arbeit+assignment

First arbeitsgemeinschafte meeting

Remember this is a chance to delight in each other’s company!

LUDDITE VERSION One person should take notes in the bound notebook (provided). All members present at the discussion should sign the bottom of the last page of the notes to record your attendance. One person should “volunteer” to report on your group’s discussion to the rest of the class on Monday 1/23.

WIKI VERSION Log on to the class wiki and create an entry that represents you and the discussion you had (see questions below)

In either case

You should discuss these questions for at least an hour!

1. What is the purpose of public education in the United States? 2. What do US public schools do well? What do you believe are the failures of the US system? 3. In all sorts of surveys, people generally report that they are satisfied with the schools that their children attend. At the same time, there is a wide-spread belief that “other schools” are bad and failing and need reform. What are some of the reasons you think this happens? Do you think there’s anything that can be done about this strange dual-perspective?

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