Important Theorists
Which theorist is known as the "Father of Progressivism" who advocated for student-centered and hands-on learning experience?
John Dewey
Student-centered learning, hands-on experiences, and real-world problem solving, associated with John Dewey
Progressivism
Which theory suggests that investing in education builds skills that lead to a more productive workers and increased economic growth?
Human Capital Theory
This term refers to a person's economic and social position based on income, education, and occupation.
socioeconomic status (SES)
This federal law replaced No Child Left Behind and gives more control over education to individual states
Every Student Succeed Act (ESSA)
Which theorist was known as the "Father of American Education" who advocated for free, universal, non-sectarian public schooling?
Which concept refers to the unspoken norms and expectations students learn in school about how to think, speak, and behave?
The Hidden Curriculum
This cycle describes how low-income jobs lead to poor living conditions, like low quality housing and nutrition, poor medical care, and to lack of educational opportunities.
The Poverty Cycle
This theory requires immigrants to assimilate in order to become one common culture as "American"
Melting Pot Theory
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
This psychologist developed a theory explaining human motivation through a hierarchy, starting with basic needs and ending in self-actualization.
Abraham Maslow
This philosophy argues that education should focus on essential knowledge and skills, core subjects like reading, writing, and math
Essentialism
Which study focuses on the long-term benefits of early childhood education, such as higher employment and lower crime rates?
The Perry Preschool Study
This teaching approach emphasizes relationships, values students' cultural backgrounds, and connect learning styles to diverse experiences.
Culturally Responsive Teaching
This federal law guarantees students with disabilities a "free appropriate public education" and requires individuals to create individualized education programs (IEP).
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
This education reformer, who worked alongside Horace Mann, who supported free schools funded by the taxation and directed by the state.
Henry Barnard
Existentialism
What are the three major political goals of schooling discussed in class?
1. To educate and train political leaders
2. Create patriotic citizens who are civically engaged
3. To instill and respect obedience to law and government
This framework explains how curriculum both offers students views into other's experiences and reflects their own identities and realities.
Windows and Mirrors
This organization has been aligned with collective bargaining, labor union strategies, advocating for policies like higher wages, smaller class sizes, and increased safety.
American Federation of Teachers (AFT)
This theorist argued that any subject can be taught at any stage of development if it is revisited and built upon increasing the levels of complexity
Jerome Bruner
This philosophy encourages students to question society and work toward social change, such as inequality and racial injustice.
Social Reconstructionism
Competition for social positions take place within the school
Sorting Machine
Achievement Gap
This law requires schools to provide equal athletic opportunities and to actively investigate and respond to claims of sexual harassment or assualt.
Title IX