Season 2 Episode 16
Further Reading (in order of discussion)
DO-NOW HEADLINES
Race and Gender Differences in Teacher Evaluation Ratings and Teacher Employment Outcomes
Teachers of Color Get Lower Evaluation Scores Than Their White Peers, Study Finds
A teacher asked Trump to round up ‘illegal students’ — in tweets she says she thought were private
State Superintendent Tony Thurmond Appoints New Chair for Closing the Achievement Gap Initiative
Q&A with Ryan Smith on what it will take to close the achievement gap in California’s schools
ASSESSMENT
Can schools require students to say the Pledge of Allegiance?
The history of legal challenges to the Pledge of Allegiance
The Man Who Wrote the Pledge of Allegiance
Pledge of Allegiance Fast Facts
Many schools skip Pledge of Allegiance
An 11-Year-Old Student Was Arrested in Florida After Refusing to Stand for the Pledge of Allegiance
CLASS DISMISSED
Valedictorian says her microphone was cut after she mentioned Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice
Rooha Haghar finishes her graduation speech
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Episode Highlights
HEADLINES IN EDUCATION - EPISODE 16
Jeff and Manuel examine recent headlines in education. A study out of Michigan State reveals that teachers of color receive lower evaluation scores than their white counterparts, a teacher in Texas is fired for sending tweets to the president asking him for help deporting her “illegal” students, and former AOTA guest Ryan J. Smith is named co-chair of California’s new Closing the Gap initiative.
ASSESSMENT - DOES THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE STILL BELONG IN SCHOOLS?
Practically everyone who grew up attending American schools has memories of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. In today’s Assessment, Jeffrey breaks down the history of the Pledge and questions whether it still belongs in public schools. In a nation that prides itself on being a beacon of democracy, should the pledge of allegiance be practiced in our public schools? Should teachers and school administrators be in the position of encouraging or coercing students to recite a claim of political allegiance and patriotism in America’s classrooms? We discuss.