Questions 1-5 pertain to the above cartoon & any of your prior knowledge. Make sure to read each question and answer in complete sentences.
1.
Explain the situation
in each cartoon panel.
2.
Based on the cartoon,
who was responsible for student learning in 1961? Who was responsible for
student learning in 2011?
3.
Based on the cartoon
(and some inferencing), does the cartoon artist believe this change is positive
or negative? How do you know?
4.
Who is the audience
for this cartoon? In what publication and/or format would this cartoon likely
appear?
5.
What overall message
is the cartoon artist expressing in this cartoon?
Questions 6-10 are your opinion. Read the following questions and answer ALL PARTS OF EACH QUESTION to receive full credit. There are no correct or incorrect answers, but I do expect you to respond thoughtfully and critically.
6. How
would you define a “good” education? Do you feel you are receiving a “good”
education?
7. Do
you believe there are “bad” teachers and “good” teachers? How do you define
each---in other words, what makes a teacher “bad” or “good”?
8. Without
giving any teacher’s name, have you had any really “good” teachers? Again,
without giving any names, have you had any “bad” teachers? Why were they “bad”
or “good” in your opinion?
9. Based
on what you know right now about education in the U.S., do you believe you are
receiving a better education in your school than students in the rest of the
nation?
10. If
you could change one thing about your education, what would it be?
