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Schooling and the Marketplace
PED 3102 II
Sponsorship
I can afford to offer the best of everything
for my students
I wish I received more funding to give students
what they need to succeed
What do school cafeterias serve?Where does funding for education come from?Paying for technology and special education.How is corporate Canada presented in our schools?
The Job Market
Students are victims of the Job Market assembly line.
The job market and the governments are looking for productive employees.
Technology• Is technology being
used enough in schools?
• Where do we draw the line?
• Jobs require new types of training. Teaching methods are becoming old.
Private VS Public
• There is inadequate evidence• Reasoning is to help less fortunate rather
then create a wider gap• Competition will pressure Public Education
Assessment& Proficiency Two questions we
should ask ourselves:1) When is a child
proficient in a subject?
2) When is a child successful in life.
- Is this allowing the no child left behind policy to even work? Or to create more problems?
ACTIVITYWith your groups discuss ONE of these questions:1) Lowering the bar: what is your opinion on
allowing students extensions on their extensions?
2) Have you ever experience, or seen parents trying
to get their child in to the “better school” in the area?3) Have you ever been told your subject you love
wont get you anywhere?4)With the rise of technology, do you think you
need more skills or less?
How might these issues affect teachers? How might these issues affect students?
What we must ask ourselves is what is the purpose of schooling, is it to increase GDP or to allow students to succeed at whatever makes them happy?
Has our dependence on the economic system allowed the market to utilize technology, sponsorship, supply and demand to influence social expectations of schools role in today's society?
At what point did our society deem it necessary for students to become factory workers for our economy?
Conclusion: Is successful education meant to increase productivity?
How might this affect students?
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