Sociology in ACTION

Welcome all, to our Planning Day!

Here are all of the important links and addresses you need to participate:

Your assignment:

1.      Visit http://www.geographyofpoverty.com/

2.      Read the introduction

3.      Choose one image to analyze for a class presentation

a.      Why did you choose this image?

b.      Explain the quote/caption IYOW.

c.      What did you learn?

Choose one of the images from the film and analyze it in terms of the three questions posed at the beginning of the film:

1. What is happening with the distribution of income and wealth?
2. Why is this happening?
3. Is the distribution of wealth and income  in the USA a problem? Why or why not?

BLOG POST ASSIGNMENT: due Thursday 3/17/16

Please write a post that speaks to your experience having the Kelvyn Park and Richard T. Crane Medical Preparatory High Schools students visit New Trier and your visits to their schools. Include in your post answers to ANY TWO of the following questions:

1. What did the KP and Crane students notice about New Trier while on tour? What were some of their questions throughout the tour?

2. What did you learn about New Trier (your own school) from giving a tour of your school?

3. What did you learn from the legislators that were in attendance? Did anything they say surprise you or cause you to think differently about the school funding topic?

4. What are your thoughts on school funding? What can be done about it?

BLOG POST ASSIGNMENT: due Thursday, 1/27/15

Using one of the photos from our visit, please write a post that speaks to the differences you observed at Kelvyn Park High School in any of the following areas:

1. PLACES (Library, Cafeteria, Gyms, other)
2. CLASSROOMS (student behavior, teacher behavior, curriculum)
3. CLIMATE (relationships between students, relationships between students and staff)
4. SERVICES (health, social, college counseling, etc.)

More images here.