Bryanna Sierra English 1102 Professor Sippy 16 March 2013 Inquiry Project: Academic Conversation Draft #1 TV Talk Show:

Deraney- Saudi Arabia, public does just as well Shelly- book autonomy Pedro- Competition Holmlund- England Wane- teacher effectiveness/ save gov. money Host: Good Morning San Francisco! It has been a long anticipated arrival of our guest. They have flown all the way from Saudi Arabia to England just to be here with us today. Why dont we give our guests a great big round of applause! Guests walk in stage left

Host: We have 5 guests representing either their own work or combined work today to speak with us about the very controversial issue of money and education. Please welcome Deraney, Shelly, Pedro, Holmlund, and Wane. crowd claps!

Host: So Im just going to jump right on into this. My son actually attends a public school as did my husband and myself. We have always told our son that the education he gets is soley dependent on his time and energy he puts into it. Deraney: I would have to completely agree with this! As I did my study in Saudi Arabia I found that there was obviously this stigma associated with the private school laying down a better foundation down for students. However in my research with my peers we studied the long term success of students in both education systems and found that students in these low-income homes in public education did just as well peers in the private education. Wane: I am going to have to slightly disagree with this. I am not saying either of you is completely off center from my views however I just believe that a great deal of the money in education really goes to an important factor which is, teacher effectiveness. Holmlund: I think that is an important argument to make. This can also feed into the fact that the more money fed into a system can really improve the overall success of the students. As I found in my eight years of research in England.

Host: So your saying you believe that yes to an extent it is what my son puts into his education but on the other hands its the money that feeds in? and in correlation the teacher effectiveness? Pedro: I really believe there is another angle to keep in mind about private education and money backed behind this institution. Private schools save the U.S. government up to $200 million dollars a year. This is money that would else be needed in public schools to accommodate for the increasing number of children in the system. Shelly: This is true. However I believe it is crucial we keep in mind the autonomy level that is lost when a school digests money into its system provided by the federal government. Host: Shelly what do you mean by this? Shelly: I mean that in my book Money, Mandate, and Local Control in American Public Education. In a section I talk in depth about the linear correlation between the amounts of funding a school receives and the control in proportionally receives. This could go into a strong argument about public education and not only teacher effectiveness but also the actual motives behind their agenda. Wane: I really like the way you tie these two ideas together. I agree that the money that is fed into public schools can definitely set a different agenda for teachers and in juxtaposition this can be said for private schools and the freer reign they have over their autonomy. Pedro: I agree and currently as we know the government is trying to cut budgets and therefore this is definitely pushing the favor increasing towards private education. Shelly: Yes, through my research I definitely saw a very similar theme especially with big budget consumers like No Child Left Behind and other programs implemented. I have to agree with this new push towards private schools. Host: I understand these arguments however, regardless if one chooses to use the public education system you are still paying for it in your tax dollars, what your ideas on this? Host: There is definitely the stereotype in society of the keen relationships and networks you can build but is this really valid?