Sociology 1027A/B Lecture 7: Lecture 7: Inequality in Education

• School: Western University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: Sociology 1027A/B
• Professor: Wolfgang Lehmann

Document Summary

Learn social skills: post-secondary has become necessary to get a good job, form of currency/ capital, build social networks, meet friends, moral development, critical thinking, rationalize our lives/world, creativity. Learning important skills (read, write, etc. : police officers came in for career workshop - said they don"t care about criminology degree (cid:271)ut (cid:449)riti(cid:374)g (cid:271)/(cid:272) that"s (cid:373)ai(cid:374)ly (cid:449)hat they do - fill out incident reports. Canadian numbers: canada has over 15 500 elementary and secondary schools employing nearly 310,000 educators, who teach over 5 million children. A (cid:373)oder(cid:374) s(cid:272)hool syste(cid:373) should : socialize children to become responsible adults, create national identity and social cohesion, teach skills needed in a modern society and economy. Literacy, numeracy, digital literacy, citizenship skills, compassion, political know- how, etc: give every child an even chance, reward children based on merit, create a fair selection process, allocation of adult roles best suited.