Class+2+Appropriate+Burdens

Reading Response and Discussion

What is an appropriate burden for a school/teacher? When would you say a school or teacher is overburdened?

Rulers: Wisdom Guardians: Courage Craftsmen: Temperance
 * **Appropriate Burden for teachers** || **Over-burdened teachers** ||
 * Cultivate good learning environment || Making students care/want to learn... ||
 * || Addressing socio-economic issues (e.g. poverty) ||
 * Report "big" issues || Resolving abuse, "big" issues ||
 * Assess disciplinary problems, have disciplinary strategies || Resolving intractable disciplinary issues ||

Justice

Prepare students to engage broader society Safe environment Provide experiences beyond family unit Different events, integrate family and community Provide opportunities for parents to get involved in order to promote #1 Broadening social interactions Convey curriculum Discover how to teach curriculum (teachers) Adapt to students (teachers) Prepare for standardized tests Regulations can over-burden schools Over-sized classrooms can over-burden schools Schools provide broad foundation for students to build from Teachers: provide specialization in different areas. Keep up with new ideas in education/instruction/administration

Characteristics of “One Best System” Thinking: Punctuality Good Habits: reliable Predictable

Clock-work Uniform structure Institutionalization of schools Routines

Rural: Organically grown, wide variation across communities Teachers: uncertified, contingent on their experience School: extra-curricular, not required, not a rite of passage Socializing