Week 4Culture and Education

Section 1Vocabulary activity

  • Two words in each row are similar. Cross out the odd word.
  • Use a dictionary and thesaurus to help you.

A / B / C
1 / comprehensive school / boarding school / state school
2 / compulsory / voluntary / optional
3 / single sex / mixed / coeducational
4 / segregation / separation / integration
5 / promote / help / hinder
6 / the facts / the reality / false
7 / different levels / streaming / one level
8 / conform / obey / rebel
9 / something new / to learn again / reinforce
10 / intelligent / talented / inept

Section 2Reading activity

Culture and Education

A:What kind of education would you want for your child?

B:I would like my child to go to a mixed school and not a boarding school.

A:What’s wrong with single sex schools?

B:A coeducational school promotes understanding between boys and girls. It's far more natural.

A:Don't you thinkthey distract each other when they become teenagers?

B:Well, maybe they do, but they've got to learn to live together. I'm against all forms of segregation.

A:But there are religious schools, private schools, grammar schools, boarding schools. They all segregate. Only state schools have no conditions for entry. Which would you prefer for your child?

B:To be honest, that's a very difficult question, because if the state schools in my town were very bad, then I might be tempted to pay private fees.

A:Would you consider sending your child to a grammar school?

B:Well, I prefer the comprehensive system, but I wouldn't want my child to be in mixed ability classes for all subjects. There'd have to besome sort of streaming.

A:What's wrong with mixed ability teaching?

B:The reality is that people learn subjects such as languages and mathematics at different speeds. It's nonsense to keep everybody at the same level when some students are better than others.

A:What you are saying is that education is about individual achievement. Schools grade people on their ability. It rewards those who work hardest.

B: That’s right. The most talented will get the highest qualifications.

A:But that means the less talented might achieve very little and sometimes leave school with no qualifications.

B:Yes. Unfortunately, the less talented often get lower paid jobs that don’t need much education.

A:What if some children are talented but they find it hard to conform to the school’s rules?

B:How do you mean?

A:Schools reinforce the major values of society. If you don’t conform to those values you will do less well.

B:Which values do we have to conform to?

A:When you come to school you are expected to work hard, to arrive on time, to obey the teachers, to complete all your work and to be friendly with other students.

B:Do you think then that education is a form of social control?

A:Yes, education controls how people behave in school and later in society. If you don’t conform you don’t achieve.

Section 3Questions activity

  1. What is a boarding school?
  1. a school for boarders
  2. a school for anyone
  3. a school made of boards
  4. a school where children stay and sleep
  1. What is a coeducational school?
  1. anyone can go
  2. only girls can go
  3. a school with boys and girls
  4. only boys can go
  1. ‘… religious schools, private schools, grammar schools, boarding schools. They all segregate.’ What does this mean?
  1. each will only allow in certain people
  2. each will allow in anyone
  3. you have to pay at them all
  4. they are all free
  1. What does the text say is wrong with segregation?
  1. it is bad for schools
  2. it is good for schools
  3. it promotes understanding
  4. it does not promote understanding
  1. What is the difference between a grammar school and a state school?
  1. a grammar school lets anyone in
  2. a grammar school only lets in intelligent children
  3. a state school only lets in intelligent children
  4. you have to pay fees at a grammar school
  1. What does streaming mean?
  1. students learn to swim
  2. students learn in a stream
  3. students are grouped according to ability
  4. students are all kept in the same class
  1. What does it mean by ‘mixed ability teaching’?
  1. students are all mixed up
  2. students are taught differently
  3. students of all levels are in the same group
  4. students are separated
  1. What does it mean by ‘the most talented’?
  1. the least talents
  2. the best talents
  3. the most stupid
  4. the most intelligent
  1. What does it mean by social control?
  1. people learn how to behave in society
  2. people have no control
  3. people are social
  4. people are controlled socially
  1. What happens when a child or person doesn’t conform?
  1. athey are punished
  2. they do achieve
  3. they don't achieve
  4. nobody cares about them

Section 4Computer activity

Here are the 3 images you will need today. Look at the unedited images and the final image and layers. What tools will you need to use to edit the images?

LEVEL 2 CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA FOR IT USERS (CLAiT PLUS)

Unit 6: e-Image Manipulation

Scenario

You work for a volunteer teaching agency called Teach Abroad. You have been asked to produce some artwork that will be used to advertise for volunteer teachers (Tasks 1, 2, 3 and 4) and a computer animation for their website (Task 5). You will need to refer to:

  • the Design Brief for the computer artwork
  • the Design Brief for the computer animation

You will need the following files to complete the tasks:

FILENAME / FILE TYPE
arm / .jpeg
plane / .jpeg
iraq / .jpeg
teach / .gif

TASK 1

Before you begin this task ensure you have the file arm.

In this task you will edit an image that you will use to create a poster.

1a)Load software that will enable you to edit an image.

b)Open the file arm.

2 Use the colour correction tools of your software to adjust the brightness

and contrast so that the image does not appear under-exposed.

3 Use the image editing features of your software to:

a) Fade the image at the bottom of the picture.

b) Reduce the transparency of the image to 80%.

4Save your amended image as students in a .jpg or .jpeg format

(in any file size).

Layout Sketch for Poster (tasks 2, 3 and 4)

TASK 2

Before you begin this task ensure you have the following files:

plane

students (that you saved in Task 1).

In this task you will combine text and images to create a piece of artwork

that will be used as a poster.

1 Create a new piece of artwork

a) Set your artwork canvas to be:

Width: 15 cm

Height: 10 cm

Resolution: 79 pixels per centimetre

2 Apply a gradient fill which is radial to the entire background of the artwork, running from white in the centre to red on the edges.

3 a) Import the image students that you saved in Task 1.

b) Place this image as a new layer in your artwork.

c) Position this image to cover the full size of the artwork.

d) The image does not need to be kept in proportion.

e) Set the opacity of this layer only to be 80%

4 a) Import the image plane.

b) Place this image as a new layer in your artwork.

c) Remove the background from the image so only the plane is left.

d)Rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise. Position the image as shown in the Layout Sketch.

e) You may resize the image, but keep it in proportion.

f) Set the opacity of this layer only to be 80%

5 a) Refer to the Layout Sketch for the poster.

b) Enter the following textas a new layer.

TEACH WITH US

c) Display this text on one line as shown.

d) Apply horizontal centre alignment to this text.

e) Position this text as shown in the Layout Sketch.

f) Colour the text black.

g) Ensure that the background of this layer is transparent.

h) Format the shape of this text to give an arc effect around the nose of the plane.

6 Save your artwork using the filename teachad

TASK 3

Before you begin this task ensure you have the following files:

iraq

teachad (that you saved in Task 2).

In this task you will combine text and images and you will use the editing and drawing features of your software to amend the artwork that you saved in Task 2.

1 Using the file teachad that you saved in Task 2:

a) Insert the image iraqas a new layer.

b) Position this as shown in the Layout Sketch.

c) Using the editing features of your software:

repair the scratches on the table

replace the corner which has been torn

d)Remove the background above the students’ heads so that the figures are outlined.

e)Fade the image from the left to the right.

2 a) Create a new layer that will allow you to draw graphic shapes.

b) Refer to the Layout Sketch.

c) Draw a shape approximately 3 cm square resembling a children’s drawing of a teacher with some children.

d) Fill these shapes with black.

3 Refer to the Layout Sketch for the poster shown.

a) Enter the text:

TEACH ABROAD

as a new layer.

b) Position this text as shown in the Layout Sketch.

c) Colour the text black.

d)Ensure that the background of this layer is transparent.

e) Apply an obvious dropped shadow to this text. Colour the shadow of the text white.

4 a) Refer to the Layout Sketch for the poster.

b) Enter the text:

A CHALLENGE

A NEW LIFE

as a new layer.

c) Display this text on three lines as shown.

d) Position this text as shown in the Layout Sketch.

e) Colour the text black.

f) Ensure that the background of this layer is transparent.

5 Save your artwork keeping the filename teachad

6 a) Print the poster in colour, in landscape orientation, showing crop

marks.

b) Ensure your name and centre number are displayed on this printout. This may be handwritten.

TASK 4Before you begin this task ensure you have the following file:

teachad (that you saved in Task 3).

You have been asked to use a special effect to create an alternative piece of artwork.

1 a) On the layer containing the Iraqi students (iraq) use a special effect on

this layer only.

b)Set the transparency of the image to 70%.

c)You may resize this image but you must keep it in proportion.

d) Save your amended image using the filename spteachin a .jpg or .jpeg format.

e) Print your amended poster in colour.

f) Ensure your name and centre number are displayed on this printout. This may be handwritten.

g) Close any open files.

TASK 5

Before you begin this task ensure you have the file teach:

In this task you will create a 4-frame animation which will play on a website. You will need to refer to the Design Sketch on the next page to complete this task.

1 a) Create a new animation.

b) Set the size of the animation to be:

Width 425 pixels

Height 170 pixels

2 Create each frame of the animation according to the Design Sketch for the animation shown on the next page.

3 Set the duration of each frame as follows:

Frame 1 / 1 second
Frame 2 / 1 second
Frame 3 / 1 second
Frame 4 / 3 seconds

4 a) Check your work carefully to ensure you have not made any errors.

b) Save your work in a format appropriate for running an animation.

Design Sketch for Animation

TASK 6

Design: / What / Why
images
objects
words / ‘a challenge, a new life.’
teach abroad
‘teach with us’
colours
font style
position / central / marginal
Main idea:
Purpose:

Section 5Video activity(script on next page)

In this video a father is giving advice to his son. He argues that ‘education makes people fit the job.’ For example, he thinks that children from the working-class are taught only enough for them to get manual jobs using machines. Richer children get better education and better jobs.

1What cultural background and area is the man from?

2What is meant by they in line 2? ‘the sort that they give for themselves’

3‘The idea of education is to make the likes of us useful to the buggers that are getting the money?’ What does this mean? Who are the ‘buggers’?

4‘Education makes you fit the job.’ What does this mean?

5Into which two categories does the man define work?

6What does ‘Get his cards’ mean?

7‘What’s he picking up?’ What does this mean?

8What is being suggested by the phrase ‘sitting on their arses’?

9Think of suitable synonyms for these words:

fettledladdiemankycos

10Is education a form of ‘social control’, putting people from different backgrounds into particular jobs? What about education around the world? For example,poor or rich people, black or white, male or female?

Audio script for video

Dad:I’ll tell you something about education. It’s nay good to the working-class.

There’s two sorts of education son. There’s the sort that they give for themselves. And there’s the sort that they give to us.

And the sort that they give to us, you’re better off without it.

Mum:What would he know about education?

Dad: Ah, woman, look, don’t talk to me about education.

Mum:What would be the point?

Dad:Listen, what do you think the idea is? So we can better ourselves? Be useful? The idea of education son is to make the likes of us useful to the buggers that’s getting the money.

Education, it doesn’t make the job fit you. Education makes you fit the job.

Them desks in the town clerks ma, they were there long before he was born.

Mum:Look, just get on with your dinners and take no notice of him.

Dad:What did you say? Don’t you tell them to take no notice of me. Ere, now there’s a thing … what a bloody thing to say. I’m his father. Look, don’t you tell them to take no notice of me.

Alright, alright, go on, get on with your dinners.

Education, put you on a machine or at a desk. Ah, and that’s what’s wrong with this country. Machines; too many peoplesitting on their arses in offices.

Put me on a machine once you know. One of them forklifts. I could drive it alright. No bother. Switch on. Into gear …beautiful … brrm … I went down the factory floor and straight through the bloody office.

Oh, ya books. Eh, that fettled them. I says, “I’m sorry but er I don’t think I’ve quite got the hang of it.”

“Get him out. Get his cards.” Get his cards suited me son. Cos look, what I’m trying to tell you, the laddie that’s driving that now, I mean, what’s he picking up, eh? Fifty quid. I mean, a manky fifty quid.

Section 6Create an image of education

Option A

Create an image inviting teachers to come and teach in another country.

audience: teachers

purpose: persuade teacher to travel

Example:

or

Option B

Create a protest image against unfair education in another country.

audience: general public

purpose: persuade people to protest

Example:

INSTRUCTIONS

1.Create a folder called education

2.Go to Click images and find at least two images of education in another country. Example keywords -education Angola. Save the images in the folder called education.

3.Find an image of a flag or map of the country. Save these in your folder.

4.Open Fireworks and create a new canvas to be:

Width: 600 pixels

Height: 400 pixels

Resolution: 80 pixels per centimetre

5.Import your two images and use the fade technique to blur the images in the middle.

6.On a new layer, import the image of the flag or map. Reduce the transparency

7.On a new layer, add suitable text to persuade the reader.

8.On a new layer, insert a picture border by going to Commands, Creative, Add Picture Frame.

9.Save your image as a PNG and export as a JPEG.

10.Go to your Week 4 folder and open education_image.doc.

Complete the table and insert your image.

Save in your week 4 folder.

Section 7 Replace the apostrophes in the script fromthe video

21 apostrophes have been removed from the writing below, only where two words have been shortened (contracted) to one word. The apostrophe was used to indicate the missing letters. Underline the word and writethe missing apostrophe.

I’lltell you something about education. Its nay good to the working-class.Theres two sorts of education son. Theres the sort that they give for themselves. And theres the sort that they give to us. And the sort that they give to us, youre better off without it.

What would he know about education?

Ah, woman, look, dont talk to me about education.

What would be the point?

Listen, what do you think the idea is? So we can better ourselves? Be useful? The idea of education son is to make the likes of us useful to the buggers thats getting the money.

Education, it doesnt make the job fit you. Education makes you fit the job. Them desks in the town clerks ma, they were there long before he was born.