(NAME-MCE) No Consumer Left Behind: Globalization, Classism, and the Corporatization of U.S. Schools

[Paul C.Gorski]

No Consumer Left Behind: Globalization, Classism, 
and the Corporatization of U.S. Schools 

Thursday, March 15, 2007

3:45-5:45

Hamline University, St. Paul, MN

Program Description:


Decades of research from scholar-activists such as Jonathan Kozol has
revealed the myriad ways in which the U.S. education system recycles
socioeconomic oppression including tracking and inequitable funding. But
little attention has been paid to the relationship between these forms of
classism and the growing privatization of schooling through corporate-school
partnerships, voucher programs, corporation-driven standardization, and No
Child Left Behind, particularly in a context of globalization. How are U.S.
schools preparing children to participate in a global and exploitative
consumer culture? What are the local, national, and global implications of
the corporatization of U.S. schools? Panelists will unpack these questions
and discuss strategies for encouraging teachers and students to think
critically about globalization, classism, and the corporatization of
schools.

Panelists:

Nancy Flynn, Principal,  <http://www.spps.org/> Saint Paul Public Schools.
Nancy Flynn recently completed her doctorate at the University of Minnesota.
Her dissertation, published in 2006, was titled: "Politics, Economics and
Ethics: Thinking critically about school-corporate technology partnerships."


Paul C. Gorski, Professor,  <http://www.hamline.edu/gse/gse_home.html>
Hamline University Graduate School of Education.
Paul C. Gorski is founder of  <http://www.edchange.org/> EdChange. He's
published three books and more than 25 essays on social justice and
education and serves on the boards of directors of the National Association
for Multicultural Education and the International Association for
Intercultural Education. ( <http://www.paulgorski.efoliomn2.com/> Paul C.
Gorski's Personal Page)

Sharon Radd, Dean of Students,  <http://www.edenpr.k12.mn.us/cms/> Central
Middle School.
As part of her work as dean of students at Central Middle School, Sharon
Radd facilitates staff development discussions about racism among its
predominantly white teaching staff. In that and other settings, she strives
to facilitate "transformational moments in which others with privilege in
public education recognize how the system benefits them and disadvantages
others." Radd is completing a doctoral degree in educational leadership at
the University of St. Thomas. 

Registration and Reception: 3:45 - 4:15 p.m.  

Program: 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
  
General Admission: $10.

To Receive Credit: $25 (for the Graduate School of  Management, CEUs, or
CLEs).

Location: Kay Fredericks Room, Klas Center,
<http://www.hamline.edu/news_events/dialogues/saint_paul_campus.html>
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