Education Flashcards
Who is comfortable with inequalities in education?
Conservatives- organic society and hierarchy
Quote by education sec on social class in education?
Gove 2010- “Thick rich kids do better than poor clever ones”
Quote on the importance of social class in education?
“Social class is the strongest predictor of educational attainment in the UK” RSA 2010
Proof that social class is an eduction barrier in the home?
By the age of 3 poorer kids are 1 year behind their richer counterparts in communication.
In disadvantaged areas up to 50% of kids start primary education without the necessary language and communication skills. (National equality panel 2010)
Statistic that poorer kids do worse at school?
Only 23% of kids on FSM received 5A*to C- 52% non free school meals (DCSF 2008)
Only 4% of kids on FSM go to uni compared to 33% of their peers
Quote on parenting?
“Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain” John Locke
Why does the gap between rich and poor kids start at home?
Bernstein (1975) Language patterns Middle class reason with their children Fauch (1976) Middle class generally have more questions answered. Working class "Don't talk back"
Example of working class vs middle class language patterns?
Working class
“No more sweets for you”
Middle class
“You can’t have anymore sweets, they’ll rot your teeth”
What theory gives evidence for why deprived children do worse at school?
Maslows hierarchy of needs.
Bottom food and sleep
Top creativity and problem solving
What initiatives did Blair put in place to bridge the gap at home?
Sure start (2003)
Every child matters (2004)
Health in pregnancy grant
Sure start maternity grant
Why do poorer kids go to worse schools?
House prices by good schools rise
Can’t game the system- e.g. Good faith schools
Why do working class kids do worse in school?
Generally more disruptive
Willis 1975- gain little pleasure from the school therefore cause disruption
Why do working class parents no help the problem?
Little aspiration
Less value on education
Lower expectation of children
Blair policies to help poorer children within the education system?
EMA- upto £30
Original academies programme- e.g. College high to NBA
Btec diploma
Education Action zones- linking together local schools and businesses
What did the coalition scrap?
EMA abolished
Changed btecs- much harder + examined units
Sure start centre funding reduced
Sure start maternity grant- only for first child
What did the coalition introduce?
Pupil premium- £430 per FSM pupil- 2011
Teach first - top graduates put in schools in deprived areas
Ebac
Universal FSM for KS1
University years on educations?
Poorer students are less likely to apply to Russel group uni’s (despite having similar grades)
Poorer students are more likely to drop out 2008
Sole purpose of education is to prepare students for the workplace? For
Fundamentalism
Marxism
Tripartite system
Key thinker in functionalism?
Durkheim
Who would reject functionalism?
New right, neo liberals
Atomistic society
Key points of functionalism?
Workers are necessary for the stability and prosperity of society
Schools should bridge the gap from children to workers
Which 3 things does Durkheim say should be taught in school?
Moral practises
Professional traditions
Collective opinions
Who looked at the failure of comprehensive?
Lord Adonis 2012
What did he state was the key failure?
Lack of discipline
“Reinforcing failure with failure”
What do marxists believe the function of schools are?
Social control
Obedient work force
Preparation for capitalism
Key thinker in preparation for capitalist system?
Lord Althusser
Which 2 things did Lord Althusser state was taught at schools?
To be submissive to authority
To compete against your peers
Who reinforced Lord Althusser?
Bowles & Gintis
What was the idea of Bowles and Gintis?
“The long shadow of work”
To accept social inequality and to know your place
Where did the idea of allocation come from?
Norwood report 1943
Sole purpose of education is to prepare students for the workplace? Against
Social reconstruction
Meritocracy
Hidden curriculum
How did Micheal gove describe education? I
As a driver of social justice
What does social reconstruction reject?
Tradition and social Darwinism
What idea does social reconstruction link with?
Progressive teaching
Adapt to ever changing society
Dewey quote
1916 if we teach the children of today, as we taught those of yesterday, we would rob them of tomorrow
Policy to show reconstruction?
Expansion of vocational and degree level qualifications under blair
How did Plato see education?
As the building blocks towards a better society
Teacher becomes a facilitator- informs children on problems
Suggests solutions
Key thinker of hidden curriculum?
Illich 1971
Policies to support free childcare?
15 hours compulsory nursary
Gove suggestion schools open 8-6
Education policy is driven by ideology. Points for.
Thatcher- Marketisation
Blair- Social justice
Coalition- tradition
Education policy is driven by ideology. Points against.
Thatcher- pragmatism
Blair- Marketisation
New labour- tuition fees
Which govts had education policy that was ideologically driven?
Thatcher- Marketisation
Blair- Social justice
Coalition- Tradition and standards
Education has been driven by pragmatism?
Grammar schools
Tuition fees
Private schools
Education is a key issue in politics?
Dealignment- move towards recency
Blair- middle class
Nick Clegg
Education is not a key political issue?
Economy
Progressive party failure
Failures in policy have not been fatal
