Outline some of the ways cultural capital affects academic achievement (12) Cultural capital is the knowledge, attitudes, values and language that the middle class transmit to their children. For example middle class children have more cultural experiences than working class children, such as visiting museums, which means they are more likely to succeed in the education system. Firstly, Gewirtz identified three different types of approaches parents take when choosing their child’s school – privileged-skilled choosers, disconnected-local choosers and semi-skilled choosers. Privileged-skilled choosers are mainly professional middle-class parents who have cultural capital and use it to gain educational capital for their children. They are able to manipulate the education system to their advantage which means their children have a better chance at doing well in school.
Compare and Contrast Essay Would you ever guess that America has a higher self-esteem then China does? America has the higher self-esteem, because they have more of a social life than a school life. China does have higher test scores than us. China and America’s home life, social life, and school lives are different in many ways. China’s home life is unlike America’s because China’s education is more enforced so they study more than what Americans do.
People in America like to be liberal and perform whatever they want without any restrictions. This confidence is also echoed in the American educational system. However, with diminishing test scores and meager academic achievement within the existing American educational system, people have upraised the serious concern whether or not if our educational system is functioning for us. On the other side of the pacific, the condition is totally different. Students of the Asian countries achieve higher academic successes and are ranked top on both math and science tests.
Literature Review In former years, males have been doing well in schools, on par with or better than females. In recent times however, this has changed. Due to the nature of this research, the focus will be on the male students and being educated by female teachers. The books used to glean information are The Problem With Boys’ Education: Beyond the Backlash by Wayne Martino, Michael D. Kehler and Marcus B. Weaver – Hightower. In this book, the successes and failings in the fostering of intellectual and social growth of boys is discussed.
Jefferson County Board of Education and Parents v. Seattle School District (U.S. Supreme Court), by extending the arguments in Lynn to show that although adults may find it difficult to abandon racial stereotypes, children who interact regularly with persons of other races are less likely to engage in stereotypical thinking about racial groups. Children and adolescents in racially diverse schools are more likely to regard others as individuals, rather than simply “the product of their race.” If there are still court hearings to show that racism is bad, how far really have we come over the years? To overcome the challenges of diversity is how we will start to see all the benefits of diversity. How can we foster a climate of acceptance and cultural pluralism in the United States? I’m sure that this question has been asked many, many times over the years.
Gender and educational achievement It is commonly said that girls are better in their educational achievement than boys. It is also said that boys are more likely to underachieve than girls. However, the Gender and Education Association say that, “it ignores other differences between young people, particularly of ethnicity and class, which actually have a far greater effect on results.” This means that it is difficult to say that girls are better than boys because there are a number of factors that influence it. Feminists believe that the education system is male-controlled and dominated by men, just like the work force is. Feminists argue that the education system is just a primary preparation for leading into the future work force.
Studies show that there is a strong impact on greater academic achievement among students that attend preschool or high quality early childhood education. Additionally, those that have parental assistance with homework perform better in school. This is a problem for many minority students due to the large number of single parent households and lack of English spoken in the home. Students from single parent homes often find it difficult to find time to receive help from their parent. Just as some Hispanic students have difficulty getting help with their homework because there is not an English speaker at home to offer assistance.
Examine the reasons why girls outperform boys in most subjects and at most levels of the education system There are many factors which suggest why there is such a large gender gap in attainment within the education system, many external and internal aspects have helped draw a conclusion of why girls seem to achieve better at school than their fellow boys. However, we can not ignore that there are others factors to consider when looking at a childs attainment in school such as; ethnicity and social class. Trends show that girls tend to achieve on average higher than boys until their last year at univerity. At GCSE's, statistic show that although both genders are achieving more than five GCSE's between an A* to C grade each year, there is still a large gap between girls abd boys attainment, which is seen to be widening from a 3% gap in 1985 to a 10% gap in 2006. Some may argue that although there is a statistical gap between girls and boys in the education system, it is not the most important factor contributing to a childs attainment.
Sociology AS for AQA One for you to try Education p 243 Item B There is considerable evidence to show that pupils from some ethnic-minority backgrounds fall behind in school, particularly during the secondary phase. These include Black, Pakistani and Bangladeshi pupils. By contrast, Indian and Chinese pupils do better than average. There are also class and gender differences in achievement within all these groups, just as there among White pupils. One explanation for these patterns of achievement lies in the school itself and the processes at work there.
From the “Persimmons”, “Mrs. Walker slapped the back of my head and made me stand in the corner.” (Lee 2-3) Speaker was suffered from the physical punishment by his teacher just because he could not distinguish between two English words: persimmons and precision. As most of the Asian learn English as their second language, their English proficiency level may be low. As a result, they often being looked down by American natives. In “Lost Sister”, “Dough-faced landlords slip in and out of your keyholes, making claims you don't understand.” (Song 48-50) This shows that the relationship between Asian and American is not good, they did not develop trust.