EDUCATION 203- Education in American Society
The primary goal of this course is to give students interested in pursuing a career in education the foundation with which to do so effectively. The problems confronting urban schools are bound to the social, economic, and political conditions of the urban environments in which schools reside. Many education reform efforts focus on changing instruction and organizational structures within schools. However, educators often fail to address factors in the larger social context that effect schooling. Thus, this course will explore social, economic, and political issues, with an emphasis on race and class as they have affected the distribution of equal educational opportunities in urban schools. Students will be encouraged to employ critical-thinking skills and engage in academic discourse around current issues in education and to explore various pedagogical modalities.
Textbook
Urban Teaching Chapter 1
City Schools Chapter 1 & 2
City Schools Chapter 3 & 4
Articles
Boys of Baraka
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Jobless Ghettos
Keeping Track
Locating the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Microagressions
Savage Inequalities Overview
School-to-Prison Pipeline
Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum
Stereotype Threat and Intelligence
Whose Problem is Poverty
Why Parents Don't Come to School
Understanding Cultural Diversity
Boys of Baraka
Culturally Responsive Pedagogy
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Jobless Ghettos
Keeping Track
Locating the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Microagressions
Savage Inequalities Overview
School-to-Prison Pipeline
Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum
Stereotype Threat and Intelligence
Whose Problem is Poverty
Why Parents Don't Come to School
Understanding Cultural Diversity