Sociology is one thing that I have always thought would be really interesting to get into. I like thinking about society and similar things, but perhaps I was always thinking in too positive of a way. I am not a fight the system, fight the power kind of girl. I pick my battles but other than that I don't like to really rock the boat. Now in my previous blogs it is probably quite apparent that I am getting a little passionate about some of these issues. But I think some of the reason why they are so passionate is because the writers at times I felt were just trying to rock the boat to rock the boat and maybe not necessarily accomplish anything. I am not saying that what this sociologists and economists did were pointless BY ANY MEANS, I am just wondering what their true motives behind these studies are.
Yesterday in class we discussed being able to "anticipate the trends". How do I do that? If I have to figure the trend out before their is talk of it in legislation or by government, how do I do that? I can't even figure out fashion trends, something that is meaningless. But education?? How can I predict that stuff? I am all for saving education and making it the best that it can be! I fully say give our students that extra $2000. They deserve it, they will put up with hardships in the future, why not give them a little extra if we have it?
Currently I am very frustrated with our government. I believe this may be in part that I am taking Social Issues and this class but it is shocking how greedy our government appears to be. I am still very proud to be from Alberta and will most likely live here all my life but I am really wanting to start be a fight the system kind of girl in regards to our government. Why keep stealing from the hand that feeds you government? Who pays the taxes? What if we no longer are able to get a good enough education to get a great paying job because you guys kept cutting and cutting at the education budget. This is a vicious cycle! If you keep taking our money away from education -->education quality will be lower--> students will be less likely to get great jobs--> which means less tax money for government --> therefore where do they take money from???... EDUCATION!
Wowza, that was a crazy rant! I am shocked at how passionate I am getting over this stuff... maybe I am overloading on the social issues and education issues this semester! **I will definitely try to lighten it up in the next few blogs...
(Thought I should maybe put some information about our text up... just in case!)
Barakett, Joyce & Cleghorn, Ailie (2008). Sociology of Education. Toronto, Ontario: Pearson Canada Inc.
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I fully agree with your rant about education budget cuts, as I imagine most of us future educators do. It's kind of scary when you think about it, especially considering the fact that it's a bottom up effect, as you mentioned. Education quality will have it's long term effect on the jobs people assume later in life, which certainly has its effects on the government in the long run. I don't get it either.
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