Third Answer

Content:

EQ: How can a nonprofit best promote high school education to socioeconomically disadvantaged teenagers in Los Angeles?

Answer #3: To ensure students are granted equal educational opportunity.

Detail 1: In the United States, schools are funded by property taxes. In lower income areas with lower property taxes, schools are of lower quality.

Detail 2: The top 10% of U.S. schools only accept about 9% of their students from the bottom 2 income quintiles,

Detail 3: Family resources are one favor in educational inequity - 15% of white students, and 10% of asians are raised in single family homes, while 27% of latinos and 54% of african american students have only one parent.

Source: Holsinger, Donald B. "Inequality in Education: Comparative and International Perspectives." CERC, 2007. Web. 2008. http://sociologia.davidjustino.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/HOLSINGER2008_inequality_in_education.pdf

Conclusion: As many educational equality reforms have existed in the United States, educational inequality by socioeconomic class is still a very big problem.

Senior Project, The Holiday.

1.  It is important to consistently work on your senior project, whether it is break or we are in school.  What did you do over the break with your senior project?

Over Winter Break, I have completed a number of pages in my infamous Independent Component - the Comic Book of Business, and I have completed over a day's worth of mentorship under my mentor, David Bower, asking him various questions pertaining to my independent component as well as assisting him in any way I could.

2.  What was the most important thing you learned from what you did and why?  What was the source of what you learned?

The most important thing I learned was the art of creating visual elements, and effectively implementing both educational and entertaining elements together. The source of what I learned was the result of experience messing with designing my comic book in Photoshop, stacked with a list of resources my mentor had given to me.

3.  If you were going to do a 10 question interview on questions related to answers of your EQ, who would you talk to and why?

I would ask any questions about my topic to my mentor, David Bower, because he has been an enormous help with my project, and is very educated in not only his own topics of business and administration but also in the realms of education; He has a very unique perspective, and I would enjoy the chance to be able to explore his perspectives further.

EQ

Content

1.   "I have reviewed the rule of three for writing an EQ."

• Provide a framework for studies (It calls for breadth and depth of research, Is not a yes/no question)
• Takes a stance (Allows you to argue some point, Cannot be a recitation of facts or a list)
•  Format (It is specific, The wording makes sense)

2.  Review the following EQs and tell us if it meets the rule of 3 criteria, and why it does or why it doesn't.

 a.  What is the most important factor in healthy weight loss?
This essential question is simply too vague. It does provide a slight framework for studies, but does not take a stance, and is not specific enough to make the senior project specialized.


 b.  What is most important to securing a conviction in a criminal investigation?
 This essential question would make a good one because it takes a stance, is specific, and provides a framework for future research. Though, in order to reach maximum potential, this EQ would best work reworded into something slightly more specific - such as "What is the most significant factor in securing a conviction in a homicidal criminal investigation?" Needless to say, that's only an example.

 c.  What is most important in creating a hairstyle that best satisfies a customer?
This essential question is perfect! It is specific, takes a stance [satisfying a customer], and provides a solid framework for research. Again, it would be beneficial to get a bit more specific.

 d.  How can an Anesthesiologist best treat chronic pain?
This EQ needs to be more specific in order to take a stance, namely - What type of chronic pain? Chronic pain ranges from acute bronchial infections to irate skin conditions. This is too vague to make a solid foundation for the essential question.

3.  Based on your review of the rule of 3 and your experience with assessing four EQs, please write another draft EQ for your senior project.

What is the most effective way to promote education through visual media to teenagers in Los Angeles?

Research and Working EQ

1.  What is your working EQ?

My working essential question is "What is the most effective way to promote education to socioeconomically disadvantaged teenagers in Los Angeles?" What a mouthful!

2.  What is a possible answer to your working EQ? Please write the answer in thesis format. 

EQ: What is the most effective way to promote education to socioeconomically disadvantaged teenagers in Los Angeles?

• To provide educational assistance in the form of entertaining, satirical, and thoughtful graphic media.

3.  What is the most important source you have used that has helped you come up with an answer to your working EQ?

The most important source I have used so far is an article by Belinda Zimmerman, entitled "The Fluency Development Lesson Gets Graphic." It addresses the importance of another medium within schools - One which acts as an intermediary between societal and educational values.

4.  Who is your mentor, or where are you volunteering, and how does what you are doing relate to your working EQ?

My mentor is Mr. David Bower, a local stock broker. He has had several years of training outside of his current position, in business organization and administration. This is relevant because I plan to compose a form of graphic media, and the first topic I am going to tackle is Personal Finance, which he happens to be an expert in.

Blog 5 Project Reflection and Working EQ.

The Pentagon - Part I:

(1) Positive Statement: What positive thing happened as a result of what you have completed so far?

• I have established awesome contacts. For example, I have met the following:
• A financial stock broker well on his way to success in the corporate ladder.
• A representative of an unnamed nonprofit organization.
• A representative of the California Department of Education.
• A lawyer, who happens to specialize in neuroscience and communications technology. What a strange conversation. 

(2) EQ Content:  Pick a piece of research or your interview.  How has it helped you improve your understanding of your topic?

• Recently, I had read a massive 40 page report, which I am too stubborn to count as multiple entries in my working bibliography, and it has greatly enlightened me to California's educational situation. I have learned a great deal about state funding, the representatives, and a general understanding of how the educational system works. It's not too simple.

(3) What has worked for you so far in the senior project?

• I have a solid basis for understanding, and I feel I am being challenged - in more ways than one. I definitely appreciate the challenge of the whole prospect of research and committing to a certain aspect of the topic. So far, So good. c:

(4) What hasn't worked so far?

• I realize the amount of research to achieve an exemplary senior project is extremely massive, so I am sad. I have read countless research articles, and I feel I need much, much more to be adequately informed. Real issues take real research.

(5) Finding Value: 

•  What is a potential question you would like to study this year?  (working EQ)
• What is the most effective way to educate the socioeconomically disadvantage?
•  What do you plan to do for mentorship?  If you haven't found a mentor yet, then discuss where you are currently looking and who you are talking to to find it.   
•  I have found mentors, but I have not yet found a dependable one. A local stock broker which is likely my most esteemed contact has a busy schedule, so I have to do things way ahead of time. Both the representative of the California Department of Education and California Youth services cannot be contacted for another week, because both have big projects to attend to. As of now, I am also looking into family contacts and representatives of both education and nonprofit organizations. 

2013 2-Hour Presentation Reflections

Content:

Literal: 

1.  (Know) What presentations did you see?  Name the topic and the person's first name.

I witnessed the following presentations:

Dean N. - Theater Acting.
Indra N. - Tai-Kwon Do.
Joseph Ga. - Teaching Elementary science.
Audrianna F. - Nonprofit Organization.
Priscilla W. - All star Cheerleading [Competition].
Ryan s. - Water Treatment.

2.  (Need to know) What questions do you have that haven't been answered about the senior project? This can be about the senior project in general, any components or about a presentation topic you saw or what they said. 

I need to know more about how the individual components play a part in the senior project, because a majority of the answers I have received are fuzzy at best. I need to know any limitations as to what I can do, and I would also like to learn more about Indra's senior topic - It was awesome!

Interpretive:

3. What has the most important part of the senior project based on what you are seeing in the 2-hour presentations?

Assuming what you meant was "Based on what you have seen over the past two weeks, what is the most important part of senior project?", my answer would be the element of dedication. Dedication is what separates lesser projects from greater ones; It is the force that allows us to work to our full potential, and develop a prize so pure that we ourselves thought us incapable of creating it. Dedication is the most important part of senior project - figuratively speaking - because it is the force which shall allow us to persevere in the face of those terribly strict senior deadlines. 

Applied:

4. What topic are you considering doing and why?

I am considering a "Hard" science - namely Physics or Chemistry because I find the world of science absolutely fascinating, and it seems the more I learn about either of these topics, the more intrigued I become. I do not get bored.