30 Questions
What does the text suggest about children's learning outside of the formal educational process?
They learn most of what they learn from peer groups, comics, and chance observations.
What do poor parents prioritize when sending their children to school?
The prestige associated with their children's school certificates.
What is the main role of teachers as implied by the text?
To obstruct learning that goes on in school.
Why do middle-class parents commit their children to a teacher's care according to the text?
To prevent their children from interacting with poor children.
What do half of the people in the world who never set foot in school still learn effectively?
The importance of obtaining a school education.
What does educational research increasingly demonstrate about children's learning according to the text?
Children mainly learn from peer groups, comics, and chance observations.
What does the author suggest as a solution to the acceleration of degradation when non-material needs are turned into demands for commodities?
Deschooling of society
What kind of institutions does the author propose technology should create?
Institutions serving personal, creative, and autonomous interaction
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as one of the bureaucratic agencies of the corporate state in the text?
Consumer-family
What does the author believe is the general question that characterizes our world view and language?
The nature of modern institutions and man's nature
Which aspect would NOT profit from a process analogous to deschooling?
Technological advancement
What is the main focus of the author's analysis in relation to bureaucratic agencies?
The hidden curriculum within these agencies
What is the main focus of the essay mentioned in the text?
Challenging the traditional concepts of education
Why does the author suggest starting with an agreement on the definition of 'school'?
To help identify which latent functions of schools are beneficial or harmful
What does the author mean by 'making a client analysis' in the context of education alternatives?
Assessing how different stakeholders are impacted by various functions of schools
What is one proposed method for developing a language to discuss school without constantly referring to education?
Surveying the history of Western culture
Why does the author suggest recalling normative statements made by scholars like Comenius?
To determine which statement aligns most with modern educational practices
What does the author mean by starting with assumptions about the relationship between school and education?
Acknowledging a connection between school and learning
What role does the professional teacher play in creating a sacred milieu?
All of the above
In what way does the teacher-as-custodian act towards the pupils?
Guiding pupils through a labyrinthine ritual
What is one of the roles of the teacher-as-moralist?
Indoctrinator on societal norms
How does school make a total claim on the time and energies of its participants?
By making the teacher a custodian, preacher, and therapist
Which claim does the teacher base his authority on when acting as a custodian?
Guiding through initiation to life
In what way does the teacher-as-moralist act towards the pupils?
Substitute for parents, God, or the state
What does the author imply about the tax collector and demagogue in relation to school?
They undermine students' self-respect.
What does school often instill in the poor regarding their future?
Counterfeit hope
How do pupils typically view their teachers, according to the passage?
As unimportant in their learning process
In the context of learning outcomes, what is the author's view on the role of schools?
Schools create jobs but offer limited educational value.
What is gaining acceptance in the United States in terms of teaching methods?
Team-based teaching involving researchers and technicians
How do adults tend to view their schooling experiences based on the passage?
By romanticizing the role of teachers
Test your understanding of the process of degradation accelerated by transforming non-material needs into demands for commodities and the institutionalization of values. Explore critiques of research advocating for further institutionalization of values and discuss alternative conditions.
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