BEF 360

THRUSDAYS

DR. GIVENS

Thursday, Jan 8/FOUNDATIONS

IN CLASS: Part 1, Introduction to political and social theories and the
history of education. Introduction to the class. Assign Groups.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 13th: Complete Assignment 1 (Look for Assignments
folder on Blackboard (BB). Read Resegregation in the American South
(Hannah-Jones, 2014).
Unit 2 BB and Watch Saving Central: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXkyyng2Spw
Saving Central, Videos folder, BB. Submit all assignments through
Blackboard.
Tuesday, Jan 13 / FOUNDATIONS*
IN CLASS: Class discussion of film, reading from January 8.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 22nd: Read 10-page article in Unit 1, EEO,
Jefferson, Mann, and Dewey, also Read Chapters 3 in the text.
Complete assignment on Education and Equality of educational
opportunity (Spring) Chapter 3 and Complete Assignment 2
Jefferson, Mann, and Dewey for January 22.
Thursday, Jan 22 /FOUNDATIONS
IN CLASS: Lecture and discussion of the educational philosophies of Jefferson,
Mann, and Dewey. Discussion of the common school and models of equal
educational opportunity.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 29th: Read Chapter 5 text, Equality of Educational
Opportunity Race, Gender, and Special Needs.
Thursday, Jan 29/ FOUNDATIONS
IN CLASS: Lecture and discussion concerning the Alabama Accountability Act.
View video of Huntsville City Schools reaction to Accountability Act in class.
Alabama Accountability Act Report - YouTube Assign 1st group project. View
Stuart Hall short films on Representation and the Media and Race as the
floating signifier as an introduction to Ethnic Notions.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 5th: Unit 1 BB. Read Accountability%20Act
%20Al.com.docx
Discuss readings and complete Assignment 4, Chapter 5.
Thursday, Feb 5 /FOUNDATIONS
Part 2, Race, Class, Poverty
IN CLASS: Separate but Equal. View 1 st half of Ethnic Notions in class.
Lecture, historical impact of Plessy vs. Ferguson (1896) and Brown v. Board of
Education (1954), view short video.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 12th: Discuss videos in class. Read Witnessing
Whiteness by Michelle Fine (You are only responsible for the first
section concerning Randolph County, Alabama), McIntosh, White
Privilege, and Explaining White Privilege to a Broke White Person,
Unit 2, BB. Complete Assignment 5.
Thursday, Feb 12 /FOUNDATIONS

IN CLASS: 1st Group Projects. 2nd half of Ethnic Notions.

HOMEWORK FOR THE 19th: For next week read Chapter 4, text. Read
Inequality and the American Child | BillMoyers.com and view
Children in American Schools Part 1 URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfcfrQxlJsU

Thursday, Feb 19th /FOUNDATIONS

IN CLASS: View Tammys story on BB videos. Lecture and discussion. Assign
2nd group project.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 26th: Read Chapter 8 and 9 of the text and read
Chapter 1 of Unit 1 Blackboard The Death and Life of the Great
American School.
Thursday, Feb 26th /FOUNDATIONS
IN CLASS: Discussion and Lecture on High Stakes Testing, Charter Schools
and Home Schooling. Additional articles will be available on Pinterest and
Blackboard. View Diane Ravitch video in class.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 5th: Prepare for Group 2 presentation.
Thursday, Mar 5th /FOUNDATIONS
Part 3, Gender, Harassment, and other issues
IN CLASS: Group 2 presentations.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 12th: Read Schools, Sexual Harassment and Title
IX (Baylor Law Review Journal), Legal issues folder and complete
Assignment 6.
Thursday, Mar 12th /FOUNDATIONS
IN CLASS: View Bullied.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 26th: Introduction of Philosophy of Education
assignment.
SPRING BREAK (March 16- March 23rd) NO CLASS
Thursday, Mar 26th / FOUNDATIONS
IN CLASS: Summaries of Philosophies of Education. Explanation of Philosophy
of Education and the connections to pedagogy.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 2nd: For next week read Chapters 6 and 7 in the
text.
Thursday, Apr 2/ FOUNDATIONS
IN CLASS: View Harvest of Shame part 1. Class discussion.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 9th: Complete Assignment 7.
Thursday, Apr 9th /FOUNDATIONS
Part 4 Language, Culture, philosophy and policy
IN CLASS: A look at changing demographics of public school children in the
U.S. Harvest of Shame, part 2. Additional information on Philosophy of
Education.

HOMEWORK FOR THE 16th: Complete Philosophy of Education rough

draft. Bring rough draft to class.
Thursday, Apr 16th /FOUNDATIONS
IN CLASS: Bring rough draft to class. Writing workshop for
Philosophy of education.
HOMEWORK FOR THE 23rd: Philosophy of Education must be submitted to Live
Text by midnight, Sunday, April 26.
Thursday, Apr 23rd /FOUNDATION
IN CLASS: Party and writing workshop.
HOMEWORK: Philosophy of Education must be submitted to Live Text by
midnight, Sunday, April 26.
NO FINAL EXAM