EDU 111—Perspectives on American Education: 03/12/12

Monday, March 12, 2012

Education Department Orientation: Wednesday, March 21, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

THINKING ABOUT TEACHING?
Education Department Orientation
Wednesday, March 21
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Hipp Hall 107

At this meeting, you will receive the needed information to be admitted into the program, learn more about the transition points as you progress through the program, and the teaching internship. Please plan to attend if you wish to explore certification options or intend to teach in any of the following areas:

* Elementary Education (Grades 2-6)
* Secondary fields (Grades 9-12):
Biology, Chemistry, English, Mathematics,
Physics, or Social Studies
* Languages (Grades PK-12): French, Latin, or Spanish
* Music Education (Grades PK-12)

For more information, please contact charmaine.moore@furman.edu

“Arts of the Possible,” Adrienne Rich (2001)

Universal public education has two possible—and contradictory—missions. One is the development of a literate, articulate, and well-informed citizenry so that the democratic process can continue to evolve and the promise of radical equality can be brought closer to realization. The other is the perpetuation of a class system dividing an elite, nominally “gifted” few, tracked from an early age, from a very large underclass essentially to be written off as alienated from language and science, from poetry and politics, from history and hope—toward low-wage temporary jobs. The second is the direction our society has taken. The results are devastating in terms of the betrayal of a generation of youth. The loss to the whole of society is incalculable. (p. 162)

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Monday, March 12, 2012

Education Department Orientation: Wednesday, March 21, 4:00 – 5:00 p.m.