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You will respond to the prompt in 2 parts: a thread of at least 300 words in response to the
discussion prompt, and a reply of at least 150 words to a classmate’s thread. Each thread, reply,
and cited reference must follow current APA format.
You must show respect and sensitivity toward varying opinions and ideas presented.
Furthermore, you are expected to respond to all questions posted by your instructor and/or
classmates in your thread, even if you have already posted your reply to another candidate’s
thread.
Note that responses such as “I like what you said,” “That's a good point,” and “I disagree with
your comment,” do not count as complete responses. Instead, add substantial
supporting thoughts
or ideas to elucidate why you agreed with the thread, or provide alternative ideas and thoughts to
demonstrate why you disagreed.
As one of the goals of discussions is to encourage student community learning, not every thread
will have a response from the instructor. Rather, the instructor will respond to a few threads in a
way that adds to the conversation, asks pertinent questions, or summarizes some of the key
points made by candidates.
See the Discussion Grading Rubric for direction on how your participation will be evaluated.
As you conduct research for your
Topical Reference List Assignment
, note what journals your articles are published in and discuss the following questions:
1.
What are some of the most interesting and informative publications (i.e., journals)?
2.
Are they published by a specific professional organization (e.g., National Science Teachers Association; Council for Exceptional Children)?
3.
Do they seem to be research-focused or teacher (i.e. practitioner) focused?
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Post-First:
This course utilizes the Post-First feature in all Discussions. This means you will only be able to read and interact with your classmates’ threads after you have submitted your thread in response to the provided prompt.
Submit your thread by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday of Module 3: Week 3.
In researching the topic selected, charter schools as an alternative or solution to the public-school
education crisis, there is a plethora of reference material. Many of the studies conducted and research that I have identified include paid studies that are backed by either the public schools or the charter schools, and therefore are clearly biased.
I was able to find a lot of valid, peer reviewed, authentic material as well, and will be focusing on that information to create a list of reference material .
Much of the interesting information that I found was on the Department of Education website, but that research was more general than specific. Another journal, The Future of Children
, published by Princeton University provided a lot of what appears to be non-biased information. MIT Press
also has a series of articles that contribute greatly to the research.
Most of the articles that I found to be most relevant to the topic are published by academic organizations, such as Princeton University and MIT. They are not published by a specific professional organization. However, there are many journals published by The National Charter Collaborative, which, as the name indicates is very focused on charter schools and does not address public schools and their needs. The Fordham Institute also provides many journal articles
that I have found relevant to the topic; unfortunately, much of the information found here is relatively old and there is not a lot of current data or statistics.
Perhaps because my focus is on success rates of public schools and charter schools, I have found information that is more research focused than teacher focused. I have found a lot of quantitative data and not so much qualitative data so far. The lack of anecdotal information does not negatively impact my research as my focus is on the statistical comparisons between charter and public schools.
Response:
Firstly, I would like to address the idea that you could possibly be a bad teacher. That you are pursuing a further education indicates that you are indeed a person interested in your own education and that of your students and refutes the idea of you being a bad teacher! At Romans 15:14 addresses the brotherhood and talks about their goodness and the value of instructing
others: “I myself am satisfied about you, my brothers, that you yourselves are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge and able to instruct one another” (King James Version, 1769/2020)
. I do understand how difficult it must be to teach a classroom, do curriculum and planning, manage
behaviors, meet administrative needs, and still find time to do additional research on your craft. And I also appreciated that at least two of your articles are quantitative studies and you indicated that this helps to identify trends which can lead to improved practice. Additionally, comparing studies to other studies that include both reading and writing, though you are focused on reading literacy, is key to a better grasp on what the data actually means.
Great job with the analysis.
King James Bible
. (2020). King James Bible Online
.
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/
(Original work published 1769)
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