EDUC 3233 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Operation Head Start, Ableism, Class Discrimination

• School: Lakehead University
• Department: Department of Undergraduate Studies in Education & Aboriginal Education
• Course: EDUC 3233
• Professor: Patrick Radebe

Document Summary

Specific population of children determined to be at-risk: children who have severe diseases: physical handicaps; mental retardation and emotional disturbances. Note this group of children during the colonial period were described as need salvation; baptism christian teachings. Salvation required absolute authority. i. e. , parents over-instilling discipline, obedience and self-denial. In recent times, these children are characterized as delinquent, antisocial, indigent, neglected, illegitimate, abused, and destitute; i. e. , (discriminatory and negative) labels used to underscore social concern and public responsibility. Understanding the historical context of at-risk construct swadener: 1. [was due to] accumulated environmental deficit the compensation for the deficits [was to level] the playing field giving everyone an equal chance at a desirable future. Note the racist, classist, ableist and sexist undertones in the above claim: 2. Child psychology and early education (intervention): compulsory school and compensatory education is based on the reformists" conception of education is ameliorative to human conditions, especially poor and immigrant children: 3.