SOCL 320: Sociology of Education was probably the most relevant course to my major that was not REQUIRED by my major. This course examined the structure and process of education in contemporary society. The primary focus was on U.S. public education and how the relationship of education to other institutions such as the family, government, religion, the economy, and demographic changes affect education. I learned alot about the historical reasons and explanations behind some of the issues in the education system such as segregation, unequal funding, lack of resources, the achievement gap, and so much more. I have a deeper understanding of what I am walking into as a future educator. This was the first sociology class I had taken at Longwood and I really enjoyed learning more about the way people work and how people affect systems in society. 

I thought because the material in this course focused predominantly on education, that the people in this class would be education majors. I was mistaken. This class was made up of criminology, education, social work, business, and other majors. Having this mix of majors allowed for different perspectives in class discussion and collaborative work. One of the collaborative projects done in this course was a presentation of the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on certain people in the school systems such as parents, counselors, teachers, and principals. We were assigned a group and challenged with the task of researching the effects the pandemic had on our assigned people. Beyond this, we also had the opportunity to work with all of the groups to combine our new found knowledge into a presentation that could potentially be heard by the school board. This project is linked below.

(Spring 2022)

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ysH7Q9cgaQbQH06o0Mo0uYF7z2pKW5WB-19PcwPWrAk/edit?usp=sharing

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