Save Our Schools
Save Our Schools was an Honors seminar that began with the brief history of primary and secondary education that progressed into the governmental oversight and implications of pedagogical legislation. In-class time was characterized by engaging discussion and debate on material, analysis of differing positions on contemporary education practices and policy, and elucidating common perceptions about education. In lieu of tests, we completed several projects offering hands on experience and in depth insight into contentious issues within today’s K-12 (chartering, merit pay, alternate school funding methods, and others). We were expected to take a well defended stance on charter schools, read hundreds of pages from various texts, to express our opinions in class, and to present a well researched reform argument to a panel of Ohio State Senators. Because of my studies, I have formulated thoughtful positions on education’s contemporary issues and have come to recognize the paramount importance of education especially when juxtaposing my own career with the opportunities of others. Furthermore, my endeavor to continually pursue knowledge and education has been invigorated by this course because I have recognized the scarcity of great educational opportunities and because our studies on the cycle of poverty (“the rich get richer while the poor get worksheets) have informed me of the multifaceted value of education and its fundamental role in my interests to change my communities.
Education Reform Symposium Final Paper
Education Reform Symposium Final Paper