Donald Trump believes that "Common Core is a very bad thing" and he feels that each school should run based on a local education system. He would also like to cut out the Department of Education in our government. What are your opinions on this topic?

Feel free to use these articles and any other outside sources to help with your answer.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-epa-education_us_56240035e4b02f6a900cc0e7
http://www.ontheissues.org/2016/Donald_Trump_Education.htm

In your opinion, should cultural pluralism be a goal of our society and its schools? Why or why not?

Use K50 to help you with your answer.

Which group, boys or girls, do you believe is shortchanged the most in schools today? Why do you think so? What obstacles do teachers face when trying to address the differences between boys' and girls' brains?

Use K55 to help with your answer.

In K12, the authors identify three priorities of high performing schools. What are they? In your view, what is their order of importance and why? Describe the characteristics of a school that you would consider to be "good."

Use K12 and K13 to help you with your answer.

Was there anything that surprised you in K26? If so, what? Then, compare and contrast "achievement gap" and "opportunity gap."

Use K26 to help you with your answer.

What kind of information or skills do you believe you need to be effective in preventing bullying in your classroom?

Use  K8 to help you with your answer.