PURPOSE OF EDUCATION
by Katie Widgeon
1. CREATING A SAFE SPACE AND TIME FOR STUDENTS TO REALLY LEARN!
2. LEARNING MYSELF- ENLIGHTENMENT
3. BEING A PART OF THE FUTURE GENERATIONS
4. GUIDANCE AND ENCOURAGEMENT FOR CHILDREN/STUDENTS
5. DIVERSTIY OF SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
6. DUALISTIC APPROACH- SAFE VS. DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
7. TEACHING STUDENTS OF DIFFERENT RELIGIONS
8. URBAN SETTINGS
9. TEACHING MULTICULTURAL STUDENTS
10. TEACHING THE "COMMON GOOD"
11. UNCOVERING CONTENT-DISCOVERING
12. EDUCERE- TO LEAD
13. LANGUAGE IS POWER
14. TOOLS OF EDUCATION
15. ASSESSMENT/EVIDENCE OF UNDERSTANDING
16. CIRRICULUM/CONTENT
17. PEDAGOGY-LEARNING AND TEACHING THEORY
18. MEANING OF IT ALL!
18.1. CREATING A SAFE SPACE AND TIME FOR CHILDREN TO REALLY
19. CHALLENGES
20. METHOD OF COMMUNICATION
21. TRUTH VS. CIRRICULUM
22. CAREFUL WITH "POPULAR NORMS"
23. ENCOURAGE INDEPENDENT THOUGHT
24. EXPRESSION OF IDEAS AND THOUGHTS
25. ECONOMIC
25.1. PREPARATION FOR THE WORKFORCE
26. SOCIAL - "NORMS"
26.1. WHERE DOES ONE FIT INTO SOCIETY?
26.2. WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE VS. NOT ACCEPTABLE?
26.3. HOW TO SOCIALIZE AND INTERACT IN A DIVERSE WORLD
26.3.1. AGENTS OF SOCIALIZATION
26.3.2. FAMILY
26.3.2.1. THE MOST IMPORTANT
26.3.3. SCHOOL
26.3.3.1. DEALS WITH GENDER, RACE, DIVERSITY AND INDIVIDUAL EVALUATION