Hidden Curriculum

Critical issues facing educators today include; educational inequity, socio-economic status of students, cultural diversity, stereotyping, dominate cultural paradigms, and social disadvantage. Because of these issues, educators will be best prepared for classroom life if they find ways to adapt and modify the learning environment in order, to provide for inclusive regardless of the learners needs. All children in Australia are presented with the opportunity to attend schools which are designed to be inclusive for any and all abilities. Due to the diverse nature of the school age population in Australia classrooms are made up of an assortment of needs in relation to social, cognitive, and physical areas of learning.

In Frank Bruni’s article “The Real Campus Scourge,” the main argument that many college freshmen are extremely lonely at the start of their college careers is supported by numerous testimonials and statistics, which add to the credibility of the argument and ultimately make the argument very believable.

In “The Daily Grind: Lessons in the Hidden Curriculum,” by Peggy Orenstein, the reader is shown the extremely different personalities of the boys and the girls in Mrs. Richter’s class. Orenstein interviews Amy, an eighth grade honor roll student to get a better understanding of the classroom. Amy is a very self-confidant popular young girl but when she enters Mrs. Richter’s math classroom she becomes invisible. She is one of the top dogs in the eighth grade reigning elites but is portrayed as a totally different person in the class. When she enters a classroom with boys who are more confident then her she hides in her shell. This essay has gender inequalities portrayed by showing the boys as more intelligent and intimidating than the girls.

The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) has been located in the heart of Westwood, California since 1919. In its small beginnings, UCLA started with one building, on its south campus, which only allowed for the teaching of approximately 1,400 students and offered two undergraduate programs (“UCLA History: Traditions”). Today, the university has grown immensely and now enrolls over 16,000 students annually and offers over 200 undergraduate and graduate programs combined.UCLA is known for its competitive and selective admissions process, which means that it is very difficult to gain entry into any program this college has to offer (Vazquez). However, the competitive nature of UCLA’s programs is a testament to the prominence of the school and its faculty. With its research, athletic, and academic programs consistently top rated, internationally , it is hard to compare any other California college to this distinguished university (“UCLA Undergraduate Admission”). At its core, UCLA is known for its ambition to educate students and make a global impact on society (“UCLA”). Even though UCLA is considered more prestigious than other universities, it still considers GPA and SAT scores, offers financial aid, and has a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs for its students to choose from. Setting higher standards for its students and faculty is what makes this school so distinguished. UCLA’s variety of students promote elite academic

San Jose State University is a very large urban campus that has a total enrollment of more than 30,000 students. It is easy to get lost in such huge crowds of students, and even more difficult for shy students, such as myself. I am proud to be a first generation college student attending San Jose State University. Despite its large size and increasing impaction rates, I admire the diversity and resources that the college provides for its students. I applied to SJSU in the fall of 2015 with various goals in mind. However, with a university this large I knew that I would need extra guidance in order to succeed and accomplish my goals.

To the respected and caring leaders of the California Department of Education, I hope to remind you all of the obstacle that most students face when they enter college. I am an undergraduate student at University of California, Davis. Although I got accepted to the university, just like many other students, I found that the knowledge and skills that I have learned and developed from secondary school do not meet the university entrance requirements. I have come to realize that high schools did not prepare students enough for the cruel and competitive environment in college. In order to help students to survive in more competitive environment and to pursue higher education, the Department of Education is greatly needed in establishing higher

As a first generation college student, I found it quite difficult navigating through a four year institution during years I attended Northwestern State University. From the struggles of financial stability to the challenge of balancing school and personal life with little to no guidance, the journey through my collegiate career was quite troublesome to say the least. As an African American male with a father who was incarcerated, I already felt as if a stigma had been placed on me that I would succumb to the typical stereotype of multiple children out of wedlock and the distribution of narcotics as a primary source of income. With that in my mind and the hopes of my family on my shoulders, I set out and accomplished my goal of graduating from

The million-dollar CEO of the next big hypothetical corporation makes more money in a single week than all the factory workers he employs make in a single year. Life is swell, work is swell, everything is swell, and although the work is tedious and difficult at times, he manages to make it and then some. A less privileged high school reporter obtains the advantage of interviewing him for an hour or so, and she takes this time to fully dissect exactly how and why he got into the position that he did. He takes a moment to think of full-fledge answers that would make sense, but comes to the conclusion that he does not know why or how he got into his spot, disappointing the young reporter. Later on that day, he ponders on certain aspects of his

The intended curriculum governs what teachers are expected to deliver in the classroom, however; the enacted and hidden curriculum also have a significant impact on a students overall experience of school. There are a number of topics which draw attention to issues within curriculum. Each of these topics should broaden the typical educators understanding of curriculum, teaching and learning in numerous ways. Many authors provide specific insight into how children experience curriculum and what teachers can do to help improve the enacted and hidden curriculum. Effects of social status and cultural identity are two relevant topics that will be explored. Knowing the implications of social status and cultural identity should broaden the typical

372. That is the number of mass shootings in the United States in the 2015 alone. Out of that 372, 64 were school shootings. Ever since the Columbine mass shooting in April of 1999 the country’s laws and regulations regarding gun control and how to prevent these horrible tragedies have been a highly debated topic. As more and more innocent lives are lost it is clear that something must be done to put a stop to not only mass shootings, but gun violence in general. The most recent solution, proposed specifically to decreased gun violence on college campuses is campus carry. Campus carry is allowing people to carry concealed firearms on college campuses (Doubleday). Many states have already put campus carry into effect, and many people are in favor of the law, stating that by allowing students and teachers to carry concealed firearms on campus would decrease the amount of shooting and make the campuses safer. On the other hand, that is a large majority of people against the law, arguing that college students can

As a current Retention Specialist, for the College of Engineering and Computer Science (ECS), I have mastered group counseling. For instance, I have conducted over 100 academic advisement workshops. Aside from holding group counseling, I have prevented ECS Hispanic and Black American students from dropping out of California State University, Fullerton. Nonetheless, I am the face of a first-generation scholar who can relate to some challenges first-generation college students’ experience. These challenges may entail, working while pursuing an advanced degree, culture shock with the university environment, and overcoming learning disabilities. Remarkably, I have surmounted obstacles such as having a slight Reading Disability and successfully completing remediation courses during my freshman year in college.

At first glance, the topic of expertise within the civil and criminal justice system seems largely straightforward and completely positive. This apparent simplicity and beneficial nature draws support from the term’s general definition; for example, “expertise” refers to “expert opinion or knowledge…obtained –

According to Module 11 – Slide 12, the hidden curriculum, “refers to the implicit demands found in every learning institution that students have to learn and respond to in order to succeed within the educational system.” Moreover, hidden curriculum can have a very negative impact on a child when attempting to motivate them to bloom in understanding. I too learned these hidden curriculum perceptions and saw that everyone in one way shape or another is a victim. Some more than others like being overweight. I don’t know why as children we see some things as funny. I can’t explain. I certainly didn't see the hidden curriculum that singled me out as funny. But hypocritically I would find others differences funny at times. There is such a thin line

I woke up this morning and felt like something was not right. There was this smell in the air, a rotten smell. I looked outside and saw smoke emanating from the top of Mt. Vesuvius. I realized what the rotten smell was it was sulfuric gas, but it was very odd because nobody had found that it was a volcano. It had never done this before. There were ashes everywhere. Maybe Mt. Vesuvius was just on fire. I noticed something on the edge of the mountain. It was very strange, it was red and glowing. It looked like a mass of fire but instead of flames it was gloppy and looked sticky. It was lava! I ran out of my room and outside people were trying to flee from Naples, and Pompeii where I live. They were trying to escape from the waves of gas and ash.

Hidden curriculum is not a new concept in the education system, and as a matter of fact, it begins early in a child’s education. According to Sociology: A Down-to-Earth Approach, “hidden curriculum refers to the attitudes and the unwritten rules of behavior that schools teach in addition to the formal education.” This includes rules and expectations. According to The Hidden Curriculum in Higher Education, “hidden curriculum emphasize[s] specific skills: learning to wait quietly, exercising restraint, trying, completing work, keeping busy, cooperating, showing allegiance to both teachers and peers, being neat and punctual, and conducting oneself courteously.” Hidden curriculum sets the standard for what is proper in society. This concept helps