The Heart of the Revolution
Revealing the most CRITICAL issues inside the classroom
By:Erick Palacio,
Danielle Mendez, Moses Sanchez,
Perla Angulo
Our Focus Area: Teaching
“Pedagogy is at the heart of revolution” -Paulo Freire
Research Questions
What quality of teaching is (or should ) every child in California be entitled to? Who are the various parties responsible for
these entitlements?
Methodology
Purpose of SurveysUsed to collect, in a systematic way,
information from a sample of individuals
We used close-ended questions by presenting the respondent with a continuous scale
Allowed us to cover a large population in a small amount of time
SurveysTeacher Surveys Student Surveys103 surveys17 questionsDistributed to
teachers from Wilson and Roosevelt
1,269 surveys30 questionsDistributed to Wilson,
Roosevelt, Manual Arts, Crenshaw, Locke, L.A high
Paulo Reglus Neves Freire
Born September 19, 1921 – May 2, 1997
Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Brazilian educator and influential theorist of critical pedagogy
Freire’s Banking Concept
Pedagogy of the Oppressed -Paulo Freire
Problem-Posing PedagogyPaulo Freire
So what does this all add up to?
A Banking education system for the youth of America
Claim 1
Although the state of California is providing students with an adequate number of highly qualified teachers, students also need teachers who care
Definition of a Highly Qualified Teacher:
A bachelor’s degreeFull state certification, as
defined by the stateDemonstrated competency,
as defined by the state, in each core academic subject he or she teaches.
Source: US Department of Education
As of 2008-2009, LAUSD has 95.5% full credential teachers.
Source: Ed-Data www.ed-data.k12.ca.us
Access to Qualified Teachers
Beverly Hills
CA
Wilson
Crenshaw
Manual Arts
Locke
0 20 40 60 80 100
95
93
85
83
78
69
Source: UCLA/IDEA
UCLA/IDEA
-Mr.Jiang
Teachers need to care about their students and not just care about how they do in class but care about them holistically
•…Equip students with the necessary skills in order to prepare them for higher education, that is the ultimate goal a good teacher should be striving for. -Ms.Andrade
Teachers Insights
My teachers value my culture and ideas through
their teaching
61%
39%
Strongly Agree/Agree
Strongly Disagree/Disagree
My teachers care about me and prepare me for the future
84%
16% Strongly Agree/ Agree
Strongly Disagree/ Disagree
Claim 2:
The pedagogy (teaching) displayed in urban schools
reflects the banking method of education, ultimately preventing
students from developing critical thinking skills
My voice is taken into consideration at my school
38%
62%
Strongly Agree/ AgreeStrongly Disagree/ Disagree
Claim 3
Teachers who care for their students have high expectations for their learning
82.2
17.8
I push my students to set high standards for themselves
Strongly Agree/AgreeStrongly Disagree/Disagree
84.7
15.3
I help students become aware of opportunities outside of the school that will enhance their
learningStrongly Agree/AgreeStrongly Disagree/Agree
81.4
18.6
I set goals for my students and help them achieve
them Strongly Agree/AgreeStrongly Disagree/Disagree
-R Dueñas
A good teacher really challenges their students as much as possible, doesn’t set low expectations, doesn’t see them as students that aren’t able to achieve but instead has high expectations for them
Teacher Thoughts
Our Definition of Quality Teaching:
Teachers must be fully credentialed AND support
students emotionally, personally, and use problem
posing methods to be culturally relevant to
students.
OUR DEMANDS! For Community Members:
◦support students and teachers by staying involved ( i.e. phone calls, email, text messages
Educators:1. Set high goals and help us achieve them
2. Challenge us to show you care
3. Focus on college going habits, skills and attitudes
4. Expand our horizons by teaching us about more than what is happening in our community but what is happening in the world
5. Develop a relationship with our family members
Policy MakersWe want experts and not just qualified
teachers
We want recognition for teachers who excel We want changes to seniority policies
We want to evaluate teachers based on student improvement and our opinion not just standardized testing
Teaching is the heart of
the revolution