Hewitt+Step+1

I. *Research Beginnings: * *Education in our three wonderful cities - a local investigation*

What do we know? How do we know this? (newspapers? gossip? parents? friends?

What do we want What will we do to find out? to find out? (research? interviews? etc)

I can keep going with the list-thing because I love lists/questions/etc, but I know you get it. If we did this, we'd have a ton of information to work with. We can share our lists and the girls can help each other to generate ideas, to hone the questions for each other, to make suggestions. This could be a small beginning of working together.


 * What do we know?


 * All kids in NYC have to go to school (USA too).
 * K-12 education is free
 * Public schools have problems. They are paid for by taxes.
 * There are religious schools here.
 * Private schools - better education.
 * Some children have learning disabilities
 * Some kids are illiterate
 * What are the class sizes
 * We know of a boy who dropped out in third grade
 * We know of a girl who dropped out in eighth grade
 * Private schools have fewer days than public schools. || How do we know it?

parents, friends, babysitters, housekeepers, experience, gossip ||
 * What do we want to know?


 * What schools are teaching?
 * Do religious schools get the same amount and type of education compared to non-religious schools?
 * What if there is a problem? (bullying, extra help)
 * How well do students know each other?
 * How much individual attention
 * Is there a connection between number of students and health levels?
 * Do kids drop out because they have to help their families?
 * Do public schools have good materials and supplies like computers, books, etc.?
 * How does Hewitt compare to other schools?
 * What is taught in different schools?
 * Does the number of days in public/private schools affect quality of education? || How will we find out?
 * Talk to siblings, friends, Drop out rates
 * PS 96: See how education is there, listen to them read, look around, ask class size
 * Get in pairs and go to schools, then sit in a classroom to see how they are learning.
 * school web sites
 * read articles
 * look at friends' materials, talk to them ||
 * Stories we want to share:
 * My buddy at P.S 96, told me that there was a girl in her class, who was 9 and talked back to the teachers. She also told me the only thing that girl was good at was shaking her finger at people. ||  ||