How Does Conflict Education Promote Social Inequality

From the conflict perspective social inequality is perpetuated by the educational institution. According to the conflict education promotes social inequality through the use of tracking and standardized testing and the impact of its “hidden curriculum.” Schools differ widely in their funding and learning conditions, and this type of inequality leads to learning disparities that reinforce social inequality (Schmitz, A. 2012, December 29). There is not equal opportunity for students when it comes to our education system. When schools start tracking student and how well they do or how smart they are in school the smarter students are or placed on a faster track. Now the students who re having some learning problems are placed on the slower learning