2. What major changes have occurred in the past 100 years that influence society and thus the schools? What changes might you anticipate in the future?
From W.S A multitude of change has occurred in society and it has been, as the book points out, a vertical direction which involves advances in science, communication, transportation, and more that affects the quality of life in all avenues of society. Schools see these changes and acknowledge it, but at a lower and vertical direction. This direction is addressing the dominant ideology of growth, achievement, success and individualism, competition and winning. Schools pace is aiming at a whole not bits and pieces. Society is also influenced not from replacement of one’s beliefs with others but by melting beliefs of today and a new system of evolution and revolution ideas and ideals. Teachers must look at each child individually for effective instruction, and what educational activities are appropriate. The radical approach will not work. We ask ourselves where is the starting point, where is the accountability, are reason for the slow but meticulous pace of education. Looking at the daily operation of schools and there must be social order. This requires set of routines, norms, and organizational values in shaping children’s personalities and behaviors. We first have to understand how we got the education system that we now have. Teachers are wonderful, and there are hundreds of thousands of them who are creative and terrific, but they are operating in a system that is completely outdated. It is a system designed to produce industrial workers. Let's look back at the history of public education in the United States. You have to go back a little over a century. For many years, there was a debate about whether we should even have public education. Some parents wanted kids to go to school and get an education; others said, "We can't afford that. We need them to work. They have to work in the field, because otherwise we starve." There was a big debate. Late in the 1800s, during the Industrial Revolution, business leaders began complaining about all these rural kids who were pouring into the cities and going to work in our factories. Business leaders said that these kids were no good, and that what they needed was an educational system that would produce "industrial discipline." I think maybe teaching shouldn't be a lifetime career. Maybe it's important for teachers to quit for three or four years and go do something else and come back. They'll come back with better ideas. They'll come back with ideas about how the outside world works, in ways that would not have been available to them if they were in the classroom the whole time. So, let's sit down as a culture, as a society, and say, "Teachers, parents, people outside, how do we completely rethink this? We're going to create a new system from ground zero, and what new ideas have you got?" And collect those new ideas. That would be a very healthy thing for the country to do.
There have been numerous changes in society over the past 100years. When there are changes in society there will also be changes in school systems. Over the past 100 years public school education has become available to all people no matter what their ethnic background. Technology has also become a major influence in society and in education. Computers and other types of technology have become common place inside and outside of the classroom. For example, Smart Boards are now in most classrooms and they allow student’s to interact with fellow peers and the teacher during a lesson. Computers have are also used everyday. They are used for politics, economics, and educational aspects. America has also gone from people working to manufacture materials in an industrial society, to servicing jobs in a post-industrial society. The rate of the population in the United States has also increased up to a million fold. Scientists have also changed our outlooks into the world. People can now clone animals, and they know the genetic makeup of human DNA. The society in America has become more culturally diverse than ever before. As you can see, these are just a few of the societal changes that have occurred in the past 100 years.
There have also been changes within the school systems. Education has moved from one-room school houses to public schools that offer a free education to all students. In order to meet the demands of science and technological advances, science curriculum now includes findings in genetics and physics. Curriculum workers have tried to make curriculum more diverse in methods and theories in order to meet the needs of the diverse population. Although there have been changes in education they have been slow to come. One of the reasons is due to the fact that people like they way we are in the education systems. We are satisfied with our growth, success, achievement, and individualism. We must also try to leave self-gratification out of curriculum and achievement.
I think we can definitely anticipate the fact that technology will become a more essential part of instruction. I also think accountability and standardized testing will become more important for teachers and students to deal with. I hope that we will start providing instruction to students that is more humanistic and social constructivist. There has been many researchers completed on social constructivism and we need to implement it into the classroom. This will help teachers instruct the growing diverse student population that will continue to grow in the coming years.
If we look back over the past 100 years, we can see some major changes that have occurred in society. Changes such as the widespread availability of telecommunications, the rate of population increased to more than a millionfold, jet aircraft, space satellites and missiles became commonplace, computers have become commonplace in homes, schools and businesses and satellite communication systems allow live connects anywhere in the world.
When we look back over the past 100 years, many changes have occurred to shape our society and how schools have been influenced by those changes. In 1918, the Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education were formulated, which is still the major aim of contemporary education today. The gist of the document was that secondary schools should aim to educate all young for “complete living”. During the 1940’s around the time of WWII, the Educational Policies Commission aimed to shape education around promoting students as democratic citizens in the world. During the launch of Sputnik, U.S. education hyper focused on sciences, math and languages to catch up to our Russian counterparts. During the 60’s and 70’s, there was a concern for equality of education regarding students from impoverished backgrounds and the concern for equal educational opportunity for students from all races and ethnic backgrounds. During the 70’s, there was a need to look at students from special education backgrounds and incorporate them into our classrooms versus isolated, special schools. The No Child Left Behind Act has had a major influence on how schools operate today. High Stakes testing, continual assessment, monitoring and evaluation are all an integral part of the teaching curriculum today.
Schools have gone from the one-room “little red” schoolhouse with no electricity to complex campuses that serve thousands of students, complete with auditoriums, stadiums, libraries and laboratories. Of course, advances in science, communications and transportation have all had an impact on society and on some level in schools. Students use the internet as a major source of research and access to information today. Technology is an integral part of learning in today’s curriculum.
Regardless of all of these milestones, the book makes it clear that major changes in school curriculum and instruction have been slight. Even though science courses reflect new advances and literature now encompasses contemporary reads, schools for the most part have remained the same. Although different publications, theories, political, technological, social and economical influences have all impacted schools since their inception, the idea of school, the concept of school, the basic structure of the school is essentially the same. The 3 R’s are still taught and stressed in elementary school. Electives are allowed such as art, music and P.E. If I were to guess any changes I would anticipate in the future, it would reflect what would be happening in our society at the time. I do believe we will move toward a more reconstructionist movement in schools, whereby, we will need to be socially, politically, economically and environmentally aware of our surroundings. I think U.S. schools will move toward a global mindset and incorporate languages in elementary school settings once more. I think we will have to infuse social studies in an elementary setting again.
The book makes the following statement about the change we see in society and schools today. Curricula appropriate for various groups cannot be determined with certainty because groups are changing, ethnic demands are emerging, information is exploding, philosophical views of the nature of knowledge are becoming more diverse, views of what it means to learn are expanding, new frontiers on the nature of the brain are being discovered, behaviors of students and teachers are being modified, and attitudes and values are being altered. There have been so many advances in science, communication, and transportation that have affected our quality of life in society and schools. I foresee technology continuing to change in the future in our schools. It seems that that is one of the biggest changes in schools today because so much technology has been invented in such little time. And it just keeps coming! I think the standards that have been put in place for accountability will be tweaked, but will remain in practice for years to come. I think the tools we use to deliver curriculum will continue to change, but the overall curriculum will stay pretty much the same.
I agree with Wanda "Teachers are wonderful, and there are hundreds of thousands of them who are creative and terrific, but they are operating in a system that is completely outdated. It is a system designed to produce industrial workers."
Most importantly I feel that our society will experience more violence in schools because we are not allowing student to express, explore their own individuality, intuition, and drive to evolve with change.
The government will attempt to place policeman in schools due to all of the violence. Each class should have a person to control the class, while the teacher provides instruction. Overall, education is evolving students are not learning concepts which can be applicable to our society. It is vital that our education changes and we begin to teach, geography, spelling, social skills, vocational skills, how to play an instrument, sports, etc. I hope that the system is changed soon in order to create a functional society.
I agree with Debbie. I think the future of education is going to all for more diversity in curriculum. In a way it has to, because the world is constantly changing. We need tor prepare our students for a future society that is going to be more focused on economics, politics, and social issues. This will also allow for our students to be more global in their mindset. They will be able to see a whole different world outside of thier environment.
• Telecommunications became, for practical purposes, instantaneous. • Major organs, such as the human heart, kidneys, and liver were transplanted. • Genetic engineering, test-tube babies, and sex selection became realities • Computers are common in everyday life, including in schools; robots are commonplace in commerce and industry, and they will soon be in homes as well. Most importantly, school buildings being constructed today are much more architecturally pleasing to the eye, but with regard to major changes in administrative structures, major changes in the curriculum and major changes in instruction, the modifications have been slight. At present, I anticipate changes in gender equity, multiculturalism, the environment, the impact of technology, isolation, and increase in violence at schools. We may experience more gender equity in the future because more women are establishing careers. Multiculturalism may be more acceptable in the future; minority population is beginning to expand in population. The environment will continue to be in danger in the future; possibly changing the lifestyle of Americans. Most importantly, technology is evolving and impacting the nation and all over the world. I do see that our lifestyle has become isolated. I barely ever see my neighbors. It is difficult to talk to friends on the phone because it is easier to send a text. Why go visit someone when you can see them on Skype. The more opportunities we connect via technology the less social skills our society will have. Meeting others in person has become a challenging task, especially when looking for a mate. The society’s circumstances, makes it difficult for us to devote time for the things we would love to do. Unfortunately, if our society becomes even more isolated in the future, it will cause separation among families and affecting society at large. Most importantly I feel that our society will experience more violence in schools because we are not allowing student to express, explore their own individuality, intuition, and drive to evolve with change. The government will attempt to place policeman in schools due to all of the violence. Each class should have a person to control the class, while the teacher provides instruction. Overall, education is evolving students are not learning concepts which can be applicable to our society. It is vital that our education changes and we begin to teach, geography, spelling, social skills, vocational skills, how to play an instrument, sports, etc. I hope that the system is changed soon in order to create a functional society.
From W.S
ReplyDeleteA multitude of change has occurred in society and it has been, as the book points out, a vertical direction which involves advances in science, communication, transportation, and more that affects the quality of life in all avenues of society.
Schools see these changes and acknowledge it, but at a lower and vertical direction. This direction is addressing the dominant ideology of growth, achievement, success and individualism, competition and winning. Schools pace is aiming at a whole not bits and pieces.
Society is also influenced not from replacement of one’s beliefs with others but by melting beliefs of today and a new system of evolution and revolution ideas and ideals.
Teachers must look at each child individually for effective instruction, and what educational activities are appropriate. The radical approach will not work. We ask ourselves where is the starting point, where is the accountability, are reason for the slow but meticulous pace of education.
Looking at the daily operation of schools and there must be social order. This requires set of routines, norms, and organizational values in shaping children’s personalities and behaviors.
We first have to understand how we got the education system that we now have. Teachers are wonderful, and there are hundreds of thousands of them who are creative and terrific, but they are operating in a system that is completely outdated. It is a system designed to produce industrial workers.
Let's look back at the history of public education in the United States. You have to go back a little over a century. For many years, there was a debate about whether we should even have public education. Some parents wanted kids to go to school and get an education; others said, "We can't afford that. We need them to work. They have to work in the field, because otherwise we starve." There was a big debate.
Late in the 1800s, during the Industrial Revolution, business leaders began complaining about all these rural kids who were pouring into the cities and going to work in our factories. Business leaders said that these kids were no good, and that what they needed was an educational system that would produce "industrial discipline."
I think maybe teaching shouldn't be a lifetime career. Maybe it's important for teachers to quit for three or four years and go do something else and come back. They'll come back with better ideas. They'll come back with ideas about how the outside world works, in ways that would not have been available to them if they were in the classroom the whole time.
So, let's sit down as a culture, as a society, and say, "Teachers, parents, people outside, how do we completely rethink this? We're going to create a new system from ground zero, and what new ideas have you got?" And collect those new ideas. That would be a very healthy thing for the country to do.
There have been numerous changes in society over the past 100years. When there are changes in society there will also be changes in school systems. Over the past 100 years public school education has become available to all people no matter what their ethnic background. Technology has also become a major influence in society and in education. Computers and other types of technology have become common place inside and outside of the classroom. For example, Smart Boards are now in most classrooms and they allow student’s to interact with fellow peers and the teacher during a lesson. Computers have are also used everyday. They are used for politics, economics, and educational aspects. America has also gone from people working to manufacture materials in an industrial society, to servicing jobs in a post-industrial society. The rate of the population in the United States has also increased up to a million fold. Scientists have also changed our outlooks into the world. People can now clone animals, and they know the genetic makeup of human DNA. The society in America has become more culturally diverse than ever before. As you can see, these are just a few of the societal changes that have occurred in the past 100 years.
ReplyDeleteThere have also been changes within the school systems. Education has moved from one-room school houses to public schools that offer a free education to all students. In order to meet the demands of science and technological advances, science curriculum now includes findings in genetics and physics. Curriculum workers have tried to make curriculum more diverse in methods and theories in order to meet the needs of the diverse population. Although there have been changes in education they have been slow to come. One of the reasons is due to the fact that people like they way we are in the education systems. We are satisfied with our growth, success, achievement, and individualism. We must also try to leave self-gratification out of curriculum and achievement.
I think we can definitely anticipate the fact that technology will become a more essential part of instruction. I also think accountability and standardized testing will become more important for teachers and students to deal with. I hope that we will start providing instruction to students that is more humanistic and social constructivist. There has been many researchers completed on social constructivism and we need to implement it into the classroom. This will help teachers instruct the growing diverse student population that will continue to grow in the coming years.
If we look back over the past 100 years, we can see some major changes that have occurred in society. Changes such as the widespread availability of telecommunications, the rate of population increased to more than a millionfold, jet aircraft, space satellites and missiles became commonplace, computers have become commonplace in homes, schools and businesses and satellite communication systems allow live connects anywhere in the world.
ReplyDeleteWhen we look back over the past 100 years, many changes have occurred to shape our society and how schools have been influenced by those changes. In 1918, the Cardinal Principles of Secondary Education were formulated, which is still the major aim of contemporary education today. The gist of the document was that secondary schools should aim to educate all young for “complete living”. During the 1940’s around the time of WWII, the Educational Policies Commission aimed to shape education around promoting students as democratic citizens in the world. During the launch of Sputnik, U.S. education hyper focused on sciences, math and languages to catch up to our Russian counterparts. During the 60’s and 70’s, there was a concern for equality of education regarding students from impoverished backgrounds and the concern for equal educational opportunity for students from all races and ethnic backgrounds. During the 70’s, there was a need to look at students from special education backgrounds and incorporate them into our classrooms versus isolated, special schools. The No Child Left Behind Act has had a major influence on how schools operate today. High Stakes testing, continual assessment, monitoring and evaluation are all an integral part of the teaching curriculum today.
Schools have gone from the one-room “little red” schoolhouse with no electricity to complex campuses that serve thousands of students, complete with auditoriums, stadiums, libraries and laboratories. Of course, advances in science, communications and transportation have all had an impact on society and on some level in schools. Students use the internet as a major source of research and access to information today. Technology is an integral part of learning in today’s curriculum.
Regardless of all of these milestones, the book makes it clear that major changes in school curriculum and instruction have been slight. Even though science courses reflect new advances and literature now encompasses contemporary reads, schools for the most part have remained the same. Although different publications, theories, political, technological, social and economical influences have all impacted schools since their inception, the idea of school, the concept of school, the basic structure of the school is essentially the same. The 3 R’s are still taught and stressed in elementary school. Electives are allowed such as art, music and P.E. If I were to guess any changes I would anticipate in the future, it would reflect what would be happening in our society at the time. I do believe we will move toward a more reconstructionist movement in schools, whereby, we will need to be socially, politically, economically and environmentally aware of our surroundings. I think U.S. schools will move toward a global mindset and incorporate languages in elementary school settings once more. I think we will have to infuse social studies in an elementary setting again.
The book makes the following statement about the change we see in society and schools today. Curricula appropriate for various groups cannot be determined with certainty because groups are changing, ethnic demands are emerging, information is exploding, philosophical views of the nature of knowledge are becoming more diverse, views of what it means to learn are expanding, new frontiers on the nature of the brain are being discovered, behaviors of students and teachers are being modified, and attitudes and values are being altered. There have been so many advances in science, communication, and transportation that have affected our quality of life in society and schools. I foresee technology continuing to change in the future in our schools. It seems that that is one of the biggest changes in schools today because so much technology has been invented in such little time. And it just keeps coming! I think the standards that have been put in place for accountability will be tweaked, but will remain in practice for years to come. I think the tools we use to deliver curriculum will continue to change, but the overall curriculum will stay pretty much the same.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Wanda "Teachers are wonderful, and there are hundreds of thousands of them who are creative and terrific, but they are operating in a system that is completely outdated. It is a system designed to produce industrial workers."
ReplyDeleteMost importantly I feel that our society will experience more violence in schools because we are not allowing student to express, explore their own individuality, intuition, and drive to evolve with change.
The government will attempt to place policeman in schools due to all of the violence. Each class should have a person to control the class, while the teacher provides instruction. Overall, education is evolving students are not learning concepts which can be applicable to our society. It is vital that our education changes and we begin to teach, geography, spelling, social skills, vocational skills, how to play an instrument, sports, etc. I hope that the system is changed soon in order to create a functional society.
I agree with Debbie. I think the future of education is going to all for more diversity in curriculum. In a way it has to, because the world is constantly changing. We need tor prepare our students for a future society that is going to be more focused on economics, politics, and social issues. This will also allow for our students to be more global in their mindset. They will be able to see a whole different world outside of thier environment.
ReplyDelete• Telecommunications became, for practical purposes, instantaneous.
ReplyDelete• Major organs, such as the human heart, kidneys, and liver were transplanted.
• Genetic engineering, test-tube babies, and sex selection became realities
• Computers are common in everyday life, including in schools; robots are commonplace in commerce and industry, and they will soon be in homes as well.
Most importantly, school buildings being constructed today are much more architecturally pleasing to the eye, but with regard to major changes in administrative structures, major changes in the curriculum and major changes in instruction, the modifications have been slight.
At present, I anticipate changes in gender equity, multiculturalism, the environment, the impact of technology, isolation, and increase in violence at schools. We may experience more gender equity in the future because more women are establishing careers. Multiculturalism may be more acceptable in the future; minority population is beginning to expand in population. The environment will continue to be in danger in the future; possibly changing the lifestyle of Americans. Most importantly, technology is evolving and impacting the nation and all over the world. I do see that our lifestyle has become isolated. I barely ever see my neighbors. It is difficult to talk to friends on the phone because it is easier to send a text. Why go visit someone when you can see them on Skype. The more opportunities we connect via technology the less social skills our society will have. Meeting others in person has become a challenging task, especially when looking for a mate. The society’s circumstances, makes it difficult for us to devote time for the things we would love to do. Unfortunately, if our society becomes even more isolated in the future, it will cause separation among families and affecting society at large.
Most importantly I feel that our society will experience more violence in schools because we are not allowing student to express, explore their own individuality, intuition, and drive to evolve with change. The government will attempt to place policeman in schools due to all of the violence. Each class should have a person to control the class, while the teacher provides instruction. Overall, education is evolving students are not learning concepts which can be applicable to our society. It is vital that our education changes and we begin to teach, geography, spelling, social skills, vocational skills, how to play an instrument, sports, etc. I hope that the system is changed soon in order to create a functional society.