Saturday, December 3, 2016

Focus Questions Forum 4

 Focus Questions:  
  1. Why do teachers need to know about finance and governance? - So that they understand their worth and protect their rights
  2. How is the property tax connected to unequal educational funding?- the property tax is the supply that helps teachers get paid to maintain a living and how a school acquires their resources 
  3. What is the distinction between educational equity and educational adequacy? - being treated fairly according to the status of the person working in an academic field and having the right qualities to be able to have enough adequacy to be qualified for the job.
  4. What are the sources of state revenues? - from the taxes that the citizens pay 
  5. How does the federal government influence education? - through national academic standards 
  6. How does commercialization at home and in school impact children? - Children learn from what they see in the media. Children mimic thoughts and ideas from what they see and hear.
  7. What current trends are shaping educational finance? 
  8. How do school boards and superintendents manage schools? - through meetings and disputes
  9. What is the “hidden” government of schools? - the state standards and regulations distributed by the administration
  10. How does the business community influence school culture? - because it shapes the school atmosphere to operate in a business manner 
  11. How are schools being made more responsive to teachers and the community? - by being involved in more public organizations and providing more resources to meet the needs of the students

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