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17 Cards in this Set
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Stanley Aronowitz
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"schools are in a constant state of crisis" failing to transmit general intellect to students and failing working class kids on promise of equal opportunity
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James Comer
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developed the Comer Process, not primarily academic
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Robert Slavin
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developed "Success for All"
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Richard Rorty
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"we never have certainty" believing there is no true human nature, only shaping of an animal into a human
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Margaret Haley
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CFT president that helped shape the AFT
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Convergent Thinking
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ability to give the "correct" answer to standard questions that do not require significant creativity (ex. multiple-choice tests)
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Social Capital
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intricate network of person relation's that articulate w/ occupational success
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Cultural Capital
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accumulation of signs of kinds of knowledge that are the markers of distinction
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Immaterial Labor
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decline of critical intelligence and proliferation of technical intelligence. work w/ ideas, symbols, signs.
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AFT
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American Federation of Teachers, a labor union founded in 1916 represents teachers, school-related personnel, higher-education faculty and staff, and nurses and other healthcare professionals
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Charter Schools
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primary or secondary schools that receive public money but are not subject to some of the rules, regulations, and statutes that apply to other public schools in exchange for accountability for producing results. Not Unionized.
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Comer Process
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K-12 education systems to support young people's academic learning and personal development. Trains and supports all stakeholders in taking care of negative forces in child's life and replacing them w/ positive ones
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KIPP Academy
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3 D's: "desire, dedication, discipline"
Knowledge Is Power Program put children in the classroom 67% more than traditional public schools to prepare students for college |
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Magnet Schools
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draw students to desegregate schools, alternative to forced bussing
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"Success for All"
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enhance reading skills by grouping children according to reading level and having them read 90 min per day
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Tracking
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ability grouping, the practice of lumping children together according to their talents in the classroom
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Vouchers
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given to families for attendance at public or private schools of their choice to create more competition between schools
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