SOCI 1002- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 55 pages long!)

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*delete slides that he doesn"t covere in class* Education functions to fulfil societies needs" through: socialization, norms, values, skills required for participation in society, cultural transmission, people must subscribe to a common set of values, beliefs ect. in order for a society to work effectively. Easier to move in social class system. Unofficial and official role of teachers: as these functions change so does the role of a teacher. Increase alternative to standard public school system: not responsive to the specific needs of a diverse student pop, one size fits all cookie cutter. If you have this system that doesn"t speak to or address the specific needs of many students in the class room that don"t fit the mainstream. Little pedagogical innovation/experimentation: led to toronto district school board (tdsb) giving 40 alternative elementary and high school levels, more options, multi-age classrooms, lgbt, africentic.