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| Class Meeting Date (11Am EST) | Topic | Materials | Assignments Due | Ppts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31 | Introduction to Sociology, Syllabus, and Core Concepts | NONE | Intro Survey | |
| Sep 7 | No Class | NONE | NONE | |
| Sep 14 | Class, Capitalism, and Socioeconomic Status in Education | 1) Watch: Schools and Social Inequality 2) Watch: Grading is Capitalist Conditioning 3) Read: Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work 4) Read: “I Need Help!” | Summary 1 (9/14/2023 @ 10:30am) Reflection 1 (9/15/2023 @ 11:59pm) | #1 |
| Sep 21 | Control and Discipline | 1) Watch: Public School, the Fixation of Belief, and Social Control 2) Read: Tools for Success 3) Read: “Tuck in that Shirt!” | Summary 2 (9/21/2023 @ 10:30am) Reflection 2 (9/22/2023 @ 11:59pm) | #2 |
| Sep 28 | School to Prison Pipeline | 1) Watch: School Police 2) Watch: School to Prison Pipeline, Explained 3) Read: Rethinking Disciplinary Practices 4) Read: Suspended | Summary 3 (9/28/2023 @ 10:30am) Reflection 3 (9/29/2023 @ 11:59pm) | #3 |
| Oct 5 | No Class | |||
| Oct 12 | Race and Racism in Education | 1) Watch: School Segregation 2) Watch: Racial Inequality Within Education 3) Read: Naming Racism 4) Read: Beyond Cultural Mismatch Theory | Summary 4 10/12/2023 @ 10:30am) Reflection 4 (10/13/2023 @ 11:59pm) | #4 |
| Oct 19 | Disability and Ableism | 1) Watch: Social Model of Disability 2) Watch: Learning Disabilities are a Social Construct 3) Read: What Learning Disability Does | Summary 5 (10/19/2023 @ 10:30am) Reflection 5 (10/20/2023 @ 11:59pm) | #5 |
| Oct 26 | Bilingual and Latinx Education | 1) Watch: Translanguaging, Bilingualism, and Education 2) Watch: The Gentrification of Bilingual Education 3) Read: What is Neoliberalism? 4) Read: Resisting the Coke-ification of Bilingual Education | Summary 6 (10/26/2023 @ 10:30am) Reflection 6 (10/27/2023 @ 11:59pm) | #6 |
| Nov 2 | Heteronormativity and Gender in Education Methods Day | 1) Watch: Heteronormativity in Education 2) Watch: Transgender Rights II 3) Read: Institutionalizing Heteronormativity and Masculinity | Summary 7 (11/2/2023 @ 10:30am) Reflection 7 (11/3/2023 @ 11:59pm) Methods Guide (11/9/2023 @ 11:59pm) | #7 |
| Nov 9 | Indian Boarding Schools, Colonization, and Indigenous Education Asian American Education and the Model Minority Myth | 1) Watch: Unseen Tears Pt. 1 2) Watch: Unseen Tears Pt. 2 3) Watch: Unseen Tears Pt. 3 4) Watch: Asian Americans (LWT) 5) Read: Heteropatriarchy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy | Summary 8 (11/9/2023 @ 10:30am) Reflection 8 (11/10/2023 @ 11:59pm) | #8a #8b |
| Nov 16 | Elite Education | 1) Watch: Training the Elite 2) Read: The Ease of Privilege | Summary 9 (11/16/2023 @ 10:30am) Final Project Proposal (11/22/2023 @ 11:59pm) Reflection 9 (11/17/2023 @ 11:59pm) | #9 |
| Nov 23 | No Class — Thanksgiving | |||
| Nov 30 | No Class — Mental Health Day | |||
| Dec 7 | Future, Utopian, and Liberation Education | 1) Check out: Spirits in the Dark (5-10 minutes) 2) Watch: Paulo Freire: Theory and Life 3) Read: Ch. 5: Abolitionist Teaching, Freedom Dreaming, and Black Joy | Summary 10 (12/7/2023 @ 10:30am) (optional) Final Project First Draft (12/10/2023 @ 11:59pm) | n/a |
LAST DAY TO SUBMIT SUMMARIES AND REFLECTIONS: Dec. 14th at 11:59pm
Final Projects Due on Dec 17th at 11:59pm


