1. History of Education in the US
1.1. Benjamen Franklin
1.1.1. was a proponent of scholarships
1.2. Late 1700s
1.2.1. common schools: Boys Only
1.2.2. Thomas Jefferson
1.2.2.1. Meritocracy
1.2.2.1.1. go to college on your merit how well you do in school
1.2.2.1.2. supported by the government
1.2.2.2. Utilitarianism
1.2.2.2.1. Go to school to learn a trade
1.3. 1600s
1.3.1. old Deluder Laws
1.3.1.1. Required to have a school for towns with 50+ Families
1.3.1.2. purpose of education was tolearn to read the bible for salvation
1.3.2. first university established, Harvard in 1636
1.4. Civic Motive
1.5. Social Engineering reform
1.5.1. No Child Left Behind
1.5.2. Race to the top
1.6. 1900s
1.6.1. Plessy v Ferguson
1.6.2. Brown vs Topika BoE
2. School as an Organization
2.1. parent-teacher-student organizations
2.2. private schools
3. Sociology of Education
4. Educational Inequality
5. Equality of Opportunity
6. types of curriculum
6.1. formal
6.1.1. cognitively taught
6.2. informal/hidden
6.2.1. taught but not obvious to sight
6.3. null
6.3.1. whats not taught, but is learned
7. goal of education
8. role of teacher
9. generic notions
10. curriculum
11. method of education
12. key researchers
13. International Ed.
13.1. Great Britain
13.1.1. was no real federal education mandates until 1940s
13.2. France
13.2.1. very elitist educational system
13.2.2. only very elite have the opportunity to move up educationally
13.2.3. have schools for the poor , and the for the elite
13.2.4. top students go to the Grandes e'coles
13.2.5. very competitive
14. Politics of Education
14.1. Conservative
14.2. Liberal
14.3. Radical
14.4. Neo-Liberal
14.5. Traditionalist
14.6. progressivist
15. Educational Reform
16. Philosophy of Education
16.1. Teacher centered
16.1.1. essentialism
16.1.1.1. emphasis of academics
16.1.2. perenialism
16.1.2.1. Emphasis on humanities and the great books.
16.1.2.2. develop reason and moral qualities
16.2. Student centered
16.2.1. progressiveism
16.2.1.1. education based on needs and interests of the students
16.2.1.1.1. Teacher makes subjects interesting to students
16.2.1.2. teaching through field trips and games
16.2.1.3. students learn by doing as well as from textbooks
16.2.1.4. grouping by interest and abilities
16.2.1.5. Pragmatist
16.2.1.5.1. Whats practical and has meaning
16.2.1.6. John Dewey
16.2.1.6.1. Father of modern education
16.2.1.6.2. Scientific inquirey
16.2.2. social reconstructionalism
16.2.3. Existentialism
16.2.4. constructivism
16.2.4.1. centered on the learner
16.2.4.2. constant need to make sense of new info
16.2.4.3. scaffolding links new information
16.2.4.4. student and teacher constantly challenge assumptions
16.2.4.5. Jean Piaget
16.2.4.5.1. a cognitivist’s view that learning is a constant effort to assimilate information
16.2.4.6. Teachers build a base of information in students then teach them to apply what they know. We learn by inquiry and application.
16.3. generic notions
16.4. progressiveism
16.4.1. education based on needs and interests of the students
16.4.1.1. Teacher makes subjects interesting to students
16.4.2. teaching through field trips and games
16.4.3. students learn by doing as well as from textbooks
16.4.4. grouping by interest and abilities
16.4.5. Pragmatist
16.4.5.1. Whats practical and has meaning
16.4.6. John Dewey
16.4.6.1. Father of modern education
16.4.6.2. Scientific inquirey