Exam 16: Education

Describe the nature of and findings in Rosenthal and Jacobsen's study.

The student's fear of failure is a consequence of the competitive nature of the U.S. school system.

A paradox of U.S. education is its discouragement of creativity and its encouragement of social class considerations.

Identify four criticisms of the tracking system.

S. schools reflect an assumption, implicit or explicit, that the American way

Although local communities finance and control education in part, most of the money and control come from state and federal governments.

Racial minorities are more likely to attend ________ than members of other racial groups are.

The U.S. schools tend to be segregated by ________.

The stratification system is closely linked to the tracking system.

Money creates most differences between excellent and inadequate schools.

Negative labeling is a vital factor in low-tracked students failing in their academic subjects.

From the order perspective, the educational system reinforces the existing inequalities in society.

Charter schools, which are based on a hybrid free market system and allow educators, students, and parents to choose a curriculum and educational philosophy free from the dictates of school boards and bureaucracies, are financed publicly.

The function of schools is to teach newcomers the attitudes, values, roles, specialties, and training necessary to the maintenance of society as it is or as it is expected to be.

Discuss the ways that the local control of education is a problem in American society.

On the surface, the racial and social class gaps in academic achievement reinforce ________ assumptions.

A ________ is an event that occurs because it was predicted and people altered their behavior to conform to the prediction.