My Foundations of Education

1. definition of educational problems; the ways in which each perspective addresses specific educational problems at the close of the twentieth century, and consequently how each sees solutions to these, is of the utmost importance.

2. The Politics of Education

2.1. Identify and describe the four purposes of education

2.1.1. The four purposes of schooling 1. Intellectual 2. Political 3. Social 4. Economic

2.1.2. Intellectual purposes of schooling are to teach basic cognitive skills such as reading, writing, and mathematics: to transmit specific knowledge. Political purposes of schooling are to inculcate allegiance to the existing political order; to prepare citizens who will participate in this political order; to help assimilate diverse cultural groups into a common political order; Social purposes of schooling are to help solve social problems; to work as one of many institutions, such as the family and the church. Economic purpose of schooling are to prepare students for their later occupational roles and to select, train, and allocate individuals into the division of labor.

2.2. The explanations of unequal performance; society must attempt through policies and programs to equalize the playing field so that students from disadvantaged backgrounds have a better chance.

2.3. Choose and describe a perspective for the following: 1) the role of the school; 2) explanations of unequal performance; and 3) definition of educational problems

2.3.1. The role of the school; is a central focus of each of the perspectives and is at the heart of their different analyses. The school role in the broadest sense is directly concerned with the aims, purpose, and functions of education in the society.

3. The Sociology of Education

3.1. Identify and describe 5 effects of schooling on individuals that you think have the greatest impact on students as explained in the book (there are 10 between pages 121-128)

3.1.1. 1. knowledge and Attitudes 2. Inside the school 3. Teacher Behavior 4. Students peer groups and Alienation 5. Education and Inequality

3.2. Define the theoretical perspective concerning the relationship between school and society: functionalism, conflict theory, and interactionalism.

3.2.1. relationship between school and society, is the belief based on real social facts or is it simply a myth that confuses people and leads them to believe that their relative social and economic failure is caused by personal inadequacies

4. The Philosophy of Education

4.1. Describe the particular world view of one of student-centered philosophy of education (pragmatism or existentialism). Include the following information: generic notions, key researchers, goal of education, role of teacher, method of instruction, and curriculum

5. Choose and describe a reform movement that you think has had the most influence on education.

5.1. The reform I feel made the most influence on education was Equality of Opportunity making it easier for everyone to be able to pursue higher education. If you were in the service you would be able to use the GI Bill to go to school.

6. Choose and describe one historical interpretation of U.S. Education.

6.1. tension between equity and excellence, between the social and intellectual functions of schooling, and over differing responses to the questions, Education in whose interests? Education for whom? The U.S school system has expanded to serve more students for longer periods of the time than any other system in the modern world.