Meta Reflection

    Meta- Reflection

So far within the writing process, I think I have began to get a feel to where my paper is going. When I first started this block, I knew I wanted to do it on students and reform, however, I did not have a clear direction as to where to go next. As of now, I feel that I am going to research the various concerns involved in the Urban School Reform. Since this section has focused on student and teacher methods, I am going to focus my next 5 page blocks on these issues:

    Outline

1. What exactly is Urban School Reform

2. Student and teacher methods being used (As written in this block)

2. How successful is it using nationwide and statewide standards

3. Community opinions and outlooks involving the urban reform that is occuring in various areas (people who are for the reform and those who are against it)

I feel that with these main four blocks, I will be able to accurately inform the reader on what the Urban School reform is, how it’s affecting students and teachers, the success of it and also how various discourse communities feel about the schooling efforts.
    So far, I have been able to find a surplus of information regarding the reform. It seems to be that organizing the information has been the only difficult part. I have found Mendeley extremely useful when it comes to highlighting the articles as well as finding the information for MLA citation. I haven’t shared any of my documents yet, but I find the software useful for organizing and researching material. Overall, I feel as if I have a relatively clear direction as of where to go with my paper and research for the next few weeks. I look forward to conferences just to make sure I am doing so.