Discuss how schooling in the United States differs for the poor and the wealthy. Consider per-student expenditures, performance on standardized tests, cultural capital, and the policy of tracking.
What will be an ideal response?
- Average income level affects a local community's quality of schooling. Schools enrolling well-off students spend much more money per student than schools in low-income communities.
- On average, high school students from families earning more than $200,000 per year score 400 points higher on the combined SAT than those from families with incomes below $20,000 per year.
- During the school year, high-income children learn somewhat faster than low-income children. But the gap grows wider during the summer months, when children spend the most time in their home environment.
- While the dropout rate is 5.2 percent for non-Hispanic whites, the rate is 6.2 percent among non-Hispanic African Americans, 8.6 percent among Latinos, and 11.0 percent among Native Americans.
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
Describe briefly the economic duties of men and women during the colonial era
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following is true about the rights of slaves in the Spanish colonies?
A. slaves could purchase their own freedom B. slaves had legal recourse through the Spanish courts C. the freeing of slaves did not require approval from the Crown D. all of these
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Some of the most difficult socialization challenges and rites of passage occur in the later years of life. 2. Individuality is often lost within total institutions. 3. Socialization ends when you become an adult. 4. Retirement is not a single transition, but rather a series of adjustments that varies from one person another. 5. If you approach each new memorization task as something new and unrelated to your previous knowledge, you will learn it better and recall it more easily.