Week at a glance March 31 - April 4, 2014

This week we will wrap up our readings for Essay 4.  The first reading, by Jonathan Kozol, analyzes the issue of inequality that persists in public schools.  Students are encouraged to relate Kozol's arguments to discussions currently happening in our own Statehouse.  The final reading of the unit is from a professor writing anonymously about teaching freshmen-level Comp classes on a university campus.  Throughout the unit, students have been thinking and rethinking their ideas about the purpose of K-12 education.  As part of our wrap up, we will have a day in the Library to type up our final revision.  We'll end the week with a discussion of our responses and a review of potential Essay 4 topics.

• Mon: Begin reading and discussing Kozol 219 - 236
• Tues: Finish reading and discussing Kozol.  For Wednesday, read Professor X 238-247.
• Wed:  Discuss and analyze Professor X.  Begin final revisions on the K-12 purpose statement.
• Thurs: Meet in the library.  Make final revisions to the K-12 purpose statement and hand in by the end of the hour.
• Fri: Meet in the classroom to discuss opinions on the K-12 purpose statement.  Review topics for Essay 4.