Social Class and the Hidden Curriculum of Work

After reading the article written by Jean Anyon i had a way different outlook on the different types of school in different communities i found it hard to belive how different they run just because of the issue of money and were there located i dont belive it is fair to the children every child deserves the best education they can get and if the schools are not willing to do that then there is a huge problem. Here are some quotes i though were important in this article

1. "While the teachers spend a lot of time explaining and expanding on what the textbooks say, there is little attempt on how or why things happen, or to give thought on how pieces of a culture or say how a system of numbers or elements of a lanuage fit together or can be analyzed."

I feel this is so true many teachers spend alot of time trying to embed this material in the childrens head and dont actually take the time to sit down and explain were and how everything came about. i know as a student i always wanted to know more than just how to do somthing. It helped me learn the material and i was able to connect it to many things in my own life.

2. " In the affluent professional schools work is creative activity carried out independently. the students are continually asked to express and apply ideas and concepts. work involves individual thought and expressiveness and illustration of ideas and choice of appropriate method of material."

In this rich school teaching are allowing the kids to think outside the box and devolpe there own ideas and concepts. I believe this is really impirtant because it allows kids to think for themselves and apply there ideas to real world events.

3. " In the classroom the children could get materials when they needed them and took what they needed from the closets and from the teacher's desk. They were in charge of the office at lunchtime. During class they did not have to sign out or ask permission to leave the room; they just got up and left.

I feel as if this is not a way a classroom should be run at such a young age. We have to show these kids that we have to ask permission from adults and that as kids they only have so many rights. it is important to show the authority that adults have in society and that when they become adults they could have the same power.