Education (D Block) Three Perspectives on Education: by Jason McCallum https://padlet.com/jmccallum3/8b98c8pvhtid Each group will post their summary of the reading and answers to the questions they came up with related to the perspective they read en-us 2018-04-19 15:07:29 UTC 2026-01-22 22:36:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Perspective: jmccallum3 https://padlet.com/jmccallum3/8b98c8pvhtid/wish/253470283 Group member names:

SUMMARY:


Question 1 How do interactionist sociologist look at education?



Question 2 Why are interactionist sociologist interested in the self-fulfilling prophecy?

Important Vocabulary (List and define vocab) 
]]> 2018-04-19 15:09:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jmccallum3/8b98c8pvhtid/wish/253470283 The Sociology of Education - Functionalist https://padlet.com/jmccallum3/8b98c8pvhtid/wish/253835275 Erin, Alexa, Bethany

Summary:
Functionalist believe that education consists of socialization, cultural transmission, social control, social placement, and change/innovation.

Question #1: What is the functionalist perspective on education?
- They believe the functions performed by education work to maintain perpetuate the stability of smooth operation of society
- Education serves to produce a society of individuals who share a common national idenity

Question #2: What facts about schools seem to be explained by functionalist perspective?
- They see an importance in culture and beliefs Ex. Pledge of Allegiance, songs, plays, stories
- The core curriculum prepares students for future occupation 

Key Terms:
- Perpetuate:  to obtain knowledge ]]> 2018-04-20 14:05:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jmccallum3/8b98c8pvhtid/wish/253835275 Interactionist Perspective https://padlet.com/jmccallum3/8b98c8pvhtid/wish/253835772 Hunter & Christopher & Aidan
Summary: These sociologists focus mainly on how people in schools relate to one another and share meanings. Also how/why some students perform better under certain educator methods or conditions.

1) How do interactionist sociologist look at education?
- Mainly focusing on individuals relations and interactions pertaining to success and accomplishment in the classroom and how teacher/student relations influences a students whole education.

2) Why are interactionist sociologist interested in the self-fulfilling prophecy?
-The self-fulfilling prophecy provides valid method and reasoning to help students achieve higher levels of success by being treated like they are bright and capable. 

The Pygmalion effect- teachers will like the students they influence the most.

]]> 2018-04-20 14:06:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jmccallum3/8b98c8pvhtid/wish/253835772 Conflict Perspective https://padlet.com/jmccallum3/8b98c8pvhtid/wish/253837569 Meadow Josh and Sarah

Summary:
The conflict perspective says that students should sort into social ranks and limit potential of some and groups gain power.


1. How do sociologist view education through the conflict perspective?
Higher status students in school are more likely to graduate from college. The higher status students home life is also more learning because their parents have the money to buy books and toys to help with learning.

2. What are some ways schools prepare young people for different futures?
Tracking- assignment of students to different types of educational programs based on test scores, teacher evaluation, and grades. This is to improve occupations after they  attend school.

Key terms:
differentiate- to identify or create difference between
sanction- penalty and punishment
Hidden curriculum- transmission of cultural goals not openly acknowledged ]]> 2018-04-20 14:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jmccallum3/8b98c8pvhtid/wish/253837569 Interactionist Perspective https://padlet.com/jmccallum3/8b98c8pvhtid/wish/253838392 Hugh + Francis:
Summary: interactionist sociologists focus on how students and teachers interact with each other, and how they react within society and ascribe beliefs, and how a teachers attitude towards a student can affect the student in turn.

1:How do interactionist sociologists look at education?
Interactionist Sociologists look at how teachers when they have a high expectation of a student to succeed vs a low expectation of a student to succeed, the student in turn develops or doesn't develop a higher self-esteem, and this results in the student often becoming the expectation of the teachers. They also look at how students learn to function in a society through school and the interaction with other students, and how they develop attitudes, values, beliefs, and a sense of self through this.

Question 2: Why are interventionist sociologist interested in self-fulfilling prophecy.?
In the article it talked about once student believe that they behave in ways that they are intellectually superior or inferior they behave in a way that confirm that belief


Important Vocab:
The Pygmalion Effect: The theory that teachers like best the students they believe they influence the most



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