Thursday, February 5, 2009

Thursday, February 05, 2009

I just wanted to update you all briefly… This semester I am teaching Economics, US History II, and Global Studies 4. I am also taking four courses at City College to meet the requirements of my teaching certificate.


Some research questions:
Counseling effectiveness doing school versus after school
Transitions of the general education versus special education population
Academic achievement of foster-care youth vs. non- foster-care youth
Positive Parental Involvement vs. Negative Parental Involvement

Education research cannot be merely subjugated to reviewing data of schools that perform well to those who perform poorly, without context. These research efforts will only further perpetuate educational inequalities and hurt those it intends to help. For this reason, we must recruit experienced practitioners from the field along with persons who have experience adversity first hand. Without this, any research initiative lacks a critical perspective.

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