School Issues Investigate a subtopic of the overall topic "school" that interests you. You might choose something that Goodbye, Mr. Chips made you think of, or something that writing about your own life or studying other school stories made you wonder about. The chart below suggests what to research, how to research it, and ways to present what you find. You can mix and match the columns, or choose several ideas from different columns. For example, you might choose to investigate standardized testing in your area by looking at historical documents and statistics, then conducting interviews; you could then present your research in the form of a newspaper story. You could create a photo essay on the subject of school cliques done through site visits to a number of schools. Or you could do an inquiry into the topic of school violence by beginning with the newspaper stories and editorials written as a result of the Columbine massacre and other tragedies; you could then write an editorial for your own school newspaper about how to prevent a future occurrence. School Issues Chart Possible Topics Investigation Methods Presentation Ideas bilingual education conduct interviews autobiographical essay boarding schools create and administer surveys brochure bullying find current and historical newspaper stories editorial newspaper story cliques investigate local history personal or persuasive essay history of public schools in your area listen to or get transcripts of radio shows play or performance home schooling make site visits to schools or classrooms video documentary homework read classic fiction or nonfiction play or performance public vs. private schools read historical documents movie script religious education search the Internet cartoon strip or political cartoon same-sex schools study visual arts created on the topic photo essay school dropouts watch documentaries or other films debate school violence   letter to school governing board standardized testing data sheet teacher education   presentation to school board teaching methods   report the immigrant experience in school   short story theories on how we learn   satire or parody uniforms   board game sexual orientation in schools   poem Web site School Memories | School Today | School Stories | School Issues Teacher's Guide: Using Goodbye, Mr. Chips in the Classroom Goodbye, Mr. Chips: Plot Summary | Time & Place: English Public Schools Discussion Questions and Activities | Novel into Film The School Experience: An Inquiry | Resources | Teacher's Guide Credits Essays + Interviews | Who's Who/Cast + Credits Story Synopsis | Novel to Film | Russell Baker Links + Bibliography | Teacher's Guide | The Forum Home | About The Series | The American Collection | The Archive Schedule & Season | Feature Library | eNewsletter | Book Club Learning Resources | Forum | Search | Shop | Feedback ©