Sociology 2140 Study Guide - Final Guide: Nimby, Mcworld, Byrsonima Crassifolia
23 Feb 2017
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Changing education paradigms: two reasons everyone is reforming education: Economic: educate children to take their place in economy. Cultural: educate children to have cultural identity while being part of globalization process. Current system was designed for a different age. Modern epidemic: plague of adhd - not an epidemic kids are being medicated to focus but way more distractions nowadays. often quite dangerous drugs. Adhd increases as you go east across usa. Aesthetic experience: when senses are operating at their peak (fully alive) Anaesthetic: shut your senses off, deaden yourself to what is happening. Education is modelled on the interests of industrialization. Divergent thinking: not same as creativity, ability to see lots of possibilities to an answer. 98% of kindergarten kids scored genius level in divergent thinking, same kids were given test 5 years later and then 5 years after that, scores declined each time. From curriculum-oriented subject matter to emphasis on content and reproducing material.
