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How School Leaders Can Boost Students’ Sense of Belonging

After two difficult school years, the return to classes this fall will be fraught with emotions for both students and staff. School leaders are uniquely positioned to bring the school community together in an identity-safe environment where the staff value and accept students and students experience an increased sense of belonging and a greater liking for school. Educators can positively impact achievement and help students heal from trauma and difficulties they may have faced during the pandemic. School leaders can…

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How Education Can Help End Poverty

Like a tree, poverty has many roots. However, among the many causes of global poverty, one factor stands out: education. Not every person without an education is living in extreme poverty. That being said, most of those living in extreme poverty do lack basic education. Those living below the poverty line will also be more likely to keep their children out of school, which means that their children will also have a greater chance of living in poverty. Education is…

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Take a Peek at the Feminist Perspective

I’m sure you must have heard of the word “feminism” before. A lot of times. But, today, our focus is feminism and its implications and that too through the eyes of sociologists. Tell Me More About Feminism Feminism usually comes in different meanings and examples, but the emphasis of sociologists is made more distinctly on the division between men and women and its consequences in the society. According to most feminists, and if you go back in time, the breadwinner…

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How to Improve the Quality of Education in Canada?

Although many Canadians do not believe it, international evidence shows that Canada has one of the world’s most effective public education systems. In various international studies, Canadian students rank well compared to most other countries. Just as importantly, the gap between the best and weakest students is smaller than in most other countries. This excellent performance, especially given Canada’s diverse population, is the main reason so many delegations from other countries come to look at their education system to learn…

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Marxist Perspective on Education

Despite being one of the most important secondary agencies of socialization, the school can also be a dark place where inequalities are perpetuated. And, that doesn’t come from me, but rather from the traditional Marxist perspective. Tell me more about the Marxist Perspective According to Karl Marx, the founder of the Marxism perspective, the society is divided into two categories only: at the head, you’ve got the bourgeoisie and at the bottom, the proletariat. As owners of means of production…

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Structural Functionalism: Perspective on Education

George Murdock, Talcott Parsons and Émile Durkheim are all sociologists. But, what’s more, common in them is that they are all functionalists. Tell Me More About the Functionalist Perspective In general, the functionalist perspective is more about a bright perspective on the society. It believes that different social institutions such as family, school, religion and mass media work together to make the society alive and all these social structures are interdependent on each other. What Do Functionalists Think About Education?…

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Hate Studying: Great Ways to Get Your Child Interested in Studies

Handling kids and keeping them in control is already such a complicated work (sometimes even life-threatening). Now, you talk about provoking their interest in studies? Mission Impossible! Well, it’s impossible if you think about it as an adult. Come out from your parent’s skin and put yourself in their shoes. Or, go back to when you were still a kid. Back then, what do you think would have motivated you to study? #1. Create a Nice Environment for Studying Yes,…

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