The Tale of Two Schools
- View the following clip: The Tale of Two Schools
- Reflect on your life and think about your education–high school.
- Create a title for your blog entry and share the following: Your thoughts about the difference between these two schools and what does this mean when it comes opportunities and social stratification. Think about the following questions:
- What differences did you notice when it came to classes offered between the schools? What do you think these educational differences mean for opportuntities both for higher education (attending college) and employment?
- Describe your high school and reflect upon the opportunities you had/have.
- Think about the following questions: how involved were your teachers when it came to your education and other outside class activities
- How involved were your counselors–did they provide information about different college and university opportunities, scholarships available, internships, etc.
- Explore the information about Current Spending Per Pupil by Region : think about what this spending means in terms of your region and your own education.
- Provide the amount of spending per pupil in your region.
In sociology we discuss social class reproduction. Explain how the differences in schools (i.e. funding, types of classes, the appearance, etc.) continue to socially reproduce class–continue to reproduce social stratification.
