January 21…On the Nature of a Discipline or Field of Study…Steward of What?

Have you ever thought about any potential unintended consequences in acquiring disciplinary expertise?  Discuss any possible risks and why, presumably, you see the rewards as worth the risks. One could read Richardson as pushing back against narrow disciplinarity when she advocates for “stewardship.” Feel free to discuss any of this or anything else you found interesting in the readings.

January 28…On Labaree’s Scholar-Practitioner Tension

Note something from this article with which you disagree (note: I assume that reading this paper was a different experience for those with P-12 experience and those without.  That said, he made a sufficient number of bold claims so I’m sure everyone can disagree with something he said). Why do you disagree with it?  Did Labaree give words to any tensions that you feel as you head down the road of the educational researcher? 

February 4…Philosophies of Educational Research

     If possible, relate something in the Paul reading to something you learned elsewhere (e.g., a class, a book, a movie, your experience). If this is completely foreign, then write about something interesting/surprising that you learned while reading Paul.