• Mr. Schurtz • English 12 AP Period 6/7 • 4 March 2010
Education (Chairs) (Free Giant Macro … ) (Free School Child … ) Virtual High VHS School
(The Future Site … )
A Nation at Risk and its effects almost thirty years later
"We are raising a new
generation of Americans that is scientifically and technologically illiterate.” Classroom Activity • I want to give everyone a quick Kolb quiz so that they can each find out their learning type. • I could discuss the differing viewpoints of A Nation at Risk. • I could weight the pros and cons of controversial things in education such as the new Mac Books or No Child Left Behind. Picture Works Cited • Chairs. N.d. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://farm1.static.flickr.com/4/ 6331302_76cdecb340.jpg>. • Eau Claire Senior High School. 8 July 2009. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/tom- henneman/3702010125/>. • Free Giant Macro Pencil and Pink Eraser . 26 Sept. 2006. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/253412963/sizes/l/>. Fryer, Wesley. • I am Here for the Learning Revolution. 23 May 2008. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/31442459@N00/2516648940/>. • The Future Site Of My New Computer! 29 Dec. 2009. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/wattsbw2004/4224130979/>. • Jones, David T. Trigwell's model of teaching. 27 Jan. 2009. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_jones/3232493287/sizes/o/>. • Making the Grade. 1 May 2009. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/8587222@N08/3492052267/>. • Olivier, Mikl. Raised fist. 6 Nov. 2008. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/miklolivier/3006953916/>. • Othman, Buthaina. Focus2006. 18 June 2006. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124286249@N01/170152402/>. Pruitt, D. Sharon. • Free School Child's Hand With Pastel Colored Pencils. 26 Mar. 2009. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/40645538@N00/3387387033/>. • United States. National Commission on Excellence in Education. A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform. N.p.: n.p., 1983. Print. • Rare Book Collection Interior 6. 21 Mar. 2007. Flickr. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Mar. 2010. <http://www.flickr.com/photos/ubclibrary/446259114/sizes/l/>. Works Cited Ansary, Tamim. "Education at Risk: Fallout from a Flawed Report." Edutopia . N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2010. <http://www.edutopia.org/landmark-education-report-nation-risk>. Kolb, David A. "Kolb Learning Inventory." Experiential Learning (1984): n. pag. Print. Pashler, Harold, et al. "Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence." Psychological Science in the Public Intrerest 9 (Dec. 2008): 105-119. Print. "The Sandia Report on Education: A Perfect Lesson on Censorship.” Project Censored. Sonoma State, n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2010. <http://www.projectcensored.org/static/1994/1994-story3.htm>. Trigwell, Keith, et al. "Scholarship of Teaching: a model." Higher Education Research & Development 19 (Nov. 2000): 155-168. Print. United States. National Commission on Excellence in Education. A Nation at Risk: The Imperative for Educational Reform. N.p.: n.p., 1983. Print. "Why Virtual High School." Virtual High School. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2010. <http://www.govhs.org/Pages/WhyVHS-Home>.