EDU2000 9/10/20

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Equality v Equity

How can you create equity in your classrooms?

From the film Lean on Me, based on new pricipal Joe Clark at Eastside High School in Paterson, NJ in the 1980s:

How does Mr. Clark try to ensure equity for the students at Eastside high?
What are the goals that Mr. Clark sets for his students, teachers, and school?
What are the responsibilities of teachers (in general not just in this film)?

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Visit: https://www.cato.org/education-fight-map
Explore one your or or share a screen and explore with group members. Discuss the incidents with your group. How do these examples expose differences in moral, social, and political values? 
The website says, "if one fundamental value wins, another loses." How does this become problematic for teachers? How can teachers avoid such controversies in their classrooms?

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Info on school choice: https://www.edchoice.org/ 