I have to convince LMU that I embody the values in this document. Wish me luck 😕.
http://www.lmu.edu/Asset8869.aspx?method=1
My favorite line:
"We recognize that differential achievement among students is a
serious concern for educators."
We can't be having talented students. No sir. Talent and discipline make the untalented and undisciplined students look bad.
ATY, social justice crusader? 😕
Ooh, another good line:
"Thus, a major goal
of education is to help build a society that is free of prejudice, hatred, racism, sexism, homophobia, lingualism, ableism, and all forms of discrimination."
Meritocracy = bad? (no ableism...those that are able should not be favored...) Maybe they mean don't discriminate against the disabled if they can otherwise do their job.
If those are your values, then you are fine. If they aren't your values, then you don't belong there.
What you probably mean by "convince them," is that you have to write a personal essay that demonstrates that you are a good match for that school. That fact that you want to convince them is a great start. Second, it's very important to have lived your life contributing to something greater than yourself, and for others, rather than just for yourself. If you haven't done anything like that, then you aren't a good match for that school. You should refer to specific projects, actions, organizations, leadership opportunities, and anything and everything else that shows that you are genuinely intersted in helping others and working for a worthy cause. If you have, and you are and do, then you are in. If you haven't, and aren't, and won't, then pick a secular place that is more suitable for you.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungJust assure them, that after you've done your work on them, they'll all be as cack as each other 😛
I have to convince LMU that I embody the values in this document. Wish me luck 😕.
http://www.lmu.edu/Asset8869.aspx?method=1
My favorite line:
"We recognize that differential achievement among students is a
serious concern for educators."
We can't be having talented students. No sir. Talent and discipline make the untalented and undisciplined students look bad.
ATY, social justice crusader? 😕
Originally posted by coquetteMy values are - I should work for whoever wants to pay me. My boss wants to pay me. The community needs me to teach them science (low supply of science teachers, high demand). My honor demands I pay my bills, my rent and my debts. My boss wants me to go to LMU, so it's not really up to me where I go. I intend to give my all for my job as long as I work there.
If those are your values, then you are fine. If they aren't your values, then you don't belong there.
What you probably mean by "convince them," is that you have to write a personal essay that demonstrates that you are a good match for that school. That fact that you want to convince them is a great start. Second, it's very important to have lived your l ven't, and aren't, and won't, then pick a secular place that is more suitable for you.
And no, I'm not a Catholic either.
Originally posted by AThousandYoungThe differential achievement they're worried about is probably more likely those who aren't achieving while others are thriving.
I have to convince LMU that I embody the values in this document. Wish me luck 😕.
http://www.lmu.edu/Asset8869.aspx?method=1
My favorite line:
"We recognize that differential achievement among students is a
serious concern for educators."
We can't be having talented students. No sir. Talent and discipline make the untalented and undis ...[text shortened]... aybe they mean don't discriminate against the disabled if they can otherwise do their job.
Originally posted by pawnhandlerYou know what? You're right! Here's another gem:
The differential achievement they're worried about is probably more likely those who aren't achieving while others are thriving.
The critical components of [our] pedagogy are centered on the notions that educators create learning environments in
which all: “(a) students must experience academic success; (b) students must develop and
experience cultural competence; and (c) students must develop a critical consciousness through
which they challenge the status quo of the current social order"
So it's my job to make sure all my students experience success, and it's my responsibility to make sure my students challenge the status quo. How much time do I get to teach them science? No wonder 1/8 of our high school bio teachers are teaching that creationism is a valid alternative to evolution. They're so busy challenging The Man and protecting young, vulnerable, oppressed egos they don't have time to teach or even learn their own subject in the first place.
If anyone from LMU is reading this...I'm just ranting. I really want to go to your school. I like my job. 😳
We recognize that there are traditional educational practices in the United States that promote inequity and ethnocentrism. Darder (1991) notes that these detrimental educational practices include the promotion of meritocracy
😞
Focussing on merit causes a focus on one ethnicity? This almost sounds racist to me but the language is so PC...