Copy of Foundation of Education

1. Politics of Education

1.1. Purpose of Education

1.2. 1) The Intellectual purpose of education are to teach basic cognitive skills to transmit specific knowledge

1.3. 2)The Political purpose of education is to inculcate allegiance to the existing political order; to prepare citizens to participate in this political order.

1.4. 3)The Social purpose of education is to help solve social problems; to work as one of many institutions, such as family and the church to ensure social cohesion and to prepare students.

1.5. 4) The economic role of education is to prepare students for their later occupational roles and to select, train, and allocate individuals into the division of labor.

1.6. Role of the School

1.6.1. The role of the school is a central focus of each of the perspectives and is at the heart of their differing analyses. The school's role in the broadest sense is directly concerned with the aims, purposes, and functions of education in a society.

1.6.2. I think the role of the school could be one of the most important figures in an adolescence life, considering just how much time for the first eighteen years of his/her life will be spent here. So with that in mind it would be best for all educators and school staff to seriously take in consideration the molding and impact they will be having on not just a child's life at that point in time but also for their future moving forward.

2. History of Education

2.1. I think this push of reform for Women and African-American had an impact on education. But it would not even be considered up until recently now that there has been an equality still for women but more specifically African-Americans, and this would probably always be argued without a true right/wrong answer showing. But with an attempt to finally provide equal education to minorities and women alike aside from the white male; I believe that our education system would be developing for the best and allowing the best possible education to all those under it's wings.

2.2. Democratic-Liberal-Interpretation.

2.2.1. Democrats/liberals believe that the history of US education involves the progressive evolution, albeit flawed, of a school system committed to providing equality of opportunity for all. This is to include: the expansion of opportunity and purpose. Liberals believe that the US educational system must continue to move closer to each, without sacrificing one or the other too dramatically.

3. Sociological Perspectives

3.1. Functional sociologists view society as s kind of machine, where one part articulates with another to produce the dynamic energy required to make society work. Functionalists tend to assume that consensus is the normal state in society and that conflict represents a breakdown of shared values.

3.2. Conflict Theorist do not believe that society is held together by shared values alone. These sociologists argue that the social order is not based on some collective agreement, but on the ability of dominant groups to impose their will on subordinate groups through force, cooperation, and manipulation.

3.3. Interactionlism Theory Social interactionist theory is an explanation of language development emphasizing the role of social interaction between the developing child and linguistically knowledgeable adults.

3.4. 5 Effects of Schooling on Individuals. 1- Knowledge and Attitude. Generally, it is found that the higher the social class background of the student, the higher his or her achievement level. 2- Employment. Most students believe that graduation from college will lead to greater employment opportunities, and they are right. The amount of education is only weakly related to job performance. 3- Teacher Behavior. Teachers have a huge impact on student learning and behavior. Teachers have as many as 1,000 interpersonal contact each day with children in their classroom. 4- Student groups. When you reflect back on your high school and junior high experiences, you undoubtedly have strong memories of your fellow students and the various social groups they created. The student sub-culture is important with identifying and recognizing students and possible future outcomes and plans of actions. 5- Education and Inequality. Social class differences are not only reflected in differences in income but in other social characteristics such as education, family and child-bearing practices, occupation, place of residence, political involvement, health, consumer behavior, and religious belief. In short, if you know about a family's or individuals's class position, you have a good idea about their life-style and life chances.

4. Philosophy of Education

4.1. Existentialism- Is a rather modern philosophy. Although its roots can be traced back to the Bible, as a philosophy that has relevance to education, one may date existentialism with the nineteenth-century European philosopher Soren Kierkegaard.

4.2. Generic Notions- Because existentialism is an individualistic philosophy, many of its adherents argue that it is not a particular school of philosophy at all. Existentialists pose questions as to how their concerns impact on the lives of individuals. Existentialists believe that individuals are placed on this earth alone and must make some sense out of the chaos they encounter.

4.3. Goal of Education- Believe that education should focus on the needs of individuals, both cognitively and affectively. They also believe that education should stress individuality; that it should include discussion and non-rational as well as the rational word; and that the tensions of living in the world-in particular, anxiety generated through conflict should be addressed.

4.4. Role of Teacher- Teachers should understand their own "lived worlds" as well as that of their students in order to help their students achieve the best "lived worlds" they can. Teachers must take risks; expose themselves to resistant students; and work constantly to enable their students to become in Greene's (1979) words, "wide-awake".

4.5. Methods of Instructions- They view learning as intensely personal. They believe that each child has a different learning style and it is up to the teacher to discover what works for each child. The teacher constantly rediscovers knowledge, the student discovers knowledge, and together they come to an understanding of past, present, and future, particularly a future ripe with possibilities. Thus, the role of the teacher is to help students understand the world through posing questions, generating activities, and working together.

4.6. Curriculum- Existentialists would choose curriculum heavily biased towards the humanities. Literature especially has meaning for them since literature is able to evoke responses in readers that might move them to new levels of awareness, or, in Greene's (1978) words, "wide-awakeness." Art, Drama, and Music also encourage personal interaction. They believe in exposing students at early ages to problems as well as possibilities, and to the horrors as well as accomplishments humankind is capable of producing.