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CHAPTER 2: CHANGES IN AMERICAN SOCIETY:
CHAPTER OVERVIEW
In this chapter changing societal trends are analyzed in terms of the changing American family and shifts in
demographic and socioeconomic patterns. Challenges facing modern youth, such as alcohol and drug use,
CHAPTER LEARNING OUTCOMES
2. Describe societal changes and the implications of these changes for education.
InTASC Core Teaching Standard 2, Learning Differences
3. Define socioeconomic status, and explain how different socioeconomic patterns influence school
InTASC Core Teaching Standard 1, Learner Development
POWERPOINT SLIDES
PPT 2.2 Changing Family Patterns: Implications for Your Teaching (2 slides)
PPT 2.4 Sexual Orientation and Sexual Harassment (3 slides)
PPT 2.6 Students’ Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs (4 slides)
PPT 2.8 School Violence (3 slides)
PPT 2.10 Dangers to Students (2 slides)
PPT 2.12 Zero Tolerance Policies
PPT 2.14 The Influence of SES on Learning (3 slides)
PPT 2.16 Effective Schools for Students At Risk (2 slides)
PPT 2.18 Differences in SES: Working with Students
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CHAPTER OUTLINE
I. Changes in American Families
A. Different Family Patterns
B. Child Care
1. Latchkey children
II. Changes in our Students
A. Sexuality
1. Teenage Pregnancy
3. Sex Education
5. Sexual Harassment
B. Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs
C. Obesity
D. School Violence and Crime
1. Bullying
Technology and Teaching: Cyber-bullying
4. Suicide
5. Child Abuse
III. The Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Students
A. Poverty
B. Homelessness
C. Socioeconomic Status and School Success
D. SES: Some Cautions and Implications for Teachers
E. Students at Risk
1. The Dropout Problem
2. Urban Schools and Students at Risk
3. It Takes a Village: The Community-Based Approach to Working with Children at Risk
Diversity: Promoting Resilience in Students at Risk
Effective Schools for Students at Risk
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
I. Changes in American Families
A. Different Family Patterns
B. Child Care
1. Latchkey children
Teaching Suggestions:
Changes in American Families
To help your students understand changes in families in our country and how these
changes can influence teaching:
1. Display PPT 2.1 and have them answer the questions on the slides.
2. Display PPT 2.2 rns: Implica and have your
students discuss the questions on the slides.
almost certain to be more challenging than it has
been in the past, and now is the time to begin to prepare for these challenges.
II. Changes in our Students
A. Sexuality
1. Teenage Pregnancy
3. Sex Education
5. Sexual Harassment
B. Use of Alcohol and Other Drugs
C. Obesity
D. School Violence and Crime
1. Bullying
Technology and Teaching: Cyber-bullying
4. Suicide
5. Child Abuse
Teaching Suggestions:
Changes in Our Students
changed and how these changes can influence their teaching:
1. Display PPT 2.3 and have them discuss the questions on the slides.
2. Display PPT 2.4 Sexual Orientation and Sexual Harassment your students discuss the
questions on the slides.
3. Display PPT 2.5 Sexual Identity s.
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5. Display PPT 2.7 Student Obesity s.
Have them discuss reasons they believe they believe that low SES students and members of
6. Display PPT 2.8 School Violence s.
7. Display PPT 2.9 Student Behavior in Schools pond to the questions
on the slides.
9. and have your students compare the list to
the list on the first slide of PPT 2.10. The items are similar, but not identical.
10. Display PPT 2.12 and have your students discuss the questions on the
slide.
III. The Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Students
A. Poverty
B. Homelessness
C. Socioeconomic Status and School Success
D. SES: Some Cautions and Implications for Teachers
E. Students at Risk
2. Urban Schools and Students at Risk
3. It Takes a Village: The Community-Based Approach to Working with Children at Risk
Diversity: Promoting Resilience in Students at Risk
Effective Schools for Students at Risk
Teaching Suggestions:
The Influence of Socioeconomic Factors on Students
influence teaching and learning:
1. Have them identify the characteristics of socioeconomic status
schooling, and the kind of jobs they hold Predictors of School
Success –
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2. Since socioeconomic status is a strong predictor of school success, have your students offer
reasons why they believe that students from high SES families are more successful in school.
4. Students At Risk on the first
slide.
6. Display PPT 2 Effective Instruction for Students At Risk
video episode and their task is to assess the extent to which Scott Sowell, the teacher in the
episode, applies the characteristics in his lesson.
Then, show the video episode Effective Instruction for Students At Risk.
Slides 2, 3, and 4 of PPT 2.17 provide feedback for the analysis.
7. To summarize this section, display PPT 2.18 and
have your students discuss the questions on the slide.
SUGGESTED STUDENT PORTFOLIO ACTIVITIES
Portfolio Activity 2.1 is included at the end of the chapter. The following are additional suggested portfolio
activities.
Portfolio Activity 2.2: School Safety and Security
InTASC Core Teaching Standard 9: Professional Learning and Ethical Practice
Portfolio Activity 2.3: Societal Changes and You
InTASC Core Teaching Standard 2: Learning Differences
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The purpose of this activity is to encourage you to think about your own personal experiences with the
Portfolio Activity 2.4: School Safety and Security
InTASC Core Teaching Standard 2: Learning Differences
This activity is designed to familiarize you with school safety and security procedures in schools in
your area. Locate the Web sites of several local school districts. Browse the sites for information on
student conduct policies and procedures, and read how each district handles discipline and safety
issues. How are the procedures similar and different? How are they similar to or different from what
you experienced as a student? How would they affect your life as a teacher? How would they
influence your interactions with students?
GOING INTO SCHOOLS
Many Introduction to Education courses include a field component.
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includes this component. .
1. Interviewing an At-risk Student
Ask a teacher to identify a student who is at-risk for school failure. Arrange to interview the student,
and ask the following questions:
a. Personal characteristics: What do you like to do when not in school (hobbies, music, sports,
you want to do when you graduate? Do you intend to graduate? If not, why not?
b. School: What things about school do you like? Dislike? How could schools be changed to make
them better?
c. Class: What do you like about this class? What do you dislike? How could the class be changed to
make it more pleasant? To make it a better learning environment?
2. Teaching At-risk Students: The teache e
Interview a teacher who works with at-risk students. Ask the following questions:
a. How are at-risk students similar to and different from other students?
b. What strengths do at-risk students bring to the classroom?
c. How do you adapt your teaching to meet the needs of at-risk students?
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3. Schools for At-risk Students
Interview a counselor at a school that enrolls a significant number of at-risk students. Ask the
following questions:
a. What proportion of the students in the school is considered at-risk? How does the school identify
them?
b. What special programs within the school are designed for these students?
c. What kinds of outreach activities does the school have for connecting with the community?
4. Involving At-risk Students in Learning
Identify a classroom with a high number of at-risk students. Observe a lesson in that class, and analyze
it in terms of the following:
a. Emotional tone of the classroom (e.g., supportive, warm, etc.)