I spent Thursday and Friday up in Park City at a wonderful education conference. The overarching theme was ACCESS. Although we talked a lot about our students gaining access to the information that we are delivering in our classroom, it went much broader than that, access for humans to the world in which they live in. Now I realize that an excellent play for that to begin is in my classroom, so for sure saw the cross over :-)
I wasn't prepared for how emotionally exhausting this topic was going to be. By the end of Friday's session my brain was about ready to burst and needed an outlet of color - picture below
I realize that it only looks like a tower of markers, but when there is a presenter speaking and you're building with markers like they are building blocks, yeah you know your mind needs to be thinking of something else.
Quick synopsis of some interesting points: Sometimes we honestly have to make a decision that involves two RIGHT choices. When that happens they fall into 1 of 4 categories:
Justice vs Mercy: Law vs Love, Equity vs Compassion
Truth vs Loyalty: What is truth?
accuracy = not lying
completeness = telling salient details
relevancy = making sure important truths are not obscured by other truths
Short term vs Long term: right now vs the future :-)
Decision Making Principles:
Ends Based Thinking: do whatever produces the greatest good for the greatest number
Rule Based Thinking: act only in a way that, at the same time, you would will your action to become universal
Care Based Thinking: do to others what you would like them to do to you
If each of the following racial groups had 100 kids in school the following is true:
Latinos: 52 graduate high school, 10 graduate college, 4 grad school, 0.4 PhD
Native Americans: 71 graduate high school, 12 graduate college, 4 grad school, 0.5 PhD
African Americans: 72 graduate high school, 14 graduate college, 5 grad school, 0.4 PhD
White: 84 graduate high school, 26 graduate college, 10 grad school, 1 PhD
Asian Americans: 80 graduate high school, 44 graduate college, 17 grad school, 3 PhD
Justice vs Mercy: Law vs Love, Equity vs Compassion
Truth vs Loyalty: What is truth?
accuracy = not lying
completeness = telling salient details
relevancy = making sure important truths are not obscured by other truths
it's never okay to lie!
Individual vs Community: needs must be weighed. the needs of the many outweigh the oneShort term vs Long term: right now vs the future :-)
Decision Making Principles:
Ends Based Thinking: do whatever produces the greatest good for the greatest number
Rule Based Thinking: act only in a way that, at the same time, you would will your action to become universal
Care Based Thinking: do to others what you would like them to do to you
If each of the following racial groups had 100 kids in school the following is true:
Latinos: 52 graduate high school, 10 graduate college, 4 grad school, 0.4 PhD
Native Americans: 71 graduate high school, 12 graduate college, 4 grad school, 0.5 PhD
African Americans: 72 graduate high school, 14 graduate college, 5 grad school, 0.4 PhD
White: 84 graduate high school, 26 graduate college, 10 grad school, 1 PhD
Asian Americans: 80 graduate high school, 44 graduate college, 17 grad school, 3 PhD
It was definitely an eye opening conference and I feel much more aware of what the reality is and how I can more fully offer access to the students that are in my direct "circle of influence."
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