Topic
Education and Religion
Instructions
This discussion encompasses two distinct areas- education and religion. I would like you to:
1.) Apply the conflict perspective on education to the Buffalo Public Schools (or another large, urban district that is closer to you if you are not from the Buffalo area). I would like you to evaluate the conflict perspective in the shadow of the urban district that you are discussing. Does the conflict perspective make sense, or does a different perspective seem better suited to explain what is happening in this district? Does tracking play a role in this district? Please be sure to tell us what district you are discussing and provide facts to support your answer. You may want to compare the urban district to a smaller, suburban district in the area.
Discuss a time when you attended a religious service for a religion other than your own (for example, if you are Jewish and attended a Catholic service). What parts of the service were similar? What parts were different? Is there a religion other than your own (or a specific aspect of another religion) that you wish to learn more about, or something about a certain religion that you just don’t understand?
Answer preview
The conflict perspective on education holds that education can be used to promote social inequality through the creation of a hidden curriculum, or even through standardized testing and the practice of tracking. In addition, differences in learning conditions and funding options between schools in wealthy areas and those in poorer areas can also promote social inequality. In the Marion County School District of South Carolina, the state uses different systems to fund schools in wealthier neighborhoods- which are mainly populated by Whites, and those in poorer areas which are predominantly populated by African Americans. According to Self (2016), some schools receive much more money per student than others within the same school district. Is is an established fact that the poor schools are mainly frequented by African American students, while the wealthier schools are populated by White students.
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