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What is Life In Schools Like?
School as an Agent of Socialization
• Formal or explicit curriculum
• Informal, implicit, or hidden curriculum
• Culture--each school has its own culture. This culture is a set of beliefs, values, traditions, and ways of thinking and behaving that distinguishes it from other social institutions and from other schools.
The Teacher’s Roles
• Gatekeeper• Dispenser of supplies• Grantor of special
privileges• Timekeeper
What students experience
• Delay--”hurry up and wait”
• Waiting• Denial of desire• Interruptions• Social distraction
Organizational variables
• Ability grouping• Retention or passing• Inclusion of students
with disabilities• Teacher-or student-
centered instruction• Expository vs,
constructivist
Grouping patterns
• Or, what to do with seventh graders?
• Extended elementary schools, 1-8 or K-8
• Middle schools--4-8, 5-8. 6-8. 7 & 8?
• Junior high schools--6-9, 7-9, 8 & 9?
• Middle school research would definitely keep the 9th graders out of middle school
Emphasis of licensure
• High school tends to be subject-centered
• Middle school is more student centered
Multiple-purpose high schools
• Academic tracks stress traditional subjects such as English, mathematics, science, and foreign languages as preparation for college
• General tracks allow more electives and usually less stressful core courses
• Vocational tracks usually try to include curricula that are immediately practical
The Call for High School Reform
• Personalization
• Coherence--integrated subject fields instead of separate
• Time--block scheduling rather than 50-minute Carnegie units
• Technology
Peer cultures
• Jocks--those who eagerly embrace the framework and structure of the school
• Burnouts--accept the need for graduation, but distance themselves from the relationship of the high school
• Druggies
• Nerds/geeks/dweebs/dorks
Influences on Student Achievement
• 40 percent are just going through the motions of schooling
• One in six hides abilities because of what others might think
• 40 percent of parents never attended school function
• 2/3rds of students worked, half spending 15 hours or more on the job
• 20 to 25 hours per week with friends
• 70 % spend less than 5 hours per week on homework
Teacher expectations
School life may seem like chaos
But it does have organization and pattern
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