Chapter 6 Flashcard

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What is Dominant Culture defined as?

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The values, traditions, history, experiences, and behaviors that are common to the dominant cultural group in a society.

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What year was the first ever graded school in Boston created?

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1848

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Who was the U.S. President that created the "Head Start" Program to help lower-income students to prepare for school?

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Lyndon B. Johnson

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What is Social Mobility defined as?

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The movement of an individual or family up or down in social class such as moving from the lower class to middle class as one finishes college and earns a higher income.

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TRUE OR FALSE.

1. Urban Schools are rich in resources, major funding, more diversity, more extracurriculars, more courses offered, but less experienced teachers with high poverty rates.

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True

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__________ are what divide children up by age within a school district.

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School Education Levels/Grade Levels

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TRUE OR FALSE.
Location of a school and town size has no correlation to school funding/course offerings and does not affect school districts.

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False