- Your Week 1 Quiz must be completed by this evening (Monday, June 6, 2011) at 11:59 PM AZMST. All other week 1 assignments are due by this same deadline.
- Your week 2 assignments are due by Monday, June, 13, 2011 by 11:59 PM AZMST. Please be sure you've done the following assignments by the deadline:
- Week 2, Blog #1:(25 points)
- Week 2, Blog #2 (25 points)
- Week 2, Blog #3 (25 points)
- Week 2, Blog #4 (25 points)
- Week 2, Blog #5 (25 points)
- Completed the Week 2 Quiz (20 points)
- Due to meeting I had to schedule on Monday, my regular office hours will be held TUESDAY (June 7) on Google Chat beginning at 2:30 PM and lasting until 4:30 PM. Please feel free to get on chat and say hello or ask any questions you may have about the course material. If you cannot make that time, please email me for an appointment.
First, we'll explore research on child identity development and formation. More specifically, the piece we'll be exploring for today (Monday) focuses on how children develop their ideas about the self-worth and expectations of the future based on social identity and perceptions of various social identity categories such as socioeconomic status, gender, race, and family structure and/or stability. This documentary piece is a part of a larger series based on a wider child development study undertaken in the UK called Child of Our Times which follows 25 children from birth to age 6 to track their developmental milestones and experiences. Keep in mind the ways the children are impacted by the social forces and identity categories featured in the documentary. How might these early influences help shape youths' understandings of justice?
On Tuesday, we'll explore historical perspectives on schooling, specifically the socialization process children were given in public schools at the first half of the 20th century in the context of large waves of immigration from Europe and the rapid industrialization and urbanization process in the US. As we examine the documentary piece, keep in mind the child development piece from Monday and think about the socialization process of schooling on youth? How much of an impact do you think it has on the development of youth understandings of social justice in the US?
On Wednesday, we'll be exploring the impact of the media on reports of school violence through a shorter piece from a lecture by Dr. Dewey Cornell. In this piece, we'll explore tensions between reports of school violence and the impact of zero-tolerance policies in schools. We;ll then be reading an article concerning the idea of social capital and its relationships to school violence. As you encounter these pieces, consider the materials we've explored on child identity development and the impact of social forces on child identity formation. How might the issues around social capital be related to youths understandings of justice and status in school settings?
On Thursday, we get into pieces focusing on the impact of poverty on children's access to schooling in the US and around the globe. Poverty remains one of the major factors shaping young people's lives around the world, particularly when it comes to accessing quality schooling. As you view the piece, consider some similarities and differences between youth experiences of schooling in the US vs. around the globe.
On Friday, we end wrap up the week by exploring the impact of homelessness on youth. We'll explore some brief clips from the documentary On Skid Row and read an article on youth transitions into homelessness.
Keep some of the questions raised above in mind as you consider the materials this week. Please be sure to explore the tips in the previous week's blog posts for more advice on writing your blog posts.
I hope to chat with some of you during office hours tomorrow. If you cannot make my office hours, please feel free to post questions in the Cyberspace Cafe. See you in cyberspace!
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