PUBLIC

SCHOOL IN THE
US
Viewing public school system in the United States in
functionalist and conflict theory.
HISTORY OF PUBLIC
SCHOOL
Colonial Era

Revolutionary Era

Industrial Era

Post-WWII Era
COLONIAL ERA
Religion

Bible
church
REVOLUTIONARY ERA

Citizenship

Educated citizenry
INDUSTRIAL ERA

Agricultural to Industrial

Immigrants
POST- WWII

Civil rights movement

Cold War

Standardized test
HOW PEOPLE PERCEIVE
PUBLIC SCHOOL
Parents
Teachers and Staf
Students
Others
PARENTS
Worries because of cuts of budget to
school

Believes public schools are not passionate

Quality of education varies

TEACHERS AND STAFF
Often distracted by students

Problems on wage and time

STUDENTS
does not filtered students.

Good enough

Minimal opportunities
OTHER
Ignores uniqueness of student

Teaches only test taking strategy

ANALYSIS
Functionalist
Conflict
Society is
Society is
interconnected
and works continuation of
together for whole competition to
obtain limited
resource
ANALYSIS: FUNCTIONALIST
public school lost its trust, but why?

Relationship between groups

ANALYSIS: CONFLICT
Public school emphasize competition

Standardized test
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