Jean Anyon Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Schooling
Caitlin Rennell
Quotes:
"It's no surprise that schools in wealthy communities are better than those in poor communities, or that they better prepare their students for desirable jobs. It may be shocking, however, to learn how vast the differences in schools are - not so much in resources as in teaching methods and philosophies of education"
This quote means that schools located in wealthier communities are better and more equipped with materials for the children because they can afford everything they need to make sure the students have a good education. Then there are the poor communities who cant afford what the wealthier ones can. They have limited materials as well. Making it harder to prepare their students for desirable jobs compared to the wealthier communities who can give their students a good education. The most shocking is that the differences are not really in the resources but the teaching. This means that the poorer the community the less the teachers try. This ties into the reading as a whole because this whole article is about the differences in schools from the upper, middle and lower classes, and how its not the resources, but the hidden curriculum.
This quote means that schools located in wealthier communities are better and more equipped with materials for the children because they can afford everything they need to make sure the students have a good education. Then there are the poor communities who cant afford what the wealthier ones can. They have limited materials as well. Making it harder to prepare their students for desirable jobs compared to the wealthier communities who can give their students a good education. The most shocking is that the differences are not really in the resources but the teaching. This means that the poorer the community the less the teachers try. This ties into the reading as a whole because this whole article is about the differences in schools from the upper, middle and lower classes, and how its not the resources, but the hidden curriculum.
"These differences may not only contribute to the development in the children in each social class of certain types of economically significant relationships and not others but would thereby help to reproduce this system of relations in society. In the contribution to the reproduction of unequal social relations lies a theoretical meaning and social consequence of classroom practice."
This quote means that the differences between classes not only contributes to the learning and development of the children in the social classes, but would also help to reproduce the system of relations in society. In the contribution of unfair differences between classes lies a a hidden meaning and bad consequences in the classroom. Saying these differences are affecting the learning of children in the classroom and that these differences contribute to the unequal classes. This ties into the reading as a whole because this whole article is about the differences in classes and how it affects the students and how unfair it is to have such a significant difference between the classes.
This quote means that the differences between classes not only contributes to the learning and development of the children in the social classes, but would also help to reproduce the system of relations in society. In the contribution of unfair differences between classes lies a a hidden meaning and bad consequences in the classroom. Saying these differences are affecting the learning of children in the classroom and that these differences contribute to the unequal classes. This ties into the reading as a whole because this whole article is about the differences in classes and how it affects the students and how unfair it is to have such a significant difference between the classes.
"Scholars in political economy and the sociology of knowledge have recently argued that public schools in complex industrial societies like our own make available different types of educational experience and curriculum knowledge to students in different social classes."
This quote means that public schools offer more of a variety of education, such as vocational schools, which give you hands on experience for your craft. Also it expands learning and gives students a choice of what they want to learn. Public schools also expand the curriculum in every social class for all the students. Public schools in other worlds make it so that there really isn't a huge difference in the classes, but instead gives them different experiences and knowledge. This ties into the article as a whole because it shows that though there are huge differences in social classes having a medium like public schools help even though a lot of the upper class believe they are too good for public schools, believe it or not public schools are just as good and in some cases better.
Questions/ Comments/ Points:
This was a good article. It opened my eyes to how some teachers treat their students of different privilege. Everyone should be able to have an equal education no matter there class or where they go to school. It was very interesting to see how schools of lower classes work compared to private schools made up of the upper classes work. It seems to me that children who pay more get more education, but is that really fair. What about the children who cant afford an amazing school shouldn't they get a good education too? Teachers can play an important role in their students life. They are the main source of education. Its up to them to fill the children with knowledge. When the teachers show positive reinforcement to their students' work, the student will begin to feel more confident. They are the ones who decided whether the child is getting a good education or a bad education.
This quote means that public schools offer more of a variety of education, such as vocational schools, which give you hands on experience for your craft. Also it expands learning and gives students a choice of what they want to learn. Public schools also expand the curriculum in every social class for all the students. Public schools in other worlds make it so that there really isn't a huge difference in the classes, but instead gives them different experiences and knowledge. This ties into the article as a whole because it shows that though there are huge differences in social classes having a medium like public schools help even though a lot of the upper class believe they are too good for public schools, believe it or not public schools are just as good and in some cases better.
Questions/ Comments/ Points:
This was a good article. It opened my eyes to how some teachers treat their students of different privilege. Everyone should be able to have an equal education no matter there class or where they go to school. It was very interesting to see how schools of lower classes work compared to private schools made up of the upper classes work. It seems to me that children who pay more get more education, but is that really fair. What about the children who cant afford an amazing school shouldn't they get a good education too? Teachers can play an important role in their students life. They are the main source of education. Its up to them to fill the children with knowledge. When the teachers show positive reinforcement to their students' work, the student will begin to feel more confident. They are the ones who decided whether the child is getting a good education or a bad education.
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