Interview+Activity

Education: Historical and Cultural Differences

 Interview Activity
** Interview two people: ** 1. An elderly person - someone educated in a different time in this country 2. A person educated in a different environment, culture, (even another country) than you

This will help us begin to look at the historical perspective of education as well how the social context of the school situation impacts curriculum. **//Write your reflections on your wiki page (at the top//.)**

** Sample Interview Questions: //(Please add to these....)// ** **NOTE:** Remember to write this as an essay, rather than just factually answering the questions. Compare and contrast the two with each other and with education as you know it today. Can you draw any conclusions?

Where did you go to school? How did you get to school? How much education did you complete? Were you a good student? What was the school environment? Types of discipline How many teachers did you have? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Class sizes/ages? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Length of school day/year? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">What kind of assessment? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Graduation requirements? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Did you have specials? (Art, etc.?) Did you have extra-curriculars?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">What were the perceived expectations? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">What did you understand as the purpose of your education? How do you view it now? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">What was it meant to prepare you for? What relevance to your vocation? Your life? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">How did your parents view education? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Did you consider college? Was it an option?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Did you like school? Why or why not? What did you like? What dislike? Now/then? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Describe the teacher/student relationship? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">What if you didn’t understand something? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">What was your most valuable experience? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 150%; margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">Did your education influence your career?