Podcast: College Barriers and Solutions

Two students discuss their thoughts on the barriers people face in going to college. It's a quick dialogue, where they both offer their ideas on potential solutions to match the barriers.

You can download it at:

http://www.archive.org/details/CollegeBarrierAndSolution

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Flickr Creative Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pagedooley/2429429397/

Community Connection: Secretary's Day

A few of the students who developed the Secretary's Day project reflect on the process in this Community Connection Podcast. 

You can download it by going to:

http://www.archive.org/details/CommunityConnectionSecretarysDay

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Book Review #1: Fahrenheit 451

Students discussed their initial reactions to the book Farenheit 451 and applied these ideas to our contemporary, tech-based society.

Listen online at:
http://www.archive.org/details/Farenheit451-BookReview1

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Community Connection: My Neighborhood

To access it, please go to
http://www.archive.org/details/OurMaryvaleCommunity

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Podcast: Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X

Two students discuss the ideas of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

You can download it at:
http://www.archive.org/details/MalcomXAndMartinLutherKingJr



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Flickr Creative Commons
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oriol_llado/185459369/

Face the Issues: Middle East

Students discuss the prospect of peace in Israel and in the Middle East as a region. Click below to access the entire podcast (and download it)

http://www.archive.org/details/FaceTheIssuesMiddleEast

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/edo-finelight/2394087158/

Living History: Javier Lucero

Javier Lucero shares what it was like as a child in the Rodney King Riots. Mr. Lucero is a teacher at Frank Borman Middle School and was shaped by this childhood experience.

Please visit
http://www.archive.org/details/Lucero_205

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My Metaphor: The Wall of Racism

A student shares her thoughts about racism and why it is like a wall. To download it in the original form, please visit:

http://www.archive.org/details/MetaphorOfRacism

Or you can listen to it here:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/swapnamaha/2604137519/

La Raza Unida

Students discussed a former political party (and political movement) called La Raza Unida, which attempted to get more Chicanos into public office. To view it in its original source (and download it for free), go to

http://www.archive.org/details/LaRazaUnida

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/nohodamon/2458929754/

First Review: The World Is Flat

Two students discuss what they have learned so far in reading Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat. To download it in the original source, visit:

http://www.archive.org/details/BookReview1WorldIsFlat

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Metaphor of Globalization

Two students discuss their metaphors of globalization, including the pros and cons of the entire globalization process. You can download the podcast from the original source at:

http://www.archive.org/details/MetaphorOfGlobalization

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Globalized Jobs

Students begin the process of career exploration through examining issues of globalization in the workforce. Click below to access the podcast in the original source:

http://www.archive.org/details/GlobalizedJobs

Living History: Ms. Vilar

This was an interview with Ms. Vilar, who shared her experiences about September 11th and what it was like to be there in person. Ms. Vilar shared her experiences of driving to work on on 9/11 and how it changed the city, her family and her own life. The students, when they heard the story, felt that it was not only valuable for their class, but also a story that the world should hear. Being true historians, they recorded a face-to-face interview a few days later.


Click below to listen to the podcast. Feel free to share your comments on this blog when you are done. Or, if you would like to download it, please visit the link:
http://www.archive.org/details/LivingHistoryVilar

Face the Issues: Student Civil Rights Movement

A few students engaged in a dialogue with Mr. Spencer about the Student Civil Rights Movements in the 1960's. Feel free to listen to their opinions and comment on our blog.

http://www.archive.org/details/FaceTheIssuesStudentCivilRightsMovement

Anti-Columbus Day

The following is a student-created Face the Issues dialogue about Columbus Day and the Anti-Columbus Day protesters. For many people within the Civil Rights Movement, Columbus was not a hero, but rather a man who enslaved Native Americans and began the process of Indian Genocide.

To download the podcast or view the original location, please click below:
http://www.archive.org/details/Anti-columbusDay

Feel free to listen to it below and post your own comments.

Face the Issues: Chicano Park

Students discussed what they learned in their independent researching of Chicano Park. Feel free to download it from the original source at:

http://www.archive.org/details/ChicanoPark

Or click on it below to listen. Feel free to post any comments or questions that you might have as well.

Community Connection: Service Reflections

The following is an interview after we completed our Half Day of Hope. Feel free to share your thoughts, insights and questions. To view it in the original, visit the following link:

http://www.archive.org/details/ServiceReflection1

Face the Issues: Rosa Parks

Students discuss Rosa Parks and what she contributed to the Civil Rights Movement. They talk about what we can learn from her example and how the public perceives her. Feel free to download it from the original source:

http://www.archive.org/details/FaceTheIssuesRosaParks

Face the Issues: Dolores Huerta

Students discuss Dolores Huerta and her contributions to the Civil Rights Movement. Feel free to download it from:

http://www.archive.org/details/DoloresHuerta

Face the Issues: Cesar Chavez

This was a short dialogue about Cesar Chavez. Feel free to listen to it at the original source (or download a copy)

http://www.archive.org/details/CesarChavez