McCreary decision: The state of Washington

must provide “ample” funding for public education.

To fulfill this mandate, the state is requiring stipulations from each district and, in turn, each school to “qualify” for these funds.

NCLB: No Child Left Behind will be in full compliance

Districts/Schools will not be funded if they do not meet the requirements.

ESD/MHS staff meeting tomorrow to discuss new requirements

Friday 3/21/14

1st Semester – 73% Average Grade

10% of students = F 18% of students = A All students not meeting an acceptable level of

success

2014-15 GOAL – 80% Average for ALL students No Names on papers/tests/projects All papers/tests/projects graded and grade given All points equally distributed between all students

No Extra Credit No Competitions (ex. Book) I.E.: Must share any/all food with whole class

New Grade System?

Consider this new system and answer the following

questions in your journal:1) What benefits does this new system create? Who

benefits?

2) What problems will the new system create? Who will be negatively impacted?

3) What do you think would happen to student motivation, production, and quality of assignments? Why?

4) Do you want this system to be implemented?

New Classroom System?

Write down something you want to buy

How much does it cost? (approximate) How would you get the money to buy it? What is the connection between money and labor (work)? Who owns your labor? In an ideal setting, if you work harder what will you get? If you get more money, what can you do with it? If you use the money to buy stuff, who gets to keep that

stuff? Do you want to be rich? Why? How do you get rich? So why do people work? Does desire for wealth motivate you (or people) to work?

What Economic System Is This?

Capitalism

Individuals Hire workers Decide on

production Realize a Profit Own their labor

Competition Supply and Demand

determines prices Risk failure

Is This Fair?

Capitalism - Effects

Inequality Poverty Social Classes Crime

Labor Conditions Low Wages Unemployment

Monopolies

Capital and Labor

DO NOT EAT YOUR CANDY

UNTIL THE END OF THE PERIOD

Rock, Paper, Scissors

Rules of the Game

Two opponents at a time. You may choose your opponent.

Count off “one, two,” and then choose hand formation

Rock beats scissors, scissors beats paper, paper beats rock.

Winner takes a Starburst from loser. You should compete until you have no Starburst.

Return to your seat when Starburst are gone and answer the “Debrief” Questions

DEBRIEF QUESTIONS1. How did you feel about your chances of

success at the start of the game?2. How did you feel when you ran out of

Starbursts and had to quit the game? Explain.

3. What tactics could you have used to get back into the game? Why didn’t you try those tactics?

4. Do you think this game was fair? Why or why not? State your reasons.

5. What actions could Mr. Steen have taken to make the game more fair?

Capitalism in the Industrial Revolution

KARL MARX THOUGHT THE INEQUALITY OF CAPITALISM WAS

VERY BAD…

MARX BELIEVED THAT THE CAUSE OF CLASS STRUGGLES WAS THE HAVES AGAINST THE HAVE-NOTS

OR, IN HIS WORDS…

THE BOURGEOISIE (FACTORY OWNERS/WEALTHY)

VERSUS

THE PROLETARIAT (FACTORY WORKERS)

•Private ownership of land

•Freedom of competition

•Results in unequal economic classes

•Upper class and working class struggle over wealth

•Tokens given out unequally •A few students had more tokens than the rest•Competition in the form of the game itself

•Those with few or no tokens have hard time acquiring more •Only a few students were able to prosper during the game

•Working class carries out plan to overtake upper class

• Gov’t owns industry•Goal is to bring economic equality and a classless society

•Those who did not succeed point out unfairness; want to change game (EVEN AMOUNT OF STARBURST)

•Equal distribution of tokens removes social classes and creates economic equality

MARX WAS A SOCIALIST…

Three Goals of Socialism:

1. To distribute wealth and economic opportunities equally among people

2. Government controls all major decisions about production (What and how many)

3. Public ownership of land, factories, etc.--Gov’t makes decisions for the

“good of the people”

Capitalism v. Socialism

Captalism Aka…Laissez-Faire

“Hands off” No Government

interference Free Markets Competition Individual profit Survival of fittest

Socialism Aka…Government

“Hands in” Government

intervention Controlled Markets Equality Shared profits Help the weak

Capitalism Vs. Socialism

Ideology

Capitalism Socialism

Competition Cooperation

Capitalism Vs. Socialism

Priority

Capitalism Socialism

Profit Protection of society/Equality

Capitalism Vs. Socialism

Economy

Capitalism Socialism

Unregulated Regulated

Capitalism Vs. Socialism

Property

Capitalism Socialism

Private Property Government controlled

Highest Stage of Socialism

=

Communism

Communism: A Complete Form of

Socialism

Karl Marx:“Workers of the world,

unite!” Class struggles b/t the

“haves” & the “have-nots”…

Workers will overthrow capitalists (factory owners) in revolution…

Marxism /Communism

*Communism: Goal for classless society, communal ownership of property, no government (Dictatorship of the Proletariat)

*Command economy: An economy in which production, investment, prices, and incomes are determined centrally by a government.