Quart Prompt
Summarize, in about three sentences, what you think Alissa Quart's piece was about. Then, write down a question that you had about the reading. The question can be factual (What does Quart mean by "branding"?) or they can be more conceptual (Why does Quart seem to object so strongly to corporations having a role in schooling?).
posted by deanc1 at 8:59 AM
16 Comments:
Do you agree that going to a school with all the races is more important than going to a mordern school? If so, how is it more important?
LaVinna
This piece spoke about the problema we have in school funding and where the monewy that wthey do recieve goes. Schoools need distribute money instead of on advertisment on school supplies and material. Materials in many schools aere old and do not meet the criteria thats needeed for the stuidents to purtse an higher eduaction. Schools need money for other expense's not those. The money shouldnt be used in this type of procedure This shows that the people etoday in the system are only in it for themselves not to educate the studewnts.If they were then money the money they have would have gone to the future of the students towards their educational needs.
yadira,
Kozol, i think that he was trying to point out the things that for some people are the everyday life and for us its a complete disaster. He tries to inform the reader that things that are complitely inhumane are still happening today when the US considers it self to be a great country. Yet they allow people to live like this even now a days. which only makes me wonder where president Bush is,it makes me think if the 'leaving no kid behind' is even being used?
Deon Villanueva
The piece was about how schools spend more money on advertising than materials. Basically schools are receiving money from companies and either keep it or use it for fund sports. These companies pay the schools to advertise their products which is good for companies, but school do not turn that money over to the school account to pay for school materials. Therefore, the schools have outdated textbooks and just do have the equipment to give a child a valuable education.
Why is the teaching enviroment in schooling missing teaching?
Nelly-
I belive that Alissa Quarts piece wants to let people know how schools have been changing and all the outside influence schools are taking in.
In what way does Quart belive that these corporations have the biggest influence? how do schools involved with corporations differ from schools without them and are the results so dramatic that action must be taken?
On Nguyen
It is acceptable if we protest for a legitimate purpose. It does not matter who you are as long the reason you're fighting for right, then your voice will be heard. Fundings from the government sometimes could be unfair. Therefore it is inevitable to fight for the right for education. Differences among races or people could be a leading potential of problems in society.
David,
In Jonathon Kozol's piece titled "Savage Inequalities," Kozol states the dilapidated conditions that the inhabitants of East St. Louis are undergoing daily. The rough and terrible conditions are very heartwrenching. Many of the citizens of East St. Louis are well under the poverty line and their homes and schools are victims to this injustice by the government.
Did Kozol embellish this piece in order to create more of an emotional stir within the reader?
Laura Gonzalez
Quart's piece discusses the unjust segregation on schools in Philidelphia. The lack of, and even prevention, of funding lead students into a formal protest on the streets of Philidelphia.
Q: What is the definition for privitization? (i'm still a bit confused)
Khail,
The peice of Kozol about life on the Mississippi gives the reader an almost fictional place of poverty. Fictional in the way that his examples are so descriptive and jaw dropping that he puts a new meaning the phrase "American is the Heart Land." Kozol talks about the way people strive to make a living East St. Louis, Illinois.
Is Kozol's point of view too narrow in that he is attacking the reader emotioinally?
Cenorina Mercado
Quart focuses on the inequality among the distribution of the money. It is unfair that lower social classes have to struggle even for education, and the dominant class receives help that is less needed.
Q:should students do something about this inequality or government? both?
Sierra Basegio,
Alissa Quart's piece is about how bussinesses are making money off of students by advertising their product on campus, during games, and everywhere else. The schools can't make money off of selling different products, and so this corruptness of these businesses is encouraging people to protest.
Why don't don't schools force businesses to pay a fee for them to sell their product in the school, that way schools can make money for the education of students?
Laura C.
the enqualities of the schools and how much they spend on a student. how the students are becoming actavist to the situation. the way the principle funds money by selling their products. using the students for advetising.
question:What is the reason why the goverment does not want to get involved?
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Tayo,
The problem was that Edison was receiving millions of dollars to help the school system, but instead of using that money to purchase books that are way over due, he just claimed that the schools were mismanaged, with no word about underfundings. The author made this peace to show that students are not for sale and they should not be seen as a money making system.There should be less advertisements in schools and more money spent on things that the schools need like textbooks & chalks for the teachers.This is a problem that is mainly seen in inner-city areas.
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Sandra
Kozol's writing was a very interesting piece. He made me think of the many difficulties that many high schools are going threw in areas that the government does not want to help. He exagerated on his piece, but it was good because it made a lot of people think. This is a problem that goes on everywhere in the world. Not only because we live in the US doesnt mean it does not hapen here.
Q:Is the government doing anything to help communities like this one?
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