SOC207R Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: The Hidden Curriculum, Critical Race Theory, Moral Development
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Sort & select students = stratification & evaluation. Socialize students to become competent members of society (e. g. good citizens who contribute to the economy) Schooling cannot teach everything only a slice of what is known. Some groups feel their understanding of the world has been given short shrift . Seeks to understand and explain how the curriculum is constructed and evaluated. Examines why schools prioritize some content/forms over others (e. g. science vs. religious/spiritual knowledge) Distinguishes between manifest (overt) and latent (hidden) curriculum. Students = vessels to pour knowledge into or blank slates (tabular rasa) Stressed discipline, rote learning, and 3rs (reading, writing, arithmetic) Schools are mandated to accommodate more students with diverse skills. Aims to make schooling more egalitarian, humanistic, child-centred, and child directed. Emphasis shifted from teachers teaching" to students learning". Hidden curriculum: tacit assumptions, implicit rules, and informal routines that impact student socialization (e. g. classroom layouts, gender roles, and notions of competition).
