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Social Realities and Today’s Schools EDUC 111
Victoria Eastman
Role of schools
• Prosocial values • Socialization • Social change • Equal educational opportunity • As well as teaching academic content
Categorized according to…
• Curricula – College prep – Vocational – General
• Organizational – Magnet school
• Science, math, performing arts, language
Have and have nots…
• Are schools reproducing existing socioeconomic classes?
• Turn to your neighbor and discuss this thought explaining how this might happen if it is happening.
Physical environments • Rural, suburb, urban • What is outside the building?
• Inside the building – Selfcontained – Openspace – Departmentalized – Academic programs – Athletic programs – Performing arts
• Inside the classroom – Materials – Resources – Use of space – Rules – Expectations – Cohesiveness – Power
Successful schools
• Encourage teachers to grow and develop in their teaching practice.
• Give me a g…g! • Give me a r….r! • Give me an o…o! • Give me a w…w!
Characteristics of effective schools
• Strong leadership • High expectations • Emphasis on basic skills
• Orderly environment • Evaluation of learning • Sense of purpose • Sense of community
Restructured schools focus on…
• Class size • Student learning • Authentic pedagogy • School organization • External support
Social Problems
• Affecting schools and putting students at risk
Dropping out of school
• Poverty • Family stress • Substance abuse • Violence • Crime • Teen pregnancy • Suicide
Intervention and prevention
• Peer counseling • Peer mediation • Community schools • CSTARS
Compensatory schools
• Title I – Based on free lunch – Pull out program – Supplemental materials and resources
– Primary grades
Alternative schools
• Small, individualized – Remedial – Vocational – counseling
• Activities – Extracurricular – Music, art, sports
• Alternative curriculum – Business, civic
Resources for the community
• Referral services • Year round school • Afterschool programs • Social services
As you observe next week… • Collect information that describes the – Environment – Teacher – Students
Would you enroll your child in this school?
Would you consider being a part of this faculty?
References
• Parkay, F. & Stanford, B. (2007). Becoming a teacher. Allynand Bacon.
• Schultz, F. (2005). Annuals editions: Education. Dubuque, IA: McGraw Hill/Dushkin.