... that only certain skills are important to lead a successful life (trades, etc). One teacher explained to McCourt, "don't worry about Your World and You and the midterm test. Go through the motions. Distribute the test, watch the kids scribble what they don't know, retrieve the tests. Give the kids passing grades, the parents will be satisfied, after all, they aren't there to ... of dozens of Staten Island and Brooklyn families. The students might have been learning something new, but McCourt was just happy to have a quiet classroom. Sociological Concept # 3 Hidden Curriculum/Gender Code ...

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... socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender, race, and others. These have to be equal across the whole nation to get a good norming sample. The test is then given to the students a few times to make sure that the test makers are getting an accurate score for each student. The test makers don't want the ... day or a really bad day they want what that student is capable of achieving. When the norm-referencing process is complete then the test can be used to make comparisons with the general school population of the nation. The comparison to other students helps teachers and administrators see...

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... Spartan woman was ruled to pass the bar of standards in fitness, she would be assigned a husband and allowed to return home. If they failed the physical test, they would be doomed to middle class and lose all their rights. In spite of this fact, Spartan women who had failed their ... test still had quite a bit of freedom for Greek women because their husbands were usually not at home2. At age six or seven, Spartan boys were ... to tell them that they need to improve2. Another example of the brutal training that the Spartan boys endured was marching without shoes2. Regardless of the dif...

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... time that I can think of when the teacher used feedback is when she marked their tests. The teacher would always let each student know how well they did on the test or if they needed to improve. She would also let each student know whether he or she did better than the last tests that they took. The only teaching strategy ... that she knew loved the Eagles football team. The four major variables of diversity in the classroom that the teacher would have to deal with would be race and ethnicity, gender, social class, and their ability. Every student in the classroom I observed was a catho...

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... by placing schools in a competitive, free-market position (Hadderman 1). For years, many have complained about the problems of large public schools, whether it is violence, drop out rates, or low test scores. Clint Bollick of the Institute of Justice stated in 1996 that, "The number of eighth-graders in the Cleveland Public Schools who graduate four years later and pass the ... 12th grade proficiency test is 1 in 14. The number of students assaulted in the city's public schools or on public-school property is also 1 in 14." (McGroarty 3) In 1990 Wisconsin adopted a system which allows ....

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... the above-mentioned similarities there are many differences between the two education systems. The Primary school system in Australia is co-educational while in Pakistan it is segregated according to gender. In Australia, all government schools have boys and girls in the same classrooms with either teacher, male or female. In contrast, Pakistani students go to an all male or an ... parents are informed at a parent's meeting how their children are performing at school. In contrast Pakistani parents are told where their child is placed in the class according to their test results. The who...

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When people think about discrimination, they usually associate it with race or gender. But discrimination can take other forms. For example, a person can gain an unfair advantage at a job interview by being attractive, by knowing someone who works at the company, or by ... me that during football season, I didn't have to hand in homework because it might distract me during practice. My Spanish teacher even told me that if I didn't do well on a test, I could take it over after the season. Everything I did seemed to be perfect. Despite this favorable treatment, I continued to study hard. I kne...

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