Organized by KBOO, 90.7fm, the event will be in two parts: The first part, starting at 6pm will be a panel discussion with Gwen Sullivan, president of the Portland Association of Teachers and parent Elizabeth Thiel, Madison High school English teacher and activist in Oregon Save our Schools, and parent Steve Buel, Portland School Board Member Ian Jackson, and other representatives of the Portland Student Union The panelists will discuss how corporate sponsored school “reform” – namely high stakes testing as mandated in No Child Left Behind, canned and computerized curriculum, privatization, and busting unions – will destroy US education and injure US students while enriching the companies whose salesmen so relentlessly sell their product to school boards and upper administrators. The panelists will also present the student centered model of education including engaging materials and projects, classes small enough for meaningful discussion and teacher-student relationships, authentic assessment, and rich set of help and opportunities so that all students can excel. The panelists will point out that the struggle will be long and protracted, and that student centered education will only prevail through building a powerful teacher/parent/student coalition. The second part, starting at 7:30, will be a showing of the film The Inconvenient Truth about Waiting for Superman. It is a strong critique of charter schools and privatization. Discussion will follow. The event is FREE! People can come for the panel discussion, the movie, or both!
Posted on: Tue, 04 Mar 2014 06:50:37 +0000
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