Targeting the Unfit
- labeling of the inferior peoples in the 1900's
-key figures involved in pushing this forward vs. those who were targeted
- primary sources excerpts from students lumped in these inferior classes and how they excelled above their status
Identifying the Unfit
- Key figures involved in the scholarship
- origins of modern standardized testing and today's connections
-theory vs. practice - why teachers and social workers debated these theories
Challenging Racial Assumptions
- debate among white scholars in the early 20th century around racist stereotypes, specifically regarding the Negro and the "Indian" (i.e., the Negro question, the Indian question)
- the role of WEB DuBois, as the lead representative as far as public criticism against this kind of scholarship
"School" (dvd)
- School is a way to maintain superpower status during Cold War
- school as a place to prepare for college
-school as a place to train a labor force
- school as a vehicle for identifying future leaders and scholars through IQ testing (stratification by race, by class, by citizenship status)
- school as a means toward social advancement, social skills, home economics, family life
This documentary also highlights:
-the various theories that were tried/applied in various different school systems
- which schools were held as models over time and why
- discussion of the role of IQ tests
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