Be sure to Watch the Entire Video: “Tattooed Tears” 1979 CYA Documentary – YouTube
Assignment: You have the option to submit a PTEA (same template as previous weeks) based on the above video. Or, you have the option to submit a written reflection (Microsoft word document) based on the above video documentary. If You choose the option to do a written reflection, be sure to address the below questions:
-Based on the above documentary video: Is there a such thing as a school to prison pipeline? If so, in what ways do schools function like prisons (consider all aspects of schooling via teacher/staff/institutional practices, special education programming etc). What role do you believe the education system played in resulting in these youths ending up in CYA?
If there is something wrong that you saw in this video regarding the California Youth Authority, be sure to convey why. Or, if you feel like the approach of “punishment” or rehabilitation with California Youth Authority is correct, convey why.
INSERT TITLE OF ARTICLE OR VIDEO BEING ANALYZED
Problem/Purpose/- State the primary problems or purpose that the authors are aiming to address in the video or reading as it pertains to education/schooling
Theories- Synthesize the main theories (the main idea) used in the reading or video. Ask yourself, “what is the main idea behind what I am seeing in this reading or video that the author is trying to express.”
Evidence/Examples – Summarize the evidence used by the author/scholar to test or prove the theories presented in their work. (This should include direct quotes from the text or video)
Analysis/Application/Action – Show the significance of the reading or video and how it applies to:
1.Your philosophical beliefs about education/schooling in society 2.Your personal experience with education/schooling as it pertains to race and/or class issues 3.Actions that can be taken to address aspects of education and establish justice through a fair/equity lens