Describe the differences between human culture and school culture.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Human culture is the set of values, ideals, beliefs, experiences, styles of community, forms of linguistic expression, histories, and standards of behavior that guide the actions of individuals who share an identity. School cultures possess many of the same elements as human cultures, including commonly held beliefs, values, norms, experiences, and histories. School culture provides the social context for learning—the understandings and expectations that teachers and students use to make sense of each other’s behavior. Organizational or school culture is the shared set
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