1. Educational Inequality
1.1. Interactionist theory
1.1.1. must understand interaction on a daily basis
1.1.2. must look into families
1.2. school centered explanation
1.2.1. School financing
1.2.1.1. majority of funds come from state and local taxes
1.2.1.2. more money means better schools
2. Education Reform
2.1. school based reform
2.1.1. Vouchers
2.1.1.1. challenged for violating church and state laws
2.1.1.2. provide low income parents with equal choices
2.1.1.3. better learning environments for low income students.
2.2. school finance reforms
2.2.1. moor funding for poorer districts
2.2.2. increased security
2.2.2.1. factors outside of school must be adressed
2.2.3. all centered on improving school for low income students
3. Equality of Opportunity
3.1. Educational Achievment
3.1.1. 13 year old Hispanic Reading Scale
3.1.1.1. achievment goes up in relation to parental level
3.1.2. same can be said for whites and blacks
3.2. response to the Colemon Study
3.2.1. school has little to no effect on cognitive growth
3.2.2. the road to equality does not go through the schoolhouse door
4. Curriculum and Ped.
4.1. Developmentalist Curriculum
4.1.1. Focus on needs of Student Rather Than Society
4.2. Functionalist
4.2.1. Concentrates on what is taught in schools
4.2.2. Become competent members of society
5. Schools as Organizations
5.1. My District (Jackson County School District)
5.1.1. Richard Shelby Senator
5.1.2. Mike Hubbard Representative
5.1.3. Tommy Bice Superintendent
5.1.4. Local Superintendant Steve Benton
5.2. Other countries system
5.2.1. Less Complex
5.2.2. Others Have a Nationl Committee
5.2.2.1. Can Influence all districts
5.2.3. Most others are not inclusive like the US.
6. Philosophy of Education
6.1. I chose Realism or Essentialism
6.1.1. Goal of Education
6.1.1.1. Dialectical Methd
6.1.2. Role of the Teacher
6.1.2.1. Present Ideas nearly and constant
6.1.2.2. Be grounded in basic academics
6.1.3. Method of Instruction
6.1.3.1. Mostly Lecture and Question and Answer
6.1.3.2. Objective Criteria
6.1.4. Curriculum
6.1.4.1. The Basics
6.1.5. Generic Notions
6.1.5.1. Matter is real
6.1.5.2. matter exist independent from ideas
6.1.6. Key Researchers
6.1.6.1. Plato and Aristotle
6.1.6.1.1. Mainly Aristotle
7. Sociological Perspectives
7.1. School and Society
7.1.1. Understanding society can help schools and teachers better develop their learning environment
7.2. Effect Of Schooling
7.2.1. 1) Attitudes: the effectiveness of schooling can impact attitudes
7.2.1.1. 2) Employment: graduating defiantly affects employment
7.2.1.1.1. 3) Teacher Behavior: the way a teacher behaves, believe it or not has a huge impact
8. History of U.S. Education
8.1. The education for all reform
8.1.1. this made schooling go from voluntary to madndatory
8.1.1.1. this made it possible to raise taxes to improve schools.
8.2. Benjamin Franklins interpretation of schooling was students should pursue a course of study they could master in!
8.2.1. In turn he believed students would have more interest which means more effort
9. Politics of Education
9.1. Traditional
9.1.1. Traditional values such as hard-work,value and unity
9.2. progressivism
9.2.1. essential to the development of the individual