The Heart of the Revolution Revealing the most CRITICAL issues inside the classroom By: Erick Palacio, Danielle Mendez, Moses Sanchez, Perla Angulo

Our Focus Area: Teaching “Pedagogy is at the heart of revolution” -Paulo Freire

Research Questions What quality of teaching is (or should ) every child in California be entitled to? Who are the various parties responsible for these entitlements?

Methodology Survey Quantitative Interviews Qualitative

Purpose of Surveys Used to collect, in a systematic way, information from a sample of individuals We used close-ended questions by presenting the respondent with a continuous scale Allowed us to cover a large population in a small amount of time

Surveys Teacher SurveysStudent Surveys 103 surveys 17 questions Distributed to teachers from Wilson and Roosevelt 1,269 surveys 30 questions Distributed to Wilson, Roosevelt, Manual Arts, Crenshaw, Locke, L.A high

Paulo Reglus Neves Freire Born September 19, 1921 – May 2, 1997 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil Brazilian educator and influential theorist of critical pedagogy

Freire’s Banking Concept Teachers Deposit information to students. Students Are depositorie s that only receive, fill, and store? Banking Concept Pedagogy of the Oppressed - Paulo Freire

Problem-Posing Pedagogy Paulo Freire Empowered Student Voice Teachers (Talk & Listen) Problem- Posing Pedagogy

So what does this all add up to? A Banking education system for the youth of America

Claim 1 Although the state of California is providing students with an adequate number of highly qualified teachers, students also need teachers who care

Definition of a Highly Qualified Teacher: A bachelor’s degree Full state certification, as defined by the state Demonstrated competency, as defined by the state, in each core academic subject he or she teaches. Source: US Department of Education As of , LAUSD has 95.5% full credential teachers. Source: Ed-Data

Access to Qualified Teachers Source: UCLA/IDEA UCLA/IDEA

-Mr.Jiang Teachers need to care about their students and not just care about how they do in class but care about them holistically …Equip students with the necessary skills in order to prepare them for higher education, that is the ultimate goal a good teacher should be striving for. -Ms.Andrade Teachers Insights

My teachers value my culture and ideas through their teaching

My teachers care about me and prepare me for the future

Claim 2: The pedagogy (teaching) displayed in urban schools reflects the banking method of education, ultimately preventing students from developing critical thinking skills

My voice is taken into consideration at my school

Claim 3 Teachers who care for their students have high expectations for their learning

-R Dueñas A good teacher really challenges their students as much as possible, doesn’t set low expectations, doesn’t see them as students that aren’t able to achieve but instead has high expectations for them Teacher Thoughts

Our Definition of Quality Teaching: Teachers must be fully credentialed AND support students emotionally, personally, and use problem posing methods to be culturally relevant to students.

OUR DEMANDS! For Community Members: ◦support students and teachers by staying involved ( i.e. phone calls, , text messages

Educators: 1.Set high goals and help us achieve them 2.Challenge us to show you care 3.Focus on college going habits, skills and attitudes 4.Expand our horizons by teaching us about more than what is happening in our community but what is happening in the world 1.Develop a relationship with our family members

Policy Makers We want experts and not just qualified teachers We want recognition for teachers who excel We want changes to seniority policies We want to evaluate teachers based on student improvement and our opinion not just standardized testing

Teaching is the heart of the revolution