CHAPTERCHAPTER Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND SOCIETY NINTH EDITION DAVID MILLER SADKER KAREN R. ZITTLEMAN Student Life in School and at Home 4

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. SCHOOL TIME Figure 4.1 Source: From Jon Goodlad, A Place Called School (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1984/2004). 4.1

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. TRACKING Benefits Early career preparation Liabilities Reflects socioeconomic class Student Generated Responses 4.2

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. MIDDLE SCHOOLERS’ SELF-PERCEPTION Source: Roper Youth Report, Question 22, Self-Perception,

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. ADOLESCENT ANGST (WHAT TEENS SAY) What other “woes” and “wows” have you heard from teens? Source: Are We Preparing Students for the 21 st Century? Metropolitan Life Survey of The American Teacher, 2000), p

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. THE CHANGING AMERICAN FAMILY Figure 4.3 Source: Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being,

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. CHILDREN IN POVERTY AND WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE Figure 4.4 Source: Childstats.gov Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. America’s Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008, and Sarah Fass & Nancy K. Cauthen, Who Are America’s Poor? National Center for Children in Poverty,

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. BOOKS AND SOCIOECONOMIC CLASS Figure 4.5 Source: Adapted from Royal Van Horn. (2008). Bridging the chasm between research and practice: A guide to major educational research. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Education, p

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. KINDERGARTNERS READ TO DAILY Source: Adapted from Royal Van Horn. (2008). Bridging the chasm between research and practice: A guide to major educational research. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Education, p Income Percent of Children

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. WORDS IN THE HOME Source: Adapted from Royal Van Horn. (2008). Bridging the chasm between research and practice: A guide to major educational research. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield Education, p Family Income Number of Words

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES Figure 4.6 Source: Education Research Center, Cities in Crisis, April

Sadker/Zittleman, Teachers, Schools, and Society, Ninth Edition. © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved. AT-RISK RESPONSES At-Risk Strategies Intervene early: Identify and address causes: Restructure school practices: Offer alternative programs: Other(s): Specific Teacher Responses Student Generated Suggestions 4.11