

Article in Education Week 2/6/08 pp. 1 & 14 by Viadero: Poor Rural Children Attract Close Study.

Interesting map on page 14 showing counties by State in USA where child poverty has persisted since the 1970's.

The irony is that the majority of these states where child poverty persists are Red States.

These folks need some Conscientization. Critical Pedagogists should send "missionaries" into those areas.

Rural youths (18-24) in these areas are more likely to serve in the military than their urban counterparts.

Follow up on Disproportionality

Posted Wed, 01/30/2008 - 18:24 by rbeck

This week (1/30/08) in Education Week "Eye on Research" page 1

Article: Teachers Advised to 'Get Real' on Race (D. Viadero)

Teacher attempts to balance work groups by race are not always met well by African-American students (Rubin).

Thought: Hispanic students attend ESL classes. Besides helping students learn English, ESL classes also provide a comfortable area and time for Hispanic students to get together and 'retrieve' their cultural identity.

Is there a way, African-American students could be afforded such an opportunity?

Lecture on Disproportionality

Posted Fri, 01/25/2008 - 22:57 by rbeck

West Chester University
January 24, 2008
Recitation Hall Room 212
Professor: Dr. Linda Portlock
Class: Diversity in Special Education
Guest Lecturer: Richard T. Beck
Subject: Disproportionality in Special Education

Deconstructing Disproportionality

A New Metaphor

Posted Wed, 01/02/2008 - 07:08 by rbeck

Hayek: doubts that there can be social justice; people act out of self-interest forming clans based on exchanges (Agency)

Dawkins: neo-darwinist; people act like genes bonding out of self-interest

Neoliberals: market determines value based on self-interested exchange not on ethos.

(Excerpt from Making the Pedagogical Political - work in progress.)

Critical Pedagogical Coaching in Athletics

Posted Tue, 01/01/2008 - 15:34 by rbeck

www.westchestertrackclubpa.com

Go to About us

Scroll down to article: What soccer can learn from track & field.

Critical Pedagogy & athletics might be a worthy topic in the reading room.

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