Ch. 5 Flashcards
What resources do children in poverty lack?
Financial
Support systems
Relationships and role models
Transportation
Medical care
Poor schools
Have fewer resources
Old, poorly maintained buildings
Less experienced teachers
Encourage more rote learning
Provide environments not conducive to learning
Poor students
Greater adversity at home and school
Less cognitively stimulating home environments
Lower achievement scores
Lower graduation rates
Lower % college bound
Culture
Behavior patterns, beliefs of a particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation
People in all cultures tend to believe that what happens in their culture is “normal” and “right,” and what happens in other cultures is “unnatural” and “wrong”
By the year 2025, 50% of all public school students will be from “minority” backgrounds
The Multicultural Classroom
Education that values diversity and includes the perspectives of a variety of cultural groups on a regular basis
Individualism
Gives priority to personal goals
Values feeling good
Personal distinction
Independence
Collectivism
Set of values that supports the group
Values group integrity
Interdependence
Supports harmonious relationships
Gender
Psychological and socio-cultural dimensions of being female or male
Gender roles
Social expectations that prescribe how males and females should think, act, and feel
Gender stereotyping
Broad categories that reflect impressions and beliefs about which behavior is appropriate for males and females
Does single sex education reinforce gender stereotypes? Teaching to stereotypes rather than gender
Eliminating Gender Bias
Parents and teachers treat boys differently than girls
Boys reinforced for intellectual pursuits, girls for nuturing activities
Teachers more frequently attribute failure in boys to lack of maturity, while girls more frequently seen as lacking ability
Sexual harrassment
Many different forms:
- sexist remarks
- covert physical contact
- blatant propositions
- sexual assaults
Quid Pro Quo
School employee threatens to base an education decision (grades) on a student’s submission to unwelcome sexual conduct
Hostile Environment
A student is subjected to unwelcome sexual conduct so severe and pervasive that it limits educational experiences
Prejudice
An unjustified, negative or harmful attitude towards a member of a group because a person belongs to that group
