...Schools & Society For this essay I will be discussing three standards documents; The Common Core Standards for Mathematics, which is a student curriculum and achievement set of standards, the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, which is a set of professional conduct standards aimed at teachers and lastly, The 21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems standards, which are targeted at both students and teachers. All three of these sets of standards make active claims to be raising the bar for achievement, be it for students or teachers. All three documents seek to fill a void in educational standards by clearly stating what they hope to achieve, why this is necessary and where past standards have come up short. All three documents are specific in nature, striving to lay out objectives as clearly as possible. Additionally, though the three sets of standards address students and teachers, and various subject matter, they all speak of a need for a holistic view. With The Common Core Standards for Mathematics for example, they talk of the interconnected nature of the various areas in math and how knowledge and ability in one area plays into the mastery of other areas. Similarly, both the California Standards for the Teaching Profession and the 21st Century Student Outcomes and Support Systems take a broad view on teacher and student success, looking at the whole picture of what makes a good teacher and what makes a good student. From a purely technical...
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...2nd grade English performance Standard This standard sets the foundation for the educator to follow throughout the school year. The standard is only six pages long, but is very detailed and clear in its approach towards education. The document starts out by detailing the learning objectives for the students. It puts forward emphasis on reviewing material learned from previous school year. The document highlights key components for the educator to focus on such as; vocabulary, phonics, and comprehension. The document gives brief description on what to focus on in each category along with suggestions on how the assess the students’ progress in each category. Feedback is a very important tool to bring the students along. The document reads easy and leaves flexibility for the teacher implement his/her own style. 8th Grade Science Performance Standard This standard is much more detailed in terms of what is expected from the teacher and student. Even though it is only seven pages, it is compact and concise. The progression of the learning goals is very evident. The document starts by giving general suggestions on how to approach teaching science in order to bringing all students on the same page. Towards the end of the document it is much more emphasis on the student transitioning out of middle school into high School. According to this document the student should be expected to read to learn, putting emphasis on comprehending the text, working independently and...
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...IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH IN SCHOOL SOCIETY AND TEACHER The importance of research for education The Importance of Conducting Research in Educational Setting Human beings conduct research every day. They do so in many different ways and in many different settings. One important area is education. Conducting research in an educational setting should be an important aspect of every educator’s professional life. Best and Kahn (1993) describe research as ------------------------------------------------- “The systematic and objective analysis and recording of controlled observations that may lead to the development of generalizations, principles, or theories, resulting in prediction and possibly ultimate control of events” Education in a research setting is done to improve school practices and at the same time to improve those individuals who strive to improve those practices (Best & Kahn, 1993). ------------------------------------------------- The importance of impartial research to improve education standards and the quality of teaching. I think research is an important component of education studies and teacher development Research is not always a concept that practitioners, managers and policy makers respect. Too often it is seen as an academic activity conducted by others – to the profession, not with the profession. But I believe it should be respected. In fact I’d say education professionals are...
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...Hans Steinmüller and Wu Fei wrote the article titled, “School killings in China: Society or wilderness?” for Anthropology Today Volume 27 NO 1, February 2011. The article starts by first describing the stabbing of thirteen children who were waiting for the gates of their school to open and then goes on to discuss five other school killings that occurred between March 23, 2010 and May 12, 2010. The six cases share similarities, middle-aged men using knives, hammers, or cleavers to inflict harm on school children. The main focus of the article is on the media responses to the killings and what they imply about the Chinese society. Failure and frustration was the main “cause” of the murdering of the school children for each of the six cases. Also, although it is not as clearly seen, the killings seem to be “revenge against society”. As stated in the article, “For many Chinese, it seems, society is either a hostile wilderness, or else something that has been overwhelmed by the power of the party-state: in either case, a positive or neutral notion of ‘society’ seems impossible.” Each of these killings of innocent school children seemed to represent a lashing out at the government and society as a whole. By targeting the most vulnerable members of society instead of the heads, i.e. government officials, the killers devastated the ‘“only hope’ of these children’s families and their country”. The article then goes on to say that most of those killed were only-children, due to the one-child...
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...Permaculture: An Old School, New Age Society What I knew: Prior to embarking on this research essay I had no familiarity with the term “permaculture”. Originally I was going to write on hydroponics but then I chose to go towards a much broader topic know as self-sufficient homesteading. I have always been one who took pride in repurposing what others deemed as “useless junk”. When I was younger I built a blacksmithing forge out of nothing more than a rusty brake drum, black iron pipe and an old blender fan. From that I pounded demented railroad spikes and horse shoes into beautiful works of art such as picture frames, coat racks, and knives. I have been hooked ever since finding ways to not only live, but thrive off the land by working in harmony with it. Tapping sugar maples to make my own syrup, hunting and trapping for food, clothing and income, and creating a hydroponic tower to produce my own fruits and vegetables. My goal has always been to live on my own terms and provide myself with all my needs through ingenuity and hard work instead of using currency. I had heard of self-sustainable living and that was what I was aiming for until I came upon the term “Permaculture” while surfing through some articles. It means living in a manner in which you coincide with nature and use it as a model to create sustainable cycles in which you can nourish yourself and the environment around you in a positive manner...
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...In the article, “Cheating in School Reflects Basic Confusion in Society,” (August 22, 1999) written by Mari Pearlman states how and why students are cheating. There are facts that show some students cheat because in a way they are shown how to cheat. Students have been cheating for many years and still continue to cheat depending on how they were raised or just simply trying to pass their classes. Parents have a great deal of influence on their kids and how they act might cause their children to act in the same way. For example in Pearlman’s article she states, “Teachers are particularly frustrated when parents reveal at home some pride in beating the system,” (Pearlman). The students parents have become a big influence on the students in...
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...2015) Transition of Malaysia towards Knowledge Society by 2020: Ethical Consideration on the Use of Electronic Gadget in Malaysia Schools Nalni Devi Subramainama, Amizah Mohd Taffy Ganb, Devakumaran Rajamohanc a,b,c Master in Engineering Business Management Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology Universiti Teknologi Malaysia International Campus Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Abstract Due to demands to full fill necessity of K-economy towards Vision 2020, Malaysia is now on the race to create more Information Technology (IT) literate. Education sector has been targeted to be an introduction sector to implement Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools to advance learning and teaching processes. As such, Government of Malaysia has been working on few strategies to introduce electronic gadget applications in Malaysian schools to improve quality of education inclusively. In this study, we have conducted a survey to study the needs and acceptability of electronic gadgets such as mobile phones in schools, then analyzed outcome of survey accordingly. The result of the survey shows level of acceptance on the use of electronic gadget in schools and ethical consideration has been considered to decide best decision to overcome its negative impacts. Based on ethical consideration, the use of electronic gadgets in schools should be permitted as it brings more valuable benefits towards nation and society well-being. Malaysian to maintain high level of ethics...
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...learning information and basic skills only. It has always included teaching the next generation how to be good members of society. Therefore, this cannot be the responsibility of the parents alone. In order to be a good member of any society the individual must respect and obey the rules of their community and share their values. Educating children to understand the need to obey rules and respect others always begins in the home and is widely thought to be the responsibility of parents. They will certainly be the first to help children learn what is important in life, how they are expected to behave and what role they will play in their world. However, learning to understand and share the value system of a whole society cannot be achieved just in the home. Once a child goes to school, they are entering a wider community where teachers and peers will have just as much influence as their parents do at home. At school, children will experience working and living with people from a whole-variety of backgrounds from the wider society. This experience should teach them how to co-operate with each other and how to contribute to the life of their community. But to be a valuable member of any community is not like learning a simple skill, it is something that an individual goes on learning throughout life and it is the responsibility of every member of a society to take responsibility for helping the younger generation to become active and able members of that...
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...are four different classes in the society (ADV PHRASE), they are all taught to act like others in their society. Also students in modern high school have a way of acting the same. As an example, the way people are judged when they are pregnant at a young age or any age at all is similar in both examples. Fitting in is a crucial standard for all society’s in today’s world, as well in the Brave New World society. In both Brave New World and high school society, being different is seen as a violation of preconceived expectations. The government in Brave New World (ADV PHRASE) controls how people are raised from the time they are born. Each class is raised a certain way and the people in the class accept who they are and what that means without exception. Becoming part of another class never enters their mind. For example, a women having her own children in the Brave New World society is completely unacceptable. The government makes the children and even though women could have children, the expectation is that they do not. If a student in high school (ADV PHRASE) was going to have a baby, the classmates of that student would judge her negatively just like the people of the World State Society. The connection that is made between these two comparisons is that getting pregnant while you are young in our society or becoming pregnant at all in the World State society is looked at negatively by their peers. Throughout the years, high schools have controlled the way students act...
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...School is a special environment, where certain qualities of life and certain types of activities and occupations arc provided with the object of child's development. School is a mini society, where all types of faith, creeds, religions, secular values etc. are developed and school plays an important role in a democratic social set up. Students of today are the citizen of tomorrow. It is said that such in a societal system schools arc the backbone of the society. We can say school is a mini society. School is a special environment, where certain qualities of life and certain types of activities and occupations arc provided with the object of child's development. School is a mini society, where all types of faith, creeds, religions, secular values etc. are developed and school plays an important role in a democratic social set up. Students of today are the citizen of tomorrow. It is said that such in a societal system schools arc the backbone of the society. We can say school is a mini society. Education is a word of Latin Educatum-mean to educate. Some say Education is taken from Latin word EDUCARE'- means to raise. Education is a process in which and by which the knowledge-, character and behaviour of the young people arc shaped and moulded. Education must enable mankind through its cultural activities to enter more and more fully into the spiritual realm and also to enlarge the boundaries of human values. It is the culture which each generation purposely gives to those...
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...the new generation to accept their roles in a capitalist society. 02: Suggest three criticisms that other sociologists may make of the functionalist view on education system. (6 marks) The first criticism by other sociologists would be by Melvin Tumin (1953), who criticises Davis and Moore for their role allocation theory. He says that this argument is seen to be circular, as we know which job is important by which one is more highly rewarded and the highly rewarded jobs are more important. Therefore, how do we really know which jobs are important and which aren’t, as bin collecting jobs are not seen to be important however they earned £24,000 and £26,000 and are seen to get bonuses up to £4, 000 but their job isn’t seen to be important in society or doesn’t require such skill. So how do we really know which jobs are important in society? The second criticism against Davis and Moore is that the New Right argues that the state education system fails to prepare young people adequately for work, so it is highly unlikely that the individual will get to the job they are best suited for. This is because the state control of education discourages efficiency, competition and choice, as schools are unresponsive to the consumers such as pupils, parents and employers; this means that schools waste money or get poor results. They believe that marketisation of education will empower consumers as there is now competition so schools will improve their standards in order to meet their consumers...
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...Functionalist’s accounts of education Functionalism is based on the view that society is a system of interdependent parts held together by a shared culture or value consensus. Each part of society, such as family, economy or the education system in this case, performs functions that help to maintain society as a whole. For some sociologists/functionalists, such as Durkheim or Parson for example, the real function of education is to act as a means of promoting consensus, by socialising people into the norms that are seen to be important in a particular society. An example is to instruct on authority relationships, on the ‘correct’ behaviour in public spaces and values, for example hard work, honesty and ambition. To other sociologists, education can be seen as a source of conflict or social division, particularly when issues of gender, class and ethnicity are put under the sociological microscope. The founder of functionalist sociology and French sociologist, Emile Durkheim (1903) identified two main functions of education; these are creating social solidarity and teaching specialist skills. Durkheim argues that society needs a sense of solidarity, meaning that its individual members must feel themselves to be part of a single body or community. The education system helps to create social solidarity by transmitting society’s culture, its shared beliefs and values, from one generation to the next. An example of this is that Durkheim argues that the teaching of a country’s history...
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...criticisms about the details of curricula provided in schools, we have not until now questioned the basic system of education which we took over at the time of, independence. We have never done that because we have never thought about education except in terms of obtaining teachers, engineers, administrators, etc. Individually and collectively we have in practice thought of education as a training for the skills required to earn high salaries in the modern sector of our economy. It is now time that we looked again at the justification for a poor society like ours spending almost 20 per cent of its Government revenues on providing education for its children and young people, and began to consider what that education should be doing. For in our circumstances it is impossible to devote Shs. 147,330,000/- every year to education for some of our children (while others go without) unless its result has a proportionate relevance, to the society we are trying to create. The educational systems in different kinds of societies in the world have been, and are, very different in organization and in content. They are different because the societies providing the education are different, and because education, whether it be formal or informal, has a purpose. That purpose is to transmit from one generation to the next the accumulated wisdom and knowledge of the society, and to prepare the young people for their future membership of the society and their active participation in its maintenance...
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...consensus in society” According to Item “A” functionalists believe that a Value Consensus is essential for the well-being of society. A Value Consensus is an agreement among society’s members about what social values (such as getting qualifications, learning job skills, etc.) are important. Item “A” also stats that functionalists believe that school is vital because it socialises (this is known as secondary socialisation, this is where children are taught social norms and values such as respect and obeying orders through school) young people. Functionalists also believe that schools operate on a meritocratic principle and they see education as “sifting and sorting” young students (this is another term for Role Allocation which is where students are matched to work roles that suit their abilities). On the other hand according to Item “A” Marxists believe that education doesn’t transmit values about society as a whole but values that benefit the ruling class (those who own the means of production are called the ruling class or the Bourgeoisie these are a minority in society). Functionalist Durkheim identified the two main functions of education were, creating social solidarity and teaching specialist skills. Durkheim argues that society needs a sense of solidarity, without social solidarity, social life and cooperation would be impossible because each individual would pursue their own selfish desires; the role of education is to produce social solidarity. School also acts as...
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...prepare for their place in society» To what extent would Marxists and Functionalists agree on this? In sociology there are two main structural approaches consensus theory (functionalism) and conflict theory (Marxism). They have different perspectives that see society differently. Education is the action or process of teaching someone especially in a school, college, or university; it is one of the institutions society consists of. Accordingly functionalists’ and Marxists’ view of the role of education in society differs. Both functionalism and Marxism agree that schooling socialises students into their place in society, however they have a conflict view on whether this is a ‘good’ thing or not. Functionalists assume that educational institutions serve the needs of industrial society, by an advanced division of labour. Educational institutions are examined for the positive contribution they make towards maintaining society and it is seen as vital part of socialization. Education also serves the needs of the social system by socializing pupils to shared values, norms and beliefs. This leads to great social solidarity. Emile Durkhiem (1903) identified two main functions of education: creating social solidarity and teaching specialist skills. He argues that society needs to have sense of solidarity, where every individuals should feel themselves to be part of the community. Durkhiem stated that school serves a function in a complex industrial society that the family can't. Children...
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