EDU 120 Midterm Exams Questions/Answers Graded A+
2025/2026
Industrial age assumptions of schooling - - 4 ways to manage and function
1. school is run by specialist who maintain control
2. knowledge is inherently fragmented
3. Schools communicate "the truth" (naive realism)
4. learning is primarily individualistic, & competition accelerates learning
- Senge
deficit perspective - - with senge in industrial age assumptions of learning
- with post-secondary education readiness
Education equality - - good sense, everyone should have an equally good education
- Brighouse
Labree's 3 goals of education - 1. Democratic equality (school prepares students to be
good citizens in democratic society)
2. Social Efficiency (school prepares individuals to contribute to societal economic
growth and well-being)
3. Social Mobility (school is a commodity in order to compete for and obtain higher-
socioeconomic status (ie higher income)
- Labree
Public good - - service that everyone benefits from
- ie snuggie example, if you have it everyones warm
- ie public schools (everyone benefits; societal benefits by reduce in crime, however not
everyone supports public schools)
- Labree
Private good - - service or good that the person who purchased, produced, or finacially
supported can use
- ie school can be private, in terms of social mobility (everyones competing to improve
themself); obtain education for the personal gain
- Labree
Stratification - - school divided into levels or hierarchy (grades and ability)
- can also be divided by SES (socio-economic status)
- Labree
Use vs Exchange value of Education - Use value: content of education itself is
intrinsically useful
Exchange value: extrinsic value; exchange for a job that has financial security, etc.
- Labree
2025/2026
Industrial age assumptions of schooling - - 4 ways to manage and function
1. school is run by specialist who maintain control
2. knowledge is inherently fragmented
3. Schools communicate "the truth" (naive realism)
4. learning is primarily individualistic, & competition accelerates learning
- Senge
deficit perspective - - with senge in industrial age assumptions of learning
- with post-secondary education readiness
Education equality - - good sense, everyone should have an equally good education
- Brighouse
Labree's 3 goals of education - 1. Democratic equality (school prepares students to be
good citizens in democratic society)
2. Social Efficiency (school prepares individuals to contribute to societal economic
growth and well-being)
3. Social Mobility (school is a commodity in order to compete for and obtain higher-
socioeconomic status (ie higher income)
- Labree
Public good - - service that everyone benefits from
- ie snuggie example, if you have it everyones warm
- ie public schools (everyone benefits; societal benefits by reduce in crime, however not
everyone supports public schools)
- Labree
Private good - - service or good that the person who purchased, produced, or finacially
supported can use
- ie school can be private, in terms of social mobility (everyones competing to improve
themself); obtain education for the personal gain
- Labree
Stratification - - school divided into levels or hierarchy (grades and ability)
- can also be divided by SES (socio-economic status)
- Labree
Use vs Exchange value of Education - Use value: content of education itself is
intrinsically useful
Exchange value: extrinsic value; exchange for a job that has financial security, etc.
- Labree
