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Thursday Debate for 2rd Period Class

Pros

BMC: Sonia, Ellen, Christine, Rachel, Ambrosia

Parkway: Kapri, Fredrique, Tiana, Rita, Donae, Briana

Cons

BMC: Raminta, Will, Emma, Alice, Eva,

Parkway: Moesha, Markeyce, Jerron, Angel, Zamir, Dairian, Kendall

Friday Debate for 3rd Period Class

Pros

BMC: Hannah, Grace, Brenna, Jess, Farrah

Parkway: Emani, Laniesha, Baseemah, Michael, Shadirah, Saleema, Asia, Kelly, Charnelle, William, Travon

Cons

BMC: Yecica, Lindsey, Sarah, Kelsey, Roldine

Parkway: Jasmine, Zaneerah, Quadirah, Stephon, Sereanna, Tracey, Brandy, Sharock, Randall, Brittney

Group A: Alice Fischer BMC, Kelsey Harris BMC, Jasmine Brown PW, Sharock Griffen PW

Group B: Ambrosia Johnson BMC, Rachel Kutten BMC, Tracey Hinnant PW, Sereanna Hughes PW

Group C: Brenna Healy BMC, Sonia Giebel HC, Brandy Jones PW, Kelly Klot PW

Group D: Christine Calderon BMC, Grace Loudon BMC, Quadirah Lindsay PW, Laniesha Love PW

Group E: Emma Rosenblum BMC, William Garrett HC, William McAden PW, Charmice McClain PW

Group F: Eva Sarma BMC, Jess Garner BMC, Baseemah Mitchell t PW, Michael Montgomery PW

Group G: Ellen Vari BMC, Roldine Richard BMC, Emani Outterbridge PW, Brittney Palmer PW

Group H: Raminta Holden BMC, Farrah Khan BMC, Stephon Sessoms PW, Charnelle Suber PW

Group I: Lindsey Darvin BMC, Hannah Davis HC,  Asia White PW, Zaneerah Wilson PW

Group J: Sarah Lovegren BMC, Yecica Urena BMC, Randall Wilson PW,  Travon WilliamsPW

The first discussion between Parkway West's Foundations in Education class and Bryn Mawr College's Sociology of Ed class will be regarding the movie School Colors. The BMC students have composed questions for each PW student to answer. Once the PW students answer in their prospective groups, their BMC groups members will respond. Each individual has to respond twice in their groups. Here are the questions:

1. One of the teachers at Berkeley High said: Why should we have integration in school when it doesn’t exist in society?  Do you agree/disagree?  Why?

2. What are your thoughts on tracking?  What about the links between diversity and tracking? 

3. Certain ways of speaking (white, middle class) are considered more “appropriate” than other ways of speaking.  How should schools deal with this issue? 

When answering the questions, make sure that you are clear about what question you are answering- you can also touch on more than one question.

Below I have an example of how a dialog should/could go.

Welcome Parkway and Bryn Mawr students! Get excited to work together for the duration of this semester! Your first post for this semester is to write about your hopes for our shared learning for this semester. If you have been part of this partnership before- please let us know.