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Who we are
This blog is maintined by Josh Diem and the students in his Fall 2009 section of TAL (Teaching & Learning) 101. The course serves as an introduction to the social and cultural foundations of education. The primary function of the course is to provide students with critical perspectives on education and schooling in the United States, analyzing issues through the lenses of history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, cultural studies, and political theory. We examine how schools function as a social institution and are a reflection of the larger culture in which they operate, and how the larger culture reflects what occurs in the institution of school. We pay special attention to the impacts of issues related to racism, sexism, misogyny, classism, homophobia, heterosexism, xenophobia, language-based discrimination, and discrimination against those with a disability and how these issues play out in the daily lives of students, teachers, administrators, and staff in American schools.
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