New Trier students had a wonderful time meeting one last time with our peers from Kelvyn Park and Richard T. Crane Medical high schools. Here was a breakdown of our time talking about educational inequity in the state of Illinois at the Hairpin Arts Center.
- 10:00 - 10:30: icebreaker activities
- 10:30 - 12:00: students present and report back their efforts at base-building
- 12:00 - 12:30: pizza lunch
- 12:30 - 2:00: students were joined by Illinois State Representative Will Guzzardi (D) and State Senator Daniel Biss (D) for conversations regarding our next steps for action
Listen to this National Public Radio piece which focuses on the inequalities in education funding. For specific information, please visit the following site.
Welcome all, to our Planning Day!
Here are all of the important links and addresses you need to participate:
- Please EMAIL all of your photos to the following address: mcp@yogile.com
- See the photos your peers have uploaded HERE.
- You can COPY the online presentation (Google slides) by clicking HERE. Log in to Google to copy.
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- Share your presentation (even if it is incomplete) with oripsolob@gmail.com
THANKS FOR YOUR HARD WORK TODAY!
http://ti.me/1GlXA00 (VIDEO link)
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:
- What is happening with the distribution of income and wealth?
- Why is this happening?
- Is the distribution of wealth and income in the USA a problem? Why or why not?
