manifest function of education
intended consequences of getting education (better job, social skills, etc)
latent function of education
negative consequences of getting education (debt, bullying, harassment, etc)
sociological perspectives of education
functionalist: manifest and latent functions
conflict: divides people into haves and haves not
feminist: women differ in confidence
interactionist: daily interactions between student and teacher. tracking- designation of academic courses
socioeconomic status applying to education
status is a predictor of student achievement
high income families have more to spend on time and resources
better environment=educational benefits
hidden curriculum
unwritten, unofficial, unintended lessons, values, and perspectives students learn in an educational setting (punctuality, respecting authority, advocacy, social expectations)
no child left behind
bush and then obama
mandates annual standardized testing and report data for different student subgroups
common core standards
clear, consistent, shared academic standards in math and english for k-12 students
Head Start
state funded pre school programs
