Since NCLB was passed, teachers have had to adjust their curriculum to incorporate standardized test preparation into lessons (Ellis, 2007).
I understand why the government thinks that standardized tests are important. I think tests are a big part of determining what a student knows and doesn't know. That being said, I think that No Child Left Behind has left our children further and further behind. If teachers must teach to insure their students pass the required standardized tests, then the teacher has to be leaving out so much information that they would really love to take the time to teach to their students. Teachers go to school for four years and then they are required to continue their education so that they stay on top of things. We consider them experts in their field. If they are the experts, then why are politicians telling them how to do their jobs?
Ellis, C. R. (2007). No Child Left Behind – A Critical Analysis. Curriculum and Teaching Dialogue, Vol. 9, Numbers 1 & 2, pp. 221-233.
Does No Child Left Behind Work?
Hollowell, K. (n.d.). How does the know child left behind act work?. Retrieved from http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4962584_child-left-behind-act-work.html
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
Module 5
So, how do we explain this cultural phenomenon of a thin ideal? Stice's Dual Pathway Model (as cited in Thompson & Heinberg, 1999) proposed that the unhealthy messages in the media can lead to eating disordered behavior when those messages are reinforced by family and peers.
I always thought that I would do the right thing by my daughters. I worked hard, I love them more than life, I taught them to be good people, I tried to inspire them to be good students and to be nice to others. As a young mother I battled my weight constantly. I thought I had to be as thin as I was when I graduated from high school. I focused on being thin a lot. I watched what I ate all the time and I exercised and followed every crazy diet fad that came out. My oldest daughter was naturally thin and could eat anything she wanted. My youngest daughter was never thin and always carried a couple of extra pounds. I thought she was absolutely beautiful the way she was with her little round face and her curly auburn hair. As the years passed she grew to hate her body because she wasn't skinny like her sister or her friends. I think that feeling came from watching me battle my weight all of those years. I gave her the impression that every girl should be thin. She still doesn't feel like her body image is as it should be although she is not overweight and is very pretty. I hope one day she'll be able to see herself as others do.
Teen girls and weight control
I always thought that I would do the right thing by my daughters. I worked hard, I love them more than life, I taught them to be good people, I tried to inspire them to be good students and to be nice to others. As a young mother I battled my weight constantly. I thought I had to be as thin as I was when I graduated from high school. I focused on being thin a lot. I watched what I ate all the time and I exercised and followed every crazy diet fad that came out. My oldest daughter was naturally thin and could eat anything she wanted. My youngest daughter was never thin and always carried a couple of extra pounds. I thought she was absolutely beautiful the way she was with her little round face and her curly auburn hair. As the years passed she grew to hate her body because she wasn't skinny like her sister or her friends. I think that feeling came from watching me battle my weight all of those years. I gave her the impression that every girl should be thin. She still doesn't feel like her body image is as it should be although she is not overweight and is very pretty. I hope one day she'll be able to see herself as others do.
Teen girls and weight control
Unknown, (1999, November 14). Media may feed weight problems of teenage girls. Retrieved from http://articles.cnn.com/1999-11-14/health/9911_14_girls.weight_1_weight-gain-young
Monday, September 12, 2011
Module 4 Magazine Work
The first magazine covers makes Arnold S. look angry and battle-worn. He looks like he’s been fighting and he looks strong and somewhat scary.
The magazine is a body builder type magazine. It covers exercise routines and how to get fit and muscular.
I think this magazine is intended for males age 17-35.
This magazine is all about body self-image. I think this cover is saying that you need to be strong and muscular to have self-worth. A healthy lifestyle is implied but is really omitted.
The second magazine cover is all about the gentleman. Polished and professional, he looks happy and ready to be the next big politician. He makes me feel a little squeamish.
The purpose of this magazine is to bring you up to date on all that’s going on in the world. It looks like a high class magazine and everybody that’s anybody should be reading it.
I think the intended audience would be for young, hip, modern yuppie types, ages 25-40.
I think the lifestyles are upscale and educated. Political point of view represented is that Arnold S. would be the next governor of California.
The cover of the fitness magazine doesn’t appeal to me because of the bloody facial wounds and the colors used. The muscles do look good. The other magazine appeals more to me. The colors are nice and it isn’t so busy.
The muscle cover is too busy for my taste. I like the simplistic style and the little classier look of the Esquire magazine.
The first cover tries to sell by advertising quick, simple ways to get really huge muscles and do it all while staying out of the gym and using a famous actor with a new movie to advertise. Esquire is trying to sell using the sexy woman on the front cover along with the famous actor turned politician in a very expensive suit. It also tries to appeal to the educated with a tagline about science.
The content in the muscle magazine is all about body building. How big you can get and how quick you can do it.
The product its advertising is 20 inch arms and how to get them.
The lifestyle being promoted is tough and strong and that’s how you get things.
I think the demographics of the reader would be young males, ages 17-35, of every race and socioeconomic class. Most young guys want those big guns.
The tough, scarred up actor, the colors used on the cover, the sun glasses; they all speak to young guys.
Arnold Schwarzennegger is the celebrity used to market this magazine. He’s also a well-known body builder, Mr. Universe at one time.
Arnold is definitely promoting a stereotypical image. The tough, cool guy with the big arms gets all the respect.
Friday, September 9, 2011
Commercial Deconstruction
GoDaddy Commercial on YouTube
This commerical is to advertise GoDaddy.com and was created by them. GoDaddy is an internet domain and sells e-Business software.
I think the target audience for this commercial would most definitely be men of all ages and races. The GoDaddy girl is very sexy and she bounces around with a tiny little tank top that has GoDaddy logos on it and the strap keeps coming off of the top. She's spilling out of the top and shaking her butt for the panel.
The text of this commercial is from the GoDaddy girl and a panel of people (mostly men) in a broadcast censorship hearing and she's explaining to them why this commerical should be allowed to air during the SuperBowl. The whole commercial text is about her wardrobe malfunction and how much she has to move around in the commercial.
The commercial is selling sexuality and if you have a website through GoDaddy it will be sexy and everyone will want to be a part of it.
The lifestyle that is presented shows the female as silly and stupid and only capable of bouncing and jiggling. It's very sexist. It also shows that some men can't control themselves - one needs oxygen after watching the woman and one had to go take care of a little problem he was having.
I don't see any values expressed in this commercial. I think it's very lacking in values.
The persuasion tool in this commercial is the use of the womans body and sexuality. They try to equate the website they are selling with sexy, beautiful women.
The negative messages presented in this commercial are that women are to be used for their bodies. That we don't have to be smart or good at anything, just look good. The positive message, which is certainly easy to overlook, is that there is some sensorship on ads that run on tv. Some people may not think sensorship is a positive thing but I certainly do in this case.
This message empowers men and degrades women. The ad makes you think that men will think that if they pay for GoDaddy.com sites that they are going to have wonderful, sexy, things happening. Some women (who are equally as cute and silly as the GoDaddy girl) may think this will work for them. Sex usually sells and I'm sure these GoDaddy ads are not hurting this company.
The part of the story that isn't being told is that this girl is probably very smart and capable of doing most anything without the use of her boobs. That censorship can be a good thing. If you went to GoDaddy.com you would probably be convinced to use them without all the jiggling.
This commerical is to advertise GoDaddy.com and was created by them. GoDaddy is an internet domain and sells e-Business software.
I think the target audience for this commercial would most definitely be men of all ages and races. The GoDaddy girl is very sexy and she bounces around with a tiny little tank top that has GoDaddy logos on it and the strap keeps coming off of the top. She's spilling out of the top and shaking her butt for the panel.
The text of this commercial is from the GoDaddy girl and a panel of people (mostly men) in a broadcast censorship hearing and she's explaining to them why this commerical should be allowed to air during the SuperBowl. The whole commercial text is about her wardrobe malfunction and how much she has to move around in the commercial.
The commercial is selling sexuality and if you have a website through GoDaddy it will be sexy and everyone will want to be a part of it.
The lifestyle that is presented shows the female as silly and stupid and only capable of bouncing and jiggling. It's very sexist. It also shows that some men can't control themselves - one needs oxygen after watching the woman and one had to go take care of a little problem he was having.
I don't see any values expressed in this commercial. I think it's very lacking in values.
The persuasion tool in this commercial is the use of the womans body and sexuality. They try to equate the website they are selling with sexy, beautiful women.
The negative messages presented in this commercial are that women are to be used for their bodies. That we don't have to be smart or good at anything, just look good. The positive message, which is certainly easy to overlook, is that there is some sensorship on ads that run on tv. Some people may not think sensorship is a positive thing but I certainly do in this case.
This message empowers men and degrades women. The ad makes you think that men will think that if they pay for GoDaddy.com sites that they are going to have wonderful, sexy, things happening. Some women (who are equally as cute and silly as the GoDaddy girl) may think this will work for them. Sex usually sells and I'm sure these GoDaddy ads are not hurting this company.
The part of the story that isn't being told is that this girl is probably very smart and capable of doing most anything without the use of her boobs. That censorship can be a good thing. If you went to GoDaddy.com you would probably be convinced to use them without all the jiggling.
Monday, September 5, 2011
Week 3 Double Entry Journal
"We would resist, however, extreme claims that the era of the book and print
literacy are over."
We all love our Kindles and the various available versions of the electronic book, our IPADS, our laptops, etc. but there is still something to be said about wandering through a book store and browsing. Although I wouldn't give my Kindle up, I still like the look of worn books on the bookshelf my Grandpa made. I do think that book sales are probably way down but I don't see books ever going completely away. Especially text books. Unless K-12 schools are prepared to purchase some sort of electronic device and give students a code to purchase their texts with, books will be in the public schools for a long, long time. Many of our students, especially in rural areas, struggle to purchase what they need for school now, let alone the expense of digital media. I know that it may be cheaper in the long run, but the initial cost would be huge along with problems like what do you do when a student loses their electronic book and doesn't have the money to replace it?
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/features/as-written-material-goes-digital-will-books-become-a-thing-of-the-past-1.2347602
(Schlom, 2010)
literacy are over."
We all love our Kindles and the various available versions of the electronic book, our IPADS, our laptops, etc. but there is still something to be said about wandering through a book store and browsing. Although I wouldn't give my Kindle up, I still like the look of worn books on the bookshelf my Grandpa made. I do think that book sales are probably way down but I don't see books ever going completely away. Especially text books. Unless K-12 schools are prepared to purchase some sort of electronic device and give students a code to purchase their texts with, books will be in the public schools for a long, long time. Many of our students, especially in rural areas, struggle to purchase what they need for school now, let alone the expense of digital media. I know that it may be cheaper in the long run, but the initial cost would be huge along with problems like what do you do when a student loses their electronic book and doesn't have the money to replace it?
http://www.tuftsdaily.com/features/as-written-material-goes-digital-will-books-become-a-thing-of-the-past-1.2347602
(Schlom, 2010)
Schlom, D. (2010, September 29). As written material goes digital, will books become a thing of the past?. Retrieved from http://www.tuftsdaily.com/features/as-written-material-goes-digital-will-books-become-a-thing-of-the-past-1.2347602
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