Hidden Curriculum
What is hidden curriculum? Examples?
"The unstated outcomes of education that students experience and learn by spending time in schools"
What we implicitly learn from going to school, things not in written curriculum
EX: A student who doesn't see themself in curriculum may learn their culture is not valued
What is the main argument within the reading?
Racialization is a vital mechanism in the school to prison to deportation pipeline.
What is social emotional learning?
Applying knowledge, attitudes and skills to understand and manage emotions, form relationships, make responsible decisions, achieve goals, feel empathy.
What are some social issues we see in school?
Poverty, racism, lack of adequate healthcare, domestic violence, etc.
What does she say to the class to get them to think about how people who are discriminated against feel?
Blue eyed people are better than brown eyed people
What is another term used interchangeably with "hidden Curriculum"
Implicate Curriculum (Eliot Eisner)
What is racialization?
"The process by which students come to be regarded" both by themselves and by society.
How students themselves interact/interpret and are placed in the U.S. social paradigm. (a set of theories and/or assumptions that make up the societal worldview we live in)
Does suspension or detention benefit students misbehaving?
No, they fail to address the core reasons for students misbehavior and don't give students the support they need
What are factors authority uses when deciding what is disruptive or harmful speech?
Racism, sexism, convenience (what is better for the schools image)
How did the students feel/react the first day?
Brown eyed students felt like their friends were taken away, hit their peers who called them names, upset, angry, etc.
Blue eyed students began discriminating against their brown eyed classmates, calling them names, etc.
What are the Regularities of Schooling? Give examples.
"The traditions and practices of schooling that are taken for granted and are not questioned - even though schooling could be organized and carried out in other ways"
Ex. Desks in classrooms, students grouped by age, a single teacher per classroom (Most often), a multi-period day (in middle and high school), having a singular recess after lunch (elementary), etc.
What are some ways Racialization is present in the school to prison to deportation pipeline
Surveillance and profiling. (they are othered and perceived as suspicious and/or threatening)
What are some alternative punishments for students?
Talk and listen to the misbehaving students, meditation, cool off time, etc.
What is critical theory in reference to schools? Provide an example.
"Those who come to school privileged continue to be privileged, receiving better education and better opportunities for advancement than those who are not privileged, to begin with."
Focuses on understanding and changing structures within schools that systematically advantage some groups of students of others.
Ex. Urban and rural schools typically receive less funding than suburban schools. This puts urban and rural schools at a disadvantage.
Ex. Teachers not believing that racial and ethnic minorities are capable of high levels of academic and intellectual challenge.
Why did she facilitate this division in the classroom over two days? Did the activity stick with the students?
To teach the students about discrimination in a way third graders could understand instead of just talking about it, showing them how it is unfair to treat people by the way they look by having them experience racism.
Yes, the activity stuck into their adult lives
How can the setup of a classroom send a message to students? How is it a part of the hidden curriculum?
Desks in isolation: Working alone is valued
Desks in groups: Working with peers is encouraged
Desks always face the teacher and don't regroup for class discussion: Fewer student participants, the students in the back are not expected to participate or be fully engaged.
What are some of the most noticeable/important factors of racialization in school?
Interactions with figures of authority, such as teachers and their attitudes/ behaviors towards the children, and school system definitions.
School system definitions: "the influence of formal structures that classify and identify students"
What aspects of a student's life can SEL positively affect?
Academically, socially, and behaviorally
Can also help with economic mobility and mental health.
What responsibilities do teachers have in the classroom outside of teaching academic material?
Providing safety, protecting student well being (reporting child abuse/neglect), protecting mental health, creating an enjoyable environment, teaching social skills, etc.
How did students test results change during and after the exercise?
Students who were discriminated against had lower test results the day of, while the students being favored by their teacher scored higher. After the activity all students began scoring higher.
What responsibilities do teachers have when interacting with hidden curriculum?
Being aware of hidden curriculum, aware of their actions, sensitive to all family backgrounds and checking in on students, etc.
What are some common themes from the research paper?
"Students spoke about racialization in conjunction with deportation, and the school was the site where students felt somewhat vulnerable to separation authorities, regardless of wether their city was a sanctuary city"
What are some of the things that restorative practices can help instill in a student?
Moral responsibility, effects of our actions both on us and on others, and how to help repair broken relationships.
What are some advantages and disadvantages of a "full service" school?
Advantages: serve as a community hub, students can get their needs met (clean clothes, eat, etc.)
Disadvantages:
How did the adults react to the activity? Did the activity work on adult?
Blue eyed people became very defensive, angry, frustrated, felt powerless and scored lower. Brown eyed people claimed that blue eyed people weren't as competent, needed further explanations, were rude. (Similar results as the children)
Yes this activity worked on adults, the blue eyed adults felt discriminated against for the first time and felt empathy towards minority groups.