Applying Sociological Theory to Educational IssuesIn this exercise, you will take on the role of a school principal to analyze and respond to community concerns about your school.Imagine you are a high school principal. Your teacher will assign you one of the following challenges:• You receive a series of parent complaints that their daughters have noticed that the high school biology teacher never presents any examples of, or research from, female research scientists.• An area newspaper publishes an investigative report documenting that students of color at your school are more likely to be placed in lower tracks and appear to have lower average test scores than otherwise similar White students.• You attend a community meeting where local employers complain that the last three
years of high school graduates have noticeably lower skills in answering phones and interacting in a professional manner with customers. Employers are concerned they may need to look elsewhere for qualified workers.Prepare responses to the following questions:Why is the issue raised by the parent, reporter, or employer a concern to the person who raised it and/or the students directly affected?
What will be an ideal response?
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Alfonzo was in sixth grade. Some of the stories that his teachers told when teaching English, history, and math included lessons in patriotism and honesty, which were part of the school's
a. hidden curriculum. b. explicit curriculum. c. corridor curriculum. d. manifest function.
One common myth in America about the poor is that they get government handouts for things that the hard-working middle class has to earn, although these subsidies are
a. much less than the affluent receive from the government. b. paid for by charitable programs, not the government. c. available to middle-class people if they know how to find them. d. enough to move poor families into the middle class.
This question aligns with Chapter 2, "The Bricks and Mortar of Writing," of The Sociology Student's Guide to Writing.Which of the following types of paragraphs explains the most important point in the section?
A. Introductory B. Main point paragraph C. Conclusion paragraph D. none of these
Which concept is considered a type of norm?
A. values B. beliefs C. folkways D. thoughts