Tuesday, April 7, 2009

Talking Point #8

Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work by Jean Anyon

IN this article Anyon argues that students that come from a better social class are able to get more out of schooling. they are more likely to succeed more in the working world because they are being taught how to succeed in schools. they are being more prepared in their school compared to students from a more poorer social class.

"The teachers were expected to be available before school, after school, and for part of their lunchtime to provide extra help if needed."

Teachers that are willing to dedicate as much as their free time towards the students will definitely help the students in the long run. teachers that don't spend time to help the students will hurt the students in the long wrong. their job is to help the students in any way they can, but by not even willing to spend some free time with them, it shows that they are'nt willing to be the teacher that they need to be. 

" The first two schools I will call working class schools. Most of the parents have blue-collar jobs... The incomes of the majority of the families in these schools are at or below $12,000." 

these school that are being talking about, are the schools that cant afford books, or any kind of supplies for the students. teacher can only write the information down and hope that the students are willing to copy everything she says. you can see many school that are considered in the lower class. schools that look run down, that are more diverse. these schools have to barrow books from other schools or have a very old edition of the books. 

" The identification of different emphases in classrooms in a sample of contrasting social class contexts implies that further research should be conducted in a large number of schools to investigate the types of work tasks and interactions in each to see if they differ in the ways discussed here and to see if similar potential relationships are uncovered."

I think that if they do further investigation, they will find out the same results. there is a lot more to be fixed and over time something good could happen. teachers that are working in these poorer schools are mainly the teachers that cant get the job in the higher schools, so the poorer schools get the teachers that are not qualified for the better schools. there are many issues that need to be solved. 

i enjoyed reading this article because it was interesting t hear about the different schools, and how they are being seen as. how higher class schools get more credit then the lower class schools. how students in the lower class schools wont be able to get the same jobs as the students in the higher class schools, which is so wrong, because those students could be just the same, and the only problem is, that one is poorer then the other.

1 comment:

  1. You got the gist... and her other point is that it isn't about "good" teachers and "bad" teachers but about how we tend to teach towards the hidden expectations of the community. Hard to change!!!

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