SOCB26H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Hidden Curriculum, Meritocracy, Deeper Understanding
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Curriculum isn"t just what"s learned in class, it also involves school rules, procedures, and routines: has to nurture personal traits and technical competencies to create citizens who will participate in civic and economic realms, includes: Boost skills in debating, reasoning, persuading, and critical thinking. Promote authority, respect, trust, honesty, civility, fairness, responsibility, and tolerance. In today"s world, schooling can only capture a slice of what is known. The sum of human knowledge could never be condensed into one curriculum. Educators constantly need to decide what to teach, when, and the best ways to do it: sociologists seek to understand and explain these decisions. Schools use curriculum to sort and select students: create curricular tracks that stratify students then decide which students go to which track. Example: academic vs applied in high schools: testing creates stratification. Success in school is tied to occupational attainment. Schools also aim to socialize students into competent members of society.
