Class for Sunday Oct 26, 2008

We presented our findings on how to recruit African American teachers in the district. A number of students had some interesting questions about how the WIU teacher ed programs is doing with recruiting minority recruitment. The argument for balanced calender was very good. I liked the idea of the single track and I know that UTHS has this type of program. I am not a fan of the multi-track format simply for scheduling conflicts. A problem with balanced calender is the heat and whether or not schools are willing to invest in infrastructure to provide air cooling. Are taxpayers willing to pay for air for only two months?