SOCL 2001 Lecture : Sociology Notes
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Zen story: boy told monk he wanted to learn martial arts to protect his family, wanted to learn wisdom & tranquility. I don"t know correct answer; he was let inside the temple. Ever since high school shrum wanted to go to l. s. u. He looked forward to freedom and decision making. Segregated a young group of adults; a different institution; we changed the plan of young adult people. Main points of the course: variability in social life, critical thinking about stories. Evaluate & examine students: 2010 study by arum & roksa, 2300 students followed 4 yrs, 24 colleges, exams (beg, mid, end, punch line: college students aren"t learning much. No #"s are indicators of your learning: are they misused, reliability, management. *test scores are nothing significant, nothing is being measured from a multiple choice test* What is education: mom, apple pie, making a high score on a test, education is valuable (all agree), but it is a problematic concept.
