Big Ideas About Society
This helps us understand why things happen in society.
What is social theory?
School is not just classes, it also includes sports, clubs, and this “hidden” learning.
What is the hidden curriculum?
One goal of teaching is to prepare students for life in this kind of society.
What is a democracy?
This means how a society is organized and how it works.
What is political economy?
The hidden curriculum teaches students this about society.
What are rules and expectations?
To explain why some students do better in school, we often need to use ideas from history, society, and this.
What is theory (or different kinds of ideas together)?
Training teaches people to do this kind of thing.
What is specific tasks the same way every time?
In a democratic classroom, students help with this.
What is making decisions and solving problems?
This is how people understand their society and the world.
What is ideology?
Teachers need to understand students’ backgrounds, like culture and this.
What is social class?
Because ideas aren’t perfect, we should always do this with them.
What is study them carefully?
Education helps people grow, think, and make choices. This is sometimes called this.
What is self-creation?
Teachers should think carefully about what this word really means.
What is democracy?
These people usually have the most influence on society’s main beliefs.
Who are people in power?
To help all students learn, teachers need to understand this: many different factors affect learning.
What is all of them (or many influences)?
This is NOT true: ideas always give us the exact right answer about everything.
What is false (or that ideas are not always 100% true)?
These are activities like sports, clubs, and school newspapers.
What are extracurricular activities?
This skill helps students decide if a society is fair or not.
What is critical thinking?
School rules and policies are shaped by these two things.
What are money (economics) and beliefs (ideas)?
These show differences in how groups of students perform in school.
What are achievement gaps?
This area of study helps teachers understand how schools and society are connected.
What is social foundations of education?
This is the big difference: education builds thinking, while training builds this.
What is task skills (or doing specific jobs)?
This famous thinker believed all citizens should get a basic education.
Who is Aristotle?
In ancient Athens, people believed it was okay to treat groups differently because of this.
What is their dominant beliefs (ideology)?
Schools sometimes help support and spread this.
What are society’s main beliefs (ideology)?