William Pointer

Detroit, MI

William signed the petition | 9 months ago

Tell the GOP Candidates: Reject Bachmann's Support of Reparative Therapy
William signed the petition | 9 months ago

Join the Fight to Save Great Teachers
William signed the petition | 9 months ago

Stop my brother Troy Davis' Execution on Sep. 21.
William signed the petition | 10 months ago

McGehee School District, Arkansas: Give the valedictorian title to the student with the highest GPA.
William signed the petition | over 1 year ago

South Africa: Take Action to Stop 'Corrective Rape'
William signed the petition | over 2 years ago

Congress: Fund President Obama's proposed investments in early education!
William recruited Sheri to sign the petition | over 2 years ago

Help a Senior Citizen This Year!
William commented on the article | about 3 years ago

Good Teaching with Bad Curriculum?

Derek,

     Teaching should not be one size fits all. That is completely true. Yet, there should be some expectations after all of the time, energy, and investments society makes to educate our youth. Those goals become the basis for the curricula which is designed to lead them.

     I agree with the current administration, and previous one, that we need periodic checkups to monitor progress towards stated goals. I believe that we need to plan education out. This is especially true for challenging populations. However, I may not agree to the stratified system currently in place.

     Jean Anyon, the hidden curriculum of work, journal of education, winter 1980, speaks of our social stratification. I know the article is old, but I do not believe it is dated. It might be an interesting read.
William commented on the article | about 3 years ago

Michelle Obama Serves Soup, Nation Misses the Point

Why is the focus on the phone and not the volunteerism for a cause? The option, in this case, isn't between having a phone and being able to eat or have a home. Why begrudge anyone from having an instrument that may potentially aid them?

I, for one, would like to know how I may volunteer at a soup kitchen. The time for action, as Michelle Obama has pointed out, is now. I thought this is what this site was all about.
William commented on the article | about 3 years ago

More Women In Prison Than Ever Before

Is it also possible that some of the increase may be related to more women entering the workforce? The increase in opportunity may lead to further exposure to the criminal system.

In addition to drugs, and prostitution, child abuse crimes may also be added. Yet, I think the more pressing concern should focus on why our society as a whole, both for men and women, has increased the rate of incarceration so dramatically. The follow-up question would then be, what steps must be taken in order to reduce these incidents and their impacts. What must we do, as readers of this article, to combat this concerning situation?