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EDUCATION LINGO $100 A system of roles and norms which ensure that knowledge, values and patterns of behavior are transmitted from one generation to the next. education

EDUCATION LINGO $200 A policy that involves harsh punishment and no leniency for first-time offenses, such as bringing a weapon to school. Zero tolerance

EDUCATION LINGO $300 Assigning students to different types of education based on some established criteria, such as testing or teacher evaluation. Tracking

EDUCATION LINGO $400 Formal education that involves instruction by specialized teachers who follow established policies and curriculum. Schooling (or formal education)

EDUCATION LINGO $500 To identify or create a difference between, such as in student skills, abilities, or aptitudes. Differentiate

FUNCTINALIST $100 The functionalist perspective would say that education’s primary purpose is to maintain.... the stable & smooth functions of society

Teaching knowledge & skills FUNCTINALIST $200 Functionalists say that through core curriculum, education achieves THIS GOAL, so society can continue and develop through the learning how to think critically and problem-solve. Teaching knowledge & skills

Occupational placement  FUNCTINALIST $300 According to functionalists, THIS GOAL of education helps society by differentiating students to some ascribed status (through things like AP classes, VoTech, DECA, etc.) to better prepare them for the future. Occupational placement

Transmission of culture FUNCTINALIST $400 Functionalists would say that one of education’s GOALS is THIS, through sanctioning behavior (good=reward/bad=punishment), and teaching ideals like patriotism & individualism (at least in U.S. schools) Transmission of culture

FUNCTINALIST $500 THIS GOAL of education, according to functionalists, helps to create unity and national identity among a society. For example, “Americanization” in the U.S.—where many cultures converge in our “melting pot” society. Social integration

CONFLICT $100 The conflict perspective would say that education’s primary purpose is to maintain.... Power and Class stratification

CONFLICT $200 The functionalist perspective says education’s promotion of shared common values is a positive, and call it social integration. The conflict perspective would argue it creates “unquestioning citizens” and call it THIS. Social control

CONFLICT $300 The conflict perspective says that through the use of THIS, such as standing in line, raising your hand to talk, etc., society maintains the “status quo.” Hidden curriculum

CONFLICT $400 Functionalists would say assigning students to classes, programs, etc. based on aptitudes and abilities, was a positive, and call it occupational placement. The conflict perspective says it only perpetuates social inequality and calls it… Tracking

Hispanics & African Americans CONFLICT $500 The conflict perspective says that because socio-economic status and race tend to overlap, which groups tend to have less educational success (name one). Hispanics & African Americans

INTERACTIONIST $100 To explain education and its role in society, interactionists observe these TWO types of interaction. Teacher/Student Student/Student

INTERACTIONIST $200 Recent studies have found that successes of fellow students can actually be a motivation to classmates. This is a positive example of this sociological concept. Peer pressure

Self-fulfilling prophecy INTERACTIONIST $300 Interactionists observe that students tend to accept the labels teachers place on them and behave accordingly. This only reinforces the label and expected behavior. This is called… Self-fulfilling prophecy

INTERACTIONIST $400 Name TWO of the three characteristics of humanistic education. Open classroom Cooperative learning Integrative curriculum

Socioeconomics of fellow students INTERACTIONIST $500 The Coleman Report on school inequalities conducted in the last 1960s found that above everything else, THIS determined student success. These findings led to a shifting of focus to integrating schools, rather than desegregating them. Socioeconomics of fellow students

ISSUES $100 An alternative to public or private school, parents are the primary teachers in this school setting. Homeschooling

ISSUES $200 This federal law passed in 2001 was meant to improve school accountability. It requires states to give standardized tests used to track individual school’s performance. Poor performing schools risk losing federal funding, being taken over by the state in severe cases.. No Child Left Behind

ISSUES $300 Bilingual Education Javier was born in Honduras and emigrated to the US with his parents when he was 5. When they enrolled him in school, because Spanish was his first language, he was placed in ESL (English as a Second Language) classes. This is an example of this type of education. Bilingual Education

ISSUES $400 This type of school is privately run, but receives its permission to operate from the state and its funding from tax revenue. Charter school

ISSUES $500 Parents whose children’s school are poor performing, may be given one of THESE to send them to the school of their choice. It represents the amount of money the state spends on education for that child. Voucher