Added 12:24 Tuesday: I thought students in this class might be interested in this student protest against funding cuts. The protest took place at Montclair High School.
Added 4:10 Wednesday: Who knew that one activist-type student working up a Facebook page to protest education cuts could have such an effect? The protest made the New York Times.
Added 10:05 Thursday: Record number of high school students are going to college. Why?
Students gave either their presentation speech or their committee speech. Next week we have around 10 speeches. Next week is the penultimate class. Thank you to Dariany for being the timekeeper.
The instructor went over how to address tickets and she explained why it is important for an activist to deal effectively with such complaints.
The instructor told students about a news show she saw on a prison activist. Unfortunately CBS has not put the clip up on their site, but she has requested they do so. If they respond, she will post the clip here. An in-depth 38-minute interview has been done by "Fresh Air" radio show host Terri Gross, however, and the instructor asked students to download the program to their iPods or listen to it on the computer. Link to the mp3, along with book excerpt and pictures.
Next week:
Prepare for 3-minute speech
Listen to mp3 and be prepared for discussion
