Participatory Divides

• What would your ideal school look like?
• My ideal school would be very similar to a charter school.  By this I mean a public school but run on an admissions basis.  This way the students are there because they want to be there, not because they have to
• Would your school have a specific focus like a magnet school?
• Yes, my school would have a performing arts magnet or focus
• Who would be in charge of the school? What would their role be?
• I would be in charge of the school as the principal
• Is it big or small? One room? Two hundred?
• Fairly small, but not too small
• Where would it be located?
• Los Angeles, CA
• Would it be year-round?
• No
• What would a typical day for students be like?
• A typical day would begin around 7:45 am and students would rotate on a block schedule, meaning they would have 4 different classes every day, about an hour and a half a piece.  Students will have a 20 minute break time, and a separate lunch time.  The school day will end at approximately 2:45 pm and students will proceed directly to after-school or extracurricular activities.
• What criteria would you use to hire people to work with the students?
• The staff would have to undergo an intensive and very selective application process, to prove their potential.
• How would student work be assessed?
• What role would digital media play in your school?
• What role would parents and community members play?