Is Zero to Five Possible?
Pre-Kindergarten Research BlogArchive for January, 2009
2 Source Notes: Obama’s education plan includes new standards
Summary: Before Obama was elected he proposed a plan including higher pay for teachers working in schools in need, favoring complex assessments, and funding public preschool.
Topic: Zero to five plan
Category: Education
What is it? Article from USA today found online using ebscohost
Title: Obama’s education plan includes new standards
Author: Moore, Martha T.
Accessed: Jan. 30, 2009
Support:
Bill Richardson, Democratic Governer of New Mexico
Bill Burton, campaign spokesman
Reg Weaver, National Education Association President
Hillary Clinton, former opponent to Barack Obama
Dante Scala, University of New Hampshire representative
Barack Obama, President
These sources represent, opinions from democratic politicians regarding education and opinions on Obama’s plan.
Source Analysis: USA today is a recognized journal reporting on relevent news to average Americans.
Usefulness: This gives a brief overview of Obama’s plans to revamp the education program. It may not prove to be incredibly useful because it appears to relate to the election debates instead of current plans.
Works Cited: http://0-web.ebscohost.com.janus.uoregon.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=114&sid=373e0dc8-ce0b-4dc2-aaa8-7c0c6ef50fab%40sessionmgr102&bdata=JmxvZ2lucGFnZT1sb2dpbi5hc3Amc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZlJnNjb3BlPXNpdGU%3d#db=ulh&AN=J0E271134579807
1 Source Notes: Obama on Education
Summary: President Barack Obama proposed a plan including adding $8 billion of funding to the No Child Left Behind Act, increasing pay for teachers of difficult subjects, and increasing availability of public preschools.
Topic: Zero to Five Program
Category: Journalistic
What is it? A web version of an article from National Journal
Title: Obama on Education.
Publication Information: National Journal, August 1, 2008
Author: Caruso, Lisa
Location: http://0-web.ebscohost.com.janus.uoregon.edu/ehost/detail?vid=3&hid=102&sid=78ba03ba-bef3-4db4-8e97-7ee4870bcc2d%40sessionmgr109&bdata=JmxvZ2lucGFnZT1sb2dpbi5hc3Amc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZlJnNjb3BlPXNpdGU%3d#db=aph&AN=35894150
Accessed: January 28, 2009
Support:
Barack Obama, President
National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
Education Trust
Business Coalition for Student Achievement
Jon Schur, Obama’s advisor who co-founded New Leaders for New Schools
Michael Johnston, Obama’s advisor who co-founded New Leaders for New Schools
Chris Edley, advisor who served on the independent commission that drafted recommendations for the NCLB
Danielle Gray- Obama’s top education staffer
These sources represent accurate information that explains Obama’s education plan, the interest groups opinion on Obama’s education plan, and advisor’s opinions on the NCLB act as well as support for Obama’s plan.
Source Analysis: The National Journal is a leading non-partisan magazine reporting on political and economic trends. It has over 110 editors and reporters that only focus on issues in Washington.
Usefulness: This article is useful because it gives a clear overview of Obama’s plan. It shows his specific positions and also the opinions of education professionals. It is brief, but gives a good background to familiarize ones self with Obama’s plan of attack on the education system
Source Notes: Barack Obama’s Inauguration Speech
Summary: American President, Barack Obama, delivered his inaugural speech on 1/20/09, addressing the Obama administrations plan of attack to reground our country and reconnect the people and the government.
Groups: Journalistic Source
Publication Information:
Title: Text and Video: Obama Inaugural Speech.
Location: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/obama_inauguration/7840646.stm
Page last updated: 18:24 GMT, Tuesday, January 20, 2009.
Page Accessed: 16:30 PST, Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Support: President Barack Obama
Former President George Washington
Source Analysis:
BBC News Online
Usefulness: This speech does not address my topic directly. However, Obama does address that we are now in a new era of responsibility. Obama also displays confidence and determination which gives perspective on the attitude of the new administration.
Works Cited:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/obama_inauguration/7840646.stm
Regarding education
Should the federal government spend an additional $10 billion per year for a quality preschool available to all American children?
The Obama-Biden “zero to five plan,” as described on http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/education/, emphasizes early childhood education support for families. It includes education for infants and pre-school that will properly prepare children for kindergarten. Obama also plans to create Early Childhood Education Grants that will promote the zero to five plan by encouraging states to implement universal preschool plan.
Obama’s Inaugural Address: Reflections from the right wing
Conservative media represented in Atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com by Pamula Geller. She, along with other conservative bloggers, began by addressing Obama’s stammer in his speech. She appears to have little faith in the president’s ability to lead the country.
Also reported on in her blog was the inauguration prayer led by Reverand Rick Warren. It began “You are the compassionate merciful one…” This is also the beginning of most chapter’s of the Qur’an. He also called jesus “Isa,” his muslim name, beside calling him jesus.
Faith in Obama’s ability to succeed was also expressed in an online survey at redstate.com. The survey asked how long readers thought Obama would last in office. The only 2 choices were “until he messes up” or “for the next four years.”
This conservative media portrays Obama as hopeless and inexperienced. Reading conservative blog entries brought me to the realization of the damage that one-sided media can do to a person’s views and another person’s reputation.
Wisdom from Ira Glass
Ira Glass provided helpful advice for beginning journalists. The following are his tips on storytelling and my reactions.
1 Stories must be anecdotal and have moments of reflection. Glass asserted that these two elements were crucial in each story you tell. This makes sense because the reader needs an organized sequence of events to follow. Suspense is needed and followed with the moment of reflection.
2 Don’t be afraid to get rid of bad work. Everything you do is not good, and you should get rid of it and start over. This advice surprised me. I don’t usually give up on something until I perfect it, but his advice makes sense.
3 Having excellent taste doesn’t meant that you will always produce excellent work. Expect to produce work that you are not proud of. Stick with it. Do a large volume of work to improve. This advice was reassuring. He played a radio broadcast he did after working in the field for 8 years, and it was terrible. This gives me hope.
4 Glass’s last pieces of advice were to talk naturally and to include a small amount of your feedback in the final product. The first half of that advice makes sense; people don’t want to listen to someone who sounds forced. The second half was unexpected. I assumed that we were supposed to stay out of the story, but apparently, people would like to hear our reactions to the story. It gives a perspective on the story.
Story Searching
Although I did interviews for, wrote for and edited for my highschool newspaper, interviewing for my college class presented challenges. My first and most impairing challenge turned out to be finding the story. I was unsure what made a good story. I also wasn’t sure what format to use to write the story. I proceeded and interviewed based on the questions from the handout. The responses from my interviewee were vague and the stories brief. My classmate advised me to use a specific story, but lacked focus. I struggled because there weren’t any details. I should have been more persistent when gathering information. If I repeated this assignment, I would decide which story to use. The more interesting stories contained action and suspense. They covered a shorter period of time, and I would do this to improve my next story. I would also add more questions to receive more specific feedback.
My second interview went similarily. The student that I interviewed knew that I was looking for a story. He told me a story that made a difference in his life, but that he didn’t remember a lot about. I would try interviewing a complete stranger next time. I also would approach the situation conversationally. I wouldn’t want them to be under pressure to think of an interesting story. I believe the best stories come out when the interviewee is at ease.
Limiting the length of the sentence was difficult because typically, I try to put as much information into one sentence as possible. I tried to make my sentences as forceful as possible with the small amount of words.
Booyah: Not Your Average Interjection
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Growing up in Green Bay, WI, I have always known “Booyah” to be a favorite chicken soup. The word Booyah, comes from the word “boillion,” according to the recollection of Green Bay native Dr. Lester Rentmeester in A Flemish Wisconsin. Because of French pronounciation of “boillion,” or broth, a newspaper reporter, uneducated in French, spelled the word incorrectly when covering a benefit organized by a Belgian school teacher at which booyah would be served…for the first time.
Booyah or “Chicken Booyah” as it is often referred to by locals, is simply a chicken broth based soup that bare bones only includes onions, celery, salt, and pepper. Through time the simple broth recipe evolved. The broth now includes the chicken, traditionally served as the main course, with a bowl of rice on the side. It also includes various vegetables from beans and carrots to potatoes and cabbage. Similar to chili, each Booyah enthusiast has his/her own family recipe.
Other characteristics of Booyah include it being made outside, typically by a handful of men. It is cooked over an open fire and simmers for hours. Batches of booyah, traditionally ranging from 10-20 gallons, please the taste buds of Northeastern Wisconsinites at community events such as church picnics, fundraisers, or family gatherings. Booyah making, in itself, is a community event and an art that relates back to the prominent Belgium community in the Green Bay area.
source links:
classicwisconsin.com/feature/goodbooyah.htm
http://www.uwgb.edu/wisfrench/kitchen/booyalet.htm
additional source:
The Flemish Wisconsin by Lester and Jeanne Rentmeester found in Brown County Public Library, Green Bay, WI
