Positive Schooling Flashcards
What was the conclusion of the Coleman Report that was commissioned by Lyndon Baines Johnson?
Schools make little difference in student outcomes
Where is flow most likely to occur?
Work
What may be the best alternative for resolving presenteeism?
Change to a job with greater variety of tasks
The corporate practice of benchmarking typically means attempting to duplicate what kind of capital?
Traditional economic capital
Which is a characteristic of workaholics?
Hypervigilence regarding time allocation
What are characteristics of the authentic boss?
Have deep convictions
Interact collaboratively
Who are some historic influences of positive schooling?
Thomas Jefferson argues against privilege
in favor or talent aristocracy
Horace Mann (19th century) advocated
education as “great equalizer.”
John Dewey University of Chicago philosopher/psychologist responsible for most influential educational reforms in higher education.
COLEMAN REPORT
(Equality of Educational Opportunity Report) concluded schools don’t make much difference in student outcomes
Foundation for teaching
CARING
Responsive, available teachers foster social acceptance, school satisfaction, mental health, acceptance
TRUST
Supports risk-taking, validating experiences
RESPECT FOR DIVERSITY
Encourages sensitivity to differing viewpoints and inclusivity
Carol Dweck proposed
growth mindset
Incorporates what students want to do
Includes stretch goals that demonstrate new depths
1ST Floor
Plans: Create mysteries that must be solved taps powerful closure drive
Make material relevant by incorporating personal examples as applications
Motivation: Overt enthusiasm engages students Responsiveness to questions Self-Deprecating humor
Praise dispensing
Communicate high expectations
SOCIETAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Educated people pay back through a variety of means.
Students become teachers.
Students go on to do extraordinary things
Masters teachers profess a calling (Buskist, 2005)
“A front row seat on the future.”
Employment & Satisfaction
Bidirectional happiness success; satisfaction
Employed people happier than nonemployed counterparts; Employees at all levels call feel a calling, bringing passion and commitment to the work for its own sake
Presenteeism
involves loss of motivation when variety is inadequate or missing and links to unhappiness, mental health issues
Job Loss
Layoffs and firings undercut identity especially for older workers
Linked to premature death and significant increase in suicide risk
Sometimes prompts new opportunities born of desperation or freedom
