Examine these websites for their mission statements and learning theories:
1. Transmission Model (teacher-centered), CORE KNOWLEDGE Schools Developed by E. D. Hirsch http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/index.htm http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/about/index.htm
2. Inquiry-Based Model (student-centered) ESSENTIAL Schools Developed on the model of Theodore Sizer and designed by Deborah Meier (Central Park East, NY) http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/about/phil/10cps/10cps.html
3. Social Justice Theme School, Social Justice High School, Little Village, Chicago, IL. http://sj.lvlhs.org/sj/mission_vision.jsp