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Education Institution. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ob1AfM1Dg. Definition and Emergence. Education Formal system of teaching knowledge, skills, values (culture) 1918: Mandatory Laws All children must attend school Agricultural to Industrial economy
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Education Institution http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e7ob1AfM1Dg
Definition and Emergence • Education • Formal system of teaching knowledge, skills, values (culture) • 1918: Mandatory Laws • All children must attend school • Agricultural to Industrial economy • Children went from being economically valuable to an economic liability
Education Quiz Question #1 • 1. By what percentage have graduation rates increased from 1910-2010? • A. For High Schools • B. For Colleges • C. Why?
Functionalist Perspective: Benefits • Knowledge and Skills - Credentialing • Cultural Values - Acculturation • Social Integration - Mainstreaming • National Identity: stabilizes political system • Social Placement -Tracking or Gatekeeping
Education Quiz Question #2 • Give examples how elementary schools acculturate students into the following American core values? • A. Individualism or Freedom • B. Achievement and Success • C. Efficiency and Practicality
Education Quiz Question #3 • What Family Functions are schools replacing? • A. Write three examples
Conflict Perspective: Inequality • Hidden Curriculum • Obedience and conformity • Based on social class stereotypes • Bias Tests • IQ and SAT • Funding • Education promotes social inequality
Education Quiz Question #4 • How does family background contribute to college attendance?
Education Quiz Question #5 • Who is least likely to complete high school? • A. Whites • B. African Americans • C. Latinos
Education Quiz Question #6 • Which high school graduates are also more likely to complete college? • A. Whites • B. African Americans • C. Latinos Census Data
Education Quiz Question #7 • Read the section titled “The Rist Research.” How did the teacher determine which kindergarten kids were seated in her classroom?
Symbolic Interaction: Micro • Teacher-Student Interaction • Rist Research (1970) • Tracking • African American kindergarten • Eight Days: students were categorized • Students were not tested • Attention and labeling • Self-Fulfilling Prophecy: label stuck
Symbolic Interaction con’t • Rosenthal-Jacobson Research (1968) • Expectations • Students Tested • Randomly assigned to classrooms • Expectations rather than test scores effected ability • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YIwlajUpfY
Education Quiz Question #8 • What did Farkas find when studying teacher-student interaction? • A. Gender and Race affected teacher grading • B. Parental involvement affected teacher grading • C. Teachers graded students fairly • D. Teachers discriminated against certain groups of students
Education Quiz Question #9 • What are the social problems associated with “grade inflation” and “social promotion?”
Education Quiz Question #10 • What may be some societal consequences to school administrators faking graduation rates?