1. Politics of Education
1.1. Our goal for schools should not be that they are democratic, that is ruled by a sole individual.
1.1.1. How democratic are our schools?
1.1.2. Who all is involved in decisions?
1.1.3. What determines curriculum?
1.1.4. What special interest are involved in the decisions. Mr Mattox makes a great point that most everyone has a secret agenda, with that being said is it beneficial for us or just the one in the position to make the decision?
1.1.5. We always have to remember we are in education to help the students, not to appeal to certain social classifications. We can not lose focus of that.
1.1.6. Either democratic or republican, liberal or conservative or radical.
1.1.7. Every person determines outcome.
2. History of U.S. Education
2.1. Old Deluder Satan Law 1647
2.1.1. based on learning of Bible and religion
2.2. Massachusetts School Law of 1647
2.3. This was considered the Colonial Era
2.4. Dame schools were for girls.
2.4.1. Widowed teacher. Taught them how to read, write, and do things around the house.
2.5. Secondary schools were for boys and the elite.
2.6. Education in the south was mainly intended for upper class.
2.7. Iowa University is the first public university to admit women in 1856
2.8. John Dewey- progressivism
2.9. The Committee of Ten, created by charles elliot who was the president of Harvard University. Health, command of fundamental process, worthy home membership, vocation, citizenship, ethical character
2.9.1. The Dilemma
2.9.1.1. 4 themes
2.9.1.1.1. tension between subjects
2.9.1.1.2. college entrance requirements
2.9.1.1.3. high school students should be prepared for life not college
2.9.1.1.4. all students should follow the same course of study regardless of need for further education
2.10. Progressive v Traditional
2.10.1. college student movement for civil rights
2.10.1.1. impact GI bill has had on education
2.11. Plessy v Ferguson of 1896. Public facilities they could separate races but they have to be equal in how nice the facilities are.
2.12. Brown v Topeka- desegregation was the main focus in these.
2.13. space race. Was a major factor in math and science coming back into our schools. Civil rights act 1963.
2.14. elementary/secondary education act 1965 provided for special needs students.
2.15. Three historical perspectives of US education
2.15.1. FAPE- free and appropriate education
2.15.2. democratic- liberal school
2.15.3. radical- revisionist school
2.15.4. conservative school
3. Sociological Perspectives
3.1. fears that tend to drive people
3.2. Persells Model
3.2.1. Institutional
3.2.2. societal
3.2.3. interpersonal
3.3. Our human free will
3.4. The big question
3.4.1. 1. can we create a more functional society?
3.4.2. 2. What is the relationship between schools and society?
3.4.3. 3. How does teacher interaction with students determine student success?
3.5. effective learning environment
3.6. highly effective schools
3.6.1. strong leadership
3.6.2. safe environment
3.6.3. strong academic instruction
3.6.4. teachers believe all students can learn
3.6.5. constant review of student progress
3.7. goal of education
3.7.1. training people for working and for thinking
3.8. effects of school on people
3.8.1. people learn
3.8.2. employment
3.8.3. job performance
3.8.4. income
3.8.5. mobility
3.9. racial integration helps minority much more than majority
4. Philosophy of Education
4.1. Teacher Centered
4.2. Student Centered
4.2.1. What i think i am, doing whatever needs to be done and whatever is best for the students to learn and grow as a student.
4.3. Love centered
4.4. pragmatism
4.4.1. just shoot straight
4.4.2. give me facts and assignments and let me go
4.5. existentialism and phenomenology
4.6. neo-marxism
4.6.1. a capitalist society
4.6.2. The purpose of education in a capitalist society is to perpetuate the ideology of the dominant class. Neo-Marxist – a capitalist society should be economically proficient to allow its citizens to live productive and decent lives. Goal of Education – schools perpetuate the ideology of the dominant society and legitimize it to all other groups. Education enables individuals to understand the weaknesses of the dominant society and propose alternatives.
4.7. Post Modernists and Critical Theory
4.7.1. The Goal of Education is to explore differences and to explore possibilities that may seem inherently impossible.
4.7.2. Teachers, students, communities are all involved in the process of education. Schools and curriculum are agents of change. Teachers, students, communities are all involved in the process of education. Schools and curriculum are agents of change.
4.8. progressive teaching
4.8.1. students learn by doing as well as text books
4.8.2. you can teach through many different activities
4.8.3. students learn through experiences
4.8.4. students group by common interests and usually learn due to this as well
4.8.5. most importantly it is based on the needs of the students
5. Schools as Organizations
5.1. US constitution does not provide for education
5.2. Centralization
5.2.1. 55 million students are educated at the cost of 650 billion.
5.3. student compostition in public schools
5.3.1. 53% are white
5.3.2. ten states have no minorities
5.3.3. NYC 85% minority
5.3.4. LA 91
5.3.5. Detroit 97
5.4. Private schools
5.4.1. gotta have money to go there
5.5. international comparisons
5.5.1. in other countries individuals go through rigorous academic rites of passage.
5.6. Finland pays teachers as if they were doctors
5.7. teachers in conflict with students
5.7.1. curriculum v social goals of students
5.8. coomunitites in conflict with admin
5.9. it is all a giant mess
5.10. effecting change is difficult at its min.
5.11. reality is hard to ignore
5.11.1. everyday life is a struggle
6. Curriculum and Pedagogy
6.1. social influences
6.2. political influences
6.3. societies influence
6.4. cultural influences
6.5. special interests
6.6. should reflect and teach what is important for society to be functional and productive
6.7. parents and community reflect what is important and it will reflect in students
6.8. other influences on curriculum
6.8.1. evolutinoists
6.8.2. creationists
6.8.3. science and math
6.8.4. nation at risk
6.8.5. NCLB
6.8.6. RTT
6.9. Curriculum
6.9.1. formal
6.9.1.1. what is taught
6.9.2. informal
6.9.2.1. taught but not obvious
6.9.3. null
6.9.3.1. not taught but learned
6.10. students are tracked to help them with there development as they grow as students
6.11. gap between what we know what we teahc and what students are actually learning
6.12. maturity
6.12.1. the base of what and how we teach is heavily influenced on maturity
7. Equality of Opportunity
7.1. it is all about who you know
7.2. social stratification is a structural characteristic of society
7.3. caste
7.3.1. social level is determined by race or religion
7.4. estate systems
7.4.1. persons social level determined by value and worth
7.5. class systems
7.5.1. determined by ability to overcome by personal achievement
7.6. educational achievement is directly related to family achievement
7.7. educational achievement based on financial success
7.8. schools represent middle and upper class
7.9. parental income is directly related to educational achievement
7.10. race has a direct impact on how much educational attainments a person achieves
7.11. minorirites do not receive same educational opportunities
7.12. in the last 20 yrs significant gains have been made to organize gender educational and professional attachment
7.12.1. disparities still exist in education and job salaries
7.13. PL 94-142 education of the handicap
7.14. section 504
7.14.1. physical disability
7.15. special ed
7.15.1. mental disability
7.16. should go to school with close or same social class
7.17. miniorities do better in segregated schools
8. Educational Inequality
8.1. functional theories support the idea that each students success is determined by own hard work and desire to succeed.
8.2. success is determined by environment
8.3. student success is determined by a combination of factors such as family, social class schools and environment.
8.4. other factors that influence student success
8.4.1. student centered
8.4.1.1. family
8.4.1.2. peer group
8.4.1.3. community
8.4.1.4. culture
8.4.1.5. student
8.4.2. school centered
8.4.2.1. teachers
8.4.2.2. teaching methods
8.4.2.3. curriculum
8.4.2.4. school climate
8.4.2.5. teacher expectations
8.5. do schools reproduce inequality
9. Educational Reform
9.1. Rise of common school
9.1.1. Horace Mann lobbied for a board of education
9.1.2. normal schools were created for teacher education
9.1.3. public education was for public stability and social mobility.
9.1.4. the right to vote was restricted to all men except slaves and emotionally disturbed
9.1.5. first board of education was created in massachusetts