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Simoneil Sarbh: Smaller classes, shorter summers, and minimal testing

December 6, 2012by sydalew Leave a comment

What it means to generate high levels of student performance is debatable and controversial. High levels of student performance could be categorized as high-standardized test scores, attendance rates, graduation rates, […]

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Xian Hui Ang: Ways to Improve Math in the US

December 6, 2012by sydalew Leave a comment

America may carry the most Olympic gold medals in the world, making it one of the best countries in athletics. However, in terms of education, America is unfortunately not ranked […]

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Gaby Chavez: Parental Involvement and Privilege: Evening the Playing Field with Cultural Psychology?

December 6, 2012by sydalew Leave a comment

  Ansenia Valenz: I liked the class cuz they helped a lot because like they made me realize that I really need… I need to go to college and if […]

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Hannah Bailenson: Rethinking Standardized Evaluation

December 6, 2012by sydalew Leave a comment

After a semester of studying education policy and the sociology of education, I find myself incredibly frustrated and discouraged about the state of education in America. It seems that for […]

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Ben Kafoglis: Improving Teacher Quality

December 6, 2012by sydalew Leave a comment

Any consideration of the success of education inevitably turns to the success of teachers. It is a teacher’s job to educate, therefore a failure in an education can supposedly be […]

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Grant Hand: Restructuring Administration and Evaluation

December 4, 2012by sydalew 1 Comment

The final assignment for SOC419 is an essay detailing a reform measure that could be taken to respond to the crisis in American education. The following is a student recommendation […]

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Leib Sutcher: A Necessary Shift Modeled by New Science

December 4, 2012by sydalew Leave a comment

The final assignment for SOC419 is an essay detailing a reform measure that could be taken to respond to the crisis in American education. The following is a student recommendation […]

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Bobby Cunningham: Teacher Evaluation based on Student and Parent Feedback

December 4, 2012by sydalew Leave a comment

The final assignment for SOC419 is an essay detailing a reform measure that could be taken to respond to the crisis in American education. The following is a student recommendation […]

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Esthefany Castillo: Increasing Educational Achievement Through Social Activism

December 4, 2012by sydalew Leave a comment

The final assignment for SOC419 is an essay detailing a reform measure that could be taken to respond to the crisis in American education. The following is a student recommendation […]

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Tory Mathieson: The Critical Role of Culture and Community

December 4, 2012by sydalew Leave a comment

The final assignment for SOC419 is an essay detailing a reform measure that could be taken to respond to the crisis in American education. The following is a student recommendation […]

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