Today Akash brought me an article by Csikszentmihalyi concerning Flow in Schools. This is a promising article as he has a conceptual framework that can inform my work a little. Image found on http://www.cs.nyu.edu/courses/spring03/G22.2280-001/Flow_Diagram.jpg
Yesterday I was reading Pedro Noguera who said, "There is a need to consult with young people on how the structure and culture of schools contribute to low academic achievement and to enlist their input when interventions to improve student performance are being designed and implemented." p.71 in Educating African-American Males.
And Three of us (Megan, Akash and I) have been wrestling with research questions. We are trying to focus this research to fit the parameters of a dissertation rather than a Magnum Opus. So here is the latest:
What do successful African-American Male students say about developing academic personal mastery?
- What themes emerge?
- What impact does Baldrige have on Academic Personal Mastery?
- What impact do the 7 Habits have on Academic Personal Mastery?
- How does the concept of FLOW fit into all of this?
We have two days left until school is out- I have so much enjoyed working with these two 8th graders... I will miss them and hope they keep in touch.
