Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
DIVVY GROUP: Smarick and Roso (Smarick (Catholic Schooling ("Even…
DIVVY GROUP: Smarick and Roso
Smarick
Catholic Schooling
"To imagine what America would look like without Catholic Schools, it is useful to consider that our republic has never been without them- for these schools long pre-date the American founding (Smarick, 2011, p. 114)."
No longer a school catered for Catholics and learning the Catholic faith. They mainly have students of low income and poverty stricken and most importantly students of non-Catholic faith.
Looking into transforming into Charter schools
"Catholics had also helped their own cases by making valuable, visible contributions to America in the previous decades..." (Smarick, 2011,117)
"Even though Catholic Schools set theri tuition rates well below per-pupil costs (to remain accessible), a few thousand dollars a year was still prohibitively expensive for many inner-city families" (Smarick, 2011, p. 120)
"Offered new presumably safe, and tuition on free charter schools in their neighborhoods, many urban parents decided to forego the expense of Catholic schools" (Smarick, 2011, p. 120)
In the fall of 2007, word quietly spread through the nation’s capital that a dozen Catholic schools run by the Archdiocese of Washington were in dire financial straits.
"They grew rapidly and enrolled significant numbers into the nation's children; consequently, in the decades before the Civil War, there were still only about 200 Catholic schools nationwide" (Smarick, 2011, p. 115).
"In 1875, there had been fewer than 1,500 Catholic schools in America; by 1930, thanks to strong support for Catholic education from Rome, that number had increased to more than 10,000" (Smarick, 2011, p. 117).
Why Catholic school matters: "Catholic schools achieve remarkable success...their determination is to improve their students lives." (Smarick,2011, 121)
Roso
Jewish Day Schools
common goal
integration of character instruction and values into curricular program
teaches character through Jewish tradition and secular academics
A big focus for teachers and students is to work and help around their own community
teaches values which are linked to hands on projects
canned food drives
writing letters to elected representatives
visiting nursing homes
foundational to the school's education and character training
Talmud
Torah
Positive reinforcement is a big part of their schooling and character development.
Respect is emphasized by using positive reinforcement and in disciplinary actions. Kindness is shown in individual work and as good deeds. (Roso, 2011,35)
Teachers are models for students by acting respectfully and embodying the Torah
"During first grade reading, Morah (teacher) Halstead and aide spend one-on-one time listening to each child read. Whenever the student completes the reading, the student gets to push a button on a game that makes sound effects ranging from applause to a rooster crowing" (Roso, 2013, p.37)
case study done on Heritage Academy