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What is education? Aim: To know the difference between informal and formal education What is education? The process of gaining knowledge and understanding of the world and the people in it. As we learn, we are changed by our new knowledge and understanding. Formal Education At the age of 5, children in Britain begin their formal education. This involves learning particular subjects from trained teachers at set times. Informal Education This means learning through everyday experiences or from others we come into contact with. Why am I still at school? Aim: To know six functions of education For society For individuals Preparation for world of work Skills Attitudes e.g. hard working Picking out the most talented Secondary Socialisation Teaching expected behaviour in large groups Passing on values e.g. punctuality Functions of school Social Control Controlling behaviour Teaching acceptance of rules Minding children while adults are at work Ambition Qualifications Good jobs Self-Development Develop new qualities Try new activities Compulsion The law forces us to go d the tripartite system? Aim: To know what a comprehen All primary schools in England 20% 11+ exam 75% 5% Grammar School Public Exams University Technical High School Some Public Exams Secondary Modern School Practical lessons Manual jobs What replaced the tripartite system? Aim: To know what a comprehensive school is The 11+ test was unreliable The 11+ caused low self esteem Problems with the Tripartite system Not all the school types had good reputations Age 11 was too early to label pupils ‘failures’ Children were being divided by social class idden Curriculum? Aim: To know how schools teach pupils values Accepting inequality Controlling boredom Accept hierarchy The Hidden Curriculum Punctuality is important Accept powerlessness Accept authority and rules How does labelling affect how well a pupil does at school? Aim: To know how labelling influences achievement Pupils may give up trying if they are labelled as not Trouble-maker bright Teachers may concentrate on the Lazy pupils ‘bright’ Consequences Examples of labels of labelling given by teachers pupils Teacher may not bother pushing some pupils very hard to succeed Teachers may dismiss pupils’ attempts to change their behaviour Why do girls do better at school? Aim: To know reasons why girls get better exam results Differences in behaviour •Boys are more energetic and disruptive •Girls tend to sit quietly and follow the rules Differences in attitude •Boys have ‘masculine’ values – being sporty, and tough •Studying hard is not seen as ‘masculine’ Changes in ambitions Girls are better Why do motivated to learn •Young women now girls do have much higher career •Possibly because they better ambitions are more closely at controlled by their school? •So they work harder at parents than boys school Girls mature quicker? •Some say girls mature faster than boys •They approach their schoolwork in a more mature way Has the GCSE improved education? Aim: To know whether the GCSE has been successful Successes GCSES Failures Coursework reduces pressure of final exams Middle class pupils have unfair advantages in coursework Teachers don’t have to divide pupils at Year 9 The amount of coursework is being decreased All pupils sit the GCSE Pupils sit different tiers of papers Results and grades have gone up Employers are only interested in A*-C grades Are public schools good for society? Aim: To know advantages and disadvantages of public schools Public Schools Good thing? Bad thing? Right to choose Unfair choice Well respected Unfair advantages Better quality of education Divisive to society Are public schools good for society? Aim: To know advantages and disadvantages of public schools Task Answer questions a-c as you would in the exam Are public schools good for society? Aim: To know advantages and disadvantages of public schools Mini Essay Question To what extent would sociologists agree that schools are the main cause of differences in educational achievement? [9 marks]