Sociology / Unit 4 Soc 0515 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Hidden Curriculum
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The idea
The hidden curriculum is the set of unstated lessons schooling transmits about authority, punctuality, competition, and one's place in a hierarchy.
In practice
Ranking students by score teaches that people are ranked, whatever the subject being ranked.
Where people slip
Hidden here means unstated, not concealed by anyone in particular.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
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