Compusory Schooling Lesson Plan
1. FUNCTIONS
Historical
Contemporary
2. WHY IT IS AN IMPORTANT TOPIC
It informs about different perspectives and the values/expectations that society places on schooling.
3. HOW IT CONNECTS TO COURSE OUTCOMES
Students will grasp a deeper understanding of the relationship between school and society
Historic and contemporary goals of society
Students will learn how Canada’s settler colony status has impacted the education system.
CLASS SESSION OVERVIEW
First half
Watch TedTalk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exE-PuVduAI
Pair and Share
Mindmap
Second half
Research scavenger hunt
Creating a framework for action
4. LEARNING OUTCOMES
- Identify three out of four purposes of compulsory schooling
- Describe the historical context of compulsory schooling in relevance to settler colonial Canada
- Define the term “chronic absenteeism” and three causes that connect to barriers/inequities in the education system
- Make one connection between the history of compulsory schooling and the contemporary issue of chronic absenteeism
Purposes for Contemporary Schooling
Historical purposes
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Subtopic
Colonization of Indigenous Peoples
Residential schools
Contemporary purposes
Group 1: Political
Students ideas
Students ideas
Group 2: Intellectual
Students ideas
Students ideas
Students ideas
Group 3: Social
Students ideas
Group 4: Economic
Students ideas