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This is the blog for the Coe College May Term '10 Equity in Education class. Follow along as eight students and one fearless leader tackle topics ranging from the social, political, and legal history...
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View ArticleDay One
Today, we met as a class and considered some of the over-arching issues related to education and schooling in terms of reform.Those ideas included: Dual Language Schools DaniellSingle Sex Schools and...
View ArticleDay Two: The Emotion of Reform
Today, we met at the Iowa City Public Library and discussed the introduction and first essay in Mike Rose's book, Why School? In particular, we discussed the idea of collectivism versus individualism...
View ArticleNorth Lawndale College Preparatory High School
Three QuestionsHere are mine:1) Can we see it? :) Is the charter on file? How closely related is the charter to the school mission? Is the mission an adaptation of the charter?2) Why? Why do all the...
View ArticleDual Language at West Liberty
Yesterday we visited a fascinating school in West Liberty. It was their public elementary school and what is unique about it is its distinctive dual language program. Dual Language is an approach to...
View ArticleHome Schooling
Today we had the chance to visit the MHSAP office located in Marion. Home schooling is one of few things that I don't know if it's really a benefit or not. The way this program is set up is a very...
View ArticleHoop Dreams
Today we took the morning to watch Hoop Dreams, a documentary following the path of two young boys, William Gates and Arthur Agee, who dreamed of becoming professional basketball players. As we...
View ArticleChicago, Here We Come!
At noon today, we boarded the MegaBus in Iowa City and headed east to Chicago. MegaBus is a double-decker bus and we rode on the "top floor." Let me just say this: that top floor sways like a prop...
View ArticleNo Air-Conditioning? Really?*
Today, we got "oriented" to the CTA, or Chicago Transit Authority--which means the buses and trains. It began with a great overview from Tiffanie (with Lane's help) at the Chicago Center offices in...
View ArticleChinatown
It was the first night in Chicago and already being hit by new culture in Chicago. We went to Chinatown! We didn’t have a ton of time for exploration throughout Chinatown, but rather grabbing a bite to...
View ArticleVerbal Balance at the Corner Cafe
This was quite the interesting experience for our group. As we walked it we definitely looked out of place but were greeted with a friendly upbeat atmosphere. The café was located at 8458 South Green...
View ArticleBetty Shabazz International Charter School
Tuesday morning we woke up early to leave our floor at 7:30am heading to the Betty Shabazz School. This was a charter school that was created in order to create future African-American leaders for the...
View ArticleKenwood Academy
On Tuesday, June 25th we visited Kenwood Academy. Kenwood Academy is a neighborhood school located in Hyde Park. It was recognized as one of the nations Best High Schools and received a Silver Medal...
View ArticleBarrel of Monkeys Presents "That's Weird, Grandma"
Monday night we ended our long day with "That's Weird, Grandma," a theater production by Barrel of Monkeys.It was such a fun way to end our second night in the city.I am pretty sure everyone really...
View ArticleRoosevelt High School
On Monday the “B” Team headed north to learning how to get around Chicago using the Public Transportation System. We made it to Roosevelt High School with no problems. We met with one of the Assistant...
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Southwest Youth Collaborative Getting to the youth center was as much of an experience as hearing what this place had to offer. Once we left our tour of PaseoBoricua we again used public transportation...
View ArticleAltgeld Gardens
After a long day of traveling through Chicago our class ventured out to Altgeld Gardens, which was an experience I will never forget. The day was filled with travel, schools and food. When we arrived...
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