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Education
vocabulary terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| education | a system of roles and norms that ensures the transmission of knowledge, values, and patterns of behavior from one generation to the next |
| schooling | instruction by specially trained teachers who follow officially recognized policies |
| hidden curriculum | transmission by schools of cultural goals that are not openly acknowledged |
| tracking | the assignment of students to different types of educational programs |
| charter schools | alternative schools that are funded by public money but are privately operated |
| school choice | a system of schooling offering alternatives to local public schools, to which parents can choose to send their children |
| homeschooling | a system in which a child's main education is undertaken by parents at home |
| zero tolerance | a set of strict policies to prevent school violence |
| bilingual education | a system in which non-English seaking students are taught academic subjects in their native languages until they are prepared to attend classes taught in English |