PSYC 1000 Lecture Notes - Simpletech, Social Inequality, Constitution Act, 1867
10 Apr 2014
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Education: the social institution through which society provides its members with important knowledge, including basic facts, job skills, and cultural norms and values. Schooling: formal instruction under direction of specially trained teachers. Functional illiteracy: is a lack of the reading and writing skills needed for everyday living. Hidden curriculum: subtle presentations of political or cultural ideas in the classroom. Streaming: assigning students to different types of educational programs. #1 chapter overview if you"re an indian in your twenties living on a reserve, you need to leave right now (p. 506) Overall canadians 20-24 years old: 16% do not have high school diploma. Aboriginal canadians on reserve 20-24 years old: 58% don"t have high school diploma. 1996-2001 no signs of improvement, failed at rescuing present native generations in their education. #2 functional illiteracy: must we rethink education? (p. 510) Illiteracy is a debilitating experience - can be caused by abuse (eg. jacques demers, hockey coach, beaten, to anxious to focus in school)
