Blog #8

Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work

Jean Anyon

1.) "It is no surprise that schools in wealthy communities are better then those in poor communities or that they better prepare their students for desirable jobs."

       This is unfortunately true.  Schools in richer communities are better only because they have the supplies and the poorer schools don't.  For example Central Falls is in a poor community, when Cumberland in a richer communities.  The kids in Cumberland go further only because thy have the supplies and Central Falls doesn't. 

2.) "The social-class designation of each of the five schools will be identified, and the income, occupation and other relevant available social characteristics of the students and their parents will be described."

        I don't agree with categorizing a school only in categories.  Each school is different. No two school are the same.  I also believe that the parents income has nothing to do with how the student learns.. 

3.) "These differences may not only contribute to the development in the children in each social class of certain types of economically significant relationship and not other s but would thereby help to reproduce this system of relations in society."

     

This reading is an easy read.  However i do not agree with most of what is said in this reading.  I don't believe that two schools should be categorized in the same category.