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  1. 1.January 12: Introduction

  2. Bring specific questions about this syllabus to our first class meeting.


  4. 2.January 19: Educational Metamorphoses

  5. Read Martin (Chs 1-3)

  6. Here are some links that lead to some video clips and stories that Martin discusses in the first three chapters:

  7. •Animated depiction of the Pygmalion Myth

  8. •Shaw’s Pygmalion

  9. •My Fair Lady

  10. •Educating Rita




  14. 3.January 26: Educational Metamorphoses

  15. Finish Martin (Chs 4-6)

  16. We were going to watch some video clips about defining social class today, but because class was cancelled, we obviously won’t be able to do so.

  17. Please follow this link & watch “People Like Us Video” excerpts.




  21. After watching, please follow this link to a discussion board in ASuLearn. Please participate by responding to the question abut the video there (as well as others’ posts.)



  24. Also, please choose 2 of the other topic questions and participate in discussing Educational Metamorphoses - both by offering your own ideas as well as responding to those others post on the same discussion board.



  27. 4.February 2: Academic Tracking & the Tools of Metamorphosis

  28. Follow this link to this week’s online readings.

  29. (There are three main readings. They are ones by Rose, Anyon and then Horvat. The two non-required (optional) ones are by Oakes, Gamoran and the NCDPI.)


  31. 5.February 9:  Wounded By School

  32. Read Olson (Chs 1-3)

  33. Wounded Part 2: Follow this link and watch this video clip. (12 mins)

  34. Educational History Projects Introduced



  37. 6.February 16: Wounded by School

  38. In Class: Watch The War on Kids

  39. You should be drafting your Metamorphosis Papers.

  40. (Note: I don’t mean that I’m collecting rough drafts.)

  41. Continue Reading Olson.



  44. 7.February 23: Wounded by School

  45. Finish Olson.

  46. Metamorphosis Papers Due in class.



  49. 8.March 2: Privilege, Power, and Difference

  50. Read Johson (Introduction & Chs. 1-5)



  53. Week of 3/6-12 Spring Break - No Class



  56. 9.March 16: Privilege, Power and Difference

  57. Finish Johnson



  60. 10.March 23: Possible Lives

  61. Rose (Introduction & Ch 1)

  62. Educational History Projects Due (via email)

  63. (I’ll create a page here with all of the project links.)

  64. Before coming to class, please participate in the 2 brainstorm forums I created for us on ASuLearn. I created one for the Social Justice Research Paper and the other for the Hope Project.



  1. 11.March 30: Possible Lives

  2. Rose (Chs 2 & 3)

  3. LINK TO THE GROUP WEB PAGES



  1. 12.April 6: Possible Lives

  2. Rose (Chs 6 & 7)

  3. Besides discussing Rose again this week, we are also having a guest panel - a group of students who work with the LGBT Center on campus are going to discuss their educational experiences with us. I’m excited about this opportunity to have another set of voices for us to think about with regard to how schooling intersects with our lives in complex and important ways.



  1. 13. April 13: Possible Lives

  2. Rose (Chs 9 & 10)

  3. Work Session: We’ll break into groups and have time to work on your final projects tonight. Please plan on coming with either tasks that your group can do together or with drafts for feedback from others.



  1. 14. April 20: Presentations Due

       Papers must be uploaded to TK20 by Midnight of Thursday April 21st

       (Within TK20, these will be called “Inquiry Projects”.)


  1. 15. April 27: Open Work Class Session - Meet in Small Groups

        I will be available for consultation during this time.

        (I’ll meet in the classroom at the start of our regularly scheduled meeting time.)



  1. 16.May 4: Hope Projects & Presentations Due (Final Exam)

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Note: I have outlined the basic reading & assignment sequence here. I’ll add more detail as the semester progresses.