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